2015 Draft thread

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The 'draft machine' with the profiles of all the potential draftees is up on the AFL website:

http://www.afl.com.au/draftmachine

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By the way, it's only two weeks to go to the National draft ...


http://afl.com.au

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Any interest in us picking up any state league players?

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-11-10/wa-defender-nathan-broad-headlines-matureage-draft-prospects

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AFL draft 2015: Big SuperCoach scoring draftees to watch out for

Ben Waterworth
FOX SPORTS
November 11, 2015 4:46pm

DEFENDERS

Mitchell Hibberd (Tasmania)

TAC Cup average: 114 points from 3 games

U18 average: 121 points from 3 games

Hibberd is a great athlete who has excellent decision-making ability and efficiency, which always bodes well for SuperCoach scoring. Depending on which club picks him up, Hibberd could feature early in the AFL season, too, if he’s drafted to a lower-ranked club, especially since he’s a year older than most other draftees and has already developed a solid body frame.


DEFENDER-MIDFIELDERS

Tom Cole (Vic Country, Bendigo Pioneers)

TAC Cup average: 121 points from 9 games

Clearly the Pioneers’ best player in 2015, Cole is a classy ball-user off half-back who could also push into the midfield. Just as promising were his performances for Geelong’s VFL side this year, where he averaged 81 points from three games.

Brayden Fiorini (Northern Knights)

TAC Cup average: 141 points from 13 games

Unlikely to be picked up in the first round of the draft, ball magnet and effective ball user Fiorini could turn into the SuperCoach bargain of the year. If Fiorini, who averaged 32 disposals in the TAC Cup and kicked multiple goals in three of last four games, is labelled a dual-position player, jump on and pick him in your backline.


MIDFIELDERS

Kieran Lovell (Tasmania)

TAC Cup average: 160 points from 4 games

U18 average: 187 points from 3 games

Yep, you read those 2015 averages right. Lovell had the footy on a string this season, averaging 35 disposals per game in the under 18s championships and 34 per game in the TAC Cup. Will be a later pick in the draft, so it’s hard to know exactly when he’ll play in 2016, but keep in mind that he’s a natural ball magnet and clearance machine.

Ryan Clarke (Vic Metro, Eastern Ranges)

TAC Cup average: 137 points from 12 games

U18 average: 108 points from 5 games

The quintessential ball magnet who can run all day, Clarke is one of this season’s draft bolters, primarily thanks to his scintillating back end to the season. In three consecutive TAC Cup games mid-season, he racked 30, 42 and 45 disposals respectively. Clarke averaged 30 touches for the year — exciting numbers for SuperCoach owners.

Clayton Oliver (Murray Bushrangers)

TAC Cup average: 135 points from 16 games

Oliver is one of the most electrifying Morrish medal prospects of recent years. The gun midfielder shot up the predicted draft order after a thrilling conclusion to his TAC Cup campaign, finishing the season with an average of 24 disposals and a total of 20 goals from 16 games.

Rhys Mathieson (Vic Country, Geelong Falcons)

TAC Cup average: 122 points from 12 games

U18 average: 106 points from 6 games

Of all the midfielders in this year’s draft class, Mathieson is arguably the most AFL ready-made and could feature the earliest. A contested ball animal with clean hands, Mathieson averaged 20 disposals and five clearances per game in the national championships this season. He can also hit the scoreboard, averaging just under one goal per game in the TAC Cup in 2015.

Nick O’Kearney (Vic Metro, Calder Cannons)

TAC Cup average: 110 points from 13 games

U18 average: 114 points from 5 games

Look up ball magnet in the footy thesaurus and O’Kearney’s name appears as a synonym. But while his ball-winning ability is unquestionable — he averaged 26 touches per game at TAC Cup level and 22 during the carnival — it’s his kicking efficiency that could limit his SuperCoach scoring in 2016. If drafted, however, he’ll be taken late, meaning he’ll be a cheap buy.


MIDFIELDER-FORWARDS

Jade Gresham (Northern Knights, Vic Metro)

TAC Cup average: 146 points from 13 games

U18 average: 134 points from 5 games

The man who likes to model his game on Brent Harvey, Gresham produced excellent, consistent numbers throughout the 2015 season at all levels. A goalkicking midfielder who’s great around stoppages, Gresham also had the best kicking efficiency percentage of all midfielders during this year’s under 18 carnival. He also averaged more than a goal per game at both TAC Cup and championships level.

Ben Crocker (Vic Metro, Oakleigh Chargers)

TAC Cup average: 113 points from 14 matches

A bit of a smokey, Crocker is most suited to a small forward role that can venture into the midfield occasionally. He booted 23 goals from 14 TAC Cup matches, while he also booted the match-winning goal for Vic Metro against South Australia in the championships — and SuperCoach owners all know how valuable a goal like that is.


FORWARDS

Hisham Kerbatieh (Calder Cannons)

TAC Cup average: 120 points from 14 games

While he hasn’t been given much attention by the footy media, Kerbatieh looms as a handy pick-up for a club in this year’s draft. An explosive small forward with freakish ability, Kerbatieh booted 24 goals from 14 TAC Cup games and had an impressive ranking points average despite racking up 20 disposals per game.

Blake Hardwick (Eastern Ranges)

TAC Cup average: 117 points from 16 games

When Hardwick is on a roll, few can stop him. He was the leading goalkicker in the TAC Cup this season, finishing with 56 goals from 16 games. That included goal hauls of 12 against the Bendigo Pioneers, 10 against the Geelong Falcons and eight against Western Jets.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-2015-big-supercoach-scoring-draftees-to-watch-out-for/news-story/75c2c0948f61c1dbc2d4fce13276a688

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Rhys Mathieson (Vic Country, Geelong Falcons)

Of all the midfielders in this year’s draft class, Mathieson is arguably the most AFL ready-made and could feature the earliest.

Watch us get him

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FATHER-son prospect Josh Dunkley is set to snub Sydney in favour of staying in his home state of Victoria and hoping to be drafted by a Melbourne club.

Dunkley spent two weeks training with the Swans at the SCG this year but has spent much of the year training with Richmond where he has developed friendships with a number of players.

He also played one game for the Tigers’ VFL club.

Playing in the TAC Cup for the Gippsland Power, the strong-bodied midfielder is a prolific tackler and, like his father, is a very strong mark.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-2015-fatherson-prospect-josh-dunkley-to-snub-sydney-hopes-to-be-drafted-by-melbourne-club/news-story/dde48ead4f2d7f06bfcb77c9e62bcf6d

[Stalin]

Would of be nice to have a pick between 13 and 51 ...

[Diocletian]

Especially when the Northern clubs were practically giving them away to get points for their academy kids.....too busy spending all trade week being distracted by SOS and his ball of Yar(ra)n....

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Emma Quayle
The Age
21 November 2015

... After that comes a large group of midfield-utilities who could be picked anywhere from midway through the first round right through into the 40s.

Here are some of the names to read up on, if your club is picking around there: Aidyn Johnson, Daniel Rioli, Jade Gresham, Ryan Clarke, Tom Cole, Mitchell Hibberd, Brayden Fiorini, Tom Doedee, Luke Partington, Mason Redman, Josh Dunkley, David Cuningham, Rhys Mathieson, Brandon White and Alex Morgan. Ben McKay could be the next best tall, though it's hard to tip where he'll go, as clubs have quite mixed opinions on how they see him developing.

That goes for them all, though. You'll see a lot of these names bob up in many clubs' guides, because this is the sort of draft where a lot of players have one or two stand-out qualities but either obvious flaws or not enough of the other things they'll need, making them hard to separate and place. Different clubs place different emphasis on different attributes, meaning there will be a big discrepancy in how they view and rate some of these players.

There will be other things to look out for on the night. The new format, for one, with clubs submitting their picks online from a separate room and the new bidding system kicking in. It will be interesting to see how many Sudanese-born players have their names called, with four or five boys in with a chance including Reuben William, a Lions Academy player, and Gach Nyuon from the Dandenong Stingrays. Nyuon is one of just a few quality teenage ruck prospects in the pool - it will be interesting to see how many ruckmen end up being picked or left over for the rookie draft - and given the lack of love for the depth and overall quality of the group, this could be a year where a few more mature-agers than usual get a look in.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/trading-and-drafting/which-players-will-help-shape-the-afl-draft-order-20151120-gl3u0y.html

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Clubs partitioned off from the crowd in the room.

No numbers read out to streamline the draft process (i.e. no more "player no. 58382").

First pick announced at 7.14 pm.

Source: SEN 

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Richmond's draft table ...


https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC

[dwaino]

One looks asleep, another confused and another probably playing candy crush or clash of clans.

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Here's the draft tracker on the AFL website ...

http://www.afl.com.au/draft/draft-tracker

[Diocletian]

Typical Adelaide ferals in the audience - think it's a footy match...

[WilliamPowell]

All pretty boring at the minute

Just get on with it

[one-eyed]

Here we go ...

1. Carl - Jacob Weitering

Poor kid.