I will also add Luke McEntee (ruckman), Matt Seal (midfielder/forward) and Tom Dean (defender/midfielder) to my rookie wish list in their respective order.
McEntee was surprisingly passed on in the national draft after being rated by many as one of the best ruck prospects this year. He would be a good addition to our rookie list as he would become another developing ruckman with plenty of potential.
It would be more realistic of us getting Seal with our 2nd rookie pick rather than our 3rd (because I can’t see us getting McEntee with our 2nd). I cannot believe Seal missed being drafted in the main draft. Seal has good pace, skills and IMO should have gotten an All-Australian Jersey this year as his efforts were very exceptional. From 3 matches he kicked 5 goals (including a bag of 4) and was among the best 3 times including BOG against Vic Country.
Would prefer another tall if we had a 4th rookie pick (maybe Adam Prior from NSW) but at this pick IMO there are no more decent talls. Tom Dean doesn’t seem to be one anyone’s radar except Weavers. I haven’t seen the kid myself but Weaver’s bio sounds promising. Dean’s a back-pocket specialist (what we need), counter-attacks well and has good skills, only downside (in Weaver’s view) is he lacks the type of pace Wallace is after.