2021 Draft thread

[1965]

FMD still a month to go.....

No thanks.

[one-eyed]

AFL Phantom Draft 2021: Round 1 begins to take shape

Jasper Chellappah
innersanctum.com.au
15/10/2021

The Inner Sanctum’s 2021 AFL Phantom Draft for October

1. North - Jason Horne Francis
2. Coll - Nick Daicos (matched bid)
3. WB - Sam Darcy (matched bid)
4. GWS - Mac Andrew
5. GC  - Josh Gibcus
6. Adel - Finn Callaghan
7. Haw - Josh Ward
8. Freo - Neil Erasmus



16/09/2003 | 183cm | 80kg | Inside Midfielder

NAB League: 6 games | 25.0 disp | 5.0 tackles

Coming back from an ankle injury and dominating, Hobbs has suitors well within the top 10 of the draft. He’s a contested beast, able to rip the ball out of stoppages to feed outside runners, or get the ball to boot and follow up with a good work rate. He’s also grown into a leader of the Rebels and Country, and could be the best like-for-like replacement of skipper Trent Cotchin in the draft.

Around the mark: Jye Amiss, Josh Ward


10. Freo - Jye Amiss
11. St K - Josh Rachele
12. WCE - Matthew Johnson
13. Ess - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
14. Port - Arlo Draper
15. GWS - Tyler Sonsie
16. Bris - Josh Sinn



16/04/2003 | 195cm | 88kg | Key Defender/Forward

WAFL Colts: 8 games | 14.4 disp | 3.8 goals

Playing up forward at club level and in defence for his state, van Rooyen is a genuine swingman that can impact at both ends of the ground. His most eye-catching qualities were on display against South Australia where-in he attacked the ball like a forward to chop attacking forays off and get the ball moving the other way quickly. The Tigers have a need for tall depth at both ends of the ground and van Rooyen can be moulded into a high-echelon swingman at the next level.

Around the mark: Josh Sinn, Darcy Wilmot


18. Syd - Josh Goater
19. Melb - Matthew Roberts
20. Bris - Mitch Knevitt

https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/afl-phantom-draft/

[pmac21]

It's going to be a long month until draft night.

[georgies31]

Laughable still a month away.

[Andyy]

I like the sound of Hobbs.

We need an extractor who tackles. 25 touches and 5 tackles a game is good numbers.

And if we get one of Amiss or JVR then I'll be thrilled.

If another tall like Bazzo is available with our 2nd round picks that's a bonus.

[Diocletian]

Callaghan sounds very outside:

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/attachments/9d88304f-279f-4f65-b86a-f20753038bd7-png.1264754/

..certainly wouldn't burn picks trying to move up the draft just to get him going by that assessment...

[camboon]

I would go to the draft with what picks we have unless it’s too good not to trade.
It’s fairly even this after the first 2 to pick 30 I believe
I would be happy with Most players in the top 30 but Hobbs and JVR would be my first choice.

[one-eyed]

AFL Media’s Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge touch on a number of players whose names were sent in by listeners.

They also predicted the draft activity of a handful of clubs.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/10/21/a-snapshot-look-at-the-2021-afl-draft/


Ward expected to go to Hawthorn at their pick 5 (pick 7 after bids).

[one-eyed]

Seven clubs are set to load up at the AFL draft. These young stars can fix their big issues

Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
October 21st, 2021

RICHMOND

Draft picks (as of October 21): 7, 15, 26, 27, 28

The list needs they must address:

Lots of picks to fill a few chasms. The most pressing is probably in the midfield, with the Tigers ranking 16th for contested possession differential and 18th for clearance differential in 2021. When you consider Shane Edwards, Trent Cotchin, Dustin Martin and Kane Lambert will all be over 30 by Round 1 next season, on-ball stocks is clearly something that requires addressing. And even though they acquired Robbie Tarrant from the Roos, the Tigers lack some key defensive depth after losing David Astbury and Bachar Houli to retirement and delisting Ryan Garthwaite. The Tigers conceded a score from 44 per cent of their opposition’s entries this year – ranked 13th in the league.

The ideal draft prospects:

If they want an on-baller early, gun inside midfielder Ben Hobbs, who averaged 29.2 disposals and 6.2 clearances from his five full NAB League games this year, would be an ideal pick-up but mightn’t last that long on the open draft board. Knights on-baller Josh Ward could be a chance to slip through to the Tigers’ first pick, while Subiaco’s Neil Erasmus would likely be available. Pick 15 is where the likes of Eastern Ranges’ Tyler Sonsie, Subiaco’s Matthew Johnson, Calder’s Josh Goater and South Adelaide duo Arlo Draper and Matthew Roberts would be in the mix. The Tigers then have three consecutive second-round picks to fill their list. Midfielders like Calder’s Zac Taylor, Falcon Mitchell Knevitt and Sandringham’s Blake Howes would be in the mix, while Swan Districts’ Rhett Bazzo or Central District’s Leek Alleer would be key defender options. Running half-backs to fill the Houli hole that might slip through include Sandringham Dragons’ Campbell Chesser, Northern Knights’ Darcy Wilmot and Murray Bushrangers’ Tom Brown.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/afl-draft-2021-picks-date-prospects-who-hawthorn-will-take-north-melbourne-essendon-fremantle-richmond-geelong/news-story/f9c4ae36113b433ca1b9868a29cfa848

[one-eyed]

Here's the full Mock Draft (Top 30).

1. NM - Jason Horne-Francis
2. Coll - Nick Daicos (Matched Bid)
3. WB - Sam Darcy (Matched Bid)
4. GWS - Finn Callaghan
5. GCS - Josh Gibcus
6. RICH - Ben Hobbs (Live Trade - Adelaide trades pick 6 and 33 to Richmond for picks 9 and 17, plus a swap of future second-round selections.)
7. HAW - Josh Ward
8. FRE - Jye Amiss
9. ADE - Josh Sinn
10. FRE - Wanganeen-Milera
11. STK - Matthew Johnson
12. WC - Neil Erasmus
13. ESS - Josh Rachele
14. PA - Matthew Roberts
15. GWS - Mac Andrew
16. BL - Arlo Draper
17. ADE - Josh Goater
18. SYD - Tyler Sonsie
19. MEL - Campbell Chesser
20. BL - Darcy Wilmot
21. FRE - Jacob Van Rooyen
22. NM - Leek Alleer
23. HAW - Zac Taylor
24. GEE - Tom Brown
25. HAW - Sam Butler
26. CAR - Jesse Motlop
27. RICH - Jack Williams
28. RICH - Angus Sheldrick
29. STK - Marcus Windhager     <----- this should be our pick too (we traded for St Kilda's 2nd rounder last year).
30. WC RICH - Blake Howes

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/draft/afl-mock-draft-2021-how-the-top-30-picks-could-fall/news-story/25d894d25f9ff64cdc2aea3cfdf71a42

It's been corrected. Howes at #30 is our pick.

[Diocletian]

Like Williams at 27 but would be a most disappointing draft night otherwise.... if the Bumblers get Rachelle....

[one-eyed]

Neil Erasmus highlights:

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmCwIUzYCwg

[Andyy]

Like Williams at 27 but would be a most disappointing draft night otherwise.... if the Bumblers get Rachelle....

If we come away from this draft with only 1 first round pick I will spew. Started with 2 and should have secured a 3rd IMO.

[Rampsation]

We shouldnt trade up. Just keep our picks and take best player possible at our picks. We will probably get Hobbs anyway with our first pick.

[one-eyed]

Chris Doerre (aka Knightmare) in his mock draft has us getting Ward, Butler, Taylor, Bazzo and Judson Clarke with our five top 30 picks.


ESPN's early two-round AFL phantom draft

Chris Doerre
ESPN
22 October 2021

Throughout 2021, ESPN.com.au AFL draft expert Chris Doerre has cast his eye over the country's best junior footballers to give readers an early insight into the next generation of AFL stars.

While attending live games has yet again been a challenge in a COVID-affected year, Doerre has pored through match vision from this and last year, analysed the stats and talked to industry sources to ensure he can offer the most insightful draft analysis.

1. North Melbourne - Jason Horne-Francis
2. Collingwood - Nick Daicos (Collingwood father-son) - bid matched
3. Western Bulldogs - Sam Darcy (Western Bulldogs father-son) - bid matched
4. GWS - Josh Gibcus
5. Gold Coast - Mac Andrew
6. Adelaide - Josh Rachele
7. Hawthorn - Finn Callaghan
8. Fremantle - Neil Erasmus

9. Richmond - Josh Ward
Height, Weight: 181cm, 79kg
Profile: A low risk, ready-to-go midfielder who is one of the very best and most complete midfielders in this draft with his combination of contested ball winning, sound skills, agility and endurance. His production and impact during the latter part of the NAB League campaign was comparable to the play of Nick Daicos.

10. Fremantle - Jye Amiss
11. St Kilda - Ben Hobbs
12. West Coast - Matthew Johnson
13. Essendon - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
14. Port Adelaide - Mitch Knevitt
15. GWS - Josh Sinn
16. Brisbane - Josh Goater

17. Richmond - Sam Butler
Height, Weight: 184cm, 73kg
Profile: The younger brother of St Kilda's Dan Butler, Sam plays both through the midfield and up forward. As with Dan, Sam is also a very quick, creative and one touch player who heaps on the pressure defensively, though the difference between the brothers at the same age aside from Sam playing more through the midfield is that Sam's ball winning capabilities are stronger.

18. Sydney - Jacob Van Rooyen
19. Melbourne - Mitch Owens (St Kilda Next-Generation Academy)
20. Brisbane - Darcy Wilmot
21. Fremantle - Tom Brown
22. GWS - Josh Fahey (Greater Western Sydney - Academy) - bid matched
23. North Melbourne - Arlo Draper
24. Hawthorn - Tyler Sonsie
25. Geelong - Toby Conway
26. Hawthorn - Blake Howes
27. Carlton - Matthew Roberts

28. Richmond - Zac Taylor
Height, Weight: 180cm, 74kg
Profile: With one of the strongest closes to the NAB League season, Taylor showed he's one of the most productive and complete midfielders in this draft. Ending his NAB League campaign with 37 disposals, 22 contested possessions and 11 clearances in a 10-point win against Murray, Taylor is a precise and damaging kick, speedy and evasive with ball in hand and has a great inside/outside balance to his game.

29. Richmond - Rhett Bazzo
Height, Weight: 195cm, 81kg
Profile: When he gets his confidence up, Bazzo is one of the best in this draft flying for intercept marks and chopping off opposition kicks at will. When asked to play a more defensively oriented role he is also capable of restricting the impact of his opponents.

30. Richmond - Judson Clarke
Height, Weight: 179cm, 69kg
Profile: A speedy forward, Clarke is one of this draft's best crumbers with his speed, agility, and kicking both to targets inside 50 and finishing around goal his greatest strengths. With the way he can take on the game and how damaging he is by foot, he's also viable for consideration as a rebounding defender.

31. West Coast - Campbell Chesser
32. Geelong - Leek Alleer
33. Sydney - Jesse Motlop (Fremantle Next-Generation Academy)
34. Geelong - Angus Sheldrick
35. Adelaide - Cooper Murley
36. Geelong - Alastair Lord
37. West Coast - Sam Banks
38. Melbourne - Jack Williams

https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/32443096/afl-2021-draft-phantom-draft-chris-doerre-espn-early-two-round-phantom-draft