2021 Draft thread

[one-eyed]

Speaking of which we've passed on our last pick.

63. Richmond - pass.

So that's it for us.

[Diocletian]

Ned Long could miss out completely....be nice if we had another rookie pick....

We've still got another pick to go unless we pass and keep it for the supplementary draft.

Thought we only had 5 free list spots in total because we're committed to re-drafting Biggy in the rookie draft and we also put Cumberland back on the senior list after we traded out those picks to the Wobbles for pick 27?

[one-eyed]

Our bunker:



https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1463407995845431297

I can't see Hardwick. Is that right?

Fox Footy just said Dimma is overseas.

[one-eyed]

63. Gold Coast - Charlie Constable

[one-eyed]

Speaking of which we've passed on our last pick.

63. Richmond - pass.

So that's it for us.

I stand corrected. We're up again now.

[one-eyed]

64. Richmond - pass.

Now we're finished.

[one-eyed]

64. Geelong - Cooper Whyte

65. Melbourne - Taj Woewodin .... (F/S)

[one-eyed]

That's all folks!

[WilliamPowell]

Our bunker:



https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1463407995845431297

I can't see Hardwick. Is that right?

Fox Footy just said Dimma is overseas.

Yes he posted a pic from Harvard on Twitter over the weekend

[Diocletian]

Not that it really means anything but this was from one of the more high profile/well respected draft watchers on BF:



 

[Owl]

Hope they all go great guns and tear it up.  North get to waste a top draft pick and GWS get to warm up another one for Collingwood to poach and waste later on

[one-eyed]

AFL Draft 2021 Report Cards

Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
November 26th, 2021

RICHMOND

Picks (at the start of draft): 7, 15, 26, 27, 28, 79

Selections: Josh Gibcus (9), Tom Brown (17), Tyler Sonsie (28), Sam Banks (29), Judson Clarke (30)

The Tigers nailed a terrific spread of player types with their juicy draft hand. They used their two first-round picks to address their defensive stocks, with Gibcus and Brown both strong intercept players. Although the Tigers could use Gibcus as a forward next year — a prospect some recruiters believe would work well. Sonsie could be anything. On talent alone, the midfielder was arguably a top-five talent in this year’s draft class, but slid due to a lack of continuity in a Covid-interrupted season. If it clicks for him at the Tigers though, he could be a genuine AFL star. Banks gives the Tigers great dash and versatility, while Clarke is a typical Tigers draftee: A small forward that can apply pressure and play a role. Although Clarke has ample tricks and an innate, mercurial goal nous. Big ticks for the Tigers.

Grade: A+

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Other clubs' grades

Fremantle       A+
Melbourne       A+
West Coast      A+
Adelaide          A
Carlton            A
Collingwood     A
Geelong          A
Gold Coast      A
GWS               A
Hawthorn        A
North Melb.     A
Port Adelaide   A
St Kilda           A
W.Bulldogs       A
Brisbane          B
Essendon         B-
Sydney            C+

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/afl-draft-2021-report-card-grades-every-clubs-picks-draft-order-new-players-who-your-club-picked-in-order/news-story/a612962dc62915aab8da4a7ed48257ed

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THE VERDICT: Our say on your club's 2021 draft haul

Riley Beveridge
afl.com.au
27 November 2021

What the club says: "We're really excited. We filled some really good needs in our list, we thought, particularly early. We thought some good players would come through to the 20s, and we're rapt to get our boys. All our boys are talented, but tonight, Tyler Sonsie was one of the more talented boys in the draft. He's had some injury issues in the past 18 months that's probably just stunted his development, obviously COVID along with that, but we think Tyler has great upside. He's a Richmond fan, so he's pretty excited. It's great when you can bring together a group of boys of this number. Hopefully they can play together and come through as a wave, like we've had in the past with a few of our boys coming through the draft. If you can nail some picks in the same draft and they can play a lot of footy together, then that can take you a long way." – recruiting manager Matthew Clarke.

Verdict: The Tigers had five picks inside the top-30 and used them to strengthen all three lines across the field. They took 196cm intercept defender Josh Gibcus at pick No.9, a handy addition given the loss of David Astbury to retirement earlier this year. Tom Brown was the club's other first-round pick, a 186cm running defender who can also play an effective lockdown role on the opposition's best small forwards. Tyler Sonsie and Sam Banks will both add midfield depth, with each possessing quality and smarts with ball in hand. Judson Clarke was the club's final pick and will inject speed and x-factor into the side's forward line, something the Tigers have become renowned for during their golden era under Damien Hardwick. - Riley Beveridge

https://www.afl.com.au/news/689429/the-verdict-our-say-on-your-club-s-2021-draft-haul

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AFL Draft 2021 - Every club's draft haul rated

Chris Doerre
ESPN
26 November 2021

ESPN's AFL Draft expert Chris Doerre has run his eye over every club's draft haul and graded their performance with some club's setting themselves up well for the future, while other clubs missed the mark. See how your club fared at the 2021 AFL Draft.




Each club's draft rating:

Fremantle      A+
GWS             A+
Adelaide        A
Collingwood   A
Hawthorn      A
Sydney          A
W.Bulldogs     A
Carlton          B+
Essendon       B+
Geelong         B
Gold Coast     B
Melbourne     B
North Melb.   B
St Kilda         B
Port Adelaide D+
Richmond     D+
West Coast    D+
Brisbane       D

https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/32715002/afl-draft-2021-every-club-draft-haul-rated

[Buddysucks]

Lol, this ‘expert’….. Tigers didn’t draft the way I wanted them to so it’s a D+.
Personally, I think we drafted some kids with serious potential. Now it’s on our coaching staff to help them realise their potential.