2024 AFL draft

[Diocletian]

Xavier Lindsay:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8beKSppje8

Lindsay was as impressive as always in difficult conditions, winning plenty of the ball and battling to hit targets through the tricky wind.  Swimming the channel, climbing mount Everest, and kicking goals into the wind at Williamstown oval... these are some of the toughest challenges known to mankind, but Xavier and his Gippsland teammates made it look easy in the fourth quarter as they pulled away to record an impressive win.

Archer Day-Wicks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbRqbwSpurE

Much was expected of Day-Wicks entering 2024, but his season has been a mixed bag to this stage.  He has bags of talent and x-factor, a powerful athlete and a great size for the medium forward or midfield roles, but he's mercurial and prone to patches in games where he disappears.  A solid close to the season could see him fly up draft boards given his attributes.

This game was a bit of a mess given the rain bucketing down which turned the field into a mud heap, but Day-Wicks cut the game open at times.  Unfortunately the classic Talent League "Technical Difficulties" lost us a chunk of the fourth quarter including one of his goals.

 

[Diocletian]

 Harvey Langford - Full Champs Highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pFsMIEeFkA

Langford had a superb Champs series and was duly named joint winner of the Larke medal for player of the tournament.

 

[Diocletian]

More Tobie Travaglia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihp9vADw46E

The awful conditions didn't much bother Travaglia who seemed to enjoy sliding around and crashing into people in the mud.  His nine tackles were a standout, but perhaps more impressive was his ability to hit the scoreboard and convert with a slippery footy.  Unfortunately, not enough of his teammates followed his example, and Bendigo suffered a heavy loss.

 

[Diocletian]

More Josh Smillie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iqEaZDOW84

Josh Smillie has dominated for Australia, Vic Metro and the Eastern Ranges as a big-bodied midfielder.

His sharp kicking and strength on the inside are hallmarks of his game.

Rubbish write up...didn't "dominate" at all in the champs and was actually quite underwhelming ...

[Andyy]

More Josh Smillie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iqEaZDOW84

Josh Smillie has dominated for Australia, Vic Metro and the Eastern Ranges as a big-bodied midfielder.

His sharp kicking and strength on the inside are hallmarks of his game.

Rubbish write up...didn't "dominate" at all in the champs and was actually quite underwhelming ...

Maybe he'll slide a few spots if we split 1 for 2 top 10's

[Diocletian]

 Murphy Reid - Full Champs Highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlfh7hqk3oY

Full highlights of the fantastic Champs run by Metro MVP Murphy Reid.

Rate this kid.....Tiges supporter too....

[MintOnLamb]

Murphy Reid - Full Champs Highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlfh7hqk3oY

Full highlights of the fantastic Champs run by Metro MVP Murphy Reid.

Rate this kid.....Tiges supporter too....

Well he doesn’t have a weight problem

[WilliamPowell]

2024's most wanted: Draft Combine nominees revealed

The players picked to attend the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft Combine have been named

By Callum Twomey
11 hrs ago

NEARLY a third of the invitees to the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft Combine are from Vic Country, with potential top-10 picks Harvey Langford, Finn O'Sullivan and Sam Lalor amongst the group.

The AFL has selected 65 draft prospects from around the country to attend the three-day testing in Melbourne between Friday, October 4 and Sunday, October 6.

The selections were based on nominations from AFL recruiters, with each club putting forward its list of 50 prospects. Those with fewer nominations are likely to be invited to respective state Draft Combines, with the first 25 of that group also notified this week.

The Vic Country regions had the biggest group, with 21 players earning selection as national Combine players. As well as Langford, O'Sullivan and Lalor, other potential first-round picks Alix Tauru, Tobie Travaglia, Xavier Lindsay and Joe Berry are among the Vic Country contingent to undertake the testing, which will again see prospects do vertical and running vertical jumps, the 20-metre sprint, agility test and the 2km time trial.

Vic Metro had 18 players invited, including eight from the Sandringham Dragons, which was the most represented club at the Combine. Its group consists of Murphy Reid, Levi Ashcroft, Harry Armstrong, Harrison Oliver, Luke Trainor, Taj Hotton, Josh Dolan and Adrian Cole, with several top-10 contenders in it.

Cole (St Kilda Next Generation Academy) is among the players with Academy and father-son ties to have been selected, alongside Carlton father-son pair Ben and Lucas Camporeale, Essendon NGA talent Isaac Kako and West Coast NGA product Malakai Champion.

There are six northern Academy players invited, including Gold Coast's top-10 prospect Leo Lombard.

Early draft contenders Sid Draper (South Australia) and Bo Allan (Western Australia) are the leading draft hopes from their states, which has a total of 21 players attending.

Adelaide father-son prospect Tyler Welsh is among the players picked to test at the South Australian state Combine, which will take place on Saturday, October 12. The Victorian state Combine will take place on Sunday, October 6 and the West Australian state Combine will run on October 13.

2024 NATIONAL DRAFT COMBINE LIST

VIC COUNTRY

Jasper Alger (Oakleigh Chargers)
James Barrat (Bendigo Pioneers)
Joe Berry (Murray Bushrangers)
Floyd Burmeister (Greater Western Victoria Rebels)
Harry Charleson (Greater Western Victoria Rebels)
Archer Day-Wicks (Bendigo Pioneers)
Jonty Faull (Greater Western Victoria Rebels)
Cooper Hynes (Dandenong Stingrays)
Lachie Jaques (Geelong Falcons)
Sam Lalor (Greater Western Victoria Rebels)
Harvey Langford (Dandenong Stingrays)
Xavier Lindsay (Gippsland Power)
Noah Mraz (Dandenong Stingrays)
Finn O'Sullivan (Oakleigh Chargers)
Jack Ough (Greater Western Victoria Rebels)
Alix Tauru (Gippsland Power)
Tobie Travaglia (Vic Country)
Rhys Unwin (Greater Western Victoria Rebels)
Oliver Warburton (Murray Bushrangers)
Jack Whitlock (Murray Bushrangers)
Matt Whitlock (Murray Bushrangers)

VIC METRO
Cody Anderson (Eastern Ranges)
Harry Armstrong (Sandringham Dragons)
Levi Ashcroft (Sandringham Dragons)
Adrian Cole (Sandringham Dragons)
Jesse Dattoli (Northern Knights)
Josh Dolan (Sandringham Dragons)
Tom Gross (Oakleigh Chargers)
Taj Hotton (Sandringham Dragons)
Isaac Kako (Calder Cannons)
Christian Moraes (Eastern Ranges)
Harry O'Farrell (Calder Cannons)
Harrison Oliver (Sandringham Dragons)
Murphy Reid (Sandringham Dragons)
Thomas Sims (Northern Knights)
Josh Smillie (Eastern Ranges)
Jagga Smith (Oakleigh Chargers)
Gabriel Stumpf (Northern Knights)
Luke Trainor (Sandringham Dragons)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Ned Bowman (Norwood)
Ben Camporeale (Glenelg)
Lucas Camporeale (Glenelg)
Angus Clarke (Glenelg)
Alex Dodson (Sturt)
Sid Draper (South Adelaide)
Phoenix Hargrave (South Adelaide)
Jacob Newton (Norwood)
Charlie Nicholls (Central District)
Charlie West (Woodville-West Torrens)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Bo Allan (Peel Thunder)
Cody Angove (Claremont)
Jaxon Artemis (South Fremantle)
Malakai Champion (Subiaco)
Hamish Davis (Claremont)
Clancy Dennis (Claremont)
Kayle Gerreyn (West Perth)
Will Hayes (Claremont)
Aiden Riddle (Claremont)
Luke Urquhart (East Fremantle)

QUEENSLAND
Leo Lombard (Gold Coast Academy)
Sam Marshall (Brisbane Academy)

NEW SOUTH WALES-ACT
Cooper Bell (Giants Academy)
Joel Cochran (Sydney Academy)
Jobe Shanahan (Bendigo Pioneers)
Logan Smith (GWS Academy)

FIRST INTAKE 2024 STATE COMBINE LIST
Benny Barrett (South Adelaide/SA)
Hugh Boxshall (Claremont/WA)
Evan Bradley (North Adelaide/SA)
Charlie Burke (Subiaco/WA)
Zane Cochrane (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
Sam Davidson (Richmond VFL/Vic Metro)
Oliver Dean (Tasmania Devils/North Launceston)
Josaia Delana (Giants Academy/NSW-ACT)
Asher Eastham (Gippsland Power/Vic Country)
Tom Gillett (Brisbane Academy/QLD)
Lucca Grego (Western Jets/Vic Metro)
Kade Herbert (Woodville-West Torrens/SA)
Lennox Hofmann (Sandringham/Vic Metro)
Damon Hollow (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro)
Lucas Impey (Western Jets/Vic Metro)
Xavier Ivisic (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country)
Zak Johnson (Northern Knights/Vic Metro)
Ben Kennedy (Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country)
Nash King (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro)
Thomas McKay (Glenelg/South Australia)
Ricky Mentha (Gippsland Power/NT)
Josh Murphy (Murray Bushrangers/NSW-ACT)
Jayden Nguyen (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro)
Harrison Ramm (Glenelg/South Australia)
Tyler Welsh (Adelaide/South

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1185018/2024s-most-wanted-draft-combine-nominees-revealed

[Diocletian]

Davidson the only VFL player invited to the state combine so far...still don't get all the fuss over this bloke......

[WilliamPowell]

I will confess I don't have a clue as to how the draft bidding and point system works but by all reports the no change to how it works in this year's draft is a good thing for us

From the AFL website
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Draft bidding and future picks revamp on hold, 'Jamarra rule' to change

By Callum Twomey
4 hrs ago

SIGNIFICANT changes to the Academy and father-son bidding points system will be introduced in 2025, after the AFL decided against bringing it in for this year.

But clubs will be able to match bids on Next Generation Academy players from pick No.1 again this year after the AFL Commission this week approved the rule change.

DRAFT

The League wrote to clubs on Friday detailing a range of new draft, trade and free agency changes which were rubberstamped this week and will come into effect across the next three seasons after the AFL's thorough competitive balance review.

The most significant outcome of the Commission meeting was that the League will wait until next year before implementing its new points system.

It means clubs such as Brisbane (who have Levi Ashcroft and Sam Marshall coming through this year), Carlton (for the Camporeale twins) and Richmond (who traded in extra picks to move up the draft board), which had all rallied against changing it in 2024, will be able to use the draft picks they collected during last year's trade and draft period in preparation for this year, under the same system.

The League has also chosen to wait until 2025 before it allows clubs to trade picks two years into the future. It will remain at one year into the future this off-season.

DRAFT & TRADE

For 2024, the main changes will be:

Clubs having access from pick No.1 onwards for NGA prospects in a return to previous rules to align with northern

Academy and the father-son bidding system. The AFL has prioritised this change, revealed by AFL.com.au last month, because it does not want to further see a decline in diverse and Indigenous talent.

The AFL will also continue to run its review on changing the NGA zones ahead of Tasmania's entrance into the game and the required eligibility and sign-up process for NGA draftees.

Free agency compensation picks will from now take into account contract length as a determining factor, however contracts less than two years, or more than five, will not be given any weight. The League will be more transparent with its free agency compensation formula using the year lengths of deals.

Clubs will be able to retain rookies for up to a maximum of five years, up from the current three years. This is to help give clubs more time to develop key position and taller talents as well as players from different backgrounds. Stipulations will mean the player cannot have played more than 10 games at the end of his fourth or fifth season to retain rookie status.

More flexibility in the drafting of father-son prospects as primary-listed players or rookie-listed players. Current rules mean clubs have to nominate before the national draft if a player will be a national or rookie father-son, with the tweak giving more scope to make decisions during the live draft.

For 2025, the main changes will be:

The revised draft value index and bidding system will be introduced. The new DVI will make it harder for clubs to stockpile draft selections to match multiple bids on Academy and father-son selections.

As part of this, the 20 per cent points discount applied to matched bids will be reduced to 10 per cent. However, the AFL will continue to review this and assess whether it should apply to all or some of father-son, NGA and northern Academy players.

The new DVI will see points attached to only the first 54 picks (down from the current system of the first 73 picks). There will be more than 10,000 points shaved off the value of the next DVI.

Future trading of picks will be extended to two years in advance.

For 2026, the main change will be:

Live trading will be introduced for the 2026 mid-season rookie draft, allowing clubs to move up and down in the order or trade into the draft using end of year selections.

The League considered bringing the expanded future trading of picks in for this year's trade period, as well as mid-season draft pick trading for 2025, but decided against it so that all moves were made with the new system at once from the start of the 2025 trade period onwards.

After Jamarra Ugle-Hagan was the No.1 pick as a Western Bulldogs NGA player in 2020, the AFL changed the rules so that clubs couldn't match NGA bids in the top-20 (in 2021) and then the top-40 picks (2022, 2023).

However the change means that the immediate beneficiaries will be Essendon, who will now have first access to talented draft prospect Isaac Kako this year who shapes as a potential top-15 pick.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1185295/draft-bidding-revamp-and-future-pick-trades-on-hold-nga-rule-to-change

[Diocletian]

lmao - gonna change the NGA rule for one year just to suit Chris Scott's Bumblers....

[Andyy]

Good news for us. We'll be loaded

[Diocletian]

Good news for us. We'll be loaded

Not if they decide change it back again and we miss out on Tanner Armstrong...

[TigerLand]

WC beating GC is huge.

Means North have a buffer on WC in beating us and keeping Pick 2.

Saints can now climb GC and hand them pick 5 which if Rioli goes North would chomp the hand off at Pick 5. Especially if they are handing away Pick 7 and Bowes type garbage.

Big result for us.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

WC beating GC is huge.

Means North have a buffer on WC in beating us and keeping Pick 2.

Saints can now climb GC and hand them pick 5 which if Rioli goes North would chomp the hand off at Pick 5. Especially if they are handing away Pick 7 and Bowes type garbage.

Big result for us.

I likey where you are taking this thread….