2024 AFL draft

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The league has warned clubs against side deals that would see them declining to bid on father-son and academy players as AFL House steps up its determination to see clubs paying a fair price for elite young talent.

https://x.com/superfooty/status/1851143406313226675

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In discussion to the Pick 2 trade up saga, it’s gone quite cold, unless Richmond see themselves highly benefiting from the deal, they won’t pull the plug.

they aren’t desperate for the deal, North are and they continue to insist, Richmond don’t see a massive gap from pick 2 to 6, hence why they aren’t in a rush to complete a deal or begin discussing the deal.

https://x.com/CameronHicks__/status/1851192280386048208

[Diocletian]

That flog is full of it...Tiger version of Trade Whisperer...probably another Jackstar alt.....

[Tiger Khosh]

He also doesn’t seem to understand how to use the phrase ‘pull the plug’.

[tdy]

Hey If lists have a max of 44 then how did we end up with 46 players this year? Because we have cut 10 and can only take 8. What gives anyone?

[WilliamPowell]

Hey If lists have a max of 44 then how did we end up with 46 players this year? Because we have cut 10 and can only take 8. What gives anyone?

We had 2 on the LTI

Gibcus and Clarke (pretty sure it was Clarke)

[tdy]

Ah thanks I was wondering why the numbers didn't add up

[Knighter]

That flog is full of it...Tiger version of Trade Whisperer...probably another Jackstar alt.....

He mentioned on Jun 27th Richmond ranked Lalor very highly on their board. This is months before anyone else. He clearly has some inside info. Suggest don’t poo on him. He should be encouraged

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DRAFT PROFILE | Pick one contender Finn O’Sullivan is the most well-rounded prospect available, offering abundant talent despite an injury interrupted year.

https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/finn-osullivan/

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Classy midfielder with elite clearance skills, game awareness, and decision-making, is Murphy Reid. He’s fearless, willing to take the game on and consistently looking for smart entries into the forward 50. With a bit of luck he’ll be around that pick 10/11

Highlights: https://x.com/JourneyRichmond/status/1850827374318715324

[Diocletian]

That flog is full of it...Tiger version of Trade Whisperer...probably another Jackstar alt.....

He mentioned on Jun 27th Richmond ranked Lalor very highly on their board. This is months before anyone else. He clearly has some inside info. Suggest don’t poo on him. He should be encouraged

Yes I posted the tweet here on the 28th - he also mentioned Faull in the tweet...but this was also after Lalor started coming into pick one calculations in general so it was hardly a scoop  and since then he's also said we want to pair up FOS & Smith....

[Knighter]

No one had Lalor at no.1 when he posted that tweet. Absolutely no one.

[Diocletian]

No one had Lalor at no.1 when he posted that tweet. Absolutely no one.

After his first game back from injury...note the date, the match itself was 2-3 days before that:

More of Sam Lalor (player in this draft most like Dusty according to some):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7e8ZdcG0Kg

And just like that we have a new pick 1 contender.  Sam Lalor playing his first game back in the Talent League since returning from a long injury layoff to start the season demonstrates that every part of his game is in tip top condition as he turns in possibly the best performance of the season.  Powerful, brutal, attacking and clean, he was strong overhead, hit up targets over all distances by foot and absorbed contact to release teammates with long creative handballs.  The most impressive thing of all might have been his bruising tackles.

 

 

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Who goes pick 1? October draft power ranks revealed

It’s one of the strongest drafts in recent memory, but who is the best prospect? CHRIS CAVANAGH and DAN BATTEN break down their consensus top 30.

Player    Consensus rank   Cavanagh   Batten

Levi Ashcroft        1   1   1
Finn O'Sullivan     2   2   4
Jagga Smith         3   4   2
Sam Lalor            4   3   6
Sid Draper           5   6   3
Harvey Langford   6   5   5
Josh Smillie          7   7   8
Murphy Reid         8   9   7
Harry Armstrong   9   8   12
Tobie Travaglia    10   10   11
Alix Tauru           11   11   10
Leo Lombard       12   12   9
Isaac Kako          13   13   13
Bo Allan              14   14   15
Taj Hotton           15   16   14
Luke Trainor        16   15   17
Jobe Shanahan    17   17   16
Xavier Lindsay     18   18   18
Joe Berry            19   19   20
Sam Marshall      20   20   21
Jack Whitlock      21   22   19
Cooper Hynes      22   23   22
Alex Dodson        23   21   26
Matt Whitlock      24   24   24
Jesse Dattoli       25   25   25
Jonty Faull          26   27   23
Tom Gross          27   28   29
Ollie Hannaford   28   26   -
Christian Moraes 29   30   27
Harrison Oliver    30   29   30

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-2024-experts-reveal-their-final-top-30-consensus-rankings-who-goes-no-1/news-story/78d9c577527585010e1510ebed799237

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Powerful young gun who could fill legendary Tigers’ shoes: Draft prospects ranked 1-50

Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
October 30th, 2024

Foxfooty.com.au presents the full and final 2024 AFL Draft Power Rankings, with players rated 1 to 50.

Note: This is not a ‘phantom draft’ predicting where players will be taken across the draft nights.



2. JAGGA SMITH
He’s right in Richmond’s Pick 1 frame — and could still be on the board by the time the Tigers have their second pick — but all of North Melbourne, Carlton, Adelaide and Melbourne will strongly consider him too.

3. FINN O’SULLIVAN
He’s one of three players in Richmond’s Pick 1 mix. If the Tigers opt for another prospect, it’s hard to see the on-baller slipping past Carlton, which traded up the order to land Pick 3.

5. SAM LALOR
Has always been regarded as a top-10 prospect, but there’s now a good chance Lalor is taken by the Tigers at Pick 1, such is the excitement around his potential at AFL level. A clean, powerful and physical forward-midfielder with a penetrating kick and strong one-on-one ability, Lalor consistently impacts games forward of centre. he was hampered by foot, quad and hip issues at the start of this season, but returned to the field in the middle of the year with a bang, booting a lazy 7.3 for Geelong Grammar in a school game. He then kicked 3.1 from 16 touches and three clearances in an eye-catching display for Vic Country against the Allies, before clunking two telling marks against Vic Metro in the carnival final. He also averaged 23.0 disposals, 6.2 clearances, 5.8 marks and 6.0 inside 50s from four Coates Talent League games for the Rebels. His strong showing in the back-end of the year and enormous potential at AFL level now have him at the pointy end of the 2024 pool. The growing expectation is Richmond selects the Victoria Country star with the first overall selection. A player who wore the No. 4 guernsey, idolised Dustin Martin and plays in comparable fashion — it seems a dream partnership.

6. HARVEY LANGFORD
There’s a slight chance the Tigers take him at Pick 1, but if he’s still there at Pick 6 they would strongly consider him. Rival clubs recently strongly linked him to Melbourne (Picks 5 and 9), too.

7. MURPHY REID
Reid is likely to come into the draft mix from Richmond’s Pick 6 onwards, with St Kilda and Melbourne to consider him too. Some rival clubs, though, wouldn’t be surprised if he slipped into the teens.

8. JOSH SMILLIE
Melbourne (Pick 5) the earliest link at this stage. It’s hard to see him sliding past St Kilda and Richmond’s top-10 picks.

9. ALIX TAURU
the widely-held view the Roos would be prepared to slide down the order, perhaps to Richmond’s Pick 6. If the Roos keep Pick 2, there’s every chance they just select Tauru. If they pass on him, it’s hard to see him slipping past that second Richmond pick.

10. HARRY ARMSTRONG
There’s an outside chance Melbourne (Pick 5) takes him with its first selection, although the sense is the Dees will more likely target a midfielder at that pick. It’s most likely Armstrong, at this stage, goes to Richmond (Pick 6), St Kilda (Picks 7 and or Melbourne (Pick 9).

11. LEO LOMBARD
12. ISAAC KAKO

13. TOBIE TRAVAGLIA
He’s now a top 10 to 15 prospect, with Richmond (Picks 10 and 11) recently linked to the Pioneer.

14. JOE BERRY
Berry looms as a mid first-round pick, with Richmond, Fremantle, Port Adelaide and the Giants in the mix.

15. XAVIER LINDSAY
16. LUKE TRAINOR

17. TAJ HOTTON
Is still expected to be a mid first-round pick with Richmond, in particular, said to have put some work into him. The fact so many clubs have multiple early picks this year — the Tigers, Giants, Swans and Bulldogs — probably plays into Hotton’s favour.

18. BO ALLAN

19. JOBE SHANAHAN
There’s a slight chance he sneaks in to the top 10 — should one of the Saints, Demons or Tigers want a key forward at that stage of the draft — otherwise he should be in that mid first-round mix featuring the Power, Dockers and Giants.

20. JACK WHITLOCK
Could be an outside chance to be taken by one of the Saints, Demons or Tigers in the top 10, but looms more likely as a later selection on night one. Could Sydney pounce?

21. SAM MARSHALL
22. JONTY FAULL
23. ALEX DODSON
24. JESSE DATTOLI
25. COOPER HYNES
26. MATT WHITLOCK
27. TOM GROSS
28. HARRISON OLIVER
29. CHRISTIAN MORAES
30. OLLIE HANNAFORD
31. BEN CAMPOREALE
32. NOAH MRAZ
33. CHARLIE NICHOLLS
34. JASPER ALGER
35. TOM SIMS
36. HAMISH DAVIS
37. JAMES BARRAT
38. ANGUS CLARKE
39. JACK OUGH
40. LOGAN SMITH
41. KAYLE GERREYN

42. SAM DAVIDSON
Position: Medium forward
Size: 191cm
Clubs: Richmond (VFL)/St Kevin’s Old Boys
AFL player comparison: Ollie Dempsey
The best mature-age prospect in the class — and he could continue one of footy’s great recruiting streaks. Davidson this year was recognised for a breakout VFL season by claiming the Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal, which is awarded to the most promising player aged 24 or under. In a good omen for Davidson, the past 17 consecutive Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal winners — including Michael Barlow, Michael Hibberd, Kane Lambert, Nic Newman, Luke Ryan and Bayley Fritsch — have been drafted onto an AFL list. Davidson, 22, did most of his damage inside 50 for the Tigers’ VFL side this year, kicking 26.13 and averaging 14.4 disposals, but he also showed off his versatility by playing on the wing and, at times, in the ruck. He has terrific aerobic capacity — he ran his 2km time trial at the state draft combine in 6:12 — but is so competitive in the air too. Richmond has taken several players from its VFL list in recent years. Could Davidson be the next?

43. HARRY O’FARRELL
44. LACHIE JAQUES
45. MALAKAI CHAMPION
46. ADRIAN COLE
47. JOSH DOLAN
48. HUGH BOXSHALL
49. XAVIER IVISIC
50. OLLIE WARBURTON

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/fox-footy-afl-draft-power-rankings-2024-top-50-afl-draft-news-2024-prospects-predictions-final-power-rankings/news-story/3e3909b5ec637e92aeeae8ce440315a6