2016 AFL Draft Thread

thePACisback · Oct 31, 2016

Less then a month away from the draft.

I'm excited, and I'm hoping to make the trip up to Sydney for the draft...

What do you guys think of the top prospects? Who do you want your team to draft?

thePACisback · Oct 31, 2016

BTW, here's the order of the top 10 of the draft at the moment:

1. Essendon Bombers
2. GWS Giants (from Brisbane)
3. Brisbane Lions (from Fremantle via GWS)
4. Gold Coast Suns
5. Carlton Blues
6. Gold Coast Suns (from Richmond)
7. Fremantle Dockers (from Collingwood via GWS)
8. Gold Coast Suns (from Melbourne)
9. Sydney Swans (from Port Adelaide)
10. Gold Coast Suns (from St Kilda via Hawthorn)

drama5 · Oct 31, 2016

I reckon:

1. Mccluggage
2. McGrath
3. Ainsworth

After that I have no idea lol

thePACisback · Oct 31, 2016

drama5 said:
I reckon:

1. Mccluggage
2. McGrath
3. Ainsworth

After that I have no idea lol

You have no idea who's going where after 3; I have a whole first round mock draft done lol

Oh, and my condolences to your wallet. GC are winning this draft easily, you're gonna have to buy a lot of Future Force sigs

thePACisback · Oct 31, 2016

Here's my current first round mock draft @drama5
I tried to correctly get what the teams would lose if they bid for certain players into this mock draft; hopefully I'm correct lol

#1, Essendon Bombers - Hugh McCluggage, MID
#2, GWS Giants (from Brisbane) - Andrew McGrath, UTL
#3, Gold Coast Suns - Jack Bowes, MID (GC Academy) (bid by Brisbane) (Suns give up 6)
#4, Brisbane Lions (from Fremantle via GWS) - Will Brodie, MID
#5, Gold Coast Suns - Ben Ainsworth, UTL
#6, Carlton Blues - Tim English, RCK
#7, Fremantle Dockers (from Collingwood via GWS) - Sam Petrovski-Seton, UTL
#8, Gold Coast Suns (from Melbourne) - Tim Taranto, UTL
#9, GWS Giants - Will Setterfield, MID (GWS Academy) (bid by Sydney) (Giants give up 15 and 45)
#10, Sydney Swans (from Port Adelaide) - Oliver Florent, UTL
#11, Gold Coast Suns (from St Kilda via Hawthorn) - Griffin Logue, DEF
#12, North Melbourne Kangaroos - Jack Scrimshaw, DEF
#13, West Coast Eagles - Shai Bolton, FWD
#14, Adelaide Crows - Jy Simpkin, UTL
#15, Port Adelaide Power (from Hawthorn via Sydney) - Todd Marshall, FWD
#16, GWS Giants - Harry Perryman, MID (GWS Academy) (bid by Brisbane) (Giants give up 37 and 39)
#17, Brisbane Lions (from Geelong, via Carlton and GWS) - Cedric Cox, DEF
#18, Port Adelaide Power (from Sydney) - Sam Powell-Pepper, MID
#19, Western Bulldogs - Jarrod Berry, UTL
#20, Gold Coast Suns - Brad Scheer, MID (GC Academy) (bid by Sydney) (Suns give up 73 and go into a points deficit in 2017)
#21, Sydney Swans (from Brisbane via Port Adelaide; received by Brisbane as a priority pick) - Daniel Venables, UTL

drama5 · Nov 1, 2016

Nice prediction mate, man I hope Ainsworth falls to Gold Coast would be stoked to get him but can't see Brisbane overlooking him tbh

thePACisback · Nov 1, 2016

drama5 said:
Nice prediction mate, man I hope Ainsworth falls to Gold Coast would be stoked to get him but can't see Brisbane overlooking him tbh

Brisbane aren't getting him IMO.

I think Brisbane get one of Brodie, Petrovski-Seton or McCluggage (in the rare case that Essendon pick McGrath, and GWS pick somebody else, which would be likely)

drama5 · Nov 1, 2016

thePACisback said:
Brisbane aren't getting him IMO.

I think Brisbane get one of Brodie, Petrovski-Seton or McCluggage (in the rare case that Essendon pick McGrath, and GWS pick somebody else, which would be likely)

out of interest why do you think this? as from what I have heard ainsworth is exactly what Brisbane need and they have big wraps on him. But honestly I havnt followed as strongly this year so more interested in hearing your reasoning as im sure you know more than me. BUt hopefully this does happen as I rate ainsworth highly.

thePACisback · Nov 1, 2016

drama5 said:
out of interest why do you think this? as from what I have heard ainsworth is exactly what Brisbane need and they have big wraps on him. But honestly I havnt followed as strongly this year so more interested in hearing your reasoning as im sure you know more than me. BUt hopefully this does happen as I rate ainsworth highly.

I think that Brisbane won't want to take a risk on him at 3, especially considering his position (don't Brissy have like 300 small forwards anyways?)
Will Brodie has been linked to the Lions all year long, and I think he goes there as Brisbane try to build an elite midfield team, which is what you need in the AFL nowadays

I think Gold Coast take a punt on him because... they have no reason not to.

thePACisback · Nov 1, 2016

Also, this years draft is on a Friday night;

IMO they should move it back to Thursday nights, and make a draft atmosphere similar to that in the US (if you think it's fine as it is, watch an NBA or NFL draft on YouTube. The experience is awesome)

ElijahCraigHyde · Nov 7, 2016

What about Sam Fisher for GWS? Canberra boy he is and only one in Giants Academy this year

thePACisback · Nov 7, 2016

ElijahCraigHyde said:
What about Sam Fisher for GWS? Canberra boy he is and only one in Giants Academy this year

I don't even know if he'll get drafted.
If he is, I don't think that he will be drafted by GWS

drama5 · Nov 7, 2016

I'm confused is this Sam fisher delisted/ retired from saints or a new sam fisher lol

ElijahCraigHyde · Nov 7, 2016

thePACisback said:
I don't even know if he'll get drafted.
If he is, I don't think that he will be drafted by GWS

That could mean well there goes my 2016 FF collection considerations unlike there'll be a GWS draftee with a prospect of remaining a one-club league-footy player throughout career or at least an eventual GWS premiership player!

ElijahCraigHyde · Nov 7, 2016

drama5 said:
I'm confused is this Sam fisher delisted/ retired from saints or a new sam fisher lol

No it's a different person mate!

thePACisback · Nov 8, 2016

ElijahCraigHyde said:
That could mean well there goes my 2016 FF collection considerations unlike there'll be a GWS draftee with a prospect of remaining a one-club league-footy player throughout career or at least an eventual GWS premiership player!

Will Setterfield will be a top 10 pick, maybe even #1 (I don't think he will be though). Harry Perriman will also go in he first round.

Both are Giants academy players

sparky · Nov 8, 2016

Hey Gee you have Berry being picked twice in the first round mate. Eagles at 13 and dogs at 20.

thePACisback · Nov 8, 2016

sparky said:
Hey Gee you have Berry being picked twice in the first round mate. Eagles at 13 and dogs at 20.

Oh crap!

I'll edit that now lol

sparky · Nov 8, 2016

thePACisback said:
Oh crap!

I'll edit that now lol

Nice work Gee. I'm hoping Berry falls to us at #19, sounds exactly the type of player Dalrymple goes for. I like how you have picked a few different players going to different teams. Most of the other phantom drafts are exactly the same.

thePACisback · Nov 9, 2016

The AFL thinking of changing the way selections are announced to decrease the time of the draft:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-07/afl-still-mulling-over-draft-night-selection-method

Your thoughts guys?
I'd like to see the picks announced like in the NBA and NFL; Gil comes out and basically says "with the first pick in the AFL draft, the Essendon Bombers select Hugh McCluggage, Midfielder, North Ballarat Rebels", then the kid comes and gets his jersey and goes backstage. (And btw, the McCluggage selection was an example)

I also think that every kid drafted in the first round should get a team jersey, and maybe if the team isn't picking in the first round at all, the first pick that the club makes, the kid gets a jersey. Makes it more fun for everybody in the green room

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