2023 Draft Watch

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I’d be happy. If we could keep them, that Croft, Curtin, Buss & JOD for over a decade. While the forwardline has Naughton, Marra, Darcy, Cody & Clarke for a decade. Either end long term is set if we can keep them all.

Just need to smash out a few mids over the next few years plus Levi West in three years time.

I still think North trade up and Curtin goes at 3 or 4. Then Watson slides down to us.

Is Jaxon Cooney a mid too?

[bulldogtragic]

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If Croft drops just a bit further it opens up a whole lot of options. I'm hoping we take 4 picks in the draft.

Maybe opens up Pick 56 to use which could come into the very late 40’s. Then we’d want Lual to slide passed that or live trade it out for a very late F2 or F3 if there’s enough points for Lual after that. I thought with his high finish in the time trial he’d rise not fall, but may he keep sliding now that clubs know they can’t get him and focus on players they can get.

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Is Jaxon Cooney a mid too?

It looks to be determined. From what I can tell (on limited public info) he’s being used as a utility type in various positions with a good size about him. Once he hits the Coates League proper we will see if he moves into a pure mid. From what I can tell he already seems close to 6ft so he could grow to the 190cm range. So he might be a fwd/def utility, or a big bodied mid. If he can become a bona fide mid that would be awesome. It sounds like he reads the play very well. Mof might have some more on him from his contacts.

[hujsh]

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I?d be happy. If we could keep them, that Croft, Curtin, Buss & JOD for over a decade. While the forwardline has Naughton, Marra, Darcy, Cody & Clarke for a decade. Either end long term is set if we can keep them all.

Just need to smash out a few mids over the next few years plus Levi West in three years time.

I still think North trade up and Curtin goes at 3 or 4. Then Watson slides down to us.

Yeah tend to agree on North/WCE. Hawks getting Ginnivan probably makes it more likely they take McKercher too unless North take him then they probably go Duursma. Either way it's Watson that falls to 6

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Yeah tend to agree on North/WCE. Hawks getting Ginnivan probably makes it more likely they take McKercher too unless North take him then they probably go Duursma. Either way it's Watson that falls to 6

Looks that way.

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First go at a mock draft I've seen

https://www.zerohanger.com/2023-afl-mock-draft-picks-1-27-first-edition-144723/

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First go at a mock draft I've seen

https://www.zerohanger.com/2023-afl-...dition-144723/

It would seem Watson or Sanders are the most likely options for us. I'm not sure who I'd prefer.

[GVGjr]

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Just did some white boarding of how the draft might look from our perspective. A phantom draft of sorts for giggles and making some assumptions on how picks might shuffle around when other bids are matched.

1 - West Coast - Harley Reid
No surprise there, the consensus #1 pick selected

2 - North Melbourne - Zane Duursma
A great mid sized forward who can also contribute in the midfield.

3 - Gold Coast Suns - Jed Walter
North's bid on Walter is matched by the Suns losing picks 24, 26 and 27 getting a pick in the early 50's back.

4 - North Melbourne - Colby McKercher
The best midfielder, a real ball winner

5 - Hawthorn - Nick Watson
After missing out on their preferred selection in Duursma, the Hawks take the best small forward.

6 - Western Bulldogs - Ryley Sanders
A combo inside/outside midfielder and capable goal kicker when forward.

7 - Gold Coast - Ethan Read
Suns match the Dee's bid losing picks 29, 33 and 53

8 - Melbourne - Daniel Curtin
The most versatile tall in the draft

9 - GWS - Nate Caddy
An excellent mid to tall forward.

10 - Geelong - Connor O'Sullivan
They lose one key defender during the trade period and add another at the draft.

11 - Essendon - Caleb Windsor
The winger tested brilliantly at the Combine

12 - Adelaide - James Leake
One of the most versatile mid sized players available.

13 - Western Bulldogs - Jordon Croft
Dogs match Melbournes bid losing picks 45, 47 and 50

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Would North not use pick 2 to bid on Walter? If you're gonna nominate him to make the Suns pay wouldn't you use your higher pick and make them pay more? It's the same outcome either way.

[bulldogtragic]

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Hawks want Ginnivan & Watson? Wouldn’t Curtin address a need, or are the rumours he might get homesick got some weight to them?

Would we pass on Curtin?

[GVGjr]

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Would North not use pick 2 to bid on Walter? If you're gonna nominate him to make the Suns pay wouldn't you use your higher pick and make them pay more? It's the same outcome either way.

I thought that they might consider at least being able to sell the message that they got the player they rated as the 2nd best to their members plus I wonder if they might have done a bit of a gentlemans agree with the Suns with some of the previous pick swaps.
Either way, GC have the capacity to match it.

[GVGjr]

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Hawks want Ginnivan & Watson? Wouldn’t Curtin address a need, or are the rumours he might get homesick got some weight to them?

Would we pass on Curtin?

They will lose Bruest soon enough so bringing in 2 small forwards might not be overkill but you've made a good point and it might be a consideration. They'll also be bringing in McCabe with a later pick.
I think North should select Curtin because they're already got a more than decent midfield and with Logue out for a fair chunk of 2024 they could probably do with some help from a taller player.

I'd be happy enough if we selected Curtin, Watson or Sanders.

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They will lose Bruest soon enough so bringing in 2 small forwards might not be overkill but you've made a good point and it might be a consideration. They'll also be bringing in McCabe with a later pick.
I think North should select Curtin because they're already got a more than decent midfield and with Logue out for a fair chunk of 2024 they could probably do with some help from a taller player.

I'd be happy enough if we selected Curtin, Watson or Sanders.

Agree, they need more balance especially with the amount of mids they have and McKay leaving.

Fingers crossed they take Curtain as my best case is McKercher falling through all it's unlikely.

[chef]

Re: 2023 Draft Watch

Just did some white boarding of how the draft might look from our perspective. A phantom draft of sorts for giggles and making some assumptions on how picks might shuffle around when other bids are matched.

1 - West Coast - Harley Reid
No surprise there, the consensus #1 pick selected

2 - North Melbourne - Zane Duursma
A great mid sized forward who can also contribute in the midfield.

3 - Gold Coast Suns - Jed Walter
North's bid on Walter is matched by the Suns losing picks 24, 26 and 27 getting a pick in the early 50's back.

4 - North Melbourne - Colby McKercher
The best midfielder, a real ball winner

5 - Hawthorn - Nick Watson
After missing out on their preferred selection in Duursma, the Hawks take the best small forward.

6 - Western Bulldogs - Ryley Sanders
A combo inside/outside midfielder and capable goal kicker when forward.

7 - Gold Coast - Ethan Read
Suns match the Dee's bid losing picks 29, 33 and 53

8 - Melbourne - Daniel Curtin
The most versatile tall in the draft

9 - GWS - Nate Caddy
An excellent mid to tall forward.

10 - Geelong - Connor O'Sullivan
They lose one key defender during the trade period and add another at the draft.

11 - Essendon - Caleb Windsor
The winger tested brilliantly at the Combine

12 - Adelaide - James Leake
One of the most versatile mid sized players available.

13 - Western Bulldogs - Jordon Croft
Dogs match Melbournes bid losing picks 45, 47 and 50

If you were WCE would you trade pick 1 for 2 and 18?

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If you were WCE would you trade pick 1 for 2 and 18?

Not unless I could get higher up the order so I'd probably be okay with trading pick 1 for pick 3, 15 and 17.
I'd then see if I could get Adelaide to part with pick 10 for 15 and 17. Perhaps the Swans might be up for a trade of picks and Geelong might also be interested.

If I could get into a position where I could add local boys in Curtin, Tholstrup, Collard and Edwards it might be worth letting go of access to Reid.