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Petracca has had a dominant year from the start, playing well in most games, and dominating many. His weight of performances sees him move to No.1. The midfielder has traits like no other in the draft. He's powerful, quick and explosive, and likes the rough stuff as much as the flashy, which he's particularly good at near goal. Petracca has shown across the year he is ready for the next level, and in his first TAC Cup game after the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships kicked five goals from 32 disposals and 10 marks.
A few small injuries this year – some foot soreness, then a finger fracture and then a quad strain – has interrupted McCartin's season. But he returns to the TAC Cup this weekend with the Geelong Falcons and will finish the year there. McCartin is the best key forward in the draft. He's a pack-splitting contested marker who runs through anyone in the way. Big, strong and physical, he amasses plenty of shots at goal and has good speed off the mark. Right in the frame as the first pick.
Wright sees himself as a forward who can play in the ruck, but some recruiters think the opposite. Certainly his best game of the championships for Vic Metro came when he started in the ruck and played there through the day against South Australia, but he has also kicked 26 goals for the Calder Cannons in nine games this year. A very good kick at goal over any distance.
Everybody has heard about Heeney, and with good reason. If not tied to the Sydney Swans via their academy, he would be a top-five pick, such are his AFL traits. Heeney is a competitive, hard-at-the-ball midfielder. He also wins plenty of it, having averaged 27 disposals in four TAC Cup games for the NSW-ACT Rams. In tight spaces there are few better than Heeney and in the air he flies for the ball with gusto, being a strong mark over his head for a midfielder.
Elevated himself to the top rung of the draft at the start of the season and has stayed there all the way through. You know what you get from Brayshaw. He's head first at the stoppages, and can get out of them with no trouble. In close he has quick hands, and in space he can deliver on both feet with precision. He is also prolific, averaging 24 disposals through the TAC Cup season. Strong-bodied, tough and should go top-five in November.
Moore made his VFL debut for Collingwood last weekend and will likely cost the Pies their first-round selection under the father-son rule (which is, of course, subject to possible change from the AFL). Moore is an interesting one to judge because at his size and shape there are few who can move as well as him, and play at both ends of the ground. But he's had an up-and-down year, and seems to play his best footy positioned in defence.
The lightning quick West Australian made his senior WAFL debut two weeks ago, and last weekend kicked the match-winning goal for South Fremantle. When up and going, Pickett is a player you'd pay to watch. He has the speed (he ran a 2.8 second 20-metre sprint in January) to cut through the lines, and the skill to deliver. He's in this spot because of his elite talent. With some more consistency he could be anything.
Durdin played his first senior game for SANFL club West Adelaide last week, doing quite well with 10 disposals and three marks. The key position player hasn't probably had the year he would have hoped for, but being moved around different positions wouldn't have helped. He has spent time in attack and the ruck, but looks most comfortable at centre-half back. Durdin's a mobile, athletic player who uses the ball well.
One of the most exciting prospects available. Laverde played a little bit of everywhere throughout the U18 championships but is a creative option all over the ground. Quick, tall and athletic, he enjoys having the ball in his hands and can produce some moments of pace or skill that make you take notice.
Ahern could be selected in the first handful at the draft, and he has plenty of fans amongst the clubs. There's an reason for that, because he has something that sets him apart - speed. Ahern is quick, and it gets him out of trouble and allows him to set up the play. The gap between his best and worst needs to shrink, but with his class around goal and the midfield, and ability to carry the ball, he can open a game up.
link for more: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-08-15/phantom-draft-form-guide
By all rights, Lamb has the potential to be more than 10 spots higher than this, and with a good finals series he might end up there. He has plenty of attributes which would put him in top-five contention – he can run all day and run quickly, he's tall enough to play in a key position, agile enough to be used as a midfielder and with the ability to turn a game. It probably doesn't all come together as often as it should, but he has been good recently across half-back, and every time he gets the ball you expect him to use it well.
Smith might end up getting picked somewhere later in the second round but he has some talent. Hasn't taken huge steps forward this season 
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