2008 Draft Challenge

[The Doctor]

Here you go folks. This is your chance to prove what a genius recruiter you would be. See if you can predict what will happen on draft day.

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne -
2. West Coast -
3. Fremantle -
4. Port Adelaide -
5. Essendon -
6. Carlton -
7. Brisbane -
8. Richmond -
9. North Melb -
10. Adelaide -
11. Collingwood -
12. Sydney -
13. St. Kilda -
14. Bulldogs -
15. Geelong -
16. Hawthorn -

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?

3. Who will be the big slider?

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?

7. What will be the big story of the draft?

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?

[The Doctor]

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Watts
2. West Coast - Natanui
3. Fremantle - Rich
4. Port Adelaide - Hurley
5. Essendon - Hill
6. Carlton - Ziebell
7. Brisbane - Swift
8. Richmond - Vickery
9. North Melb - Yarran
10. Adelaide - Davis
11. Collingwood - Hartlett
12. Sydney - McKernan
13. St. Kilda - Blease
14. Bulldogs - Cordy
15. Geelong - Johnston
16. Hawthorn - Trengrove





2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?


Will Young




3. Who will be the big slider?


Steele Sidebottom




4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?



31. Neville Jetta
32. Tom Hill




5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?



31. Liam Jones
32. Will Young




6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?



Tom Hislop





7. What will be the big story of the draft?



Freo catch wind that the Eagles are going to re-draft Cousins. THey think they might strike with their 2nd pick at number 18 so with the knowledge they need desperate help for their pedestrian midfield they call Ben Cousins at no.3.




8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?

"Our original strategy was to pick 2 players nobody had heard of just to prove how clever I am however Rocket said he and the boys would be waiting in the carpark for me. So our next strategy was to pick the 2 quickest and skinniest guys available to replaces the McMahons, the Powers and the Rays however I received an email from someone claiming to be from an online footy forum threatening that if I did that He and his mates would be waiting in the carpark for me.

'So instead I chose one small and one tall. One fast, One skinny. Now everybody should be happy."

[GVGjr]

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Watts
2. West Coast - Natanui
3. Fremantle - Rich
4. Port Adelaide - Hurley
5. Essendon - Hill
6. Carlton - Ziebell
7. Brisbane - Swift
8. Richmond - Vickery
9. North Melb - Yarran
10. Adelaide - Davis
11. Collingwood - Hartlett
12. Sydney - McKernan
13. St. Kilda - Blease
14. Bulldogs - Cordy
15. Geelong - Johnston
16. Hawthorn - Trengrove



Some very strong selections there particularly Hill at 5. The Tigers will be excited if they land Vickery at 8.



2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?


Will Young



Fully agree, I would hope that he could last to our pick but with Maple coming on board it might tip the scale towards Young.



3. Who will be the big slider?


Steele Sidebottom


He should still go first round but he probably won't be top 10.





4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?



31. Neville Jetta
32. Tom Hill

I hope not but Jetta in particular could be a Clayton pick.

Good read Doc.

[Stevo]

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Watts
2. West Coast - Natanui
3. Fremantle - Rich
4. Port Adelaide - Vickery
5. Essendon - Hill
6. Carlton - Hurley
7. Brisbane - Yarran
8. Richmond - Ziebell
9. North Melb - Hartlett
10. Adelaide - McKernan
11. Collingwood - Sidebottom
12. Sydney - Johnston
13. St. Kilda - Blease
14. Bulldogs - Cordy
15. Geelong - Schoenmakers
16. Hawthorn - Trengove

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?

Schoenmakers

3. Who will be the big slider?

Swift

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?

Varcoe and Klemke

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?

Strauss and Stanley.

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?

Nathan Carroll

7. What will be the big story of the draft?

Clayton picking two mid sized players with 31 and 32.

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?

"All three of our selections will be 200 game players"

"Gold Coast here I come"

[Sockeye Salmon]

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Watts
2. West Coast - Naitanui
3. Fremantle - Rich
4. Port Adelaide - Vickery
5. Essendon - Hill
6. Carlton - Hurley
7. Brisbane - Yarram
8. Richmond - Ziebell
9. North Melb - Hartlett
10. Adelaide - Trengove
11. Collingwood - Swift
12. Sydney - Sidebottom
13. St. Kilda – R. O’Keefe
14. Bulldogs - Cordy
15. Geelong - McKernan
16. Hawthorn - Schoenmaker


2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?
O’Keefe, Schoenmaker, S. Wright


3. Who will be the big slider?
Blease, Lisle, Robinson


4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?
Someone really skinny like Tom Hill and another kid who has been playing school footy somewhere that no-one else has ever heard of.

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?
Jordon Roughead and Michael Still / Mitch Brown / Nathan O’Keefe

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?
Chris Johnson by Carlton

7. What will be the big story of the draft?
Hawthorn have become so arrogant that they pass on their 1st pick because they don’t need any more players or Trengove cries when Adelaide calls his name out and refuses to go to Adelaide.

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?
"We rated them both as top 10 picks".
"He has that unique combination of pace and endurance".
"He’s very bottom age and although he’s light we see him as a long term prospect".

[Scorlibo]

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - J Watts
2. West Coast - D Rich
3. Fremantle - N Naitanui
4. Port Adelaide - M Hurley
5. Essendon - H Hartlett
6. Carlton - C Yarran
7. Brisbane - S Sidebottom
8. Richmond - T Vickery
9. North Melb - J Ziebell
10. Adelaide - P Davis
11. Collingwood - J Strauss
12. Sydney - J Trengove
13. St. Kilda - S Hill
14. Bulldogs - A Cordy
15. Geelong - T Swift
16. Hawthorn - S Wright

A little different :)

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?

Sam Wright

3. Who will be the big slider?

Shaun McKernan

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?

31 - Michael Still
32 - Casey Sibosado

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?

31 - Mitch Brown
32 - Dan Hannebery

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?

Chris Johnson

7. What will be the big story of the draft?

Ben Cousins left without a home.

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?

"Very happy to get these two, two very strong marks and they are definitely the best two available. We aimed to snare two tall players and we are pleased to have got two quality key position players who we hope can fit into the club nicely and develop well enough to add to the depth of the side in coming years, perhaps even next year."

[Go_Dogs]

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Jack Watts
2. West Coast - Nicholas Naitanui
3. Fremantle - Daniel Rich
4. Port Adelaide - Tyrone Vickery
5. Essendon - Stephen Hill
6. Carlton - Michael Hurley
7. Brisbane - Jack Ziebell
8. Richmond - Phil Davis
9. North Melb - Jackson Trengove
10. Adelaide - Hamish Hartlett
11. Collingwood - Rhys O'Keefe
12. Sydney - Steele Sidebottom
13. St. Kilda - Chris Yarran
14. Bulldogs - Ayce Cordy
15. Geelong - Lewis Johnstone
16. Hawthorn - Jayden Post

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?

Post - Hawks need for key defenders pushes him into the first round as other clubs use their first round picks to sure up KP stocks.

I was tempted to pull the gun on Schoenmakers too, as I think someone will jump on him early, but I'm just not sure who. Perhaps North, Crows or the Swans.

3. Who will be the big slider?

Michael Walters - Looks a likely type, but in a deep midfield/KP draft small forwards will slide.

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?

Campbell Heath - bottom aged light bodied, tall left foot mid

Michael Still - bottom age key forward

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?

Tom Allwright - Tasmanian inside mid with rowing background :D

Michael Still

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?

Josh Carr

7. What will be the big story of the draft?

Cousins to Brisbane, but falls out with Voss 4 days later and leaves the club.

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?

Got some good bottom aged players who will take plenty of development, but are very likely types for current AFL. Michael Still is another key forward who needs to add some weight but will be given time to develop. Campbell Heath is a bit of a smokey, but he has great pace, a terrific left foot and is an exciting midfield/half back prospect for the future, after adding some hardness last year we looked for some running power and skill.

[Go_Dogs]

Thought this might be of interest in this thread, Emma's updated top ten (from SEN yesterday).


1. Watts
2. Naitanui
3. Hill
4. Hartlett/Vickery
5. Yarran
6. Hurley
7. Rich
8. Vickery/Hartlett
9. Ziebell
10. McKernan

[bulldogsman]

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Watts
2. West Coast - Naitanui
3. Fremantle - Rich
4. Port Adelaide - Vickery
5. Essendon - Hartlett
6. Carlton - Hurley
7. Brisbane - Zieball
8. Richmond - Sidebottem
9. North Melb - Hill
10. Adelaide - Davis
11. Collingwood - Swift
12. Sydney - Trengrove
13. St. Kilda – Yarren
14. Bulldogs - Cordy
15. Geelong - Blease
16. Hawthorn - O'Keefe


2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?
O’Keefe


3. Who will be the big slider?
Lisle, Cornelius, Mckernan


4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?
Cornelius and Strauss if around

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?
Lisle and Mitch Brown

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?
Tom Hislop by Melbourne

7. What will be the big story of the draft?
Tom Swift slips over after the draft and does his knee again. Never plays football again Collingwood devastated.

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?
Well glad that's done, now off to the Gold Coast hehe

[Mofra]

My completely uninformed, rumour driven crack at it:

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Bulldogs - A Cordy
2. Melbourne - Watts
3. West Coast - Rich
4. Fremantle - Naitanui
5. Port Adelaide - Hurley
6. Essendon - Trengrove
7. Carlton - Hartlett
8. Brisbane - Ziebell
9. Richmond - Vickery
10. North Melb - Hill
11. Adelaide - Johnstone
12. Collingwood - Blease
13. Sydney - McKernan
14. St. Kilda - Sidebottom
15. Geelong - Ziebell
16. Hawthorn - Davis


2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?

Clancee Pearce

3. Who will be the big slider?

Tom Swift

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?

31 - A. Cornelius
32 - T. O'Keeffe

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?

NFI

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?

N Carroll

7. What will be the big story of the draft?

Port passing on Vickery, making BF posters cry

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?

We didn't intentionally go tall; we went for the best available, and they coincidently happened to be all tallish.

[hujsh]

Thought this might be of interest in this thread, Emma's updated top ten (from SEN yesterday).

Brissy would wet their pants if that happened

[Bulldogs_6]

1. Melbourne - Watts
2. West Coast - Naitanui
3. Fremantle - Rich
4. Port Adelaide - Vickery
5. Essendon - Hill
6. Carlton - Hurley
7. Brisbane - Hartlett
8. Richmond - McKernan
9. North Melb - Swift
10. Adelaide - Johnston
11. Collingwood - Blease
12. Sydney - Trengove
13. St. Kilda - Sidebottom
14. Bulldogs - Cordy
15. Geelong - Schoenmakers
16. Hawthorn - Jayden Post

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft? Hill or Post

3. Who will be the big slider? Clancee Pearce in the 40's IMO.

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32? Tom Lynch and Ash Smith

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32? Paul Cahill

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up? Cousins counts right?

7. What will be the big story of the draft? Cuz getting picked back up.

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections? " For Gold Coast I would have picked..."

[GVGjr]

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Watts
2. West Coast - Naitanui
3. Fremantle - Hill
4. Port Adelaide - Rich
5. Essendon - Hartlett
6. Carlton - Trengove
7. Brisbane - Ziebell
8. Richmond - Vickery
9. North Melb - Yarran
10. Adelaide - McKernan
11. Collingwood - Hurley
12. Sydney - Sidebottom
13. St. Kilda - Johnston
14. Bulldogs - Cordy
15. Geelong - Schoenmakers
16. Hawthorn - Davis

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?
Schoenmakers

3. Who will be the big slider?
Blease

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?
Brown and Carrol

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?
Blight and Roughead

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?
Nick Davis

7. What will be the big story of the draft?
Cousins to the Saints

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?
I feel as though I have completed the job I started all those years ago.

[Mantis]

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?
I feel as though I have completed the job I started all those years ago.

Do you think this statement would be close to the mark?

[Scorlibo]

Aarghh I should have waited for the rumours to come through. Yours looks quite good GVGjr, though I disagree on a few points - Carlton, Hurley, Swift, Sidebottom. I can't wait for Saturday week!

[GVGjr]

Do you think this statement would be close to the mark?

Not really. IMO Clayton's reputation and results are a bit out of sync.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

1. Melbourne: Watts - The obvious choice.
2. West Coast: Rich - Need to build their midfield again.
3. Fremantle: Naitanui - Huge potential & covers the loss of Warnock.
4. Port Adelaide: Vickery - They really need to adress this need. Lade/Brogan getting older.
5. Essendon: Hartlett - Need another quality inside ball winner for mine.
6. Carlton: Hurley - Desperate for a key back. Dons might snap him up though.
7. Brisbane: Yarran - Need quality medium-small options up forward. Seems a good fit.
8. Richmond: McKernan - Adds to their young KP list (Riewoldt, Hughes).
9. North Melb: Ziebell - Probably will go best available. Adds to the midfield & can kick goals.
10. Adelaide: Johnston - Crows still require a quality KPF despite Tippet looking OK.
11. Collingwood: Sidebottom - Good skills, finds the ball & can finish. Fills a need. Burns' replacement.
12. Sydney: Trengrove - They have quite a few needs, but this is a solid market for talls. Hall/Micky O/Barry all ageing.
13. St. Kilda: Blease - A lot have him slipping, but the Saints still need players with skills & pace.
14. Bulldogs: Cordy - F/S.
15. Geelong: Swift - Injury clouds, but the Cats will be patient. Require a KPF but it's hard to pass up on potential.
16. Hawthorn: Davis - Should think they'd go for a KPD.

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?
Post, early second round.

3. Who will be the big slider?
Hill. Decision making and therefore skills the reason.

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?
No idea.

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?
No idea.

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?
Ben Cousins.

7. What will be the big story of the draft?
Eagles pass up on Naitanui.

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?
We were confident these two players would fall to our selections because nobody else has ever heard of them.

[The Underdog]

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?
Brown and Carrol



Leigh and Nathan :D

[soupman]

I kind of went a bit nuts and did the whole thing, just cause uni's finished and i need to do something to fill the time. So here's my 80 or so picks:

1. Pick the First round of the draft
Players in brackets are others I considered at that pick.
1. Melbourne - Jack Watts
2. West Coast - Nick Naitanui (Rich)
3. Fremantle - Stephen Hill (Rich)
4. Port Adelaide - Tyrone Vickery (Rich, Hurley)
5. Essendon - Daniel Rich (Hartlett)
6. Carlton - Michael Hurley (Yarran)
7. Brisbane - Jack Ziebell (Yarran, Hartlett)
8. Richmond - Hamish Hartlett (Blease)
9. North Melb - Tom Swift (Blease, Robinson)
10. Adelaide - Shaun McKernan (Davis)
11. Collingwood - Mitch Robinson (Beams, Lisle, Blease, Sidebottom)
12. Sydney - Lewis Johnston
13. St. Kilda - Jackson Trengove (Davis, Blease)
14. Bulldogs - Ayce Cordy F/S
15. Geelong - Chris Yarran (Blease)
16. Hawthorn - Phil Davis
----
17. Melbourne - Ryan Schoenmakers (Heyne, Suban)
18. West Coast - Sam Blease (Walters)
----
19. Melbourne - Jarred Reddan
20. West Coast - Michael Walters (Suban, Blight)
21. Fremantle - Jarrod Blight (Heyne, Hanneberry)
22. Port Adelaide - Steele Sidebottom (Cornelius)
23. Essendon - Aaron Cornelius (Lisle, Suban)
24. Fremantle - Jordan Lisle (Suban)
25. Brisbane - Dayne Beams (Suban)
26. Richmond - Jordan Roughead
27. North Melbourne - Mitch Brown (Broadbent)
28. Adelaide - Matthew Broadbent (O'Keefe)
29. Collingwood - Nick Suban
30. Sydney - Tom Lynch (O'Keefe)
31. Western Bulldogs - Rhys O'Keefe
32. Western Bulldogs - Michael Still (Players in the mix for these two picks included: Mangan, Post, M Brown, Blight, Schoenmakers, McCulloch, Sibasodo & Young)
33. Geelong - Dan Hanneberry (Jetta)
34. Hawthorn - Nick Heyne (Ash Smith)
----
35. Melbourne - Luke Shuey (Sheahan, Strauss)
36. West Coast - Clancee Pearce
37. Fremantle - Bart McCulloch
38. Port Adelaide - Jayden Post (Cahill)
39. Geelong - Will Young (Gaertner)
40. Carlton - Neville Jetta (Cahill)
41. Brisbane - David Zaharkis
42. Port Adelaide - Paul Cahill
43. North Melbourne - Matt DeBoer
44. Adelaide - James Strauss
45. Collingwood - Ash Smith (Rounds)
46. Collingwood - Rhys Stanley (Gaertner)
47. St.Kilda - Jamie Sheahan (Rounds, Al Smith, Banfield)
48. St.Kilda - Lance Daly (Sibasodo, L Jones, O'Keefe)
49. Geelong - Pass
50. Hawthorn - Steve Gaertner (J Jones, Milne)
----
51. Melbourne - Banfield (Wright, Allwright, Al Smith)
52. West Coast - Pass
53. Fremantle - Luke Rounds (Al Smith, Wright)
54. Port Adelaide - Jay Shannon (J Jones)
55. Essendon - Jordan Jones (Milne)
56. Fremantle - Sam Wright (Al Smith)
57. Brisbane - Riley Milne (Mangan)
58. Richmond - Liam Jones (Sibasodo, O'Keefe)
59. North Melbourne - Steve Motlop (Gugliotta, Sibasodo)
60. Adelaide - Charlie Sharples (Mangan)
61. Sydney - Jason Davenport (Klemke)
62. Sydney - Pass
63. St.Kilda - Nathan Carroll
64. Western Bulldogs - Pass
65. Hawthorn - Brad Mangan (Al Smith)
----
66. Melbourne - Tom Allwright (Gilchrist)
67. Carlton - Nathan O'Keefe (Sibasodo)
68. Port Adelaide - Danny Meyer (Sengstock, Walsh)
69. Essendon - Adam Cockie (Gillies)
70. Fremantle - Hayden Ballantyne (Hall, Broughton)
71. Brisbane - Tom Hill (Hunt)
72. Richmond - Tom Rockliff (Hall)
73. North Melbourne - Zach Sengstock (B Carroll)
74. Adelaide - Luke Shiels (Stopp)
75. Collingwood - Michael Gugliotta (Leigh Brown)
76. Hawthorn - Rory Sloane
----
77. Melbourne - Pass
78. Fremantle - Zach Clarke (Murray)
79. Port Adelaide - Pass (Josh Carr PSD)
80. Essendon - Pass (For PSD, may take Hislop and will look at alternatives)
81. Carlton - Ian Richardson
82. Brisbane - Joel Smouha (Purves, Sibasodo)
83. North Melbourne - Bryce Carroll (Klemke)
84. Adelaide - Pass
85. Brisbane - Pass
86. Hawthorn - Caleb Tiller (Klemke)
----
87. Fremantle - Pass
88. Essendon - Pass
89. Carlton - Chris Johnson (Gillies, Klemke)
90. North Melbourne - Kade Klemke
91. Hawthorn - Pass

Just as a side note that is a lot harder than it looks, and will probably be completely wrong anyway. Despite my placings, i think Bryce Carroll, Kade Klemke and Rockliff will all go higher than I have placed them.

I also think the following will be drafted, but couldn't fit them in: Chris Hall, Taylor Hunt, Johnny Rayner, Alex Stopp, Casey Sibasodo, Aaron Purves, Jake Walsh, Sam McGarry, M Martin, Tom Gillies. I don't think Mitch Banner will be drafted.

And as a disclaimer I have never seen, and don't claim to have seen any of these players in real life or in a full match. All this is based on are youtube videos, rumours, my opinion of what kind of player the clubs recruiting staff like, my opinion of what types of players the clubs will be looking for, and largely phantom drafts and profile threads/articles written by Ant555, Foj1, Snoopdog Quigley, Bulldogs6, MJP, and the official Bigfooty phantom draft.

i do not expect this to be close to accurate, but if I get 10+ picks correct I would be ecstatic.

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?
Depends how you rate them before hand. i reckon Mitch Robinson will go top 12, and the Bigfooty consesnus seems to think he'll go around 18. Is that bolting?

3. Who will be the big slider?
Sidebottom is in my draft, but I hope Schoenmakers slides all the way to pick 31.

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?
O'Keefe and Schoenmakers if available, otherwise any of the players I mentioned.

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?
I trust him to make the right decision. His guess is better than mine.

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?
Jason Davenport. Could fit in at Sydney, Freo, North or Melbourne so he'll be taken earlier due to competition. having said that he might not go at all.

7. What will be the big story of the draft?
Rich at pick 5. Naitanui falls down the stairs on his way in to Telstra Dome.

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?
"We feel *insert name* has a lot of upside and could well be an important part of the Western Bulldogs forwardline in 3 years alongside players like Grant and Boumann"
"Very glad he slipped this far"

[Go_Dogs]

Good to see you mention Stopp, he's one who has very much gone unnoticed but could well get drafted.

Would be pretty happy with these selections from a Bulldogs point of view.

[LostDoggy]

My totally uninformed opinon goes likes this.....

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Watts
2. West Coast - Natanui
3. Fremantle - Hill
4. Port Adelaide - Rich
5. Essendon - Vickery
6. Carlton - Hurley
7. Brisbane - Hartlett
8. Richmond - Ziebell
9. North Melb - Sidebottom
10. Adelaide - Johnson
11. Collingwood - McKernan
12. Sydney -Blease
13. St. Kilda - Zaharakis
14. Bulldogs - Cordy
15. Geelong - Swift
16. Hawthorn - Trengrove

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?

Zaharakis


3. Who will be the big slider?

Rich


4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?

O'keefe and Post

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?

O'keefe and Post

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?

Nathan Carroll

7. What will be the big story of the draft?

Cousins not being picked up by St Kilda

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?

"My usual smokey and a hedged bet that may or may not come off....."

[Go_Dogs]

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Jack Watts - YES
2. West Coast - Nicholas Naitanui - YES
3. Fremantle - Daniel Rich - NO
4. Port Adelaide - Tyrone Vickery - NO
5. Essendon - Stephen Hill - NO
6. Carlton - Michael Hurley - NO
7. Brisbane - Jack Ziebell - NO
8. Richmond - Phil Davis - NO
9. North Melb - Jackson Trengove - NO
10. Adelaide - Hamish Hartlett - NO
11. Collingwood - Rhys O'Keefe - NO
12. Sydney - Steele Sidebottom - NO
13. St. Kilda - Chris Yarran - NO
14. Bulldogs - Ayce Cordy - NO
15. Geelong - Lewis Johnstone - NO
16. Hawthorn - Jayden Post -NO

BUT, 13 of the 16.

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?

Post - Hawks need for key defenders pushes him into the first round as other clubs use their first round picks to sure up KP stocks.

I was tempted to pull the gun on Schoenmakers too, as I think someone will jump on him early, but I'm just not sure who. Perhaps North, Crows or the Swans.

Should have done it. Didn't think Hawks would go for him, but could easily see him becoming a modern day CHB, much like Everitt.



3. Who will be the big slider?

Michael Walters - Looks a likely type, but in a deep midfield/KP draft small forwards will slide.

Slid even further than I thought he might.

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?

Campbell Heath - bottom aged light bodied, tall left foot mid

Michael Still - bottom age key forward

Thankfully, way off.

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?

Tom Allwright - Tasmanian inside mid with rowing background :D

Michael Still

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?

Josh Carr

Wrong

7. What will be the big story of the draft?

Cousins to Brisbane, but falls out with Voss 4 days later and leaves the club.

I was half right, Cousins not getting picked up was sort of it.



Well, I think I did OK... :D

How did everyone else go?

[Sockeye Salmon]

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Watts
2. West Coast - Naitanui
3. Fremantle - Rich
4. Port Adelaide - Vickery
5. Essendon - Hill
6. Carlton - Hurley
7. Brisbane - Yarram
8. Richmond - Ziebell
9. North Melb - Hartlett
10. Adelaide - Trengove
11. Collingwood - Swift
12. Sydney - Sidebottom
13. St. Kilda – R. O’Keefe
14. Bulldogs - Cordy
15. Geelong - McKernan
16. Hawthorn - Schoenmaker


2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?
O’Keefe, Schoenmaker, S. Wright


3. Who will be the big slider?
Blease, Lisle, Robinson


4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?
Someone really skinny like Tom Hill and another kid who has been playing school footy somewhere that no-one else has ever heard of.

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?
Jordon Roughead and Michael Still / Mitch Brown / Nathan O’Keefe

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?
Chris Johnson by Carlton

7. What will be the big story of the draft?
Hawthorn have become so arrogant that they pass on their 1st pick because they don’t need any more players or Trengove cries when Adelaide calls his name out and refuses to go to Adelaide.

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?
"We rated them both as top 10 picks".
"He has that unique combination of pace and endurance".
"He’s very bottom age and although he’s light we see him as a long term prospect".

1. 12 out of 16 first rounders

2. Schoenmakers goes 1st round and Sam Wright goes at 27.

3. Lisle drops to 50 and Robinson 40.

4. Ye of little faith.

5. Roughy, you beauty! I was on the right track for 32 as well, I even picked Jones in the other thread.

6. Nope, have to wait for the PSD.

7 & 8. The rest were all taking the piss.

[soupman]

Well that was a disaster.

Of my entire phantom draft I had these happen:
Exactly right (player and exact pick):
Jack Watts (Melb. 1)
Nicholas Naitanui (WCE. 2)
Stephen Hill (Freo. 3)
Lewis Johnston (Sydney. 12)
Ayce Cordy (WBulldogs. 14)

Respectable (right club wrong pick):
Hayden Ballantyne (Freo. 21) (I picked him way down at 68)
Zach Clarke (Freo. 37) (I picked him for them at 77)

Brackets I (Player in brackets got drafted at that nominated pick)(a=First choice was already gone):
Chris Yarran (Carlton. 6) (a)
Phil Davis (Adelaide. 10)
Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood. 11)
Nick Suban (Freo. 24)
Luke Rounds (Collingwood. 46) (a)
Leigh Brown (Collingwood. 73)

Brackets II (Player in brackets got drafted to club but wrong pick nominated):
James Strauss (Melb. 19)
Chris Hall (Freo. 77)


Of the first round I got 12/16. My smoky of Robinson was an epic fail, finishing 30 picks lower, while Swift and Mckernan fell out, and Trengove unexpectantly dropped. 56 of the players I picked were drafted.





2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?
Depends how you rate them before hand. i reckon Mitch Robinson will go top 12, and the Bigfooty consesnus seems to think he'll go around 18. Is that bolting?

Well he turned out to be a slider. Bugger.

3. Who will be the big slider?
Sidebottom is in my draft, but I hope Schoenmakers slides all the way to pick 31.
Went at 11 and 16. Sidebottom didn't slide and Schoenmakers may have even gone higher than expected

4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?
O'Keefe and Schoenmakers if available, otherwise any of the players I mentioned.
Completely wrong. Clayton didn't so much look at my nominated players.

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?
I trust him to make the right decision. His guess is better than mine.

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?
Jason Davenport. Could fit in at Sydney, Freo, North or Melbourne so he'll be taken earlier due to competition. having said that he might not go at all.
Nope. Hislop was first. None of the clubs mentioned wanted Davenport.

7. What will be the big story of the draft?
Rich at pick 5. Naitanui falls down the stairs on his way in to Telstra Dome.
Rich went even later, which was probably the biggest story (there wasn't much else to write about. Naitanui didn't fall down the stairs.

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?
"We feel *insert name* has a lot of upside and could well be an important part of the Western Bulldogs forwardline in 3 years alongside players like Grant and Boumann"
"Very glad he slipped this far"
Both attempts are wrong.


What a pitiful attempt. I hang my head in shame.

[LostDoggy]

My totally uninformed opinon goes likes this.....

1. Pick the First round of the draft

1. Melbourne - Watts Yes
2. West Coast - Natanui Yes
3. Fremantle - Hill Yes
4. Port Adelaide - Rich No
5. Essendon - Vickery No
6. Carlton - Hurley No
7. Brisbane - Hartlett No
8. Richmond - Ziebell No
9. North Melb - Sidebottom No
10. Adelaide - Johnson No
11. Collingwood - McKernan No
12. Sydney -Blease No
13. St. Kilda - Zaharakis No
14. Bulldogs - Cordy Yes
15. Geelong - Swift No
16. Hawthorn - Trengrove No

2. Who will be the big bolter in the draft?

Zaharakis Sort of - no one rated him much


3. Who will be the big slider?

Rich - Pick 7


4. Who will Clayton pick at 31 & 32?

O'keefe and Post

5. Who should he have picked at 31 & 32?

O'keefe and Post

6. Who will be the first recycled player to be picked up?

Nathan Carroll

7. What will be the big story of the draft?

Cousins not being picked up by St Kilda Yep ;)

8. What will Clayton say to the media about his selections?

"My usual smokey and a hedged bet that may or may not come off....."

Completely out on my picks - except I did rate Yarran a lot higher than most of you guys, except he went to Carlton not Essendon.