Sax's Phantom Draft????

[sax]

Everyone else can have a go so why can't I?
I've heard all the crap the journo's have to say, read what each club needs & lacks, heard all the rumours, etc!!!
Everyone else thinks they're an expert!
Now I've studied the guys in the draft so I'm gonna see how I go!!!

Priority Pick
1: Carlton; Matthew Kreuzer (Ruck), Northern Knights
Round 1
2: Richmond; Cale Morton (Mid/HB), Claremont
3: West Coast; Trent Cotchin (Mid), Northern Knights
4: Melbourne; Lachlan Henderson (Fwd), Geelong Falcons
5: Bulldogs; Ben McEvoy (Ruck/Fwd), Murray Bushrangers
6: Essendon; David Myers (Mid/HB), Perth
7: Fremantle; Rhys Palmer (Mid), East Fremantle
8: Brisbane; Alex Rance (CHB/FB), Swan Districts
9: St. Kilda; Cyril Rioli (Mid/Fwd), St. Marys
10: Adelaide; Brad Ebert (Mid), Port Magpies
11: Sydney; Chris Masten (Mid/Fwd), East Fremantle
12: Hawthorn; Tom Collier, (Mid/HB), Lauderdale, Tas
13: West Coast; David Gourdis, (CHF), Subiaco
14: Melbourne; Patrick Veszpremi (Mid), Northern Knights
15: Kangaroos; Jarrad Grant, (Mid/Fwd), Dandenong
16: Port; Levi Greenwood (Mid/HB), Port Magpies
17: Geelong; Scott Sellwood (Mid), Bendigo Pioneers
Priority Pick
18: Richmond; Patrick Dangerfield (Mid), Geelong Falcons
Round 2
19: Bulldogs; Jack Grimes (Mid), Northern Knights
20: West Coast; Tayte Pears (CHB/HB), East Perth
21: Melbourne; Thomas Bellchambers (Ruck), Northern Bombers, Tas
22: West Coast; Tony Notte (Fwd), Swan Districts
23: Essendon; Addam Maric (Mid/Fwd), Calder Cannons
24: Fremantle; Paddy McGinnity (Mid), Claremont
25: Brisbane; Brendan Whitecross (Mid/HB), Kedron, QLD
26: Sydney; Stephan Browne (Mid/Back), West Perth
27: Adelaide; Tom McNamara (Back), South Adelaide
28: Port; Allan Obst (Mid), Central District
29: Hawthorn; Jackson Hall (Mid), Gippsland Power
30: Adelaide; Mitchell Farmer (Mid/Back), Calder Cannons
31: Collingwood; Ashley Arrowsmith (Mid), Calder Cannons
32: Kangaroos; Daniel Noy (Mid), Eastern Ranges
33: Port; Jay Bowden (Mid/Fwd), Glenorchy, Tas
34: Geelong; Ashley Hockey (Mid), Murray Bushrangers
Round 3
35: Bulldogs; David Zaharakis (Mid), Northern Knights
36: Carlton; Dan McKenna (Fwd/Back), Gippsland Power
37: Kangaroos; Steven Gaertner (Fwd), Dandenong
38: Adelaide; Scott Simpson (Fwd), Dandenong
39: Essendon (F/S); Darcy Daniher (CHB), Calder Cannons
40: Fremantle; Trent Dennis-Lane (Fwd), Subiaco
41: Brisbane; Sam Reid (Mid), Zillmere, QLD
42: St. Kilda; Dawson Simpson (Ruck), Murray Bushrangers
43: Bulldogs; Andrew Renton (Ruck), Eastern Rangers
44: Geelong; Will Sullivan (Ruck), Western Jets
45: Hawthorn; Stuart Dew (Fwd/Back), Port Adelaide
46: Carlton; Robert Tarrant (Fwd), Bendigo
47: Collingwood; Kevin Dyas (Mid), Ireland
48: Bulldogs; Harry Croft (Fwd/Back), Oakleigh Chargers
49: Port; Matthew Westhoff (Fwd), Central District
50: Geelong; Jarrhan Jacky (Fwd), Subiaco
Round 4
51: Richmond; Toby Thoolan (Fwd/Ruck), Bendigo
52: Brisbane; Joel Smouha (Ruck), Mt. Gravatt, QLD
53: Melbourne; Marlon Motlop (Mid/Fwd), North Adelaide
54: Essendon; James Mulligan (Ruck), Southport
55: Fremantle; Luke Sampey (Fwd), East Perth
56: Brisbane; Dane Zorko (Mid), Broadbeach, QLD
57: St. Kilda; Jake Spiteri (Fwd/Back), Northern Knights
58: Adelaide; Tom Frawley (Mid), St. Marys
59: Sydney; Craig Bird (Mid), NSW Scholarship
60: Geelong (F/S); Adam Donahue (HB), Geelong Falcons
61: Collingwood (F/S); Jaxson Barham (Mid), Geelong Falcons
62: Kangaroos; Ryan Normington (Mid), Murray Bushrangers
63: Bulldogs; Matthew Lobbe (Fwd/Ruck), Eastern Rangers
Round 5
64: Richmond; Tim Bongetti (Fwd), Northern Knights
65: Carlton; Chris Kangars (Back), Geelong Falcons
66: Melbourne; Travis Dulic (FB), Calder Cannons
67: Bulldogs; Pass
68: Essendon; Cam Howatt, Richmond
69: Fremantle; Kepler Bradley (Ruck), Essendon
70: St. Kilda; Ryan Hobbs (Fwd/Back), North Ballarat
71: Adelaide; Pass
72: Kangaroos; Pass
Round 6
73: Melbourne; Pass
74: Fremantle; Pass
75: Adelaide; Taylor Walker (Mid), NSW Scholarship

OUR PICKS:
9: Cyril Rioli. 178cm, 74kg
42: Dawson Simpson. 206cm, 105kg
57: Jake Spiteri. 193cm, 87kg
70: Ryan Hobbs. 194cm, 89kg

Please let me know what you think?
It's my first attempt!!!
Cheers everyone, GO SAINTS!!!!

[Oh When the Saints]

Clearly manipulated so as to give the Saints an absolutely ideal outcome

Good effort ... Masten will go earlier than that IMO, and I reckon Henderson might slide a bit. Grimes at #19 is also excellent value from what I've read.

[sax]

VERY manipulated!!!!

[Spinner]

Richmond will take Trent Cotchin....

Good effort...

[sax]

You don't think they've done a deal with West Coast as part of Mitch Morton's trade?

[Armoooo]

I would rather Ebert than Rioli....

[n1ck]

Dont know much about Spiteri or Hobbs... can you give us a rundown on those two?

Is Jake Spiteri related to the former NSL player and one-time Socceroo, Joe?

[saint66au]

Dont know much about Spiteri or Hobbs... can you give us a rundown on those two?

Is Jake Spiteri related to the former NSL player and one-time Socceroo, Joe?

Or more importantly..to Channel 9 journo and total spunk Christine???lol

[sax]

Cyril Rioli - 178cm, 74kg - St Marys NT. Despite playing most of the nationals as a small forward due to him recovering from injury he is a genuine midfielder. Has good pace and a nice left foot kick but is good on both sides of his body. His tackling is also very good.
Gets his team mates involved and was the leading goal assist player at the Champs. Showed he was very dangerous up forward with 7 goals in the last champ game against QLD. Has been playing school footy in Melbourne so he will know what to expect when he moves south.
Top 20 pick (courtesy WoM)

Dawson Simpson - 205cm, 97 kg-Murray Bushrangers. Very tall ruckman who wins a lot of the tap work. I haven't seen a lot of him play and when I have I have thought he needs to do more around the ground. Doesn't really win a lot of the footy. Someone will have a look at simply because of his height.
Pick 40 plus. (courtesy WoM)

Jake Spiteri - 193cm, 87kg-Northern Knights. Solid kid who has played Ruck, CHF and CHB for the Knights this year. He goes ok in the ruck but is not really a genuine ruckman. Leads up well and is reasonably mobile at CHF. Doesn't win huge amounts of the footy but has had a few strong games. Pace is reasonable for a big guy. His defensive skills are ok. Kicking is ok on the right. Can take a strong Mark.
Pick 40 plus. (courtesy WoM)

Ryan Hobbs - 194cm, 89kg-North Ballarat Rebels. Injury destroyed season but his early season form might be remembered. Can play either end and not too dissimilar to the Brown twins who got drafted last season. Solid unit with a little more quality than some other similar ones. I was surprised he handled FB well, I had him pegged as a pure FF. A little quicker than it says on the tin … and physical. (courtesy Weaver)

[Joffa Burns]

Well done Sax, I haven't seen any of the potential draftee's play so I am interested to read mock drafts.

From what I have read I do not believe Rioli no matter how talented is the type of player we need. I think we need a genuine hard running onballer as opposed to a Rioli who appears a Tambling type player. But onece again only from what I read.

Anyone at 205cm with some ability would be well worth a crack for our third round selection.

[Animal Enclosure]

Not sure about Simpson having talent.. I saw Michael Hurley towl him up in the Metro v Country game at the U/18 champs this year. Simpson went forward, had a good 13 cm height advantage & Hurley just worked him under the ball with ease.

At 205cm he'd be a long term project but at the moment he plays like a basketballer who is waiting for a pushing foul to be called.

[Animal Enclosure]

Not sure about dawson having talent.. I saw Michael Hurley towl him up in the Metro v Country game at the U/18 champs this year. Simpson went forward, had a good 13 cm height advantage & Hurley just worked him under the ball with ease.

At 205cm he'd be a long term project but at the moment he plays like a basketballer who is waiting for a pushing foul to be called.

[st_Trav_ofWA]

if that happens and we pass up masten for rioli ill be hell mad !! trust me the masten kid is the real deal he was one of the best in the carnival in the all concouring WA side and he had a mild case of OP at the time by all reports the OP is under controle and hes back running now so just imagine how good he would of been at the carnival fully fit !!

[Armoooo]

if that happens and we pass up masten for rioli ill be hell mad !! trust me the masten kid is the real deal he was one of the best in the carnival in the all concouring WA side and he had a mild case of OP at the time by all reports the OP is under controle and hes back running now so just imagine how good he would of been at the carnival fully fit !!

NO MORE OP PLAYERS!!!!!

[st_Trav_ofWA]

if that happens and we pass up masten for rioli ill be hell mad !! trust me the masten kid is the real deal he was one of the best in the carnival in the all concouring WA side and he had a mild case of OP at the time by all reports the OP is under controle and hes back running now so just imagine how good he would of been at the carnival fully fit !!

NO MORE OP PLAYERS!!!!!

you will find most players have had OP its how they are delt with that cripples them

[evertonfc]

Dont know much about Spiteri or Hobbs... can you give us a rundown on those two?

Is Jake Spiteri related to the former NSL player and one-time Socceroo, Joe?

Or more importantly..to Channel 9 journo and total spunk Christine???lol

It's emerged Spiteri wasn't drafted because his named sounded too ethnic, and that he was told by one club that "with a surname like Spiteri, you should try soccer".

Hopefully he proves them wrong, overcomes such a handicap and gets a rookie-listing somewhere.

[Carl Mynott]

I didnt realise Christine was 40,just had a kid and was married.....
She's still a hornbag but according to Ch.9 she is best suited to SBS...

They have a lot of nude women on SBS......maybe Ch9 are right....