List Mgmt. Mid Season Draft 2024 - Blues set to be active!

[DirtyLeeds]

It was Archie I was thinking of, he'd fit the JSOS/JMac scenario....

 

[Canyouhearthedrums]

Serious question - has any club found a player in mid season draft other than a mid or HB that has gone on to be an AFL regular?

 

[Arr0w]

Serious question - has any club found a player in mid season draft other than a mid or HB that has gone on to be an AFL regular?

Sharman?

 

[PezzDogg95]

Serious question - has any club found a player in mid season draft other than a mid or HB that has gone on to be an AFL regular?

Notable Draftees from the past 5 drafts (since re-introduction) that are still at their club and playing at least semi-regularly (or played frequently until delisted).

2019

• Marlion Pickett (MID/Wing)
• John Noble (Small DEF)
• Will Snelling (Small FWD) delisted end-2023
• Ryan Gardner (Key DEF)

2020
no draft held

2021

• Jai Newcombe (MID)
• Ash Johnson (3rd tall FWD)
• Patrick Parnell (Small DEF)
• Ned Moyle (RUCK)
• Sam Durham (MID/Wing)
• Jed McEntee (Small FWD)
• Jordan Boyd (Small DEF)
• Cooper Sharman (3rd Tall FWD/Key FWD)

2022

• Massimo D'Ambrosio (Small DEF/Wing)
• Kallan Dawson (Key DEF)
• James Blanck (Key DEF)
• Jye Menzie (Small FWD)
• Max Ramsden (RUCK/Key FWD)

2023 (very early to call)

• Ryan Maric (3rd tall FWD/Key FWD)
• Brandon Ryan (Key FWD)

There is definitely value out there, so long as it is the right player landing in the right situation - which is what this draft is intended for. Otherwise the rest are project players and/or busts that have been delisted.

Boom or bust - might as well gamble for the price of a 6 month contract.

 

[Canyouhearthedrums]

That’s probably better than I expected. But I feel like finding and immediate impact fwd of some kind is a bit of a pipe dream.

 

[BigFrizz36]

It will be interesting to see whether we go for older players to try and impact immediately or try and pluck a couple of younger guys to do an apprenticeship for the longer term. Might go for one of each.

 

[DangerousD]

If we are looking for players to impact straight away and fill some holes I would be watching

Brodie McLaughlin (former GCS KPF/Back up ruck) Not massive but can play 3rd forward and second ruck. 26 years old. He's a goer that can kick a goal

Trent Bianco. Fmr Pie with good skils and leg speed. 23 years old and can play Wing/HB

Phoenix Spicer. X factor forward who has the skills (maturity & effort the question)

Tom Highmore. Former Saint and good tall defender. 26 years old

Baker Smith. 21 years old Key defender at Port Melbourne. Great mark

If we want to look internally we have Liam McMahon (Tall mobile forward) Heath Ramshaw (Mid) Lachie Young (3rd defender)

All are playing VFL so should get a good idea of how they are going over next 2 months

McLaughlin is an interesting one, dominated at GC in the 2s but never got a game and then didn’t get picked up, i am surprised a side like ours or Geelong who have two established forwards wouldn’t have a look for insurance.

Was there something else that put clubs off?

 

[DangerousD]

Newcombe, bloody hell, how’d he get overlooked, really good solid player.

 

[katmanblue]

Newcombe, bloody hell, how’d he get overlooked, really good solid player.

They hid him, then he put a huge $ on himself so that only Hawthorn would pick him up. Was dodgy as heck.

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[teagueyubeauty]

Hawthorn shenanigans, you’re allowed to put a price on your head in the MSD.

The price was too much for some, money and contract length


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[Osc1]

Miss the good ol’ days when we had first crack at all drafts.

 

[Stamos]

19-YEAR-OLDS SHINE IN CHASE FOR SPOTS​

GEELONG Falcons forward Will McLachlan has jumped into mid-season draft contention with a run of early form in the Coates Talent League.

McLachlan, who was overlooked last season, is a medium forward and has kicked 11 goals across the past two weeks.

His six-goal haul against Murray Bushrangers on Sunday showed his marking strength and natural goal sense and saw him take his season tally to 13 goals so far in 2024.



Will McLachlan flies for a mark during the Coates Talent League match between Geelong Falcons and GWV Rebels at GMHBA Stadium on March 28, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos
He is one of a batch of players who were first eligible for last year's draft and are now shooting for a mid-season shot, including fellow Falcons runner Liam Kershaw, who has averaged 19 disposals at the start of the season, while Bendigo talent Deyton Uerata has also caught interest as a midfielder/forward who has some exciting attributes.

Key defender Cooper Trembath, ruckmen Joe Pike and Jordan Doherty, tall forward Remy MacLean and versatile Tasmanian prospect Geordie Payne are among the others on recruiters' radars as potential mid-season options. South Australian Noah Howes is another to have been looked at as a potential MSD candidate.

Oliver Poole, Iliro Smit, Lewis Robbins and Ben Hopkins are other prospects who could feature in Young Guns squads ahead of the mid-season draft. – Callum Twomey

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[DangerousD]

They hid him, then he put a huge $ on himself so that only Hawthorn would pick him up. Was dodgy as *.

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When we say hid, how’d they hide him in his draft year? Did he not play VFL in the lead up to the MSD or the year before? I remember the price he put on his head, but surely everyone else would have seen enough of him.

 

[Arr0w]

When we say hid, how’d they hide him in his draft year? Did he not play VFL in the lead up to the MSD or the year before? I remember the price he put on his head, but surely everyone else would have seen enough of him.

Clubs knew of him, just a late developer

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COME the end of a year like no other, there is likely to be a greater amount of hard luck stories and near misses than ever before, especially after the recent cuts to AFL list sizes. But for all that doom and gloom, the 2020 AFL Draft intake is also poised to provide some of […]

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[katmanblue]

When we say hid, how’d they hide him in his draft year? Did he not play VFL in the lead up to the MSD or the year before? I remember the price he put on his head, but surely everyone else would have seen enough of him.

Off the top of my head, he had a "down" year prior to being picked up.

I could be remembering wrong.

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[DangerousD]

Clubs knew of him, just a late developer

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COME the end of a year like no other, there is likely to be a greater amount of hard luck stories and near misses than ever before, especially after the recent cuts to AFL list sizes. But for all that doom and gloom, the 2020 AFL Draft intake is also poised to provide some of […]

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Is Kuipers on that list, the one in our VFL? Is this his first season with us?

 

[The Bighouse]

George Grey small forward/mid

Jasper Scaife, liked him his draft year, surprised he wasn't picked up KPF

Lachlan Hosie, 189cm forward, can sniff a goal

Scaife from West Perth? Like the look of him. Kicked 4 goals last w/end too.

Hosie was rough to get cut from Norf IMO. Still offering a bit in the SANFL.

 

[The Blueseum]

IMO you are much more likely to get a decent key defender more than any other type in this sort of draft. In the lower leagues the flashy forwards get away with a hell of a lot more than they do at AFL level because the defensive support from the flankers and pockets is just not there.

Any key back performing well should be looked at.

That is what we should be aiming for.

 

[teddy-hopkins]

Can we give Sam Durdin

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Sam Durdin

Age

27

Ht

199cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.7

2star

K

6.2

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

11.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.6

4star

a payout, ask him to retire and open up another list spot?

Taking the best key forward from a lower league and convert them into key back maybe?

 

[TENACIOUS]

Unless we know a hidden gem somewhere or a player that we want long term…

I’d pass on the MSD…

Most players want a 18 month contract, which would mean we’d have to delist more players at the end of the year…

 

[Soapy V]

McLaughlin is an interesting one, dominated at GC in the 2s but never got a game and then didn’t get picked up, i am surprised a side like ours or Geelong who have two established forwards wouldn’t have a look for insurance.

Was there something else that put clubs off?

He's not that tall so maybe that's it? I think he would be a great addition

 

[BlueJet]

Unless we know a hidden gem somewhere or a player that we want long term…

I’d pass on the MSD…

Most players want a 18 month contract, which would mean we’d have to delist more players at the end of the year…

I get you but IMO there's quite a few that are ooc at the end of the year that are at risk of being moved on regardless of what we do in the msd.

 

[agro]

Anyone with sound hamstrings at this point

 

[TENACIOUS]

I get you but IMO there's quite a few that are ooc at the end of the year that are at risk of being moved on regardless of what we do in the msd.

List spots are going to be extremely tight… You’d want the MSD player to have more upside than someone we could rookie draft in…

 

[BlueJet]

List spots are going to be extremely tight… You’d want the MSD player to have more upside than someone we could rookie draft in…

That's fair.
Going off the oftentimes incorrect contract list on footywire, I wouldn't have too much difficulty in creating the required space.