At this stage, Adelaide is holding the best cards, with not only their own first and second round picks but Greater Western Sydney's first-round choice and the Western Bulldogs' second selection. Riley Thilthorpe was favoured, andended up being the pick and will add to Adelaide's key forward and ruck stocks. Gulden will compete for a spot across wing/half-forward and is an excellent accumulator who will add a precise kick and speed on the outside. For the same age, Phillips also performed just as well as Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson. 1 AFL draft pick since 2000, Every club, every pick: ESPN's full AFL phantom draft. Picture: Sydney Swans. Tasmania: Sam Collins, Oliver Davis, Jackson Callow and Patrick Walker Adelaide - Teah Charlton 5. Now what? Players drafted: Denver Grainger-Barras, Seamus Mitchell, Connor Downie (bid matched), Tyler Brockman. Hawthorn gains Pick 46 and a future fourth-round pick. Post published: February 7, 2020; Reading time: 10 mins read *Blog note: I usually post weekly on Wednesday’s but decided to push this forward because I’m guessing a lot of drafts may be happening soon. McDonald earned selection in the WAFL Team of the Year and achieved higher disposal, mark and goal per game numbers this year at that level than he achieved in the Under-18s last year. 2020 NAB AFL Draft Prospect Zach Reid stands at two metres tall, but he's got the agility and skills of a much smaller player. • Head to ESPN's Home of AFL Now what? AFL Draft 2020: Every club's draft haul rated. Players drafted: Lachlan Jones (bid matched), Oliver Lord. With Hawthorn's final pick, Tyler Brockman is a speedy forward with scope to improve as a high impact per possession type who makes things happen with ball in hand, but also applies forward pressure effectively. If there is a player who could contend for the No. Conor Stone, while of interest to a few clubs in this range, is someone the Giants are betting on in a big way as someone who had some promising moments around goal in 2019 but at this stage is a potential over performance choice who needs to find the ball more consistently and has some other aspects of his gaming needing refinement. Ranking every No. Position: Tall … Get the ESPN App from the iTunes App Store to get the latest sports scores, news and videos. The tricky part is they each showed glimpses, but they're all players where seeing them in 2020 would have been essential to determine whether Perkins may be able to develop the scope to play as a midfielder, and to see with both Cox and Reid whether their rate of development validate their selection early in this draft. Rationale: Logan McDonald with pick 4 is the pick of the draft and an opportunity Sydney should never have been afforded, but credit to Sydney for making the most of the opportunity. While Ben McCreery was chosen as a speedy forward who can hit the scoreboard and add forward pressure and ground level craft to a front half that is sorely lacking it. Tom Powell is another with the performances on the board, averaging a competition high 35 disposals in the SANFL Under-18s and winning the competition's best and fairest. Western Bulldogs – Jamarra Ugle-Hagan – Key Forward (matching Adelaide bid) Western Bulldogs NGA/Oakleigh Chargers – 194cm, 79kg. Ranking every No. When you mix performance with rate of improvement as we're seeing with McDonald, that's when you have a key forward with the capacity to become one of the competition's premier players. Winder is an athletic utility with good speed. About logos. 1 AFL draft … Denver is great aerially and is able to intercept and limit the influence of his direct opponent. Get the ESPN App from the Google Play Store to get the latest sports scores, news and videos. The hope is with Lord being a high leaper and having good speed that he will develop, but without seeing his rate of improvement this year and having an early January birthday, the pick feels like a reach. At 193cm though, it's unclear whether Chapman will grow to be tall enough to play key defence at AFL level, with a role as a taller rebounder along the lines of a Grant Birchall appearing most likely at this stage. Get live scores, news and videos ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. Essendon gains picks 49 and 50. Fremantle gains Pick 29. Draft Video Watch the latest video, including interviews with draft stars, a Combine test with a 'craft' twist and more. Now what? With North Melbourne already taking two ball winning midfielders, North Melbourne secured a third in Charlie Lazzaro who was prolific for Geelong Falcons, averaging 20 disposals and winning a high proportion contested and laying numerous tackles. Starting the AFL from scratch: What would footy look like. Holmes, the son of Commonwealth Gold Medallist and Olympic Bronze Medallist Lee Naylor has just one NAB League game to his name from 2019. 188cm/77kg 29/7/02 Jones is physically AFL-ready, possessing a strong build, strong one-on-one capabilities, strong contested ball winning capabilities, a booming kick and a burst of speed. 2020 AFL Draft club-by-club final selections. Hawthorn gains picks 62, 69 and a future second-round pick. The following list features pocket profiles of top-age (2002-born) prospects who are part of their respective AFL Academy hubs, while also touching on some names who missed out last year, have improved greatly, or may feature on another list. Collingwood gains Pick 46. Love the AFL? The draft concluded with rounds 4–7 on April 25. Rationale: As expected, Adelaide bid on the consensus top prospect in this year's draft in Jamarra Ugle-Hagan which was promptly matched. Follow all the drama live as clubs select players in the 2020 AFL draft. Richmond - Ellie McKenzie 2. You're drafted! 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Rationale: Lachlan Jones at 16 represents sensational value as one of the truly ready-to-go players in this draft. Henry Smith is another development project, as a ruckman at 204cm and strong contested marking threat. Fremantle gains picks 53 and 57. AFL News. 09/12/2020 The Inner Sanctum 0. Brisbane's draft overall is suboptimal due to no opportunity to take a player before a bid arrived on Blake Coleman and no other player added aside from Coleman, who will immediately support Brisbane's push for the 2021 flag. North Melbourne appear to have the next strongest draft hand, with not only their first-round choice but also Melbourne's. With all Victorian junior and senior competitions shut down, prospects from other states will be the players we will be able to analyse this season. Players drafted: Logan McDonald, Braeden Campbell (bid matched), Errol Gulden (bid matched). Players drafted: Samson Ryan, Maurice Rioli Jnr (bid matched). Super Bowl Champion: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rationale: Collingwood started the draft with a theme towards taking the brother of current footballers with Oliver Henry (the brother of Geelong's Jack) and Finlay Macrae (the brother of Western Bulldog midfielder Jack). Rationale: A high-risk, high-reward draft by Essendon. A unique culture and on-field excellence: the AFLW success story, The seven teams that can win the premiership in 2021, Every club's make or break for season 2021, Inside the evolving culture of death threats in the AFL, AFL Draft 2020: Every club's draft haul rated, You're drafted! Ranking every No. As a tall, ball winning midfielder, Davies only adds to Gold Coast's quickly emerging young midfield while Jeffrey is an aerial marking threat with a lot of class who at either end of the ground can impact games. 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