Draft talk for 2009

[Robbo]

Matt Burgan has us taking Rohan with pick 6, JMP with 14, Crichton with 38, Panos at 54 and Barlow at 55.

Panos is a tall forward so I don't think we need him. As mentioned we really don't need another half back flanker so hopefully we don't take JMP.

[ernie koala]

And I really hope we don't get JMP at 14. He may be a good prospect but I think we have half-back flankers coming out of our ears (including a number of developing, unproven players for whom that appears to be the most logical position - like Heath, Gilchrist, new Irish bloke). Even if none of the unproven ones turns out any good, in any draft there are normally a good number of outside, athletic, quickish players with decent kicks for whom HBF is the most realistic position so we can always get more of this type in the future. With later pick I wouldn't care if we got him but at 14 I hope we'll pick someone who might fill a "harder to fill" or "more pressing need" position.

Yeah, completely agree Liz, lets hope Roos isn't getting too carried away because the guy did some research and presents well. By all acounts
Cyril Rioli was the worst presented player in the draft in 07.

[liz]

Just for fun and with too much time on my hands......
I'm getting out the crystal ball, with no inside knowledge, infact nothing but guesswork based on the overload of draft fluff I've read.....

Swans selections....
6. Gary Rohan
14. Luke Tapscott
38. Troy Taylor
54. Derick Wanganeen
55. Jack Weston
81. Pass for Bradshaw
90. Kristin Thornton

Any other takers?

Not a prediction but more of a wish list based on who might reasonably be expected to be around at various picks. And it's based more on combinations of type of player rather than indviduals themselves, given I've seen nothing more than few highlights reels.

6 Rohan
14 Stevens or Bastinac

OR

6 Cunnington
14 Jetta or Moore (Very different types of player but if we've taken a "pure mid" with pick 6, then it would be good to get a less mainstream player at 14)

Then

38 Grimes or Shaw or Reid
54 Tutt or Hooper (Andrew)
55 A "utility" like Dea or Michael Barlow

If someone like Black or Talia is available at 14, would be good to get them under either scenario. But I suspect both will be gone.

And I really hope we don't get JMP at 14. He may be a good prospect but I think we have half-back flankers coming out of our ears (including a number of developing, unproven players for whom that appears to be the most logical position - like Heath, Gilchrist, new Irish bloke). Even if none of the unproven ones turns out any good, in any draft there are normally a good number of outside, athletic, quickish players with decent kicks for whom HBF is the most realistic position so we can always get more of this type in the future. With later pick I wouldn't care if we got him but at 14 I hope we'll pick someone who might fill a "harder to fill" or "more pressing need" position.

[Chilcott]

Hope we draft a young bloke from the Eastern Ranges called Aaron Kennedy.

Very good player from my local club, Wantirna South.

[ernie koala]

Just for fun and with too much time on my hands......
I'm getting out the crystal ball, with no inside knowledge, infact nothing but guesswork based on the overload of draft fluff I've read.....

Swans selections....
6. Gary Rohan
14. Luke Tapscott
38. Troy Taylor
54. Derick Wanganeen
55. Jack Weston
81. Pass for Bradshaw
90. Kristin Thornton

Any other takers?

[Bloody Hell]

Can we uncombine the Phantom draft??? Mods?

With the later picks he is constantly saying the Swans need to replace Fosdike, Crouch and Schmitt. I think we've already gone a long way to addressing those issues.

[reigning premier]

At least you tried RP

God forbid we could open a separate thread on the number 1 football story in the paper today....

[hammo]

[QUOTE=reigning premier;467854]The drafte thread's a bit full so thought I'd start a new one specifically for the Burgatron...

[QUOTE]

At least you tried RP

[reigning premier]

Burgatron 2009 - Swans picks

The drafte thread's a bit full so thought I'd start a new one specifically for the Burgatron...

For those that don't know, Matt Burgan does a phantom draft every year PRIOR to the real thing. Sometimes he's right, sometimes he's not.

Full draft here on the AFL website

[hammo]

Burgan's Phantom Draft has us taking Rohan and McMillan-Pittard in the first round.


Phantom Draft is here! - AFL.com.au

[hammo]

Don't we already have a great stock of young midfielders? Bird.Hanneberry,Nathan Gordon,Taylor Gilchrist.Meredith.plus a few others then the old brigade which will be good for a couple of more years.
Defenders also are coming out of our ears.I would rather grab an x factor forward like Jetta and turn Lewis Johnstone into a KP defender

You can never have too many quality midfielders. The game is all about endurance and speed now in 6 or 7 minute bursts. Midfielders can rotate in the forward line and particularly the half forward and half back lines.

Rohan at 6 excites me. All the experts say there is enormous upside considering he's had just one year in the TAC Cup system.

My only concern with Jetta is that he's made it fairly clear by my reading that he wants to stay in Perth.

Lucas looks like a Simon Black clone. Given the unbelieveable off season we've had so far you never know, he may slide to 14.

[Jeffers1984]

Rohan at 6 and Jetta at 14 will definitely address our speed issues no doubt.

Still want Talia at 14 though.

I'm now definitely on the Ranga bandwagon! Rohan for #6!

[Hartijon]

Absolutely no chance of us taking Ball with pick 14.

We will draft the best midfielder left at 6 and then a KP defender at 14 if one of the suitable ones the club has their eye on is left at pick 14. If not it will be another midfielder.

After that they can go fishing for some x factor small forward.

DST

Don't we already have a great stock of young midfielders? Bird.Hanneberry,Nathan Gordon,Taylor Gilchrist.Meredith.plus a few others then the old brigade which will be good for a couple of more years.
Defenders also are coming out of our ears.I would rather grab an x factor forward like Jetta and turn Lewis Johnstone into a KP defender

[i'm-uninformed2]

If you read this, we are still a shot at Jetta at 14. We'll see . . .

Personally, though, I understand where the Eagles are going. Brad Sheppard was a major kick @@@ guitarist in the Hoodoo Gurus.

Eagles set to overlook LewisJetta in AFL draft | Herald Sun

[DST]

Absolutely no chance of us taking Ball with pick 14.

We will draft the best midfielder left at 6 and then a KP defender at 14 if one of the suitable ones the club has their eye on is left at pick 14. If not it will be another midfielder.

After that they can go fishing for some x factor small forward.

DST