Essendon will take Hurley (I hope)

Good luck to Lewis Johnston.

> 6.(CAR) M.Hurley

I can only hope! Sorry Skip, we need him more than you do!!

Have heard Freo are leaning towards Hill (typical horrible Freo decision!!) - meaning somehow the best player in the draft (Rich) goes to Port at 4! *ugh*
Can't see the Bombers taking Ziebell before Hartlett?

Though hopefully Freo do a Freo and miss Rich, which may encourage the Bombers to take Vickory (as he's about a 10000% upgrade on that spud Laycock!!) - leaving us with the tall defender we soooooo badly need - as I think the Bombers want him too to replace Fletcher eventually.

Some of you might be interested in this article on Crikey.

nice choices there XztatiK.

I reckon and i am hoping Adelaide choose something like this:

10: Jackson Trengove or Lewis Johnston
28: Ryan Shoenmakers (Mckernan if available)
44: Jarred Redden
60: Aaron Cornelius
72: Rhys O'Keefe, Chris Hall or Tyson Slattery

That would be a dream come true!!

Shoenmakers will not be there at 28.

Im praying my beloved demons take him at 17.

Highly doubt hell be there past 20

JACK WATTS IS A DEMON THOUGH!!!

Cheers yoyo, switch Cornelius and Redden on yours and it becomes possible. Don't want Slattery though.

Interesting article Isaac, lucky I'm not printing any of this or that guy would be pissed off :P

Here's what I think the first round will look like if Freo are dumber than I thought:

1.(MEL) J.Watts
2.(WCE) N.Naitanui
3.(FRE) S.Hill
4.(PTA) D.Rich
5.(ESS) T.Vickery
6.(CAR) M.Hurley
7.(BRL) J.Ziebell
8.(RIC) S.Sidebottom
9.(KAN) S.McKernan
10.(ADE) H.Hartlett
11.(COL) J.Trengrove
12.(SYD) C.Yarran
13.(STK) L.Johnston
14.(WBD) A.Cordy
15.(GEE) T.Swift
16.(HAW) P.Davis

Ok, yeah I'm just trying to figure out a way that Hartlett slides to 10.

Ok, with the ever-increasing rumour of Port taking Hartlett, I'm changing my first round again lol:

1.(MEL) J.Watts
2.(WCE) N.Naitanui
3.(FRE) S.Hill
4.(PTA) H.Hartlett
5.(ESS) D.Rich (happy with that skip?)
6.(CAR) M.Hurley
7.(BRL) J.Ziebell
8.(RIC) T.Vickery
9.(KAN) S.Sidebottom
10.(ADE) L.Johnston
11.(COL) J.Trengrove
12.(SYD) C.Yarran
13.(STK) S.McKernan
14.(WBD) A.Cordy
15.(GEE) T.Swift
16.(HAW) P.Davis

anon, (and any other port supporters) would you prefer Schoenmakers (Ryan O'Keefe clone) or Lisle (key defender) with pick 22?

XztatiK - No, I want Hurley

Does he play basketball??

You got your wish skip, first five:

Watts
NicNat
Hill
Hartlett
Hurley

Shaun McKernan at 28!!!

Port would be very happy with Trengrove at 22.

Overall im pretty happy with Adelaide picks. Their first 2 picks are the ones they needed to choose wisely and with Mckernan at 28 i think they got a steal. Not sure about Phil Davis at 10. Would've been happier with either Sidebottom/Johnston/Trengove. Oh well lets hope it pays off.

now for the rookie and pre-season draft.

I hope Adelaide picks a couple of the available indigenous boys - Varcoe, sharples and clancee peirce

I agree yoyo, in hindsight they probably would have gone with Sidebottom considering they snared three key forwards later. I guess now that we have 7 good young key forwards at least one or two of them will become 50+ goal players... I hope.

McKernan at 28 and Trengrove at 22 are the steals of the draft IMO. Good job SA!

I was sooooo hoping that Aaron Cornelius kept sliding all the way to pick 60 but bloody Voss had to ruin it and take him at 57!

I don't mind Rory Sloane at 44 and our last pick, Will Young looks great from his youtube video.

As for the rookie draft, I can't believe some of the talent that went undrafted:
Tom Rockliff
Matt Deboer
Clancee Pearce
Kade Klemke
Casey Sibosado
James Boyd

...so hopefully we grab one or two of them as rookies. I think we have two spots free?

Here's Shaun McKernan:

I actually think Crows only have one rookie selection.

they kept Moss and Martin and I'm sure they signed the Irish lad.

I will be pleased if they get Adam Varcoe

Yes, you're right, I forgot about the Irish boy.

In that case I hope we get Rockliff, DeBoer or Boyd.

I though i read somewhere that it has been extended to 6 rookies.

Don't think so. There has been one change though - from round 12 onwards each team may nominate one rookie to be able to play senior games (without elevating him). I think it might be Moss at the Crows.