Mock Draft

[B.M]

My ideal draft outcome

1-Levi Ashcroft - BL (matched bid)
2-Jagga Smith - Rich
3-Sam Lalor - Rich (pick swap with NM)
4-Finn O’Sullivan - Carl
5-Sid Draper - Adel
6-Josh Smillie - Mel
7-Harvey Langford - Rich
8-Murphy Reid - StK
9-Leo Lombard - GC (matched bid)
10-Toby Travaglia - GWS (pick swap)
11-Harry Armstrong - Melb
12-Luke Trainor - NM
13-Xavier Lindsay - NM
14-Alex Tauru - WC
15-Isak Kako - ESS (matched bid)
16-Jobe Shanahan - Port
17-Bo Allen - Freo
18-Taj Hotton - StK
19-Cooper Hynes - StK
20-Joe Berry - WB
21-Jack Whitlock - Rich
22-Matt Whitlock- Sydney

[Otiman]

Trading pick 8 for 16 + 17? How does that deal get done?

[diddley]

If all of the other top mids are gone by our second pick like they were on this scenario, I am open to swapping the pick 8 with gws for 15&16 like you did.
This selections would certainly make our mid to forward line a lot more dynamic. Hopefully it would solve our forward 50 entries issues.

[Banger9798]

I'm hoping Tauru or Armstrong are taken earlier than our pick so we get a sliding midfielder.

Smilie.and Reid would be good

[B.M]

Other selections

Cody Anderson
Adrian Cole (matched bid)
Elwood Peckett (Rookie)

[B.M]

If any tall is taken inside of our first selection - I would not pick swap

But that is unlikely

There is a clear top 8

[cwrcyn]

To me, Murphy Reid is the best player in the draft. I'd be stunned if he made it past pick 5

[B.M]

I would happily take any player listed above Reid with our first pick

[D.B.Cooper]

Other selections

Cody Anderson
Adrian Cole (matched bid)
Elwood Peckett (Rookie)

I spoke to a recruiter about Cody Anderson, he’s a bull and tough as f*** and ready to play, if but concerns he is fully developed (man child syndrome) and is a poor kick.

[SteeleSaints]

Other selections

Cody Anderson
Adrian Cole (matched bid)
Elwood Peckett (Rookie)

Ill be surprised if Anderson gets picked up at all, I hardly think we need another slow inside mid.

[B.M]

Other slow man child mids

James Worpal - pick 45
Luke Parker - pick 40
Matt Crouch - pick 28

All 3 have won AFL best and Fairests

But I agree - I would only take him very late

[Yorkeys]

If our men do as well as the last couple of years, not only will all be fine, some commentators are going to have to lose the tired tropes depicting a bygone age, as much as it will mean actual analysis and work v rehashing negative bias.

[saintfreddy]

I don't know who we pick up but I feel a lot more confident seeing the past few years draft choices. Darcy Wilson was such a steal for me last year.
I feel with a couple of good draft choices, we are a chance to win quite a few more games. My optimism is still there after following the Saints for over 50 years.

[cwrcyn]

It's a pity we won that last game. Picks 5 & 6 would have guaranteed us two topline midfielders. As it stands now it's most likely we'll get only one.

I'm hoping that at least one key position player gets picked up in the first 6. It would be an enormous benefit to us. The only clubs who are likely to do that are North Melbourne at pick 2 or Richmond at pick 6, more likely Richmond, as it'll be their 2nd pick.

Trading to get higher is going to be unlikely. Those with the first 5 picks would be either unwilling or unable to do pick swaps with the talent that's available to them. Only Richmond at pick 6 I see as a possibility with us giving 7 & 8 to Richmond for 6 & 10

My guess is we'll stick with 7 & 8. GWS might come knocking for pick 8 by dangling 15 & 16 in front of us. It could be tempting but it all depends who's there for us at pick 8.

With our dire need for elite midfield talent, I'm disappointed that we'll only catch the tail end of that group rather than being in the middle of it.

Dalrymple has much thinking to do

[B.M]

I wouldn’t trade pick 8 (which will be pick 9) until draft night

If all 8 mids are gone

Then I’d hit up GWS 15/16 or Richmond 11 & 20

[chook23]

SEN mock draft by Nathan Sepe

Has us taking Bo Allan and Harry Armstrong with our first 2 picks

[B.M]

That would be a disaster

A HB and a tall forward

How does that ‘build out our midfield’ as Ross keeps banging on about

[St Dave]

SEN mock draft by Nathan Sepe

Has us taking Bo Allan and Harry Armstrong with our first 2 picks

Its interesting, but I don't know how much I would rate that from our perspective at least.

He does have no-one above us taking a key fwd/back which I think is the only way we don't take two mids, however then we take Allan out of the box (as an example ESPN projects him at 13 and Cal Twomey's October firm guide has him 12th overall) and let Reid slip?

For some reason he has us taking our NGA guys with natural picks too? Surely the whole point is to leave them on the table and just match picks to effectively double up.

[chook23]

SEN mock draft by Nathan Sepe

Has us taking Bo Allan and Harry Armstrong with our first 2 picks

Its interesting, but I don't know how much I would rate that from our perspective at least.

He does have no-one above us taking a key fwd/back which I think is the only way we don't take two mids, however then we take Allan out of the box (as an example ESPN projects him at 13 and Cal Twomey's October firm guide has him 12th overall) and let Reid slip?

For some reason he has us taking our NGA guys with natural picks too? Surely the whole point is to leave them on the table and just match picks to effectively double up.

Must admit found it a bit strange

Don't know much about Nathan Sepe from SEN

[Nick DalSanto Claus]

Will we, or can we wait until we've had our pick at 7 before splitting pick 8 in a live trade? Asking for a friend.

[chook23]

Will we, or can we wait until we've had our pick at 7 before splitting pick 8 in a live trade? Asking for a friend.

A friend tells me Yes

[Nick DalSanto Claus]

I wouldn’t trade pick 8 (which will be pick 9) until draft night

If all 8 mids are gone

Then I’d hit up GWS 15/16 or Richmond 11 & 20

There seems to be a bit of scuttlebutt that we'll do one or the other, depending on who we get at 7. The latter seems ideal, although the former would be very handy. Three first rounders. Either way, yum yum! Just do it!

[The_Dud]

If we draft a half back and a tall forward then everyone from the boot studder to the president should resign in disgrace...

[CQ SAINT]

Other selections

Cody Anderson
Adrian Cole (matched bid)
Elwood Peckett (Rookie)

Ill be surprised if Anderson gets picked up at all, I hardly think we need another slow inside mid.

He ran a 3.02 in the 20m sprint. As a tough, defensive, inside mid, that's actually pretty handy.

[TheGreatZacsby]

I’ve said this from the start.

Send Pick 7 and our F1 to North for a quality mid. Guarantee FOS / Draper / Smith / Langford.

Split Pick 8 for GWS 15/16 and grab best available.

That’s how you do Draft Night.