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AFL Central Mock Draft Picks 41 - 75

November 20th 2007 04:56
Pick #41 - Brisbane – Callan Ward – Western – Defender
Rated by a lot of people, but just doesn’t do it for me. Really good user of the ball and is always improving. Brisbane will love to add another midfielder to its ranks. I can see why a lot of people rate him. Could go anywhere.

Pick #42 – St Kilda – Robbie Tarrant – Bendigo – Tall Forward
Seems a fair bit injury prone (something St Kilda don’t need), however with the retirement of Gehrig and Watts’ departure I think the Saints will swoop on Robbie. Is a very athletic CHF, and has a lot of expectations. Can he live up to it? I’m not so sure.


Pick #43 – Western Bulldogs – James Mulligan – South Port– Ruck
Very skilled and Athletic ruckman who is just new to the game. Can play down forward and as some similarities to Matthew Richardson. Will develop a lot in the next few years and will be a good pick up for the Dogs.

Pick #44 - Geelong – Dan McKenna – Gippsland – Tall Forward
Floats between CHF and CHB. Geelong may look for another tall now that Playfair, Hunt and Gardiner are now gone. McKenna dominated in the first 5 rounds, however struggled to some extent to adapt to the wetter conditions.

Pick #45 - Hawthorn – Ashley Hockey – Murray Bushrangers – Small Defender
Likes to win his own football, and can really give a link option out of defense. Floated a lot through the midfield and has shown that he has clean hands and overall skills. The hawks will love another polished midfielder to come into the team in a few years time.

Pick #46 - Carlton – Luke Sampey – East Perth – Tall Forward
The loss of Kennedy and Whitnall means that they are a little short on Key talls. Sampey is the best available at this stage. Very consistent goal kicker throughout the year. Doesn’t have the bells and whistles that many have, but you know you will get a good hard honest player.


Pick #47 - Collingwood – Scott Meyer – Williamstown – Tall Back
Scott is a tall defender out of Williamstown. Mick Malthouse is a massive fan of this kid and with the Retirement of Clement and the aging of its stars down back Meyer may just earn a spot on the list. Not well built but has a lot of potential.

Pick #48 – Western Bulldogs – Mitchell Farmer – Calder – Midfield
Can play at either end of the field and well. Is tough as nails and a good user of the ball. Has some real leadership qualities that the Doggies will also look at. Pretty highly rated so the doggies will get a bargain.

Pick #49 – Port Adelaide – Adam Iacobucci – Williamstown – Midfield
A hard at it midfielder who earns another spot on an AFL list. Adam and Todd Grima will fight it out for this spot. Adam loves the contest and hitting the packs hard. Didn’t get a shot at Collingwood and Williams can turn hacks into decent players.

Pick #50 - Geelong – Scott Thompson – Geelong VFL – Tall Defender
Had a sensational end to the season did Scotty. Dominated for the cats in the VFL with his rebound and usage off the backline. Can play a nullifying role or can be used as a create option. The cats will be laughing all the way to the bank with this pick.

Pick #51 - Richmond – Jarrod Silvester – Coburg – Tall Back
Very similar player to Scott. Both are great users of the ball out of defense. Richmond will have had a good look at him this year and surely must be in calculations if Richmond are serious about winning games of football.

Pick #52 - Brisbane – Jackson Hall – Gippsland – Medium Forward
Steal for Brisbane this late in the draft. Hall can do it and pretty well. Went forward and kicked 4 goals in one game, however was mostly seen creating run off the half back line. Not a player that the lions really need, however to good to go past this late.

Pick #53 - Melbourne – Alistar Neville – Coburg – Midfield
Freak midfielder who tore WA a new hole when he played them. Was Coburgs’ best player for the year. Very classy disposal and never has an off day. Attacks the packs with his first and second efforts.

Pick #54 – Essendon – James Polkinghorne – Calder – Midfield
Showed some poise when he went down back, however he made his name in the midfield this year. He has good hands and is excellent at ground level. His skills are good and is a leader. Essendon will take him and give him time to develop in the VFL.

Pick #55 - Fremantle – Kepler Bradley – Essendon – Tall Back
Kepler has been training with the Dockers and looks set to get another life line in the west.

Pick #56 - Brisbane – Ryan Normington – Murray Bushrangers – Medium Forward
A little injury prone and that will make him available late. Another versatile Forward who can play all over the ground. Nice disposal and a good goal sense, a real snap up late in this draft especially if he can keep out of the physio room.

Pick #57 – St Kilda – Matthew Lobbe – Eastern – Ruck
King isn’t the safest bet and McEvoy could be used else where. Lobbe won the B&F last year for Eastern playing out of the ruck. Spent this year at CHF where he was patchy at times. He will ideally play Ruck at an AFL club. His draft camp tests were good and he is on the way to becoming an AFL player.

Pick #58 – Adelaide– Jarrhan Jacky– Subiaco– Small Forward
Has only played footy for a few years, and has a great goal sense. Still learning the game in many ways and has only just started to step up into the midfield. The talent Adelaide have recruited means they can afford to take a punt on players later in the draft.

Pick #59 - Sydney – Craig Bird – Nelson Bay – Midfield
Sydney get their first scholarship player in their ranks.

Pick #60 - Geelong – Adam Donohue – Geelong – Small Defender
Geelong get him F/S

Pick #61 - Collingwood – Jaxon Braham – Geelong – Midfielder
Collingwood get him F/S

Pick #62 - Kangaroos – Ian Callinan – Central Districts – Small Forward
Ian has done preseasons with AFL teams before, and did one last year with the Kangaroos. The moving on of Whyman leaves the door open for a mature goalsneak. He is clinical in his finishing and is very hard to stop once he starts to get on a bit of a roll.

Pick #63 - Bulldogs – Brett Meredith – Northern – Medium Defender
Missed the start of the year with shoulder injuries, however came back and averaged 33 touches in the TAC. He has excellent skills on either side of his body and can float forward and kick goals.

Pick #64 - Richmond – Patrick Rose – Williamstown – Small Forward
A small leading forward with a lot of potential. Kicks goals when they are needed and rarely goes missing as some players do. A real bargain this late in the draft.

Pick #65 - Carlton – Josephy Daye – Zillmere – Tall Defender
Never going to be a big option as a defender however will play a 3rd Darren Milburn type role. Really athletic and is at his best when he is running and carrying the ball off half back.

Pick #66 - Melbourne -Andrew Renton - Eastern – Ruck
Tall Ruckman who showed some signs this year. The dees will add another ruckman to develop and may as well take one with a bit of potential.

Pick #67 – Western Bulldogs – Guy O’Keefe– Geelong Falcons – Midfield
Needs to build his aerobic capacity to play more in the midfield. However will make a really good half forward or half back. Skill wise is very dangerous. He works hard to get to the packs and gives lots of 2nd and 3rd efforts.

Pick #68 - Essendon – Clayton Hinkley – North Ballarat – Midfield
Express speed which will see Essendon dribble at the mouth. Is a genuine link player in the midfield and put in an impressive draft camp. Essendon need a bit more pace and he will deliver it.

Pick #69 - Fremantle – Michael Dell Aquila – Eastern – Midfield
Good on his feet and good one on one. Spent most of his time in the midfield but also spent time in the forward line. Was unlucky because he did a hamstring at draft camp meaning he couldn’t do all the tests. If you want a word that sums him up then think smart.

Pick #70 – St Kilda – Harry Taylor – East Fremantle – Tall Back
Can play almost everywhere. He has great agility and endurance which sets him apart from many other players. AFL clubs are interested, its just hard to see where he will go. This late in the draft he is worth the punt.

Pick #71 - Adelaide – Matthew Westhoff– Central District – Medium Forward
His brother will help him get drafted here, however he will head to opposition ranks. Adelaide are looking for more forward options and Westhoff is as good as they come here. Very similar player to his brother. Very good on the lead and excellent infront of goal.

Pick #72 - Kangaroos – Trent Dennis - Lane – Subiaco – Small Forward
Exciting and quick small forward. The Roos will love this player because he could develop into a very handy footballer in the future.

Pick #73 - Melbourne – Shane Valenti – Sandringham – Midfielder
Runner up in the VFL B&F as well as taking the Fothergill – Round medal for the best young prospect. Valenti is making waves into AFL circles. A player that will be to good for VFL and is still young. Melbourne have seen him all year with their VFL affiliate and look like they will take him.

Pick #74 - Fremantle – Edward Curnow – Geelon Falcons – Midfielder
He is a Brett Kirk type tagger with great endurance. Can run all day and nullify him opponent. The dockers don’t really have a real tagger so Curnow will fit in well there.

Pick #75 - Adelaide – Taylor Walker – North Broken Hill – Medium Forward
Adelaide’s Scholarship player
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Comment by Anonymous

November 28th 2007 06:46
Michael Dell' aquila i thougth he was fantastic on the feild good at long and short destences but pulled a hamme at draft camp if he did do all the test surely he would of gotten in he is a smart, fast player that should of been picked

Comment by Rizzo

November 28th 2007 09:33
yeah i agree, i was surprised when his name wasn't called out

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