There are a bunch of kids I'd probably rate higher talents than Clark that should be available around pick 10.
Nathan O'Driscoll is probably an apt comparison as a West Aussie who plays that outside mid role but can easily go inside and get the ball as someone who loves the physical side of the game and tackling. He's had a great year despite a few injuries and although listed at 187cm, I'd think he's much closer to 190cm now having seem him a few times in person. He wasn't in Twomey's top 30 which was ridiculous as most draft pundits have him top 10 but if he's available to us I wouldn't be unhappy seeing him join his sister in purple.
There are a number of Vic mids who've proven themselves to be fantastic players over the past few years and hopefully we'll see a little more of them in the next couple of months as Vic restrictions ease. Some of those who could fall through to our pick include Tanner Bruhn, Oliver Henry, Archie Perkins and Eddie Ford who've all shown great talent over the past few seasons. The first two are Vic Country kids who've shown in the past that they're less likely to head back to Vic and adapt a bit better to moving away from home.
Denver Grainger-Barrass could fall to our pick to help sure up our tall stocks although after his performance last weekend where we finally got to see him up forward in the all star game, I can't see him dropping that low. Showed some great signs in a half of footy as a forward and kicked a couple of goals.
Jack Carroll is another West Aussie who could come into contention as a big bodied and athletic midfielder with a great kick and composure. He's more of your typical outside mid but he's had a fantastic year and you couldn't ask much more of him. It would have been good to see him in the league side for a game against bigger bodies and see how he handles it but a lot of pundits have him around the 10-15 range.
There's also a few other talls who could be very good around our selection like WA kid Heath Chapman, Nik Cox and Zac Reid. Most, if not all of these guys mentioned are at a minimum on a level pegging with Clark for mine.
Bids on our academy kids are hard to predict but they won't come before our first pick unless someone goes way too hard at them. I wouldn't match a bid at that point. I'd think they're worth a bid in the 20's but it could come later than that, especially for Western who is a bit smaller.
