Thought I'd compile a bit of a pre-draft info post for those interested ahead of next Wednesday.
There's less than a week until the draft hits so if you want to check who might be available around our first two selections,
Rookie Me Central have released their AFL Draft Guide which is incredibly comprehensive. They also have draft profiles on every kid likely to be drafted and they are fantastic and accurate with their strengths, flaws, stats and descriptions. If you're after a more Freo specific reference, they have
this preview which is the most comprehensive and accurate for Freo that I've seen ahead of the draft.
Now that I've finished talking up Rookie Me Central, there are a bunch of draft rankings around by respected talent ID scouts. I've linked the articles for them and listed those kids in the 12-18 range where our first pick will be for reference of what talent sits around our selection. Albeit, these are not phantom drafts predicting who we will select, only where these draft experts rank each player.
Rookie Me Central - Detailed and comprehensive top 50 players
12 - Alix Tauru
13 - Taj Hotton
14 - Tobie Travaglia
15 - Isaac Kako
16 - Luke Trainor
17 - Xavier Lindsay
18 - Joe Berry
AFL.com - Cal Twomey who probably has the most inside knowledge from club's along with a pretty good eye for talent. His phantom draft next week ahead of the real thing will probably be the most accurate given the goss he gets. This is his top 30 ranking.
12 - Tobie Travaglia
13 - Leo Lombard
14 - Isaac Kako
15 - Joe Berry
16 - Taj Hotton
17 - Xavier Lindsay
18 - Jack Whitlock
ESPN - Top 50 ranking which is a compilation of a few draft experts coming to agreement.
12 - Isaac Kako
13 - Harry Armstrong
14 - Joe Berry
15 - Bo Allan
16 - Taj Hotton
17 - Jobe Shanahan
18 - Murphy Reid
The ABC - Top 30 draft ranking.
12 - Harry Armstrong
13 - Isaac Kako
14 - Xavier Lindsay
15 - Bo Allan
16 - Joe Berry
17 - Ollie Hannaford
18 - Taj Hotton
The Age has a ranking however it's behind a paywall. Below is an extract from their October ranking.
12 - Joe Berry
13 - Taj Hotton
14 - Jobe Shanahan
15 - Murphy Reid
16 - Bo Allan
17 - Ollie Hannaford
18 - Jack Whitlock
The Herald Sun also has a ranking behind a paywall. Below is an extract from their October ranking.
12 - Bo Allan
13 - Jobe Shanahan
14 - Taj Hotton
15 - Xavier Lindsay
16 - Jack Whitlock
17 - Alex Dodson
18 - Joe Berry