AFL Draft 2006 - Final Mock Draft
1. Carlton: Bryce Gibbs
2. Essendon: Matthew Leuenberger
3. Kangaroos: Scott Gumbleton
4. Brisbane: Joel Selwood
5. Port Adelaide: Lachlan Hansen
6. Hawthorn: Mitchell Thorp
7. Geelong: Leroy Jetta
8. Collingwood: Tom Hislop
9. St Kilda: Jack Riewoldt
10. Collingwood: Brent Renouf
11. Western Bulldogs: James Sellar
12. Melbourne: Albert Proud
13. Richmond: Brock O’Brien
14. Adelaide: Nathan Brown
15. Sydney: David Armitage
16. West Coast: Eric MacKenzie
17. Carlton: Kurt Tippett
18. Essendon: Clayton Collard
19. Carlton: Daniel Connors
20. Essendon: Ben Reid
21. Kangaroos: Travis Boak
22. Brisbane: Ricky Petterd
23. Port Adelaide: Chris Schmidt
24. Hawthorn: Nathan Batsanis
25. Geelong: Shaun Grigg
26. Richmond: Mitchell Brown
27. St Kilda: Garry Moss
28. Collingwood: Shane Edwards
29. West Coast: Jarryd Morton
30. Melbourne: Jarryd Allen
31. Fremantle: Clinton Benjamin
32. Adelaide: Tom Hurley
33. Hawthorn: James Frawley
34. Brisbane: Nathan Djerrkura
35. Carlton: Andrejs Everitt
36. Essendon: Nathan Krakouer
37. Kangaroos: Alwyn Davey
38. Brisbane: Shaun Hampson
39. Port Adelaide: Todd Goldstein
40. Hawthorn: Joshua Kennedy
41. Geelong: Tom Hawkins
42. Essendon: Daniel Dzufer
43. West Coast: Shawn Colbung
44. Collingwood: Colin Garland
45. Western Bulldogs: Robert Eddy
46. Melbourne: Daniel O’Keefe
47. Essendon: Craig Bird
48. Adelaide: Aaron Edwards
49. Sydney: Sam Jacobs
50. West Coast: Zac Millar
51. Carlton: Robert Gray
52. Fremantle: Jesse White
53. Kangaroos: Jackson Sheringham
54. Brisbane: Gavin Urquhart
55. Port Adelaide: Nick Gill
56. Hawthorn: Matthew Vasilevski
57. Geelong: Simon Hogan
58. Richmond: Ben Ross
59. St Kilda: Sam Sheldon
60. Richmond: Tom Collier
61. Western Bulldogs: Hayden Skipworth
62. Melbourne: Chris Dawes
63. Collingwood: Lachlan George
64. Adelaide: Todd Pfeiffer
65. Sydney: Evan Duryea
66. Western Bulldogs: Grant Weeks
67. Carlton: Tristan Cartledge
68. Essendon: Danny Chartres
69. Kangaroos: Justin Westhoff
70. Brisbane: Andrew Ainger
71. Port Adelaide: Chris Smith
72. Hawthorn: Brad Dick
73. Richmond: Joel Perry
74. St Kilda: Daniel Currie
75. Collingwood: Fortunato Caruso
76. Western Bulldogs: Leigh Adams
77. Fremantle: Matthew Virgo
78. Adelaide: Jarryn Geary
79. Sydney: Jake Williams
80. West Coast: Dean Dick
81. Carlton: Dean Kelly
82. Kangaroos: Josh Thurgood
83. Port Adelaide: Haydyn Kiel
84. Richmond: David Mackay
85. St Kilda: Ben Hart
86. Port Adelaide: Lindsay Thomas
87. St Kilda: Peter Faulks
88. Port Adelaide: Joe Anderson
89. St Kilda: Dane Ugle
The Draft Picks - By Team
Adelaide:
Nathan Brown
Tom Hurley
Aaron Edwards
Todd Pfeiffer
Jarryn Geary
Adelaide: They want a key position player and Nathan Brown would be a good pick, probably plays as a forward for the Crows. Edwards is a player who can play full forward for the Crows next season too. The Crows also pick up some local midfield players.
Brisbane:
Joel Selwood
Ricky Petterd
Nathan Djerrkura
Shaun Hampson
Gavin Urquhart
Andrew Ainger
Brisbane: With Selwood available he is a good pick. A couple more onballers help that area. Hampson is another local and is a good pick for the future. Ainger is a key position player who would be available late. The Lions do have young key position players like Clark, Brennan and Merrett so they won't have to take many key position players in this draft, although if Gumbleton is there at pick 4 they can't go past him.
Carlton:
Bryce Gibbs
Kurt Tippett
Daniel Connors
Andrejs Everitt
Robert Gray
Tristan Cartledge
Dean Kelly
Carlton: It looks like it is Gibbs at pick 1. Tippett gives them a young ruck prospect. Connors and Gray are more smalls who should help them. Everitt is a project player who could be an exciting player in a few years. Carlton have some uncertainty with Bryan, but even if Bryan stays the Blues need more ruckmen and Cartledge with a late pick might be something they try.
Collingwood:
Tom Hislop
Brent Renouf
Shane Edwards
Colin Garland
Lachlan George
Fortunato Caruso
Collingwood: They get a big midfielder and a versatile ruck prospect with their first two picks and that would be a good result for the draft. Edwards and George also add to their midfield. Renouf can also play back, and to play forward they might have a look at Garland.
Essendon:
Matthew Leuenberger
Clayton Collard
Ben Reid
Nathan Krakouer
Daniel Dzufer
Craig Bird
Danny Chartres
Essendon: A bit of a draft for the future, as Leuenberger and Reid are both great prospects who need time to develop. The Bombers also get plenty of help in the midfield too.
Fremantle:
Clinton Benjamin
Jesse White
Matthew Virgo
Fremantle: Picking later due to the trade for Tarrant, the Dockers could still get a couple of locals who can help as well as a big ruckman/forward in White.
Geelong:
Leroy Jetta
Shaun Grigg
Tom Hawkins
Simon Hogan
Geelong: The Cats are the team that has been hard to pick for. Jetta would help change their team for the better, and Grigg could be a taller midfield option. Hawkins is there with the father/son rule.
Hawthorn:
Mitchell Thorp
Nathan Batsanis
James Frawley
Joshua Kennedy
Matthew Vasilevski
Brad Dick
Hawthorn: The Hawks might be looking at Selwood instead of Thorp with their first pick but it is a win whoever they get. Frawley gives them an athletic player to develop while Batsanis and Vasilevski would add some pace to the midfield. Kennnedy is the father/son pick for the Hawks.
Kangaroos:
Scott Gumbleton
Travis Boak
Alwyn Davey
Jackson Sheringham
Justin Westhoff
Josh Thurgood
Kangaroos: If Leuenberger does go top 2 then the Kangaroos have the choice of the two star key position players. Gumbleton might help more, although Hansen does have the advantage of being Victorian. The Kangaroos also add some small players who can get kicks and goals. Westhoff is another tall project player while Thurgood still has plenty to offer.
Melbourne:
Albert Proud
Jarryd Allen
Daniel O’Keefe
Chris Dawes
Melbourne: They were quiet in trade week and won't have a big impact in the draft with only 4 picks. Proud and O'Keefe would help their midfield while Allen is a big player who is ready to help at either end. Dawes is a player for 2008.
Port Adelaide:
Lachlan Hansen
Chris Schmidt
Todd Goldstein
Nick Gill
Chris Smith
Haydyn Kiel
Lindsay Thomas
Joe Anderson
Port Adelaide: If Leuenberger goes early then the Power's draft strategy will change. Hansen is too good to get past them. They don't need a ruckman to play right away, so Goldstein might be someone they are interested in, and they did have success when they brought Brogan into the AFL. Schmidt is someone who can play next season and would be a local player they want to draft.
Richmond:
Brock O’Brien
Mitchell Brown
Ben Ross
Tom Collier
Joel Perry
David Mackay
Richmond: Maybe they go tall first and then small, but it also works the other way around with this mock as Mitchell Brown is a good player for the second round pick. O'Brien would add a lot to what is already a very good onball unit there. Collier as a future replacement for Gaspar might be a good pick.
St Kilda:
Jack Riewoldt
Garry Moss
Sam Sheldon
Daniel Currie
Ben Hart
Peter Faulks
Dane Ugle
St Kilda: They get Riewoldt who gives them another tall to play either end, and then add a couple of midfielders who should be able to implement Coach Lyon's gameplan. The Saints also get a young ruckman in Currie for the future, and might also benefit from Hart who would bring a veteran attitude to their backline and is also able to help cover for Maguire if he is not recovered when the season starts.
Sydney:
David Armitage
Sam Jacobs
Evan Duryea
Jake Williams
Sydney: The Swans would add three different types of midfielders as well as a tall ruck prospect with these picks. Maybe could have used a pick on a key position player but the Swans have added Everitt who can play forward and they also have Vogels too, while their backline is also very settled. They also have a couple of young key position players on their list to play next season too. Armitage should be able to play most of the games for the Swans next season and might help replace some of the things that Paul Williams did.
West Coast:
Eric MacKenzie
Jarryd Morton
Shawn Colbung
Zac Millar
Dean Dick
West Coast: Maybe they won't need high draft picks to have a successful draft as most positions are covered by these picks. They might look at a ruckman in the draft though.
Western Bulldogs:
James Sellar
Robert Eddy
Hayden Skipworth
Grant Weeks
Leigh Adams
Western Bulldogs: Sellar adds a great tall prospect in the first round, while they traded their second round pick and that helped bring in Akermanis and McDougall. A good return in any draft. Their later picks are three midfield types, Skipworth will be useful next season while Eddy and Adams are also chances to play next season as the Bulldogs aim for the premiership.
The final mock draft for 2006. A lot of the picks after 70 will be the always exciting "pass", but for this mock players were listed for picks at the end. Big change in the mock is Essendon, and on draft day their choice might show where their future is going. If Sheedy is staying past 2007 then Leuenberger is the pick, if there is some uncertainty about Sheedy's position then one of the key position prospects might be the pick instead of the big ruckman. Leuenberger at pick 2 would cause a reshuffle of the expected top 10.
There are always some familiar names in the draft but in 2006 the number of players getting another chance at AFL is going to be low. Keating, Roach, Kellaway and the Clokes didn't have a spot in this mock but they are chances on Saturday. Skipworth should find a new team, the Kangaroos had some interest, but maybe the Bulldogs add him to further increase their quality midfield. Carlton need more ruckmen, and since they won't be going for older players they might use one of their late picks on a player like Tristan Cartledge. Joel Perry's name came up in trade week but he has another chance in this draft to find a new team. Josh Thurgood could also get another chance at AFL level and he is young enough for teams to be interested. Aaron Edwards and Nick Gill didn't do a lot with their first go at AFL but they could be a bargain in this draft after going to the state leagues and improving their games.
All will be known on Saturday, and there should be plenty of surprises in what is being called by many as a "super draft", but when compared to the 2001 draft there is a lot more key position depth in the 2006 one so tomorrow's draft could be the best ever.
Feel free to copy this mock or post it elsewhere on the internet for AFL fans.
If you would like to cut and paste the names listed, to rearrange it for your own mock draft, and post it here in the comments section before the actual draft then please go ahead. Or just post your mock first round, it will be interesting to see what ideas people have and they might be closer to the real draft than the experts.
2. Essendon: Matthew Leuenberger
3. Kangaroos: Scott Gumbleton
4. Brisbane: Joel Selwood
5. Port Adelaide: Lachlan Hansen
6. Hawthorn: Mitchell Thorp
7. Geelong: Leroy Jetta
8. Collingwood: Tom Hislop
9. St Kilda: Jack Riewoldt
10. Collingwood: Brent Renouf
11. Western Bulldogs: James Sellar
12. Melbourne: Albert Proud
13. Richmond: Brock O’Brien
14. Adelaide: Nathan Brown
15. Sydney: David Armitage
16. West Coast: Eric MacKenzie
17. Carlton: Kurt Tippett
18. Essendon: Clayton Collard
19. Carlton: Daniel Connors
21. Kangaroos: Travis Boak
22. Brisbane: Ricky Petterd
23. Port Adelaide: Chris Schmidt
24. Hawthorn: Nathan Batsanis
25. Geelong: Shaun Grigg
26. Richmond: Mitchell Brown
27. St Kilda: Garry Moss
28. Collingwood: Shane Edwards
29. West Coast: Jarryd Morton
30. Melbourne: Jarryd Allen
31. Fremantle: Clinton Benjamin
32. Adelaide: Tom Hurley
33. Hawthorn: James Frawley
34. Brisbane: Nathan Djerrkura
35. Carlton: Andrejs Everitt
36. Essendon: Nathan Krakouer
37. Kangaroos: Alwyn Davey
38. Brisbane: Shaun Hampson
39. Port Adelaide: Todd Goldstein
40. Hawthorn: Joshua Kennedy
41. Geelong: Tom Hawkins
42. Essendon: Daniel Dzufer
43. West Coast: Shawn Colbung
44. Collingwood: Colin Garland
45. Western Bulldogs: Robert Eddy
46. Melbourne: Daniel O’Keefe
47. Essendon: Craig Bird
48. Adelaide: Aaron Edwards
49. Sydney: Sam Jacobs
50. West Coast: Zac Millar
51. Carlton: Robert Gray
52. Fremantle: Jesse White
53. Kangaroos: Jackson Sheringham
54. Brisbane: Gavin Urquhart
55. Port Adelaide: Nick Gill
57. Geelong: Simon Hogan
58. Richmond: Ben Ross
59. St Kilda: Sam Sheldon
60. Richmond: Tom Collier
61. Western Bulldogs: Hayden Skipworth
62. Melbourne: Chris Dawes
63. Collingwood: Lachlan George
64. Adelaide: Todd Pfeiffer
65. Sydney: Evan Duryea
66. Western Bulldogs: Grant Weeks
67. Carlton: Tristan Cartledge
68. Essendon: Danny Chartres
69. Kangaroos: Justin Westhoff
70. Brisbane: Andrew Ainger
71. Port Adelaide: Chris Smith
72. Hawthorn: Brad Dick
73. Richmond: Joel Perry
74. St Kilda: Daniel Currie
75. Collingwood: Fortunato Caruso
76. Western Bulldogs: Leigh Adams
77. Fremantle: Matthew Virgo
78. Adelaide: Jarryn Geary
79. Sydney: Jake Williams
80. West Coast: Dean Dick
81. Carlton: Dean Kelly
82. Kangaroos: Josh Thurgood
83. Port Adelaide: Haydyn Kiel
84. Richmond: David Mackay
85. St Kilda: Ben Hart
86. Port Adelaide: Lindsay Thomas
87. St Kilda: Peter Faulks
88. Port Adelaide: Joe Anderson
89. St Kilda: Dane Ugle
The Draft Picks - By Team
Adelaide:
Nathan Brown
Tom Hurley
Aaron Edwards
Todd Pfeiffer
Jarryn Geary
Adelaide: They want a key position player and Nathan Brown would be a good pick, probably plays as a forward for the Crows. Edwards is a player who can play full forward for the Crows next season too. The Crows also pick up some local midfield players.
Brisbane:
Joel Selwood
Ricky Petterd
Nathan Djerrkura
Shaun Hampson
Gavin Urquhart
Andrew Ainger
Brisbane: With Selwood available he is a good pick. A couple more onballers help that area. Hampson is another local and is a good pick for the future. Ainger is a key position player who would be available late. The Lions do have young key position players like Clark, Brennan and Merrett so they won't have to take many key position players in this draft, although if Gumbleton is there at pick 4 they can't go past him.
Carlton:
Bryce Gibbs
Kurt Tippett
Daniel Connors
Andrejs Everitt
Robert Gray
Tristan Cartledge
Dean Kelly
Carlton: It looks like it is Gibbs at pick 1. Tippett gives them a young ruck prospect. Connors and Gray are more smalls who should help them. Everitt is a project player who could be an exciting player in a few years. Carlton have some uncertainty with Bryan, but even if Bryan stays the Blues need more ruckmen and Cartledge with a late pick might be something they try.
Collingwood:
Tom Hislop
Brent Renouf
Shane Edwards
Colin Garland
Lachlan George
Fortunato Caruso
Collingwood: They get a big midfielder and a versatile ruck prospect with their first two picks and that would be a good result for the draft. Edwards and George also add to their midfield. Renouf can also play back, and to play forward they might have a look at Garland.
Essendon:
Matthew Leuenberger
Clayton Collard
Ben Reid
Nathan Krakouer
Daniel Dzufer
Craig Bird
Danny Chartres
Essendon: A bit of a draft for the future, as Leuenberger and Reid are both great prospects who need time to develop. The Bombers also get plenty of help in the midfield too.
Fremantle:
Clinton Benjamin
Jesse White
Matthew Virgo
Fremantle: Picking later due to the trade for Tarrant, the Dockers could still get a couple of locals who can help as well as a big ruckman/forward in White.
Geelong:
Leroy Jetta
Shaun Grigg
Tom Hawkins
Simon Hogan
Geelong: The Cats are the team that has been hard to pick for. Jetta would help change their team for the better, and Grigg could be a taller midfield option. Hawkins is there with the father/son rule.
Hawthorn:
Mitchell Thorp
Nathan Batsanis
James Frawley
Joshua Kennedy
Matthew Vasilevski
Brad Dick
Hawthorn: The Hawks might be looking at Selwood instead of Thorp with their first pick but it is a win whoever they get. Frawley gives them an athletic player to develop while Batsanis and Vasilevski would add some pace to the midfield. Kennnedy is the father/son pick for the Hawks.
Kangaroos:
Scott Gumbleton
Travis Boak
Alwyn Davey
Jackson Sheringham
Justin Westhoff
Josh Thurgood
Kangaroos: If Leuenberger does go top 2 then the Kangaroos have the choice of the two star key position players. Gumbleton might help more, although Hansen does have the advantage of being Victorian. The Kangaroos also add some small players who can get kicks and goals. Westhoff is another tall project player while Thurgood still has plenty to offer.
Melbourne:
Albert Proud
Jarryd Allen
Daniel O’Keefe
Chris Dawes
Melbourne: They were quiet in trade week and won't have a big impact in the draft with only 4 picks. Proud and O'Keefe would help their midfield while Allen is a big player who is ready to help at either end. Dawes is a player for 2008.
Port Adelaide:
Lachlan Hansen
Chris Schmidt
Todd Goldstein
Nick Gill
Chris Smith
Haydyn Kiel
Lindsay Thomas
Joe Anderson
Port Adelaide: If Leuenberger goes early then the Power's draft strategy will change. Hansen is too good to get past them. They don't need a ruckman to play right away, so Goldstein might be someone they are interested in, and they did have success when they brought Brogan into the AFL. Schmidt is someone who can play next season and would be a local player they want to draft.
Richmond:
Brock O’Brien
Mitchell Brown
Ben Ross
Tom Collier
Joel Perry
David Mackay
Richmond: Maybe they go tall first and then small, but it also works the other way around with this mock as Mitchell Brown is a good player for the second round pick. O'Brien would add a lot to what is already a very good onball unit there. Collier as a future replacement for Gaspar might be a good pick.
St Kilda:
Jack Riewoldt
Garry Moss
Sam Sheldon
Daniel Currie
Ben Hart
Peter Faulks
Dane Ugle
St Kilda: They get Riewoldt who gives them another tall to play either end, and then add a couple of midfielders who should be able to implement Coach Lyon's gameplan. The Saints also get a young ruckman in Currie for the future, and might also benefit from Hart who would bring a veteran attitude to their backline and is also able to help cover for Maguire if he is not recovered when the season starts.
Sydney:
David Armitage
Sam Jacobs
Evan Duryea
Jake Williams
Sydney: The Swans would add three different types of midfielders as well as a tall ruck prospect with these picks. Maybe could have used a pick on a key position player but the Swans have added Everitt who can play forward and they also have Vogels too, while their backline is also very settled. They also have a couple of young key position players on their list to play next season too. Armitage should be able to play most of the games for the Swans next season and might help replace some of the things that Paul Williams did.
West Coast:
Eric MacKenzie
Jarryd Morton
Shawn Colbung
Zac Millar
Dean Dick
West Coast: Maybe they won't need high draft picks to have a successful draft as most positions are covered by these picks. They might look at a ruckman in the draft though.
Western Bulldogs:
James Sellar
Robert Eddy
Hayden Skipworth
Grant Weeks
Leigh Adams
Western Bulldogs: Sellar adds a great tall prospect in the first round, while they traded their second round pick and that helped bring in Akermanis and McDougall. A good return in any draft. Their later picks are three midfield types, Skipworth will be useful next season while Eddy and Adams are also chances to play next season as the Bulldogs aim for the premiership.
The final mock draft for 2006. A lot of the picks after 70 will be the always exciting "pass", but for this mock players were listed for picks at the end. Big change in the mock is Essendon, and on draft day their choice might show where their future is going. If Sheedy is staying past 2007 then Leuenberger is the pick, if there is some uncertainty about Sheedy's position then one of the key position prospects might be the pick instead of the big ruckman. Leuenberger at pick 2 would cause a reshuffle of the expected top 10.
There are always some familiar names in the draft but in 2006 the number of players getting another chance at AFL is going to be low. Keating, Roach, Kellaway and the Clokes didn't have a spot in this mock but they are chances on Saturday. Skipworth should find a new team, the Kangaroos had some interest, but maybe the Bulldogs add him to further increase their quality midfield. Carlton need more ruckmen, and since they won't be going for older players they might use one of their late picks on a player like Tristan Cartledge. Joel Perry's name came up in trade week but he has another chance in this draft to find a new team. Josh Thurgood could also get another chance at AFL level and he is young enough for teams to be interested. Aaron Edwards and Nick Gill didn't do a lot with their first go at AFL but they could be a bargain in this draft after going to the state leagues and improving their games.
All will be known on Saturday, and there should be plenty of surprises in what is being called by many as a "super draft", but when compared to the 2001 draft there is a lot more key position depth in the 2006 one so tomorrow's draft could be the best ever.
Feel free to copy this mock or post it elsewhere on the internet for AFL fans.
If you would like to cut and paste the names listed, to rearrange it for your own mock draft, and post it here in the comments section before the actual draft then please go ahead. Or just post your mock first round, it will be interesting to see what ideas people have and they might be closer to the real draft than the experts.
