AFL Misses WA Stars With Prospects List
It is certainly a difficult task to come up with the 30 best draft prospects but when the AFL presents a list it will have an impact. Whether this changes draft positions for some players is yet to be seen, but if you were a player you would rather see your name there than not.
While several WA players did make the top 30, on draft day it is possible that players who were not on the list like Eric MacKenzie, Clayton Collard and Brock O’Brien could all go before pick number 30. All of those players also have a chance at a top 10 spot too.
Shaun Grigg and Daniel Connors were also notable by their absence. Possibly a coincidence, but both players played for Victoria Country and were All-Australian wingmen at the Under 18 Championships. One of them could go first round, maybe even both.
Tom Hurley is another miss, he's not the biggest player on the park but his statistics usually measure up.
Not too important to people who have been following the draft news during the year, but many fans might also want information on Tom Hawkins. He might already be locked in at pick 41 but if the AFL are going to tell fans who to "watch out for in this year's NAB AFL Draft" then they should be made aware of the best prospect of the lot.
While it is good that the AFL are trying to market the draft and some of the future stars, a comprehensive list of 200 prospects would be a lot more informative and wouldn't leave deserving prospects out.
But the AFL should know more than most, so maybe they are on the money and will be proven right on draft day. Then again, you should not expect to see a team pass on Daniel Connors to take Lindsay Thomas or Gavin Urquhart.
Click here to go to the AFL Prospects List
While several WA players did make the top 30, on draft day it is possible that players who were not on the list like Eric MacKenzie, Clayton Collard and Brock O’Brien could all go before pick number 30. All of those players also have a chance at a top 10 spot too.
Shaun Grigg and Daniel Connors were also notable by their absence. Possibly a coincidence, but both players played for Victoria Country and were All-Australian wingmen at the Under 18 Championships. One of them could go first round, maybe even both.
Tom Hurley is another miss, he's not the biggest player on the park but his statistics usually measure up.
Not too important to people who have been following the draft news during the year, but many fans might also want information on Tom Hawkins. He might already be locked in at pick 41 but if the AFL are going to tell fans who to "watch out for in this year's NAB AFL Draft" then they should be made aware of the best prospect of the lot.
While it is good that the AFL are trying to market the draft and some of the future stars, a comprehensive list of 200 prospects would be a lot more informative and wouldn't leave deserving prospects out.
But the AFL should know more than most, so maybe they are on the money and will be proven right on draft day. Then again, you should not expect to see a team pass on Daniel Connors to take Lindsay Thomas or Gavin Urquhart.
Click here to go to the AFL Prospects List
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Just put out a list of 50 then, if not more, and nobody would miss.
It will be another thing to watch on draft day, to see which of their top 30 slides in the draft.
If you would like to post your "missing 16" from the top 30 then please do that.