AFL Mock Draft 2007 - Pick 71, Essendon
71. Essendon - Joseph Daye
Tall Defender/Midfielder. 194cm, 79kg. Zillmere
Possible comparison: A taller running defender, like Andrejs Everitt but with less developed foot skills.
Why: The Bombers are going to be looking for tall defenders to put into their team when Michael and Fletcher retire. They also have a spot for an athletic, taller midfield project on their list, like Kepler Bradley might have been if he stayed. Daye would be a good pick for them, and coincidentally Daye would also like Essendon to select him.
Worth a reach: Zane Murphy, might add some strength to the middle or in a back pocket and they need some of that with Mark Johnson gone.
Hope they slide: Jackson Hall, a medium-sized defender prospect for the Bombers.
Selected at pick 71 in the 2006 AFL draft:
Justin Westhoff (Port Adelaide, tall forward)
Tall Defender/Midfielder. 194cm, 79kg. Zillmere
Possible comparison: A taller running defender, like Andrejs Everitt but with less developed foot skills.
Why: The Bombers are going to be looking for tall defenders to put into their team when Michael and Fletcher retire. They also have a spot for an athletic, taller midfield project on their list, like Kepler Bradley might have been if he stayed. Daye would be a good pick for them, and coincidentally Daye would also like Essendon to select him.
Worth a reach: Zane Murphy, might add some strength to the middle or in a back pocket and they need some of that with Mark Johnson gone.
Hope they slide: Jackson Hall, a medium-sized defender prospect for the Bombers.
Selected at pick 71 in the 2006 AFL draft:
Justin Westhoff (Port Adelaide, tall forward)
