I feel as though the biggest move on night 1 was for small forwards. Hannaford went around where I had him on my rankings which was quite a big higher than he was expected to go. Berry gone, Hynes gone (more of a medium), Dattoli gone, Angove gone. Leaves things pretty thin on that front from here.
The only “small forward” left that I’m super keen on is Hamish Davis, 190cm, fantastic runner, capable of some magic in the F50 but we’d have to accept that he’s a poor kick of the footy and hope he can improve there. Jasper Alger is one that others are bigger on than I am, but he’d be a solid option. Josh Dolan I don’t love for us as he’s something of a Gresham clone and not a big goal kicker.
Tall forwards have slid a lot more than people were expecting which has opened up possibilities for us. We could try and move up a few spots if we wanted to secure one of Shanahan or Jack Whitlock - or we could stay pat and wait to see who’s still available for us. Strong chance of Tom Sims or Kayle Gerreyn being there in the late 30s from here.
Small/medium defenders, I love Angus Clarke I’d be super happy if we snagged him. 188cm defense first guy who can matchup on anyone and is a strong rebounder. Lachie Jaques is more of your attacking rebounder who worries about his matchup second. Can intercept really well for his height, strong mark.
There are some super talented midfielder/mid-adjacent types still on the board like Tom Gross, Christian Moraes and Jack Ough. Its not a big priority for us, but at some point you just have to take a kid that you have around pick 20 if he slides into your lap in the late 30s.