Anyone have good eyesight 
Looks like Johnson as an option at fifth pick.
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If those are player names then its hieroglyphics to me.
At a guess 2) has something crossed out then Tall / something.
3) has Hybrid perhaps?
I think it would make more sense to have the positional types we were targeting in priority order instead of specific names.
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I reckon your right there that they may not be player names but in fact play types
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Looks like maybe tall/tough so Gerreyn fits that bill nicely
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I think we were going for position - Both Unwin or Day-Wicks as high half fwds.
Once we got Unwin, Johnson was picked for another role/position
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2- something ‘Tall’
3 - Hybrid back
4 - Hybrid fwd
Thats what I got
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Do we have anymore NGA’s like Kako next year?
Archer Day-Wicks talks joining Essendon, injury setbacks and the AFL star with similar traits
Archer Day-Wicks thought he’d be moving to Adelaide in 2025, before an unexpected call changed his plans. He tells CHRIS CAVANAGH how it all went down.
Essendon draftee Archer Day-Wicks already had his back-up plan.
Thinking that he had missed his AFL chance after being overlooked in this year’s national draft, the Bendigo boy had decided he would seek a move to Adelaide to show his wares to recruiters in the SANFL next season.
Then came the unexpected call that he had been selected by the Bombers at pick 6 in the rookie draft.
“It was a long wait and a bit of a rollercoaster few days, but in the end it worked out for the best,” Day-Wicks said.
“I was actually in the car on my way to play golf in Kyneton when I found out I got drafted.
“My manager and my coaches knew but they didn’t tell me, so it was a good surprise.”
Day-Wicks could prove to be a rookie draft gem, with the mid-sized forward having been highly-rated before two years interrupted by injury and illness.
He battled a bout of glandular fever last year, before suffering a hip flexor injury at training which led to another stint on the sidelines.
Selected as part of the AFL Academy squad for 2024 despite the limited bottom-age campaign, Day-Wicks then suffered a serious corky in his quad early this year
That injury took almost two months to come good, before he found form in the second half of the season.
“They were all setbacks, but in the end I prevailed and it showed my resilience,” Day-Wicks said.
“It probably affected the draft a little bit in the end, but I showed my traits in the games I did play and I did enough to get the opportunity, which is all I needed.”
Day-Wicks looks up to Sydney star Isaac Heeney and is a similar type 186cm marking forward who can impact games and hit the scoreboard with limited touches.
“I think we have very similar traits athletically and with the way we go about it,” he said of the Heeney comparisons.
Day-Wicks’ mother and stepfather run the Reservoir Hotel in Bendigo and the town is toasting four Bendigo Pioneers players who were picked up by AFL clubs this year.
Day-Wick’s best mate Tobie Travaglia joined St Kilda at pick 8 in the national draft, while Jobe Shanahan (West Coast, pick 30) and James Barrat (St Kilda, pick 32) also found homes.
Day-Wicks grew up a Richmond supporter, but the pub is sure to be beaming more Bombers games going forward.
“I think I’ve turned half of the supporter base at the pub to Essendon, which is good,” he said.
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Yes we have al ackhar another small forward seems like a tough stocky bugger
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Oh boy. If he has 2 month “knock to the quad” before he gets to Essendon…
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Be great if our nga starts producing qaulity
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You say stocky, l want cocky.
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Don’t get cocky it’s gonna get rocky
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Number 2 from the whiteboard could be Jack Ough who went at 36 to the Giants. Would read tall / ough on the board.
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i don’t think anyone ever won that! it was probably a phillips from the early 70’s
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AI will tell you
Given where we picked I am guesing there was a couple that were not top of our board, this would be the same for every club. Hopefully the ones we picked were the best at that spot.
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I cropped out 6) which is written in permanent marker. Hard to read but I’m sure it says “Half back flanker who can move into the midfield”.
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He has a whole lot of swagger and confidence.
I’m very big on the kid
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