What:
St Kilda heads to the 2016 NAB AFL Draft armed with three picks - No. 23, No. 36 and No. 60.
Who:
Predicting which club will pick which player is always an extremely difficult task, especially beyond the first round.
Experts have labelled this year’s crop as one of the more even groups in recent times, and with the Saints’ first pick not until the early part of the second round, the job of forecasting who the club will take at pick No. 23 is very tough. Below are some journalists predictions:
Emma Quayle (The Age) – Sam Powell-Pepper (East Perth)
Callum Twomey (afl.com.au) – Sam Powell-Pepper (East Perth)
Sam Landsberger (Herald Sun) – Josh Battle (Dandenong Stingrays)
Brett Anderson (Inside Football/SEN 1116) – Sam Powell-Pepper (East Perth)
Behind the pick: No. 23
Could West Australian Sam Powell-Pepper be a Saint be the end of Friday night?
When:
Coverage starts on Fox Footy from 7pm.
SEN will also be providing an in-depth analysis of the entire draft from 6.45pm.
afl.com.au are broadcasting a countdown show from 3pm.
Where:
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, Sydney
Why:
St Kilda originally had pick No. 10, before the club elected to trade its first round pick to Hawthorn in exchange for a 2017 first round pick and two 2016 first round picks (No. 23 and No.36).
While the Hawks used the Saints’ first round pick to help secure Jaeger O'Meara from Gold Coast, St Kilda bolstered its overall draft position across a two-year window.
Look for:
While the Saints’ first pick is currently No. 23, this will definitely shuffle down one, two or even three picks once academy bids have been accounted for. This will have a flow on effect for the other two picks later in the order.
Recent history:
2015
18. Jade Gresham – 18 games
40. Brandon White – 1 game
49. Bailey Rice (father/son) – yet to debut
2014
1. Paddy McCartin – 17 games
21. Hugh Goddard – 9 games
22. Daniel McKenzie – 16 games
41. Jack Lonie – 27 games
Draft Throwback: 2014
2013
3. Jack Billings – 42 games
18. Luke Dunstan – 53 games
19. Blake Acres – 26 games
83. Tom Curren (rookie elevation) – 25 games
2012
24. Nathan Wright – 30 games
25. Spencer White – 2 games
40. Brodie Murdoch – 22 games
43. Josh Saunders – 22 games
75. Lewis Pierce – 1 game
90. Sam Dunnell (rookie elevation) – 12 games
Recruiting Tales: Seb Ross
2011
25. Sebastian Ross – 59 games
35. Daniel Markworth – 0 games
37. Jack Newnes – 91 games
42. Jimmy Webster – 50 games
60. Jay Lever – 0 games
68. Beau Maister – 21 games from this selection
76. Jason Blake – 20 games from this selection
2010
24. Jamie Cripps – 16 games from this selection before trade
43. Sam Crocker – 0 games
59. Tom Ledger – 8 games
75. Arryn Siposs – 28 games
90. Ryan Gamble – 11 games from this selection
103. Dean Polo – 21 games from this selection
111. Tom Simpkin (rookie elevation) – 31 games
2009
32. Nick Winmar – 2 games
60. Jesse Smith – 0 games from this selection
64. Adam Pattinson – 5 games from this selection
77. Will Johnson – 1 game
87. Zac Dawson (rookie elevation) – 40 games from this selection
93. Luke Miles (rookie elevation) – 2 games
2008
13. Tom T. Lynch – 6 games from this selection before trade
47. Rhys Stanley – 58 games from this selection
48. Nick Heyne – 3 games
62. Alistair Smith – 3 games
74. Paul Cahill – 0 games
83. Colm Begley – 1 game from this selection
2007
9. Ben McEvoy – 91 games before trade
42. Jack Steven – 134 games
57. Fraser Gehrig – 5 games from this selection
70. Eljay Connors – 0 games
2006
9. David Armitage – 150 games
27. Brad Howard – 2 games
59. Jarryd Allen – 4 games
74. Matthew Ferguson – 4 games
