With the home-and-away season done and the Grand Final around the corner, AFL draft expert Cal Twomey has revealed his phantom draft.
Twomey believes the top three is as good as locked in.
Pick 1 (Carlton): Sam Walsh
“The best midfielder to come through the draft since Josh Kelly in 2013 so he’s someone you can bank on to play 200 games,” Twomey told Future Stars.
Pick 2 (Gold Coast) Jack Lukosius
“Lukosius a key forward from South Australia. I think Walsh has just gone ahead of him.”
Pick 3 (St Kilda): Max King
“King’s been doing a lot of knee reconstruction rehab at the Saints throughout the season, he’s worked really closely with them. I think he’s slightly ahead of his brother, he’s got that star power and probably a little bit better in the air.”
Pick 4 (Brisbane): Izak Rankine
“Rankine offers some genuine pace and real zip to what the Lions have and we’ve seen what he’s done throughout the year, he’s got some star quality.”
Pick 5 (Fremantle): Ben King
“Freo finally get a big key position player with a top five pick in the draft.”
Pick 6 (Western Bulldogs): Bailey Smith
“Bailey Smith’s a perfect fit the Dogs. Inside and outside powerful midfielder with pace.”
Pick 7 (Adelaide): Connor Rozee
“Rozee, who we’ve loved in the second half of the season, played some great SANFL footy. The Crows get a local boy there.”
Pick 8 (Sydney – matching Essendon’s bid): Nick Blakey
“Nick Blakey, they match Essendon’s bid there. The Swans come up and get him.”
Pick 9 (Essendon): Jye Caldwell
“A midfielder from the Bendigo Pioneers, a really good season for him towards the end of the season.”
Pick 10 (North Melbourne – matching Port Adelaide’s bid): Tarryn Thomas
“I still think he goes around that mark for the Roos, matching Port Adelaide’s bid.”
Pick 11 (Port Adelaide): Jackson Hately
Pick 12 (Collingwood – matching Geelong’s bid): Isaac Quaynor
Pick 13 (Geelong): Jordan Clark
Pick 14 (GWS): Curtis Taylor
Pick 15 (Hawthorn): Ian Hill
Pick 16 (Adelaide): Zak Butters
Pick 17 (Richmond): Liam Stocker
Pick 18 (Gold Coast): Riley Collier-Dawkins
Watch Cal Twomey’s full draft analysis here