ROOS TO JUMP ON GUN MID
NORTH Melbourne has given the best indication yet that South Adelaide midfielder Jason Horne-francis will be next month’s No. 1 draft pick.
There is a consensus top three among draft experts that includes Horne-francis and father-son prospects Nick Daicos (Collingwood) and Sam Darcy (Western Bulldogs).
Kangaroos general manager of football talent Brady Rawlings volunteered on Thursday that they were one of the few AFL clubs yet to pick first in any draft.
They have so far rejected “spitball” offers for the top selection from Adelaide and Richmond, and North is yet to completely rule out bidding on Daicos or Darcy.
But every sign points to the Roos crowning Patrick Dangerfield clone HorneFrancis as the dux of this year’s draft class. “He’s clearly right up at the top, with Nick Daicos and Sam Darcy, throughout the year and there are a couple of others very appealing up at that pointy end,” Rawlings said.
“What you saw from Jason, especially in that last month of footy in the SANFL, we’ve seen that for two years so going into this season he was well and truly up the top, and he’s had a terrific year.”