IT'S OFFICIAL. AFL.com.au draft guru Cal Twomey has done it again.
Australia's No.1 draft reporter's annual Phantom Draft and late mail has been providing the industry with the best insights since he nailed the first 10 picks back in 2013.
WHO SMASHED IT? Our experts give their draft verdicts
Over the past seven years Twomey has averaged hitting 8.86 out of the top 10 player destinations and 13.14 out of the top 20.
Despite the difficult assignment of now taking into account father-son/Academy/NGA bids and live trades, Twomey correctly predicted eight out of this year's top 10 and 13 of the top 20.
Check out how Twomey's unparalleled knowledge of the draft has provided impressive results below.
CAL TWOMEY'S PHANTOM DRAFT LATE MAIL STRIKE RATE
| Out of top 10 | Out of top 20 |
10/10 | 14/20 | |
8/10 | 11/20 | |
10/10 | 16/20 | |
8/10 | 13/20 | |
9/10 | 12/20 | |
9/10 | 13/20 | |
8/10 | 13/20 | |
Average | 8.86/10 | 13.14/20 |
*The above scores are based on Cal Twomey correctly predicting player destinations and does not take into account where father-son/Academy/NGA bids and live trades occur
(L-R) Riley Beveridge, Mitch Cleary and Cal Twomey on AFL.com.au's Draft Night Countdown show.
2013
Pick | Cal Twomey's Phantom Draft late mail | NAB AFL Draft |
1. | Tom Boyd - GWS | Tom Boyd - GWS |
2. | Josh Kelly - GWS | Josh Kelly - GWS |
3. | Jack Billings - St Kilda | Jack Billings - St Kilda |
4. | Marcus Bontempelli - Western Bulldogs | Marcus Bontempelli - Western Bulldogs |
5. | Kade Kolodjashnij - Gold Coast | Kade Kolodjashnij - Gold Coast |
6. | Matt Scharenberg - Collingwood | Matt Scharenberg - Collingwood |
7. | James Aish - Brisbane | James Aish - Brisbane |
8. | Luke McDonald - North Melbourne | Luke McDonald - North Melbourne |
9. | Christian Salem - Melbourne | Christian Salem - Melbourne |
10. | Nathan Freeman - Collingwood | Nathan Freeman - Collingwood |
11. | Dom Sheed - West Coast | Dom Sheed - West Coast |
12. | Ben Lennon - Richmond | Ben Lennon - Richmond |
13. | Patrick Cripps - Carlton | Patrick Cripps - Carlton |
14. | Lewis Taylor - GWS | Cameron McCarthy - GWS |
15. | Tom Cutler - Sydney | Zak Jones - Sydney |
16. | Blake Acres - Geelong | Darcy Lang - Geelong |
17. | Cameron McCarthy - Fremantle | Michael Apeness - Fremantle |
18. | Luke Dunstan - St Kilda | Luke Dunstan - St Kilda |
19. | Billy Hartung - St Kilda | Blake Acres - St Kilda |
20. | Zak Jones - Gold Coast | Jack Leslie - Gold Coast |
Cal Twomey incredibly nailed the first 13 picks of 2013, up to Carlton superstar Patrick Cripps.
2014
Pick | Cal Twomey's Phantom Draft late mail | NAB AFL Draft |
1. | Paddy McCartin - St Kilda | Paddy McCartin - St Kilda |
2. | Angus Brayshaw - Melbourne | Christian Petracca - Melbourne |
3. | Christian Petracca - Melbourne | Angus Brayshaw - Melbourne |
4. | Jarrod Pickett - GWS | Jarrod Pickett - GWS |
5. | Jordan De Goey - Collingwood | Jordan De Goey - Collingwood |
6. | Paul Ahern - GWS | Caleb Marchbank - GWS |
7. | Hugh Goddard - GWS | Paul Ahern - GWS |
8. | Peter Wright - Gold Coast | Peter Wright - Gold Coast |
9. | Darcy Moore - Collingwood | Darcy Moore - Collingwood |
10. | Sam Durdin - Geelong | Nakia Cockatoo - Geelong |
11. | Liam Duggan - West Coast | Liam Duggan - West Coast |
12. | Corey Ellis - Richmond | Corey Ellis - Richmond |
13. | Jake Lever - Fremantle | Lachie Weller - Fremantle |
14. | Jayden Laverde - Adelaide | Jake Lever - Adelaide |
15. | Nakia Cockatoo - Gold Coast | Jarrod Garlett - Gold Coast |
16. | Lachie Weller - North Melbourne | Sam Durdin - North Melbourne |
17. | Jarrod Garlett - Essendon | Kyle Langford - Essendon |
18. | Isaac Heeney - Sydney | Isaac Heeney - Sydney |
19. | Caleb Marchbank - Carlton | Blaine Boekhorst - Carlton |
20. | Touk Miller - Essendon | Jayden Laverde - Essendon |
Paddy McCartin was 2014's No.1 pick.
2015
Pick | Cal Twomey's Phantom Draft late mail | NAB AFL Draft |
1. | Jacob Weitering - Carlton | Jacob Weitering - Carlton |
2. | Josh Schache - Brisbane | Josh Schache - Brisbane |
3. | Callum Mills - Sydney (matching Melbourne's bid) | Callum Mills - Sydney (matching Melbourne's bid) |
4. | Clayton Oliver - Melbourne | Clayton Oliver - Melbourne |
5. | Aaron Francis - Essendon | Darcy Parish - Essendon |
6. | Darcy Parish - Essendon | Aaron Francis - Essendon |
7. | Callum Ah Chee - Gold Coast | Jacob Hopper - GWS (matching Gold Coast's bid) |
8. | Sam Weideman - Melbourne | Callum Ah Chee - Gold Coast |
9. | Jacob Hopper - GWS (matching Carlton's bid) | Sam Weideman - Melbourne |
10. | Harry McKay - Carlton | Harry McKay - Carlton |
11. | Matthew Kennedy - GWS (matching Adelaide's bid) | Wayne Milera - Adelaide |
12. | Eric Hipwood - Brisbane (matching Adelaide's bid) | Charlie Curnow - Carlton |
13. | Wayne Milera - Adelaide | Matthew Kennedy - GWS (matching Richmond's bid) |
14. | Charlie Curnow - Carlton | Eric Hipwood - Brisbane (matching Richmond's bid) |
15. | Daniel Rioli - Richmond | Daniel Rioli - Richmond |
16. | Ryan Burton - Adelaide | Harry Himmelberg - GWS (matching Adelaide's bid) |
17. | Harley Balic - St Kilda | Tom Doedee - Adelaide |
18. | Kieran Collins - Hawthorn | Jade Gresham - St Kilda |
19. | Jade Gresham - Gold Coast | Ryan Burton - Hawthorn |
20. | Ben McKay - North Melbourne | Brayden Fiorini - Gold Coast |
Cal Twomey predicted the top 15 player destinations of 2015, up to dual flag Tiger Daniel Rioli.
2016
Pick | Cal Twomey's Phantom Draft late mail | NAB AFL Draft |
1. | Andrew McGrath - Essendon | Andrew McGrath - Essendon |
2. | Tim Taranto - GWS | Tim Taranto - GWS |
3. | Hugh McCluggage - Brisbane | Hugh McCluggage - Brisbane |
4. | Ben Ainsworth - Gold Coast | Ben Ainsworth - Gold Coast |
5. | Will Setterfield - GWS (matching Carlton's bid) | Will Setterfield - GWS (matching Carlton's bid) |
6. | Sam Petrevski-Seton - Carlton | Sam Petrevski-Seton - Carlton |
7. | Griffin Logue - Gold Coast | Jack Scrimshaw - Gold Coast |
8. | Jy Simpkin - Fremantle | Griffin Logue - Fremantle |
9. | Jack Scrimshaw - Gold Coast | Will Brodie - Gold Coast |
10. | Jack Bowes - Gold Coast (matching Sydney's bid) | Jack Bowes - Gold Coast (matching Sydney's bid) |
11. | Will Brodie - Sydney | Oliver Florent - Sydney |
12. | Harry Perryman - GWS (matching North Melbourne's bid) | Jy Simpkin - North Melbourne |
13. | Oliver Florent - North Melbourne | Daniel Venables - West Coast |
14. | Jarrod Berry - West Coast | Harry Perryman - GWS (matching Adelaide's bid) |
15. | Jordan Gallucci - Adelaide | Jordan Gallucci - Adelaide |
16. | Will Hayward - Port Adelaide | Todd Marshall - Port Adelaide |
17. | Alex Witherden - Brisbane | Jarrod Berry - Brisbane |
18. | Todd Marshall - Port Adelaide | Sam Powell-Pepper - Port Adelaide |
19. | Tim English - Western Bulldogs | Tim English - Western Bulldogs |
20. | Brennan Cox - Sydney | Isaac Cumming - GWS (matching Sydney's bid) |
It was very tough to pick the top of the order in 2016, but Cal Twomey did it with ease.
2017
Pick | Cal Twomey's Phantom Draft late mail | NAB AFL Draft |
1. | Cameron Rayner - Brisbane | Cameron Rayner - Brisbane |
2. | Adam Cerra - Fremantle | Andrew Brayshaw - Fremantle |
3. | Paddy Dow - Carlton | Paddy Dow - Carlton |
4. | Luke Davies-Uniacke - North Melbourne | Luke Davies-Uniacke - North Melbourne |
5. | Andrew Brayshaw - Fremantle | Adam Cerra - Fremantle |
6. | Darcy Fogarty - Collingwood | Jaidyn Stephenson - Collingwood |
7. | Hunter Clark - St Kilda | Hunter Clark - St Kilda |
8. | Nick Coffield - St Kilda | Nick Coffield - St Kilda |
9. | Aaron Naughton - Western Bulldogs | Aaron Naughton - Western Bulldogs |
10. | Lochie O'Brien - Carlton | Lochie O'Brien - Carlton |
11. | Aiden Bonar - GWS | Aiden Bonar - GWS |
12. | Ed Richards - Adelaide | Darcy Fogarty - Adelaide |
13. | Jaidyn Stephenson - West Coast | Jarrod Brander - West Coast |
14. | Oscar Allen - Sydney | Matthew Ling - Sydney |
15. | Lachie Fogarty - Brisbane | Zac Bailey - Brisbane |
16. | Jack Higgins - Western Bulldogs | Ed Richards - Western Bulldogs |
17. | Nathan Murphy - Richmond | Jack Higgins - Richmond |
18. | Zac Bailey - Brisbane | Brandon Starcevich - Brisbane |
19. | Charlie Ballard - Gold Coast | Wil Powell - Gold Coast |
20. | Jarrod Brander - Richmond | Callum Coleman-Jones - Richmond |
Cal Twomey's late mail had Adam Cerra and Andrew Brayshaw becoming Dockers.
2018
Pick | Cal Twomey's Phantom Draft late mail | NAB AFL Draft |
1. | Sam Walsh - Carlton | Sam Walsh - Carlton |
2. | Jack Lukosius - Gold Coast | Jack Lukosius - Gold Coast |
3. | Izak Rankine - Gold Coast | Izak Rankine - Gold Coast |
4. | Max King - St Kilda | Max King - St Kilda |
5. | Connor Rozee - Port Adelaide | Connor Rozee - Port Adelaide |
6. | Ben King - Gold Coast | Ben King - Gold Coast |
7. | Bailey Smith - Western Bulldogs | Bailey Smith - Western Bulldogs |
8. | Nick Blakey - Sydney (matching Adelaide's bid) | Tarryn Thomas - North Melbourne (matching Adelaide's bid) |
9. | Tarryn Thomas - North Melbourne (matching Adelaide's bid) | Chayce Jones - Adelaide |
10. | Jye Caldwell - Adelaide | Nick Blakey - Sydney (matching GWS' bid) |
11. | Jackson Hately - GWS | Jye Caldwell - GWS |
12. | Jordan Clark - Port Adelaide | Zak Butters - Port Adelaide |
13. | Riley Collier-Dawkins - GWS | Isaac Quaynor - Collingwood (matching GWS' bid) |
14. | Chayce Jones - Geelong | Jackson Hately - GWS |
15. | Isaac Quaynor - Collingwood (matching Adelaide's bid) | Jordan Clark - Geelong |
16. | Zak Butters - Adelaide | Ned McHenry - Adelaide |
17. | Ian Hill - Fremantle | Sam Sturt - Fremantle |
18. | Xavier Duursma - Port Adelaide | Xavier Duursma - Port Adelaide |
19. | Ned McHenry - Adelaide | Liam Stocker - Carlton |
20. | Liam Stocker - Richmond | Riley Collier-Dawkins - Richmond |
The first nine player destinations were all predicted by Cal Twomey, up to North's Tarryn Thomas.
2019
Pick | Cal Twomey's Phantom Draft late mail | NAB AFL Draft |
1. | Matt Rowell - Gold Coast | Matt Rowell - Gold Coast |
2. | Noah Anderson - Gold Coast | Noah Anderson - Gold Coast |
3. | Luke Jackson - Melbourne | Luke Jackson - Melbourne |
4. | Lachie Ash - GWS | Lachie Ash - GWS |
5. | Sam Flanders - Sydney | Dylan Stephens - Sydney |
6. | Fischer McAsey - Adelaide | Fischer McAsey - Adelaide |
7. | Hayden Young - Fremantle | Hayden Young - Fremantle |
8. | Caleb Serong - Fremantle | Caleb Serong - Fremantle |
9. | Dylan Stephens - Carlton | Liam Henry - Fremantle (matching Carlton's bid) |
10. | Tom Green - GWS (matching Melbourne's bid) | Tom Green - GWS (matching Carlton's bid) |
11. | Kysaiah Pickett - Melbourne | Sam Flanders - Gold Coast |
12. | Will Day - Hawthorn | Kysaiah Pickett - Melbourne |
13. | Miles Bergman - Port Adelaide | Will Day - Hawthorn |
14. | Cody Weightman - Western Bulldogs | Miles Bergman - Port Adelaide |
15. | Deven Robertson - Geelong | Cody Weightman - Western Bulldogs |
16. | Brodie Kemp - Gold Coast | Cooper Stephens - Geelong |
17. | Sam De Koning - Port Adelaide | Brodie Kemp - Carlton |
18. | Liam Henry - Fremantle (matching Geelong's bid) | Mitch Georgiades - Port Adelaide |
19. | Josh Worrell - Geelong | Sam De Koning - Geelong |
20. | Harrison Jones - Port Adelaide | Sam Philp - Carlton |
New Bulldog Cody Weightman gave Cal Twomey 12 out of the top 14 player destinations.
