Agree to a point, most of those 5 look better as backs. Miller as a 2nd ruck/forward the exception.
Happy to stock up on a tall, would be more keen on a project forward though
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2022 Draft Thread
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Happy to stock up on a tall, would be more keen on a project forward though
Maybe it will turn out as you suggest but at this stage they could be anything.
Better option would be unknown with our first pick n dodgy leftovers with our second. Just a bit more well rounded position with our selection possibilities
Are we allowed to mention him or do we not want to flag him?
I dunno about banks yet,
But i agree the other 4 are first round this year.
I dont really buy any notion of wild variability across 100 juniors from year to year,
But there is definately wild variability in their exposure and interpretation from year to year
I highly doubt that Young will be taken in the ND. If anything he will be a rookie, but I think I'd prefer to go with a project tall, especially defensively.
When you start analysing position type then you can see how these rank orders take shape. For instance, to grab a Coleman medalist you probably need a pick in the top 15, Riewoldt, Lynch, Curnow, McKay, Naughton, Fogarty etc. You may get lucky with a state leaguer like Ben Brown but this is rare. For well rounded mids with good athleticism a top 10 pick is usually required, you can get lucky with a pick in the top 30 but your chances diminish, outside of that it's generally needle in a haystack time, Neale & Sloane type bargains are actually quite rare & I reckon the days of Chris Grant or James Hird type bargains are over, there's simply too much industry knowledge out there now.
Early to call but looking like we reached for Brown at pick 17. Haven’t seen anything to suggest he’s a 150-200 game player. Got a rocket from the coaches in his exit meetings and will need to come back more contested and more competitive
On the other hand Banks coming off no pre season looks very likely to make it. Runs hard, great by foot and smart decision maker. Not sure what he’s like overhead though which would be an added bonus. Don’t think it’s a strength
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Agree, but my feeling is there is a bit more to it. Its only based on observation, not data, but I agree that increased recruiting professionalism, (excluding the covid years), have greatly reduced the amount of champions who are drafted outside the top 30. They used to be not uncommon until 2000ish, then rare but regular, but recent years they are very rare.
On the other hand the amount of busts taken in picks 5 to 30 seems to be pretty much stable, unchanged.
Hard to believe on what we have seen that they rated Brown above Sonsie
The busts usually occur with outside midfielders & key position prospects but the reality is these positions require multiple picks to get one hit. This is one reason I usually don't fly with Whitfield types so high & he's actually one of the better examples in terms of on field performance. The biggest Greek tragedies have invariably been the outside mids being selected over the key position prospects or the key position prospects being selected over the blue chip mids. Tough balancing act.
Oh right fair enough, I am just curious how this information gets out, there wouldn’t be too many in the room.