I think Bush's were still around in that time so potentially.
For the record Kemp was hidden in Kalgoorlie. Cox was hidden in Port Headland, I think.
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What is the greatest draft pick ever in the history of the world?
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I think Bush's were still around in that time so potentially.
For the record Kemp was hidden in Kalgoorlie. Cox was hidden in Port Headland, I think.
Pick 13 has to be close to the best draft pick in history - we need more pick 13s.
Andrew McKay
Jack Riewoldt
Shane Crawford
Nick Dalsanto
Robert Murphy
Patrick Cripps (1 pick after Ben Lennon!)
Taylor Adams
Will Day
Then of course there is one outlier - Corey Ellis!
Andrew McKay
Jack Riewoldt
Shane Crawford
Nick Dalsanto
Robert Murphy
Patrick Cripps (1 pick after Ben Lennon!)
Taylor Adams
Will Day
Then of course there is one outlier - Corey Ellis!
I am totally stirring of course.
Its done and dusted now, weve got Hops and I'm right behind it
How about Pick 3 Trent Croad. Traded to Freo for picks 1 and 36. Which became Hodge and Mitchell. And Croad was back after 2 years.
One pick becomes 3 champions
Not a draft pick but the underage traded signing of Andrew Mcleod. Wins 2 norm smith medals.
But as we are here to win premierships its the 3 Normies that sway it. Dusty
One pick becomes 3 champions
Not a draft pick but the underage traded signing of Andrew Mcleod. Wins 2 norm smith medals.
But as we are here to win premierships its the 3 Normies that sway it. Dusty
Cox, a rookie that unquestionably ends up in the top 10 ever in the history of the game for his position.
Changed the expectations (modern) of what a ruck could do. Combination of good drafting and player development.
Any pick can look like a failure if the development let's things down.
This was a time when West Coast could routinely hide players from view, Cox was a legend however, closest thing today is Tim English who started his football career as a midfielder.
If we're talking modern times, excluding Grant, Hird, Cox, Sandilands etc. then I would nominate Lachie Neale, pick 58, short & without explosive pace, that was a visionary selection. Honourable mention to Rory Laird (pick 5 rookie).
I have pondered this question myself in the past and, at least as a Richmond fan, I keep coming back to pick 27 in the '87 draft. Changed the course of our club and glad he's ours.
I think we tend to forget what a crapshoot the draft was back in those days, the top 20 looks like a Greek tragedy on steroids. Only three players past 100 games, Graham Wright (201), Chris McDermott (117) & Andrew Jarman (110). Ten of those players failed to register 10 games of AFL football & eight didn't even scrape in a debut. That year was also notorious for the beer swilling number 1 pick, only 4 games and arguably the worst performed number 1 in AFL history. But yeah, Benny was a gem, a diamond in the rough with very dicey kicking technique. Once he moved on the ball everything seemed to click, the rest is history and good history at that.
