Just looking at GWS trajectory given 2011 draft is similar to ours but wasn't as good a draft because they'd take the best kids born Jan-Apr already (Cameron, Treloar, Shiela etc)
Following years came last, last, 3rd last, 11th.
After that went PF, PF, SF, GF, 10th, SF, 16th, PF, SF.
Really didn't take long to get out of the doldrums. We will have added advantage of being easier to hold Vic kids and attract FA/trade targets.
They did follow that up with continuous stupid draft hauls each year though
2012 - 1, 2, 3, 12 & 14 (although they ****ing blew those picks Plowman, O’Rourke, Jaksch and Corr)
2013 - 1, 2 and 14
2014 - 4, 6 & 7
Actually they absolutely massacred those picks, only Kelly and Whitfield
After that they started getting first round academy picks on top of all the duds they traded to Carlton for first round picks.