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2023 MSDLooking at the MSD selections, there are a few things which stand out.
The 2021 MSD contained a large number of players who had been overlooked as a result of the COVID affected 2020 season, when there were almost no U18 games played. The club recruiters had limited information to work from when making selections in the 2020 ND, so there was an unusually high amount of talent still available.
- The 2021 MSD was easily the best, with 9 of 22 players selected having played 10+ matches. Of these, Jai Newcombe (pick #2) is easily the most successful of all the MSD draftees.
- In 2022, only 3 of 17 players achieved 10+ matches.
- From the 2023 MSD, only 3 of 14 players selected have played a single AFL game.
- Essendon & Hawthorn have done the best out of the MSD, well ahead of the other clubs.
Since then, it's been slim pickings.
Clubs shouldn't be making MSD selections just for the sake of doing so. They should only do so if they can identify a player who they think has the ability to make it at AFL level. History shows that there's not much talent left by the time the ND, PSD, RD, and PSSP have all been & gone. By that stage the talent pool has been picked almost clean.
In short, it's really not worth getting emotional over whether or not the club picks a player in the MSD, because the talent pool is generally so thin that the odds of MSD players making it are very low.
I rate Ryan Maric at WC
Narkle to PA was worth the pick. Been unlucky. Better than Ned.
Caleb Poulter is a toss up but played 9 matches for the Bullies
Mitch Hardie at Geelong will make it. I rate him.