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You can’t really compare the two in drafting.So far, Austin has been a downgrade on SOS and this will be a make or break year for him.
If we finish mid table next year or without at least a preliminary final berth, he'll be gone IMHO.
His biggest wins so far have been Cowan, Ollie, Boyd, who's not even utilized to his full capabilities, and Lord, who still has a way to go before he'll impact at AFL level.
Motlop will be fine if he can get his body right.
If someone offered every pick Austin has taken to the draft or pick 1, they would take the pick 1 which SOS had two of. SOS had something like 11 first rounders to 1 under Austin.
ATM the only SOS non first rd pick who is a walk up start best 22 is TDK and possibly Owies.
JSOS, Cottrell around the mark but probably not.
Austin you could argue Boyd and Cinc at best.
Around the mark Cowan and Motlop.
Either way only TDK is a vital player from 9 years of drafting outside of the first round. It’s not great.
(Time still for the Motlop, Wilson etc drafts)