Therefore, don't take Houston because this draft is a known Qty and one of the best according to Austin1. Austin was aware that JUH and Campbell bids would move 8 to 10.
2. Yes some might have good careers. But you can’t ignore the 120+ elite level games that Saad will have given us.
3. I don’t understand this point. Out of the 50+ players drafted from #10 onwards, just Holmes and Gulden would be preferred to Saad. That is a 4% hit. You say ‘we don’t use hindsight’ - I say, Austin believed the 2020 draft was too risky and a known product in Saad was the better option. He was right.
4 & 5. Again, I’m not understanding. Are you saying that what happens after the trade is irrelevant? Lachie Neale was traded for 6 & 19 before he made an all-australian side. He is now a dual Brownlow medalist and premiership captain. Did Brisbane overpay?