Draft Winners and Losers

[g_TRAIN]

Shouldn't this thread be done in 5 years time

 

[sabso]

Shouldn't this thread be done in 5 years time

Yeah cos we're all talking about the 2019 draft

 

[blaisee]

Yeah, but you made up the narrative about why Carlton traded up and that we panicked and chose Smith. Watch our war room videos and you will see how hell bent we were on Smith as soon as we landed pick 3.

That part has nothing to do with evaluating winners.

I have watched the war room videos

Not completely sold they where as authentic as you do

But in any case let’s see how this all plays out

 

[blaisee]

Don't be so down. Somebody's gotta be this generation's Matthew Knight, Wayne Campbell and Richo!

We can only dream that they will reach the incredible heights of brownless and bairstow and couch and jhe Clarke and bowes

This is about setting up the next dynasty though not making prelims . Cause if you don’t win, you might as well finish last

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

I have watched the war room videos

Not completely sold they where as authentic as you do

But in any case let’s see how this all plays out

You could see how nervous and excited Austin was. There is no reason to doubt him.

 

[adammania9]

This was a superdraft and we have a proven recruiting team. The Gold Coast draft was a weak draft.

This is a superdraft without playing any games?

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

This is a superdraft without playing any games?

I think if you had 7 first round picks you'd be calling it a super duper draft.
Ask the professionals , not me.

 

[adammania9]

I think if you had 7 first round picks you'd be calling it a super duper draft.
Ask the professionals , not me.

No professional thinks it’s a super draft. The draft was commended for its depth, not its top end. People got carried away with the hype.

 

[Dez!]

No professional thinks it’s a super draft. The draft was commended for its depth, not its top end. People got carried away with the hype.

It was labelled a super draft.

 

[tiger_tough]

No professional thinks it’s a super draft. The draft was commended for its depth, not its top end. People got carried away with the hype.

Stange. I heard multiple experts call it that in the lead up....

Its no surprise a fan of the team that didn't get a pick till 47 would want to talk it down though.

 

[adammania9]

It was labelled a super draft.

Most years we have a super draft per the media

 

[Dez!]

Most years we have a super draft per the media

Not really.

This one was commended for it's quality, unsure why you're saying it wasn't?

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

No professional thinks it’s a super draft. The draft was commended for its depth, not its top end. People got carried away with the hype.

Same thing

 

[adammania9]

Not really.

This one was commended for it's quality, unsure why you're saying it wasn't?

For its depth, but not its top end quality. Ask any draft expert, they’ll tell you at least 3 players last year would have gone #1 this year (Reid, Walter, McKercher). A few top 10 selections would not have gone top 10 in recent years.

 

[Warhorse]

Not really.

This one was commended for it's quality, unsure why you're saying it wasn't?

This draft was known as not having many topline/ star talent but having a very good group of players all the way out to 30ish. It's a good draft to go heavy in for that reason.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Carlton.

Getting Jagga Smith after playing finals is an enormous result for them.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Just on this. It's been debated ad nauseam on our board, but we don't just need mids. We needed a mid from that top 7, one that can come in and play day 1 and make a difference. When they went before our pick, why grab any mid, we have a heap on the list already.

I scratched my head at people saying this.

Why would they Draft a mediocre midfielder over a gun that plays another position? That would have been strange.

Especially considering the kids from this Draft realistically will barely even get a game next year, let alone make a significant impact.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Why should a person be in there if it's not on merit? Very dangerous path to go down.

Do you think everyone in those rooms was in there 'on merit'?

What merit is required to sit there in a room full of people and watch whilst a decision that has already been made is announced?

 

[Erakor]

The team that won the premiership and also gets possibly the best kid in the draft in the same year.

 

[aussierulesrules]

I scratched my head at people saying this.

Why would they Draft a mediocre midfielder over a gun that plays another position? That would have been strange.


Especially considering these kids from this Draft won't realistically even barely get a game next year, let alone make a significant impact.

Exactly. Our board went into a bit of a meltdown a few drafts ago when we picked a kid called Wanganeen-Milera, over the mid we supposedly needed, in Ben Hobbs, and a lot of them were then demanding we pick “two mids” with our first two picks this year.

We need elite talent above anything else and you’ve got to take what you can get when you can get it.

Regardless, the club and Travaglia both seem super-confident that he’ll play permanent midfield down the track, so only time will tell.

 

[Warhorse]

I don't love all of Richmond's selections but think they got the best Key Forward in Armstrong for a steal.

They also fleeced West Coast, North Melbourne and Gold Coast in the period.

 

[Hot Dogma]

Shouldn't this thread be done in 5 years time

No. Richmond supporters need their validation now. Are you new to Bigfooty?

 

[PhatBoy]

Yeah cos we're all talking about the 2019 draft

There’s literally an active thread at the moment on the main page called ‘best team under 25’ which more or less serves a similar purpose.

 

[PhatBoy]

Why should a person be in there if it's not on merit? Very dangerous path to go down.

Dangerous?

Why?

What’s gonna happen?

Nuclear war?

Cracks start opening up in the ground while people are just going about their daily business walking down the street because a female club staffer was in the room with 10 other guys while a pre-determined announcement was made at the most over-publicised event in Australian sport?

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Do any of the Richmond posters have any idea why the Tigs didn't take Reid with one of their first rounders? Vic Metro MVP who bled yellow and black. Also a skill set that would have helped to cover the loss of Bolton and/or Rioli.