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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on November 07, 2011, 02:36:20 AM
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The Herald-Sun lists Newy as the 8th best post-50 draft pick. They also typically couldn't resist a few whacks at our past recruiting along the way ::).
The best draft long shots
by: Al Paton
From: Herald Sun
November 07, 2011
We start with the hail Mary selections, players taken with pick 51 or higher.
Over 25 years most of those guys have disappeared into football history, many of them without ever kicking a ball in anger at the top level. Remember Leigh Snooks, Austin Lucy and Ben Judd? Neither do we.
But they were all legitimate AFL draft picks, in some cases ahead of the names below. These are the choices recruiters are still taking credit for - and rightly so - from 10 to 1.
10. Chris Grant – pick 105, 1988 (Western Bulldogs)
The original and arguably the best draft long shot. But those early years are hard to gauge by today's standards. Recruiters largely took stabs in the dark, picking top selections without asking if they wanted to play, or knowing if they could even if they wanted to (remember Richard Lounder?).
9. Richie Vandenberg – pick 78, 1997 (Hawthorn)
8. Chris Newman – pick 55, 2000 (Richmond)
The Tigers have had plenty of failures at the draft table but Newman ranks as one of their best success stories. Picked up from the Dandenong Stingrays, he is another example of a good player who's leadership is worth more than his on-field contribution - although Newman is no mug as a back pocket. Has played 192 games at 29 and hopes to lead a new era of Richmond success. Jury still out on that.
7. Brian Lake – pick 71, 2001 (Western Bulldogs)
6. Cameron Bruce – pick 64, 1999 (Melbourne)
5. Ryan O’Keefe – pick 56, 1999 (Sydney)
4. Sam Fisher – pick 55, 2003 (St Kilda)
The 2005 draft was one of the strangest in recent history. Marc Murphy was a deserving No.1 pick and he was closely followed by stars Dale Thomas, Scott Pendlebury and, um, Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls? The Tigers pounced on the rangy East Perth wingman, somehow overlooking West Adelaide defender Fisher.
3. Daniel Bradshaw – pick 56, 1995 (Brisbane Lions)
2. Dane Swan – pick 58, Collingwood 2001 (Calder u18)
1. James Hird – pick 79, 1990 (Essendon)
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/the-best-draft-long-shots/story-e6frf9jf-1226185754726
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and, um, Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls? The Tigers pounced on the rangy East Perth wingman, somehow overlooking West Adelaide defender Fisher.
::) Somehow Sam Fisher was overlooked 54 times before he was picked!
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Al Paton is begging to be beaten to death with FOOTY socks filled with used kitty litter. I am giving it serious thought. The kitty litter needs a change its at about a 50 / 50 turd to litter ratio right now...
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Chris Grant is so much better than a large portion of that list
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Al Paton is begging to be beaten to death with FOOTY socks filled with used kitty litter. I am giving it serious thought. The kitty litter needs a change its at about a 50 / 50 turd to litter ratio right now...
:rollin Owl, I found out the other day what happens when it goes to 70/30. Trust me you don't want to go there! Lets just say an organic treasure hunt ensued and as it was on my watch as kitty litter officer, my Wife has me on an aggravation installment plan which will compound with interest for decades.
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Chris Grant is so much better than a large portion of that list
Yep I would Chris Grant No.2 behind Hird.
Newy will play his 200th next year and to think some supporters doubted him ;) ;D
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Chris Grant is so much better than a large portion of that list
Yep I would Chris Grant No.2 behind Hird.
Newy will play his 200th next year and to think some supporters doubted him ;) ;D
Possibly #3 behind Swan.
If not No.2.
They are CLEAR top 3
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The Herald-Sun lists Newy as the 8th best post-50 draft pick. They also typically couldn't resist a few whacks at our past recruiting along the way ::).
The best draft long shots
by: Al Paton
From: Herald Sun
November 07, 2011
We start with the hail Mary selections, players taken with pick 51 or higher.
Over 25 years most of those guys have disappeared into football history, many of them without ever kicking a ball in anger at the top level. Remember Leigh Snooks, Austin Lucy and Ben Judd? Neither do we.
But they were all legitimate AFL draft picks, in some cases ahead of the names below. These are the choices recruiters are still taking credit for - and rightly so - from 10 to 1.
10. Chris Grant – pick 105, 1988 (Western Bulldogs)
The original and arguably the best draft long shot. But those early years are hard to gauge by today's standards. Recruiters largely took stabs in the dark, picking top selections without asking if they wanted to play, or knowing if they could even if they wanted to (remember Richard Lounder?).
9. Richie Vandenberg – pick 78, 1997 (Hawthorn)
8. Chris Newman – pick 55, 2000 (Richmond)
The Tigers have had plenty of failures at the draft table but Newman ranks as one of their best success stories. Picked up from the Dandenong Stingrays, he is another example of a good player who's leadership is worth more than his on-field contribution - although Newman is no mug as a back pocket. Has played 192 games at 29 and hopes to lead a new era of Richmond success. Jury still out on that.
7. Brian Lake – pick 71, 2001 (Western Bulldogs)
6. Cameron Bruce – pick 64, 1999 (Melbourne)
5. Ryan O’Keefe – pick 56, 1999 (Sydney)
4. Sam Fisher – pick 55, 2003 (St Kilda)
The 2005 draft was one of the strangest in recent history. Marc Murphy was a deserving No.1 pick and he was closely followed by stars Dale Thomas, Scott Pendlebury and, um, Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls? The Tigers pounced on the rangy East Perth wingman, somehow overlooking West Adelaide defender Fisher.
3. Daniel Bradshaw – pick 56, 1995 (Brisbane Lions)
2. Dane Swan – pick 58, Collingwood 2001 (Calder u18)
1. James Hird – pick 79, 1990 (Essendon)
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/the-best-draft-long-shots/story-e6frf9jf-1226185754726
HUN=Essendon members gazette.
Useful when out of toilet paper.
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Chris Grant is so much better than a large portion of that list
Yep I would Chris Grant No.2 behind Hird.
Newy will play his 200th next year and to think some supporters doubted him ;) ;D
Agree on Grant fellas. He was a gun
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:chuck
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jerk.
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jerk.
Jerkin Gerkin??
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Al Paton is begging to be beaten to death with FOOTY socks filled with used kitty litter. I am giving it serious thought. The kitty litter needs a change its at about a 50 / 50 turd to litter ratio right now...
:rollin Owl, I found out the other day what happens when it goes to 70/30. Trust me you don't want to go there! Lets just say an organic treasure hunt ensued and as it was on my watch as kitty litter officer, my Wife has me on an aggravation installment plan which will compound with interest for decades.
:rollin
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Al Paton is begging to be beaten to death with FOOTY socks filled with used kitty litter. I am giving it serious thought. The kitty litter needs a change its at about a 50 / 50 turd to litter ratio right now...
:rollin Owl, I found out the other day what happens when it goes to 70/30. Trust me you don't want to go there! Lets just say an organic treasure hunt ensued and as it was on my watch as kitty litter officer, my Wife has me on an aggravation installment plan which will compound with interest for decades.
HA! putrid lol
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Al Paton is begging to be beaten to death with FOOTY socks filled with used kitty litter. I am giving it serious thought. The kitty litter needs a change its at about a 50 / 50 turd to litter ratio right now...
:rollin Owl, I found out the other day what happens when it goes to 70/30. Trust me you don't want to go there! Lets just say an organic treasure hunt ensued and as it was on my watch as kitty litter officer, my Wife has me on an aggravation installment plan which will compound with interest for decades.
HA! putrid lol
Just vacuum the bastards up and replace the litter. *THUUUUNK* *THUUUNK-THUUUNK*
Leave the rest to the good wife. ;)
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Following on from Newy being a top 10 late pick, the Herald-Sun today has Benny Gale and Wayne Campbell in the top 10 players ever selected with picks 21-30. Kane Johnson is in there as well but Adelaide drafted him.
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10. Nick Stevens, pick 25, 1997 (Port Adelaide)
9. Drew Petrie, pick 23, 2000 (North Melbourne)
8. Daniel Chick, pick 25, 1995 (Hawthorn)
7. Kane Johnson, pick 27, 1995 (Adelaide)
Had two premiership medals by the time he turned 21 then picked a bad time (ie any time in the last 30 years) to request a trade to Richmond. Captained the Tigers from 2005-2008 and went from a dashing midfielder to a selfless tagger, claiming the 2006 Jack Dyer Medal.
6. Paul Licuria, pick 24, 1995 (Sydney)
5. Brendon Gale, pick 27, 1987 (Richmond)
Richmond would prefer not to be reminded of its first pick in the second national draft (the Tigers used the No.1 selection on lumbering giant Richard Lounder - sorry guys). But they can take pride in their second choice. Recruited from the Burnie Hawks, Gale played 244 games (240 more than Lounder) before retiring in 2001. Originally a centre half-forward, he moved into the ruck to help carry a team through a horror era which he is now trying to end as club CEO.
4. Wayne Campbell, pick 29, 1989 (Richmond)
For some reason Tiger fans never really warmed to the Golden Square midfielder, but you can't argue with four club best-and-fairest awards. He was a ball magnet, Richmond captain from 2001-04, a two-time All-Australian and favourite for the 1995 Brownlow. His 297 games places him fourth on the club's all-times games list.
3. Darrin Pritchard, pick 26, 1986 (Hawthorn)
2. Steve Johnson, pick 24, 2001 (Geelong)
1. Michael Long, pick 23, 1988 (Essendon)
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/the-best-draft-picks-21-30/story-e6frf9jf-1226190090346
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lets face it there is not going to be a lot of good players taken after pick 50. the simple reason being the actual amount of picks used would only average out at about 70 picks per nd in recent times. so we are talking about 20 late nd picks each yr give or take.
late picks are like rookie picks you use plenty to find the odd gem.