2006 draft revisited

[one-eyed]

The RFC website has an article revisiting the 2006 National draft ...

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-11-19/the-tigers-2006-draft-bonanza


We've recruited 11 players all up from it over the years. 5 still remain on our list (Riewoldt, Edwards, Grigg, Houli and Hampson):


1. Carl - Bryce Gibbs
2. Ess - Scott Gumbleton
3. North - Lachlan Hansen
4. Bris - Matthew Leuenberger
5. Port - Travis Boak
6. Haw - Mitch Thorp
7. Geel - Joel Selwood
8. Coll - Ben Reid
9. St K - David Armitage
10. Coll - Nathan J. Brown
11. Dogs - Andrejs Everitt
12. Melb - James Frawley
13. Rich - Jack Riewoldt
14. Adel - James Sellar
15. Syd - Daniel O'Keefe
16. WCE - Mitchell brown
17. Carl - Shaun Hampson (traded for pick 32, 2013)

18. Ess - Leroy Jetta
19. Carl - Shaun Grigg (traded in 2010 via a swap for Andrew Collins)

20. Ess - Tom Hislop (re-drafted pick 58, 2008; delisted 2010)
21. North - Gavin Urquhart
22. Lions - Albert Proud
23. Port - Paul Stewart
24. Haw - Brent Renouf
25. Geel - Nathan Djerrkura
26. Rich - Shane Edwards
27. St K - Brad Howard
28. Coll - Chris Dawes
29. WCE - Eric MacKenzie
30. Melb - Ricky Petterd (rookie selection, 2012; retired 2015)
31. Freo - Clayton Collard
32. Adel - Kurt Tippet
33. Haw  - Jarryd Morton
34. Bris - Chris Schmidt

35. Carl - Mark Austin
36. Ess - Alwyn Davey
37. North - Todd Goldstein
38. Bris - James Hawksley
39. Port - Nathan Krakouer
40. Haw - Josh P. Kennedy (F/S)
41. Geel - Tom Hawkins (F/S)
42. Ess - Bachar Houli (Pre-season draft, 2010)
43. WCE - Tim Houlihan
44. Coll - Brad Dick
45. Dogs - Brennan Stack
46. Melb - Colin Garland
47. Ess - Kyle Riemers
48. Adel - David Mackay
49. Syd - Daniel Currie
50. WCE - Will Schofield

51. Carl - Clint Benjamin
52. Freo - Brock O'Brien
53. North  - Lindsay Thomas
54. Bris - Matt Tyler
55. Port - Robbie Gray
56. Haw - Gary Moss
57. Geel - Simon Hogan
58. Rich - Daniel Connors (sacked 2012)
59. St K - Jarryd Allen
60. Rich - Carl Petersen (delisted 2007)
61. Dogs  - Josh Hill
62. Melb - Issac Weetra
63. Coll - Tyson Goldsack
64. Freo  - Nick Gill
65. Syd -  Peter Faulks
66. Bullies - Malcolm Lynch

67. Carl - Joe Anderson
68. Ess - pass
69. North - Ben Warren
70. Bris - Sam Sheldon
71. Port - Justin Westoff
72. Haw - Pass
73. Rich - Andrew Collins (swapped for Shaun Grigg, 2010)
74. St K - Matthew Ferguson
75. Coll - Pass
76. Dogs - Paul O'Shea
77. Freo - Calib Mourish
78. Adel - Bryce Campbell
79. Syd - Jess White
80. WCE - James Thompson

81. Carl - Pass
82. North - Aaron Edwards (traded for pick 74, 2012; delisted 2014)
83. Port - Ryan Williams
84. Rich - pass
85. St K - pass

86. Port - David Rodan
87. St K - pass

88. Port - pass
89. St K - pass

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_AFL_draft

[lamington]

I like these articles in the sense that it reminds us of how much is uncertain about a draft year. We hear about "worst draft ever" coming this year but how can you really know?

Look at the 2006 draft and you see real gems like Goldstein at #37, Robbie Gray at #55 and then you see the top 20 and how many of them to date have produced extraordinary careers?

Yes the way clubs go about selecting players now is less Russian Roulette but I am always conscious about how much we don't know/will never know about the potential in the kids you draft until a few season down the track