Revisiting the draft: Richmond & other clubs' recent recruiting rated (HSun)

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Revisiting the draft: Every club’s recent recruiting rated

Chris Cavanagh, Matt Turner and Simeon Thomas-Wilson
HeraldSun
13 November 2022

No AFL club recruiting team gets every decision right – but some make a few more blunders than others. We rate every club’s draft picks since 2019.

RICHMOND

2019
Mid-Season Pick 13: Marlion Pickett (Mid/Def, 57 games, Contracted until 2023)
National Pick 21: Thomson Dow (Mid, 13 games, Contracted until 2023)
National Pick 43: Noah Cumberland (General Fwd, 9 games, Contracted until 2024)
National Pick 44: Will Martyn (Mid, 3 games, Delisted 2022)
National Pick 46: Hugo Ralphsmith (Mid/Def, 19 games, Contracted until 2023)
National Pick 54: Bigoa Nyuon (Key Def, 1 game, Contracted until 2023)

2020
Category B Rookie: Mate Colina (Ruck, 0 games, Contracted until 2023)
National Pick 40: Samson Ryan (Ruck, 1 game, Contracted until 2024)
National Pick 51: Maurice Rioli (General Fwd, 17 games, Contracted until 2024)
SSP: Rhyan Mansell (General Def, 15 games, Contracted until 2023)

2021
Mid-Season Pick 10: Matthew Parker (Fwd/Mid, 11 games, Retired 2022)
National Pick 9: Josh Gibcus (Key Def, 18 games, Contracted until 2025)
National Pick 17: Tom Brown (General Def, 0 games, Contracted until 2025)
National Pick 28: Tyler Sonsie (General Fwd, 7 games, Contracted until 2025)
National Pick 29: Sam Banks (General Def, 0 games, Contracted until 2025)
National Pick 30: Judson Clarke (General Fwd, 3 games, Contracted until 2025)

2022
Mid-Season Pick 10: Jacob Bauer (Key Fwd, 0 games, Contracted until 2023)


The Tigers have continued to discover some draft gems in recent years, none more so than two-time premiership player Pickett who was snapped up in the 2019 mid-season rookie draft. Speedy outside defender or wingman Ralphsmith also looks a bargain buy, as does Cumberland who kicked 19 goals from eight games in the second half of this year. The Tigers have been impressed by the faster than expected development of Rioli and were thrilled with their haul of five top-30 picks in last year’s draft. Gibcus looks capable of holding down a key post in defence for the next decade, while Sonsie and Clarke showed glimpses of their sizeable talent last year and Tom Brown is rated very highly internally despite not being seen yet at AFL level. The Tigers have secured two developing ruckman in Colina and Ryan in recent years, but haven’t picked up any young key forwards outside of the 192cm Bauer. That is why a key forward is a priority at this year’s draft.

Rating: 8/10​

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Every club's rating:

Geelong         9/10
Sydney          9/10
W.Bulldogs     9/10
Collingwood   8/10
Essendon       8/10
Fremantle      8/10
Gold Coast     8/10
Melbourne     8/10
Richmond      8/10
Brisbane        7/10
Hawthorn      7/10
North Melb.   7/10
Port Adel.      7/10
Adelaide        6/10
Carlton          6/10
GWS             6/10
St Kilda         6/10
West Coast    4/10

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/draft/afl-draft-every-clubs-recent-recruiting-rated/news-story/94e20d3257164fe2d403043f90fa5277

[Tiger Khosh]

8/10 is a pretty ridiculous score. Teams ranked lower must have drafted horrendously.

[Andyy]

8 is generous.

3 full years and I can only see 5 players walking up to that top 22-25 range.

Early days for some but if you're not getting at least two good players/best 22 every year then you're going nowhere. Plenty of clubs have nailed 3 picks in a year and sorted themselves for close to a decade in as many spots.

[georgies31]

Recent draft's haven't been great as a whole; to be honest is covid the reason who knows look at this year lucky to be 50 players drafted I reckon the talent has declined don't get me wrong talent will be there always be there but no so deep.