History of picks 29 & 41

[one-eyed]

                Pick 29                               Pick 41
2003      Tim Schmidt (17)               Zac Dawson (166)
2004      Matt Rosa (207)                 Luke Blackwell (23) [F/S]
2005      Ben McKinley (48)              Rhan Hooper (54)
2006      Eric Mackenzie (147)          Tom Hawkins (347) [F/S]
2007      Brendan Whitecross (111)   James Polkinghorne (54)
2008      Dayne Beams (177)            Todd Banfield (53)
2009      Jack Gunston (242)            Ayden Kennedy (0)
2010      Scott Lycett (146)              Tom Liberatore (216) [F/S]
2011      Alex Forster (1)                  Mitch Grigg (20)
2012      Tom Clurey (124)               Mason Wood (117)
2013      Rory Lobb (160)                Jake Kolodjashnij (174)
2014      Touk Miller (173)                Jack Lonie (87)
2015      Alex Morgan (2)                 Matthew Flynn (33)
2016      Shai Bolton (113)               Brennan Cox (102)
2017      Charlie Spargo (97)            Toby Wooller (0)
2018      Will Kelly (5)                      Jack Bytel (22)
2019      Finn Maginness (32)           Francis Evan (17)
2020      Seamus Mitchell (14)          Jack Carroll (6)
2021      Sam Banks (6)                   James Tunstill (5)
2022      Coby Burgiel (0)                 Tom Emmett (2)

Italics - no longer in the AFL
Yellow - Richmond picks

https://www.draftguru.com.au/search/picks/29+47+66+84
https://www.draftguru.com.au/search/picks/41+44+57+59

[tdy]

Players that made it to 50 Games

12 from pick 29 if you include McKinley who made 48 and 10 from pick 41. Says how speculative picks are. It's the coaching and support that seems to make the difference.