Be interesting to see the players that were picked before the players I mentioned and see where they are now, that's the difference. The picks we make now will matter in 7 years won't they......
Here is a list of the players picked before the above mentioned just to put it into some prospective for you..........
2...Jarryd Roughhead (136 games)
3...Ryan Griffin (143 games)
4...Richard Tambling (traded to Adelaide)
10...Chris Egan (Retired)
11...Adam Thomson (Retired)
12...Danny Myer (Retired)
14...Angus Monfries (132 Games)
15...Lyndon Dunn (80 games)
16...Adam Patterson (Retired)
18...Cameron Wood (58 Games)
19...Ryan Willets (Retired)
20...Dean Polo (Delisted picked up by St Kilda 71 games)
Clearly those player before our pick are making a huge difference
And to put it into even further prospective for you.......
Picks 1-10.....8 players remain
Picks 11-20...3 Players remain
Picks 21-30...2 players remain
Picks 31-40...4 players remain (Inc 1 Father son)
Picks 41-77...3 players remain
So out of a total of 77 picks in the 2004 draft only 20 players are still running around today!
The one glaring mistake we made was taking Tambling over Buddy but apart from that the draft was that weak I don't think it would have matter who we took the year class just wasn't up to it!