Crazy Ivan - Its Interesting you should mention those picks and saying they wouldnt have produced anything. I wanted Sam Dwyer from Port Melbourne have for the last 2 years but anyway look at this -
Sam Colquhoun who I also liked and said so on here has already played senior footy this year was a PSD selection and if we hadnt of taken him we could have taken Jack Hannath who was also taken in the PSD and who has also made his senior debut. Then in the rookie draft Kyle Martin was available and he was taken pick 13 in the rookie draft and Sam Dwyer was taken pick 27 in the rookie draft. So there you go - we could have for example added
SColquhoun or J.Hannath
K.Martin
S.Dwyer
Thats 3 players who would have been much better for us than those we got from the other clubs - especially Martin and Dwyer had plenty to offer.
some of those i had some real barnys over.
i still think we richmond, and most other clubs fail to recognise and utilise good state leaugue players cheaply.
have always said you onlly need make them meet some simple requirements.
1. target those players who finsish high in b&fs both club and state, target only players who have the right attributes to play afl. ie pace footskills smarts andregularly dominate. imo it is true if you cant dominate at vll or state league level how can you dominate at afl level.
thig is there a re plenty who have regularly dominated at state league with all the right attributes and they invariable when given a chance at afl go on to make a good fist of it.
of course common sense has to be used. an example beware the big bodied player who thru sheer size wins plenty of ball but is as slow as a wet wick. lack of pace and average skills may be compensated for at the lower level, but the strengths wont cut it ie size and strength wont cut it at afl level because they are all strong and they are all quicker.
if we target players from other clubs on the cheap target those who are being denied a game because of the lack of opportunity due to proven better performed players geting a game in front of them
i can think of three players at wce alone and ive mentioned this before sinclair and lycett both ruckmen are going to struggle to get a game in front cox and naitanui. lets get in their ear.
they have a rookie tall forward in jeremy mcgovern he has to get past darling kennedy and the ruckmen to get a game. lets get in his ear.
last yr i was hoping we would have a go at norths aaron black he was behind hansen tarrant and petrie we should be going hard at these types offering good money and a guarantee of a game.
if we want quality and insist on useing a first rnd pick lets go and get a player who fills a definate need and who will give us long term service. some one like james frawley just 24 this yr ticked over just 100 games and is about to enter his prime. man we would shore our defense up for yrs with a bloke like him.
its not hard and it is disappointing to see us continually struggle in the critical areas of list management and recruiting.
