What Coach oversaw our greatest drafting period?

[Stripes]

Our recruiting history has been a train wreck spotted with short periods of success. So my question is - which coach actually has overseen our greatest period of drafting success?


The Tiger's tale: first round draft choices
Year pick player      Games for Richmond

Tony Jewell
1986      4      Richard Anderson      0
1987      1      Richard Lounder      4

Kevin Bartlett
1988      5      Chris Naish      143
1989      1      Anthony Banik      49
1990      4      traded for Terry Keays (Coll)      25
1991      3      traded for Steven O'Dwyer (Melb)      5

Allan Jeans
1992      7      Wayne Hernaman      20
Metropolitan zones abolished in 1992,it brings less compromised drafts
1993      3      Justin Murphy      12      (a further 173 at Carlton,   Geelong and Essendon)

John Northey
1993      6      traded with Jeff Hogg, for Paul Broderick, Michael Gale   
          Broderick      169
          Gale      91
1994      11      Damien Ryan      30
1995      16      traded for Ben Holland (Fitz)      125

Robert Walls
1996      16      Pat Steinfort      0
1997      2      Brad Ottens (pick from Freo, for Chris Bond, pick 21)      129

Jeff Gieschen
1998      8      traded for Rory Hilton    (Brisbane Lions)      82
1999      3      Aaron Fiora      78

Danny Frawley
2000      9      Kayne Pettifer      113
2001      17      traded with Nick Daffy for Greg Stafford (Sydney)      74
2002      2      traded for Kane Johnson and  pick 12 = Jay Schulz
          (Jason Torney also traded and pick 18 secured)
          Johnson      116
          Schulz      71
2003      6      traded for Nathan Brown (WB)      82


Terry Wallace
2004      1      Brett Deledio      135
2004      4      Richard Tambling      108
2004      12      Danny Meyer (pick acquired from Geelong for Brad Ottens)      12
2004      16      Adam Pattison (pick acquired from Geelong for Brad Ottens)      61
2005      8      Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls      13
2006      13      Jack Riewoldt     
2007      2      Trent Cotchin     
2008      8      Tyrone Vickery     

Damien Harwick
2009      3      Dustin Martin     
2010      6      Reece Conca     
2011     11     Brandon Ellis
2012     6       Nick Vlaustin
2013     12     Ben Lennon

For a more comprehensive look at our drafting history including selections after the first round, follow this link -
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/draft_history.htm

[Smokey]

How come Deledio and Tambling are in different groups?

[Stripes]

How come Deledio and Tambling are in different groups?

Good pickup. I'll change it now

[Phil Mrakov]

Jon Norfey messiah

[tigers_of_old_1980]

Our recruiting history has been a train wreck spotted with short periods of success. So my question is - which coach actually has overseen our greatest period of drafting success?


The Tiger's tale: first round draft choices
Year pick player      Games for Richmond

Tony Jewell
1986      4      Richard Anderson      0
1987      1      Richard Lounder      4

Kevin Bartlett
1988      5      Chris Naish      143
1989      1      Anthony Banik      49
1990      4      traded for Terry Keays (Coll)      25
1991      3      traded for Steven O'Dwyer (Melb)      5

Allan Jeans
1992      7      Wayne Hernaman      20
Metropolitan zones abolished in 1992,it brings less compromised drafts
1993      3      Justin Murphy      12      (a further 173 at Carlton,   Geelong and Essendon)

John Northey
1993      6      traded with Jeff Hogg, for Paul Broderick, Michael Gale   
          Broderick      169
          Gale      91
1994      11      Damien Ryan      30
1995      16      traded for Ben Holland (Fitz)      125

Robert Walls
1996      16      Pat Steinfort      0
1997      2      Brad Ottens (pick from Freo, for Chris Bond, pick 21)      129

Jeff Gieschen
1998      8      traded for Rory Hilton    (Brisbane Lions)      82
1999      3      Aaron Fiora      78

Danny Frawley
2000      9      Kayne Pettifer      113
2001      17      traded with Nick Daffy for Greg Stafford (Sydney)      74
2002      2      traded for Kane Johnson and  pick 12 = Jay Schulz
          (Jason Torney also traded and pick 18 secured)
          Johnson      116
          Schulz      71
2003      6      traded for Nathan Brown (WB)      82


Terry Wallace
2004      1      Brett Deledio      135
2004      4      Richard Tambling      108
2004      12      Danny Meyer (pick acquired from Geelong for Brad Ottens)      12
2004      16      Adam Pattison (pick acquired from Geelong for Brad Ottens)      61
2005      8      Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls      13
2006      13      Jack Riewoldt     
2007      2      Trent Cotchin     
2008      8      Tyrone Vickery     

Damien Harwick
2009      3      Dustin Martin     
2010      6      Reece Conca     
2011     11     Brandon Ellis
2012     6       Nick Vlaustin
2013     12     Ben Lennon

For a more comprehensive look at our drafting history including selections after the first round, follow this link -
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/draft_history.htm

Haven't you answered your own question in the OP?

[wayne]

Wasn't 1995 a result of the drafting KB did while he was coach?

[mightytiges]

Fiora was Spud's first pick.


Obviously our recruiting now is the best it's ever been (not that that's hard compared to our past  ) given we are properly investing in it but I thought in hindsight we didn't do too badly in KB's time given we were flat broke as a Club. We were forced to recruit country kids as they were the only ones we could afford yet snagged the likes of Knights, Cambo, Benny Gale, Maxfield and a large chuck of the core that would eventually play in the '95 finals. Sadly our recruiting went to the dogs from the mid 90s to the late 00s.

[Andyy]

Guess you could say Hardwick's guys haven't made a stuff up with 1st picks as of yet.

Admittedly I don't think half of Wallace's picks were that bad (Cotch, Jack, Lids, Vickery).


But my god it hurts to know that in 2004 we could have had either two of Roughead/Griffin/Franklin (#1 and #4), as well as lower picks like LeCras too. Shallow draft though IMO.