The fact that fans can be outraged in who we pick in the draft on the basis of a 2 minute youtube clip never ceases to amaze me.
the tapes give an indication as to what a player can do, if a players highlight package has no highlights and shows him to be slow and needing lots of space to get kicks away I think its fair to question that players credentials.
of course you do.
You make it sound like its impossible for someone to be a decent judge of talent without being a recruiter and vice versa.
A previous work colleague of mine - his dad was a scout at the blues, I found his take on players questionable to say the least - he is now a scout for the crows and I have no qualms in stating I've met plenty of punters out there who know a shedload more about footy than that bloke who got recommended bc a family member was already in the industry.
Early on when Conca got picked, FJ kept harping on about his footskills... one look at concas ball drop tells you he will never be a consistent kick of the football.
