Wallace vulnerable: Miller (Age)

[crackertiger]

Wallace has had too much to say in recruiting over the last 4 years and thats been the biggest problem.

Wallace = McMahon, Mark Graham, Kent Kingsley.

March wont let it continue and rightfully so! 

[WilliamPowell]

Wallace has had too much to say in recruiting over the last 4 years and thats been the biggest problem.

Wallace = McMahon, Mark Graham, Kent Kingsley.

March wont let it continue and rightfully so! 

Using that argument... how do we rate these...

Wallace = Cotchin, Deledio, Tambling, McGuane, Reiwoldt, White, Thursfield, Rance, Connors, Polo, Pattison

 

[Infamy]

Wallace has had too much to say in recruiting over the last 4 years and thats been the biggest problem.

Wallace = McMahon, Mark Graham, Kent Kingsley.

March wont let it continue and rightfully so! 

As much as I hated giving up pick 19 for him, the only bad pickup in that bunch was Kingsley and he cost us nothing

[Ramps]

Wallace has had too much to say in recruiting over the last 4 years and thats been the biggest problem.

Wallace = McMahon, Mark Graham, Kent Kingsley.

March wont let it continue and rightfully so! 

Using that argument... how do we rate these...

Wallace = Cotchin, Deledio, Tambling, McGuane, Reiwoldt, White, Thursfield, Rance, Connors, Polo, Pattison

 

On a scale of A to E with A being the best possible result and E the worst Id reckon

Cotchin = A [he was a top 2 pick so we should have gotten an A grade player]
Deledio = A [he was the top selection so we should have gotten a A grade player]
Tambling = C [Selected at 4, hasnt lived up to a top 4 pick expectation yet]
McGuane= B [Selected in the 30s, being a latish pick its a B result, hes going ok]
Riewoldt= C [Selected in first 15 picks, going ok, C is a fair result]
White= B [Selected in PSD, Bargain pick, Going ok at Present, Gets a B because he was such a late pick]
Thursfield= A [Bargain pick, a great get, Gets an A]
Rance= Unknown, hasnt played yet
Conners= C [Picked in the 50s, going ok just, can play, can easily get to B with 20 game next season]
Polo= C-/D [Picked at 20, has stalled imho]
Pattison= C-/D [Picked at 16, tries really hard, has played games, not sure going forward  
A=3, B=2, C=3, C-/D=2. I reckon its just a pass. JUST

[Smokey]

A=3, B=2, C=3, C-/D=2. I reckon its just a pass. JUST

To be fair you need to rate every other side as well as ours, otherwise the rating means little and it might just surprise you to see how we have done in comparison.  And I don't think Wallace was solely responsible (for better or worse).

[Moi]

A=3, B=2, C=3, C-/D=2. I reckon its just a pass. JUST

To be fair you need to rate every other side as well as ours, otherwise the rating means little and it might just surprise you to see how we have done in comparison.  And I don't think Wallace was solely responsible (for better or worse).

Precisely

[Ramps]

A=3, B=2, C=3, C-/D=2. I reckon its just a pass. JUST

To be fair you need to rate every other side as well as ours, otherwise the rating means little and it might just surprise you to see how we have done in comparison.  And I don't think Wallace was solely responsible (for better or worse).

Im not going to do this with every other side smokey. I just put up a rating for our players based on where they were taken in the draft. I think its a fair appraisal.

[Stripes]

So Tuesday (Supposed D-Day to some here) has come and gone. TW is still coach. What happened?

In terms of our draft choices we have chosen some players with early picks who have not lived up to their potential but conversely we have found some diamonds in the rough with late picks also. Overall though I think we have created a good young even list which is what will hopefully give us success.

Players like Lids and Cotch are standouts but the gap between our best players and weakest players is reducing every year. Over the past decade or more that has been our biggest problem - we relied on a few to win us games. Now we are looking for a more even spread of responsibility across the field and our recruiting reflects this.

Yes players such as JON, Casserly, Meyer and Polo have not performed to date but players of the calibre of Foley, Thursfield, White and McGuane have more than made up for them.

So in the big sceme of things we are still moving forward and TW (& co.) have done well.

Stripes

[Ox]

J.O.N.



Meyer