Nae they rate black higher than azza
Taking a punt on a talented highly rated kpf... unlike us
no punt taken the kid could always play. bastinac, black and carlisle was the straw that broke the camels back and in no small way led to me getting banned over at pre.
i was adamant we take bastinac if we were to take a mid. if was to be a tall it had to be carlisle or black. geez we got griffiths and i think i was one of few who voiced displeasure.a pretty astute poster called tiger bob and i had some real heated arguments over this which got me into a bit of strife.. geez ben griffiths put another one down to francis jackson it was a risk he took and it has bitten him hard.
most richmond people love francis jackson but i cant work out why. yep hes had some decent 1st round selections but really if you cant get 95% of your first rounders right you should not be in the caper.
its the 2nd and 3rd rounders the griffiths picks where hes failed abysmally.
hughes 24 , casserley 40 , s edwards at 26, rance at 18, post 26, griffiths19, astbury 35 , dea 44, batchelor 30 , helbig 47, elton 26, mcintosh 31, mcbean 33, mcdonough 42 .thats every 2nd and 3rd round pick by jackson. leave out the last 2 drafts as its way too early it does not make for pretty reading. in his time at the club i can only attribute one decent pick to him in the second or third rounds thats rance and even hes had issues.
I agree with most of that Claw and have said so for a long while regarding FJ. But if you still think Rance has issues than you have issues. Alex Rance is one of the better young backman in the game. He is strong, athletic, brave, consistent, gets heaps of the footy, and his disposal has improved out of site! Whatever your gripe with him is, get over it! It's ok to have been massively wrong about him and it takes a man to admit it. Alex Rance is a class act and is a huge reason why we have improved from being a middle to low ranked side to a good and on the up finals side.
I don't know why it gets up me so much but I just cannot handle when people have NFI about players like Rance. Credit must go where credit is due!
Any team in the AFL would love a player of Alex's abitly and character.
Claw said Rance was a decent pick, so no worries there. Of course he still has issues, but they're minor compared to those before Dimma and Leppitch came to our club.
Fully agree with how FJ is overrated. He's treated like a ghod by those who aren't in the loop of our recruiting department.
