as long as you dont change the name of the SCG to "the snakepit"
"be tough, only when it gets tough"
In this draft we saw the Academy yielding 4 selections (in bold) - while Heeney was always going to be a high pick and perform accordingly, none of the others set the world on fire. But perhaps their selection raised encouraged other academy kid to strive harder. We took
#18 Isaac Heeney
#37 James Rose
#38 Jack Hiscox
#70 Abaina Davis
Then
#17 Sean McLaren
#35 Nic Newman
#52 Lewis Melican
#76 Jordan Foote
There were a moderate number of alternatives available, rather than Rose and/or Hiscox we could have taken Bailey Dale, Caleb Daniel, Mitch McGovern or Ed Langdon who all went after than in the main draft. Or we could have taken Kane Lambert, Jason Castagna, Jayden Short, Adam Saad or Reilly O'Brien, who all had to wait for the Rookie draft.
Saad was probably the player we could most have used, as he provides tremendous run out of defence, but subsequent history suggests he may have been a serious flight risk.
Reilly O’Brien could have been useful but at the time we two promising young rucks in Nankervis and Naismith.
Caleb Daniel’s wonderfully accurate disposal would have fitted in too, but perhaps we might have been concerned at his lack of height.
And Ed Langdon would have provided some of the run we are still trying to stockpile.
So yes, there were other picks we could have taken, but did we leave anyone truly transformative on the table? I don’t think so, so maybe a B (or C if you’re marking hard)
Loose translation from the Latin is - I am tall, so I hit out.
Yes, hardly a stellar draft for us saved by picking up Heeney for just number 18. With the rules in place now, he would most likely gone top 10 with us needing to match a bid from elsewhere. The rules were changed after this because the other clubs argued that we got him too cheap.
Man, Richmond totally nailed that rookie draft. As good as it gets.
'Delicious' is a fun word to say
Last edited by Ruck'n'Roll; 16th December 2021 at 05:19 PM.
Loose translation from the Latin is - I am tall, so I hit out.
I would say a C for the ND as well.
We got Heeney but he was from the academy.
Looking at pick 37, 38 and 70…. nothing to even remotely celebrate.
Take away Heeney’s games and what is the ROI???
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