Worst AFL draft Ever

[Toastman]

Since this year will be the 30th of the modern drafts I was thinking about what was the least talented draft crop ever.
I'd suggest that the 2003 draft is the worst of the uncompromised drafts that I can remember but I wonder were there worse ones?

 

[Jade]

This one:

Absolute rubbish.

 

[Honeyboy Wilson]

2009 looks like it'll be worse than the 2003 draft - but they're both pretty bad.

 

[juss]

2009 looks like it'll be worse than the 2003 draft - but they're both pretty bad.

Outside of Martin, Talia and Fyfe, that top 20 is very underwhelming.

 

[jim boy]

Since this year will be the 30th of the modern drafts I was thinking about what was the least talented draft crop ever.
I'd suggest that the 2003 draft is the worst of the uncompromised drafts that I can remember but I wonder were there worse ones?

I reckon this is the 15th year of the 'modern' draft. Before around 2000 clubs just didn't take it seriously enough

 

[TigerTime3]

I reckon this is the 15th year of the 'modern' draft. Before around 2000 clubs just didn't take it seriously enough

And in Richmond's case it's about the 8th year of the 'modern' draft.

 

[L_W_P]

2012 isn't much but it was heavily impacted by GWS.

 

[Toastman]

2012 isn't much but it was heavily impacted by GWS.

Hogan, Stringer, Macrae and Wines already look good enough to pull it above a lot of drafts.

 

[schmuttt]

And in Richmond's case it's about the 8th year of the 'modern' draft.

And in Melbournes case it's the 2nd

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

2012 isn't much but it was heavily impacted by GWS.

Hogan, Stringer, Macrae and Wines already look good enough to pull it above a lot of drafts.

And which GWS players bring the quality down? Cognilio, Smith, Adams, Tyson, Green, Patton even with his two knee recos, Tomlinson....

Just cause we got a lot of them, doesn't mean the quality in the draft wasn't there. Isn't that what all the complaints are about - too much quality.

You certainly can't put 2012 into any kind of "worst draft ever" thread and be taken seriously.

 

[bigpapagman]

And which GWS players bring the quality down? Cognilio, Smith, Adams, Tyson, Green, Patton even with his two knee recos, Tomlinson....

Just cause we got a lot of them, doesn't mean the quality in the draft wasn't there. Isn't that what all the complaints are about - too much quality.

You certainly can't put 2012 into any kind of "worst draft ever" thread and be taken seriously.

Yeah no one cares mate.

 

[Kummerspeck]

Yeah no one cares mate.

He raised a valid point. Where the players went doesn't impact on the quality of the draft.

 

[sproketman]

2009 would be viewed a lot better if two of it's more promising players taken in the first round didn't both have four knee recos.

 

[DaVillaBlues]

Too early to call, but last year's draft is looking very ordinary.

Petrecca excused through injury, last year's top 10 haven't set the world on fire, aside from Brayshaw who is silk (De Goey is definitely overhyped)

The 2013 draft is definitely shaping up as perhaps the greatest ND since 1993, so much class and quantity in that group.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

2003 the one time we had the wooden spoon, at least we got Cooney.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Too early to call, but last year's draft is looking very ordinary.

Petrecca excused through injury, last year's top 10 haven't set the world on fire, aside from Brayshaw who is silk (De Goey is definitely overhyped)

The 2013 draft is definitely shaping up as perhaps the greatest ND since 1993, so much class and quantity in that group.

The crop the Bulldogs got are looking good prospects so far, Webb, McLean and Caleb Daniels, have all got games for us this year and slotted in well.

 

[ziad]

And in Melbournes case it's the 2nd

I often thing that a key differentiator between footy and the other codes is a unique sense of humour it fosters. well done.

 

[Murraj1966]

The crop the Bulldogs got are looking good prospects so far, Webb, McLean and Caleb Daniels, have all got games for us this year and slotted in well.

Happy with Lonie, Sinclair and loving Goddard.

Paddy while being a work in progress shows very natural forward smarts and ability. When his body catches up to his brain watch out

 

[melbournemartin]

Hogan, Stringer, Macrae and Wines already look good enough to pull it above a lot of drafts.

Not sure if we can count him in that draft though. He was in the mini-draft.

 

[Ok Boomer]

Too early to call, but last year's draft is looking very ordinary.

Not surprised this came from a Carlton fan

 

[bungalow_bill]

Too early to call, but last year's draft is looking very ordinary.

Petrecca excused through injury, last year's top 10 haven't set the world on fire, aside from Brayshaw who is silk (De Goey is definitely overhyped)

Harris Andrews is looking very good for a pick in the 40's

 

[Bender571]

And which GWS players bring the quality down? Cognilio, Smith, Adams, Tyson, Green, Patton even with his two knee recos, Tomlinson....

Just cause we got a lot of them, doesn't mean the quality in the draft wasn't there. Isn't that what all the complaints are about - too much quality.

You certainly can't put 2012 into any kind of "worst draft ever" thread and be taken seriously.

I thought the original comment might've been referring to players taken out of the draft (pre-selection or mini-drafts).

Either way the GWS players you've mentioned are from the 2011 draft, not 2012 where you got Whitfield, Plowman, O'Rourke, Jaksch and Corr in the first round.

 

[MightyHawks]

Seems like we won the 2009 draft - we traded draft picks (and Mark Williams) for Burgoyne and Gibson and with the late picks we had left picked Stratton and Duryea

Swans did alright too

But looks slim pickings for everyone else

 

[J_Moore]

Outside of Martin, Talia and Fyfe, that top 20 is very underwhelming.

Three players have had injuries which ruined 2+ seasons, though.

It's not a great list but I'll always regard 2009 as a superdraft because we managed to use our first round picks on players that actually end up in the senior side, which is a pleasant change

 

[Ahern2Boof]

I often thing that a key differentiator between footy and the other codes is a unique sense of humour it fosters. well done.

Appropriate choice of word in this thread.