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Interested to get the thoughts of the top 10 players to be taken in the 2008 draft if they were to be rated right now. Brackets indicate number taken in draft with * indicating drug cheats. Here's my list...

1.Stephen Hill (3)
2.Jack Ziebell (9)
3.Nick Nat (2)
4.Hamish Hartlett (4)
5.Phil Davis (10)
6.Chris Yarran (6)
7.*michael hurley (5)
8.Tyrone Vickery (8)
9.Daniel Rich (7)
10.Jack Watts (1)
 
bengrina said:
Interested to get the thoughts of the top 10 players to be taken in the 2008 draft if they were to be rated right now. Brackets indicate number taken in draft with * indicating drug cheats. Here's my list...

1.Stephen Hill (3)
2.Jack Ziebell (9)
3.Nick Nat (2)
4.Hamish Hartlett (4)
5.Phil Davis (10)
6.Chris Yarran (6)
7.*michael hurley (5)
8.Tyrone Vickery (8)
9.Daniel Rich (7)
10.Jack Watts (1)
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On output to date:

1. Naitanui
2. Ziebell
3. Hill
4. Hartlett
5. Hurley
6. Rich
7. Yarran
8. Vickery
9. Davis
10. Watts


Overall to date:

1: Hannebury
2: Beams
3: Naitanui
4: Ziebell
5: Shuey
6: Sloane
7: Hill
8: Rockliff
9: Hartlett
10: Zaharakis
 

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OP states of the top 10 taken in 2008, Wild Bill
 
Says a lot about Sydney recruiting and why they've been able to stay on top for so many years now. We can complain as much as we like about the extra salary cap allowance, but the fact they can draft a player like Hennebury at the pick they did certainly helps.
 
bengrina said:
Interested to get the thoughts of the top 10 players to be taken in the 2008 draft if they were to be rated right now. Brackets indicate number taken in draft with * indicating drug cheats. Here's my list...

1.Stephen Hill (3)
2.Jack Ziebell (9)
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that's being a bit silly. Hill looks good with ball in hand by JZ is a more complete player. Nic Nat is the best of the lot, JZ second. top 6 could be any order with Davis, Hill, Rich and Hartlett are all pretty hard to split. Others, meh.
 

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Hill is fast, but I don't think they've even been vindicated in taking him over Rich, yet.
I would have nic nat on top so far, and throw a blanket over the rest. But bloody hell, Jack is going to be the heart and soul of our club for another decade, and I could not be happier that he made it to us :thumbsu:
 
Hannebery
Beams
Ziebell
Sloane
Shuey
Hill
Hurley
Hartlett
Natanui
Rich

The 2009 one would be more interesting. We would have 3 top 10 players in Cunnington, Black and Bastinac.
 
Event Horizon said:
Says a lot about Sydney recruiting and why they've been able to stay on top for so many years now. We can complain as much as we like about the extra salary cap allowance, but the fact they can draft a player like Hennebury at the pick they did certainly helps.
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More about player development than drafting IMO
 
This thread has got me thinking. If I understand correctly, pre-draft Ziebell was expected to go to Brissy, but they pounced on Rich when Freo surprisingly took Hill. So who did we have our eye on if things had gone as expected? Was it Sidebottom?
 

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CharlieMortdecai said:
This thread has got me thinking. If I understand correctly, pre-draft Ziebell was expected to go to Brissy, but they pounced on Rich when Freo surprisingly took Hill. So who did we have our eye on if things had gone as expected? Was it Sidebottom?
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That is what I recall.
 
bengrina said:
Interested to get the thoughts of the top 10 players to be taken in the 2008 draft if they were to be rated right now. Brackets indicate number taken in draft with * indicating drug cheats. Here's my list...

1.Stephen Hill (3)
2.Jack Ziebell (9)
3.Nick Nat (2)
4.Hamish Hartlett (4)
5.Phil Davis (10)
6.Chris Yarran (6)
7.*michael hurley (5)
8.Tyrone Vickery (8)
9.Daniel Rich (7)
10.Jack Watts (1)
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Watts is amazing he went number 1. Bloody Hell, If you put the top 25 he maybe not in top 20 ???

1 11 Steele Sidebottom Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Collingwood
1 12 Lewis Johnston North Adelaide SANFL Sydney
1 13 Tom Lynch Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup St Kilda
1 14 (F/S) Ayce Cordy Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
1 15 Mitchell Brown Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Geelong
1 16 Ryan Schoenmakers Norwood SANFL Hawthorn
Priority 17 Sam Blease Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Melbourne
Priority 18 Luke Shuey Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup West Coast
2 19 James Strauss Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Melbourne
2 20 Tom Swift Claremont WAFL West Coast
2 21 Hayden Ballantyne Peel Thunder WAFL Fremantle
2 22 Jackson Trengove Calder Cannons TAC Cup Port Adelaide
2 23 David Zaharakis Northern Knights TAC Cup Essendon
2 24 Nic Suban North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Fremantle
2 25 Jack Redden Glenelg SANFL Brisbane Lions
 
Wellsfan said:
Watts is amazing he went number 1. Bloody Hell, If you put the top 25 he maybe not in top 20 ???

1 11 Steele Sidebottom Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Collingwood
1 12 Lewis Johnston North Adelaide SANFL Sydney
1 13 Tom Lynch Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup St Kilda
1 14 (F/S) Ayce Cordy Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
1 15 Mitchell Brown Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Geelong
1 16 Ryan Schoenmakers Norwood SANFL Hawthorn
Priority 17 Sam Blease Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Melbourne
Priority 18 Luke Shuey Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup West Coast
2 19 James Strauss Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Melbourne
2 20 Tom Swift Claremont WAFL West Coast
2 21 Hayden Ballantyne Peel Thunder WAFL Fremantle
2 22 Jackson Trengove Calder Cannons TAC Cup Port Adelaide
2 23 David Zaharakis Northern Knights TAC Cup Essendon
2 24 Nic Suban North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Fremantle
2 25 Jack Redden Glenelg SANFL Brisbane Lions
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Watts is unlucky. If you look at the top 30, most people would have Hannebery #1 at the moment. But if he had been drafted to Melbourne at #1, you can be damn sure he wouldn't be in anyone's top 10. They are absolutely incompetent when it comes to developing talent.
 
Wild Bill said:
This is why some posters are idiots.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/jack-ziebell-vs-tom-rockliff.1044346/
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Rockliff is a good player and I would have him in my top 10 from 2008. He can find the pill and is generally a good user. On the other hand I see Ziebell as having greater impact from less touches, especially this year where he kicked a goal a game and willed the team on in some contests. The only thing stopping JZ from becoming one of the most damaging and influential players in the comp is his running ability. Given that no one works as hard as this bloke I see that not being an issue for much longer. He will never be an elite runner but he will certainly get himself to a level where his ability to influence chains of contests will improve. 25 touches a game from JZ as standard will be enough to elevate him to a force.
 
Jay-Z said:
Watts is unlucky. If you look at the top 30, most people would have Hannebery #1 at the moment. But if he had been drafted to Melbourne at #1, you can be damn sure he wouldn't be in anyone's top 10. They are absolutely incompetent when it comes to developing talent.
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Yeah very good point Jay-Z. Only have to look at a guy we recently drafted that was so far gone he

was unsalvageable. :thumbsu:
 

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