Someone posted tsomething like his on our board and I think it shows why he was never able to build a finals team.
A comparison between each teams first pick in that draft. 2016 being the only draft we selected before them.
2013 Draft.
Pick 3: Billings. Pick 4: Bont
2014 Draft.
Pick 1: McCartin. Pick 26 Toby Maclean
2015 Draft.
Pick 18: Gresham. Pick 25: Josh Dunkley
2016 Draft.
Pick 25: Ben Long. Pick 19: Tim English
2017 Draft.
Pick 7/8: Clarke/Coffield. Pick 9: Aaron Naughton
2018 Draft.
Pick 4: Max King. Pick 7: Bailey Smith
Granted it's a too early to call it definitively for some players, but that is grim reading for St Kilda.
A comparison between each teams first pick in that draft. 2016 being the only draft we selected before them.
2013 Draft.
Pick 3: Billings. Pick 4: Bont
2014 Draft.
Pick 1: McCartin. Pick 26 Toby Maclean
2015 Draft.
Pick 18: Gresham. Pick 25: Josh Dunkley
2016 Draft.
Pick 25: Ben Long. Pick 19: Tim English
2017 Draft.
Pick 7/8: Clarke/Coffield. Pick 9: Aaron Naughton
2018 Draft.
Pick 4: Max King. Pick 7: Bailey Smith
Granted it's a too early to call it definitively for some players, but that is grim reading for St Kilda.