I am struggling to agree on 2019 being a rubbish crop of draftees. How I see this draft unfolding is that there is not the top 4 to 6 great prospects any teasing KPF. From my assessment, Rowell and Anderson are good but more like a pick at the 5 to 12 level in most years. However, that does not make it a poor draft. It is also quite clear of many NGA or F/S prospects.
What a number of talent watchers have echoed is that the crop from the 10 to 30 level is very even with little separating them. There is also a good selection at the 30 to 45 range. In terms of first two rounds, it has an abundance of mids and flankers but is light on KPP. When people see lack of KPP in the top 20, it often gets called a poor draft. If that is what you need, then so be it. But it is not a blanket statement.
So in valuing Kelly, I see West Coast has a very good crop of developing KPP and an abundance of small fast forwards. Kelly would probably displace Masten from the midfield and it makes us better. The starting 6 best midfield would be Yeo, Shuey, Gaff, Kelly, Redden and Sheed. What is missing for me is a stronger depth underneath the starting 6 and in trading for Kelly, that delays us another 12 months in addressing.
For me, we can go to the draft and re-stock our midfield with 2 or 3 good prospects or get Kelly. Obviously there is less risk in Kelly and he is plug in ready to go. Two good options. Kelly want arrive for a steal and we should not pay an arm and a leg for him.
What a number of talent watchers have echoed is that the crop from the 10 to 30 level is very even with little separating them. There is also a good selection at the 30 to 45 range. In terms of first two rounds, it has an abundance of mids and flankers but is light on KPP. When people see lack of KPP in the top 20, it often gets called a poor draft. If that is what you need, then so be it. But it is not a blanket statement.
So in valuing Kelly, I see West Coast has a very good crop of developing KPP and an abundance of small fast forwards. Kelly would probably displace Masten from the midfield and it makes us better. The starting 6 best midfield would be Yeo, Shuey, Gaff, Kelly, Redden and Sheed. What is missing for me is a stronger depth underneath the starting 6 and in trading for Kelly, that delays us another 12 months in addressing.
For me, we can go to the draft and re-stock our midfield with 2 or 3 good prospects or get Kelly. Obviously there is less risk in Kelly and he is plug in ready to go. Two good options. Kelly want arrive for a steal and we should not pay an arm and a leg for him.