I’m sure Clarko has some say around strategy but I’m also sure he didn’t tell Wright to only take midfielders with rookie picks for the last 6 drafts (Finn and Worpel aside). Or pick no one fast before last year. Or draft one kpd between brand and dgb...even if I agree with all the trading, the actual drafting hasn’t been strong to choose players capable of playing the modern game. We basically ignored pace for the best part of a decade at the draft when pace was becoming increasingly important, especially from 2016 onwards.I always thought it was the coach and support staff who identified the gaps in the list that needed (e.g. small forward, outside mid, etc) to be filled to enable maximum success and it was the recruiting head who went to market (trading or draft) to get that type of player. Come draft night, they jointly then agree who is taken, particularly if there is a slider who does not fit with our specific need.
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