We couldn't recruit Mckay over Essendon and Hawthorn, their lists are in a pretty poor state.
How many of Carlton's best 10 players are 4th rounders, rookies or MSD (that they drafted)? How about North? Or WB?
Neither could Hawthorn (unless he's halving his time) some seem to view Victoria as all one club. And it's one player that got band 1 compensation because Essendons offer was nuts.
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Dane Rampe is our captain and has been one of our best players for quite some time.
Yep. Sydney have a long history of making excellent use of later picks. It is a big part of what makes them such a well run club.
Jake Lloyd 2 time best and fairest rookie selection
Two of those clubs have been long term basketcases and had a heap of very early picks - thus most of their best players were early picks. I'd have to look more closely at their lists to see how many late picks they've used and their hit rate. But North actually trumped Lewis with late pick KPF gold in the same draft.
Just shows development is key
Long term successful clubs all have strong recruiting teams, development coaching, tactical coaching, player management, etc. An elite footy department is the biggest advantage a club can have. But there are also other advantages/disadvantages within the comp - location, size, and drafting rules. Nonetheless the AFL are doing a great job of running a really even comp. I do think the current academy matching process is a threat to that - particularly if it stays in place for a fair while longer as the academies really develop.
A great job of ensuring vic clubs dominance.
The northern clubs are also strengthening the league and not just stealing from Vic, SA and WA.
GWS and Brisbane were 2 of the best teams this year.
Brisbane has an academy, why is the Swans get picked on more
15 of 17 flags to Vic clubs.
And every one of those years had extremely competitive interstate teams.
Home GF helps
The Swans academy has generated more top 5 picks than the Brisbane one has, and so has generated more controversy. Sydney has also won a flag relatively recently, Brisbane hasn't.
Absolutely. That recent deal signing the GF in secret to the MCG for 50 years was peak AFL corruption. It isn't related to the theme of draft mechanisms but it is utter corruption.
Harris Andrews, Hipwood and Kiddy Coleman
None of those were top 5 picks. Did you just pick them at random?
Let's face it, the afl done it so the Vic government would renovate their ovals
I think there were quite a few reasons. But that doesn't change us both agreeing it was bad.
Yeah I didn't look into it, so because we develop better we get scrutinised more!
