Comprehension not a strong point of yours then?
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Analysis The Rebuilds of West Coast and Richmond and their Future Prospects
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Well you better hurry up
Based on underage performances, who from the 2024 draft is going ahead of Reid, McKercher, Walter, Duursma, Watson?
Every single one of them had a better draft year than Lalor, let alone those that went after him.
I've learnt the hard way you can't have a discussion with an Eagles fan on bigfooty.
The cognitive dissonance is off the chart.
Despite the results and facts, they believe the club can do no wrong and is infallible. It's a very weird bubble they inhabit.
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- Oct 5, 2004
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You’ve called out you would not pick ONE of Lalor, FOS, Smith, Draper and Ashcroft ahead of ANY of Reid, Mckercher, Walter, Duursma (the north variety), Watso, CDT, Duursma (the undrafted variety), Rodriguez, Sharp, Uwland.
Big call Parkes. Especially making it on players you haven’t even seen their senior year of juniors compared to those already playing at the top level.
Looking forward to bumping this post every time one of the top fivers from last years draft has another outstanding game. Or a 2023 top fiver has a sub par performance. Or a potential draftee having a quiet game against inferior opposition.
Gunna be fun.
Unsurprising you've completely missed the point of my post.
What they do after being drafted is irrelevant, I've only talked about how they'd compare to the drafts either side of them, at the time they were drafted.
Nobody knows who'll end up the better player after a few years in the system but it seems you're unable to comprehend my point so I'll just move on.
Tom Gross could end up the best player from the 2023 draft, for all we know. It's not often it's pick 1, after all.
This is the same guy that told me only 3 Richmond players would get a game at the Eagles. Has to be a troll.
Try being on the WCE BF board.
My mistake, you guys all seem alike.
Oh, sure buddy.
Just like you lot who espouse bullshit then backtrack when caught out?
And here I was thinking you Richmond supporters didn't think player ratings were worth shit after Naitanui was #1 in the AFL over Dustin Martin a few years ago?
Well I'll be damned.
Hell of a chip on your shoulder.
You lot all said player ratings were essentially a 'joke' when NN was miles ahead of Dusty a few years ago.
Ironic that you now want to use it as a measure of how good a player is when it suits your case.
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You make a good point about Langford.
He had a ripper in Round 3.
Reckon he’s shown he’s going to be a 200 gamer. His floor looks a consistent 20+ possie mid. And Ashcrofts game last week was rightly rewarded with a rising star nom. He’s going to be a cracker too being a mainstay in that dominant Brisbane Lions midfield for the next ten years.
How did Fred and Dyson go at Junior level last week? Did they show enough to be confident they will easily be better than these two guys picked at the back end of the top five of last years draft?
Yep, both look great.
They both played seniors.
Rodriguez started in a back pocket, for some reason, before moving forward late. Quiet game.
Sharp building in his second game for centrals. 10 & 1.2 on debut playing as a forward in a 1pt win, 17 and 3 clearances in a 30pt loss.
Expect both to build into the season when they both move into the midfield. Should be good to see both on Sunday vs Richmond VFL.
You'll get a close look yourself.
Are you sooking about something from like 6 years ago? I never worried about that, if that's what happened.
Anyhoo those player ratings you are referring to are a rolling average over 2 years, the one I quoted was for individual games. But more relevant in this instance when comparing Langford for Lalor
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It might be comparable but it's still not as good.
Also Langford is in this years crop.
Taking away Reid who looks generational and maybe McKercher, the crop this year is better than last years.
No it's not.
It's a lot deeper but the top end doesn't project as good currently.
That may change in the years to come, of course.
- Jul 14, 2022
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It was pretty widely recognised by anyone with a clue that last years draft was even throughout but not great at the top end.
Lalor looks good but after that the Richmond kids haven’t really warranted the huge hype the tigers faithful put on them.
Lalor looks good but after that the Richmond kids haven’t really warranted the huge hype the tigers faithful put on them.
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I find it hard to have a discussion with a lot opposition supporters some ppl just can't put their bias away sometimes.
Rodriguez was fine, Sharp quiet.
Nice to see GC look to have the pick 1 & 2 punch at the top of the draft with Patterson and Annable
