That he did.
Other discussion points:
Does Toby have the tank to play midfield? - hmm maybe we'd know if he'd spent years playing there?
Our small forwards who can't get midfield time need to get on with it and accept their role - like the AA HFF perhaps?
Tomlinson: what's HIS ideal position...
So unfair that we get access to players from Melbourne, THE footy heartland, as part of our academy. Hopefully the fact that Steele's returned there takes some heat off their desire to shut the Academy down.
I wonder what this draft does to the howling from south of the border. Yes, we still got three in the top 25 at a discount. But we then took another with a live pick in the 50s, leaving up to 5 nominated players to go elsewhere.
That and the argument earlier on the year being centred around...
True, just seems odd to have drafted a free agent over a free hit at Macreadie. Things obviously progressed with De Boer after the FA period ended, but still. Having an older guy as depth isn't the worst thing in the would, but we do come out of the draft having left two list spots on the table.
Fair enough he was regarded as a surefire first rounder 12 months ago and clearly didn't carry on with it to that extent in his draft year, but it seems pointless passing at the relatively low cost of 47 less the discount.
But but but we've gotta shut the Academy down because Mutch is going top 25 along with 4-5 others and it's not fair that the Giants get all this first round talent from traditional football areas at such a discount.