2007 draft revisted

[Baird]

Never realised how good this draft was

 

[Shaneprice97]

Rioli better than Taylor?

Rioli was good for around 2-3 years and not on a week by week basis, but in flashes.

Taylor on the other hand has been a key player consistently for a decade.

You'd only pick Rioli before Taylor if you already had a full list and had the luxury of adding cream on top.

Taylor at his peak was better than Rance, and I'd def have him before Cotchin.

Harry Taylors from 2010-2014 was top 10 in the AFL, AA squad in each of those seasons and making the team twice. He was still really good in 2008/09 however.


Alex Rance for comparison has made the squad 3 times and made the team every time.

If we are comparing from debut to present I personally have to think Taylor has been better. However if picking a team now, Rance is the obviously choice between the 2 and is obviously currently a better player.

 

[Bostonian]

draft board...

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Harry Taylors from 2010-2014 was top 10 in the AFL, AA squad in each of those seasons and making the team twice. He was still really good in 2008/09 however.


Alex Rance for comparison has made the squad 3 times and made the team every time.

If we are comparing from debut to present I personally have to think Taylor has been better. However if picking a team now, Rance is the obviously choice between the 2 and is obviously currently a better player.

Taylor for mine has really dropped off since he signed his long term contract, like Cloke did at Collingwood.

 

[Shaneprice97]

Taylor for mine has really dropped off since he signed his long term contract, like Cloke did at Collingwood.

Yeah ive noticed, Taylor is 30 however, and is still playing better than Cloke at an older age.

In Cloke defence, his first year of his big contract was arguably is best, almost won the coleman.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Yeah ive noticed, Taylor is 30 however, and is still playing better than Cloke at an older age.

In Cloke defence, his first year of his big contract was arguably is best, almost won the coleman.

I had a bit of a theory on the Geelong board 2 or so years ago about Taylor's form and got roundly criticised for it.

Taylor with a young family, in football terms for the time, secures his long term position and then mentally relaxes to a certain degree. It's not done deliberately, but just subconsciously, he's comfortable. His game drops a few percent which is all it needs to do to make a difference.

 

[Ron]

A 50 goal a game (and #2 or in assists) power forward is worth more than a defender.

Yes quite rightly a 50 goal a game forward would be worth more than a defender.

 

[Sttew]

Taylor over a OIAG defender in Rance??!!

OIAG LOL....one of those tags that is abused. Like "star"

 

[citizen-erased]

Taylor over a OIAG defender in Rance??!!

Once in a generation?
sos, fletch, Leppa and jakovich might have something to say about that

Borderline best in the comp at the moment and a guy who had to miss a year is chasing him at a rate of knots

Spare me

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Never realised how good this draft was

There's exceptions, but a lot of early picks were crap and a lot of late picks were good

 

[citizen-erased]

1-Dangerfield - fairly easy pick
2-Rioli - 4 time premiership player, broke into flag squad year 1.
3-Taylor - 2 time premiership defender with AA's under his belt.
4-Rance - Top 3 defender in the comp for the last 3 years. Career best the last 2.
5-Ward - Hard nosed leader who has been consistently good since his early years
6-Hooker - AA backman, turned quality FF. Slow burn early, but has been a good solid player for most his career
7-Cotchin - Classy mid, though has the colours lowered in pressure games, particularly finals.
8-Mumford - Consistently strong ruckman who has played #1 in some strong teams.
9-Walker - All rounder as a CHF and a great leader. Can go missing though.
10-S.Martin - Quality all rounder ruck who can play as an extra mid.

 

[PetterdHoisted]

Not sure which is more shocking, Rance sliding to 18 or Buddy sliding to 5 back in his draft..

 

[Topkent]

2007 was also a bad time for a player who needed development ending up at Melbourne.

It would be interesting to know what could have happened for players if they'd been drafted into the "right" teams for their best chance at development.

Some players would be successful wherever they were drafted, some would fail wherever they were drafted, but there are certainly some who are made or broken by the team that picks them.

Cale Morton would have been a star if he was drafted somewhere else. He wasn't quite Bont but shit he played all right as a young kid. Had the confidence beaten out of him.

There's a few at Melbourne you could say the same for. Roos came in the nick of time to save Jack Watts career

 

[La Dispute]

David Myers really goes under the radar when analysing failed first round draft picks.

Sure, he consistently gets games, but he's usually in the bottom 4-5 and almost never in the best half playing for Essendon. Never seems to have standout games and in the context of this draft went before guns such as Dangerfield, Rioli, Rance and Taylor.

 

[citizen-erased]

David Myers really goes under the radar when analysing failed first round draft picks.

Sure, he consistently gets games, but he's usually in the bottom 4-5 and almost never in the best half playing for Essendon. Never seems to have standout games and in the context of this draft went before guns such as Dangerfield, Rioli, Rance and Taylor.

injuries. has played 10+ games in a season 3 times in his career.
Plus was played out of position early. big inside mid - spent a lot of early days off HBF.

 

[Bardo State]

Taylor for mine has really dropped off since he signed his long term contract, like Cloke did at Collingwood.

Probably my most feared Cat in the 'curse' era. I get nightmares of the guy picking off Hawthorn possesions from half back like it was his birth right. He hasn't really recaptured that status since that time.

 

[La Dispute]

injuries. has played 10+ games in a season 3 times in his career.
Plus was played out of position early. big inside mid - spent a lot of early days off HBF.

Doesn't get it enough for an inside mid.

Nice left peg but limited otherwise

 

[magut]

I'd probably put Cotchin over Rioli.

Also, Give 2-3 years and Harry Taylor won't be that high.

Remind me of Cotchin's finals record vs Rioli's

 

[Big Bryza]

Taylor at his peak was better than Rance, and I'd def have him before Cotchin.

Hand off it, Rance has Taylor covered at their best.

 

[Big Bryza]

Cotchin is a brownlow medalist, he's had some patchy form at time, but think people like to underate how good he is.

Cotchin is one of those players who hit their peak very early in their career but then never go beyond that. Only this season has he started to get back to his 2012 form.

 

[Bardo State]

1 Danger
2 Rance
3 Rioli
4 Cotchin
5 Taylor
6 Ward
7 Steven
8 Ebert
9 Walker
10 Hooker

 

[windyhill]

David Myers really goes under the radar when analysing failed first round draft picks.

Sure, he consistently gets games, but he's usually in the bottom 4-5 and almost never in the best half playing for Essendon. Never seems to have standout games and in the context of this draft went before guns such as Dangerfield, Rioli, Rance and Taylor.

I have clearly missed something with Myers, incredibly underwhelming.

 

[Anja_Nees]

Melbourne drew the short straw there - three of the top 15 are out of the AFL and Melbourne took two of them. Not that we particularly got away with it, taking Grant at pick five.

 

[Boomerfan99]

pretty happy with Robbie Tarrant.

 

[Xenthor]

Yeh, but Taylor has pulled Rance's pants down so many times that he does not play on him any more! A 50 goal a game (and #2 or in assists) power forward is worth more than a defender. Tex has 'won' more games than Rance. Tex has been in the mix for AA for every year he has been fit.

Strange, I swear Walker only averaged about 40 goals a game. GOAT