Draft Review 2008 - Re-do the 2008 draft

I think being recoginised by the coaches and club for consistantly playing well for your club is valued higher than the opinion of Gillon McLachlan, Kevin Bartlett, Luke Darcy, Andrew Dillon, Danny Frawley and co.
Even if the club is terrible and uncompetitive? Ok then.
 
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Exactly, so wouldn't you value his AA this year as a better indication of his achievements because he was selected against the best in the comp?
So Marc Murphy - also had a great year didn't get in the 40 man squad yet Doc makes the team. Who had the better year? Murphy for me.
 
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6 Jack Ziebell North Melbourne
7 Luke Shuey West Coast
8 Stephen Hill Fremantle
9 Sam Jacobs Carlton
10 Michael Hurley Essendon
11 Nic Naitanui West Coast
12 Michael Walters Fremantle
13 David Zaharakis Essendon
14 Tom Lynch Adelaide
15 Steven Motlop Geelong
16 Hamish Hartlett Port Adelaide
17 Luke Breust Hawthorn
18 Daniel Rich Brisbane Lions
19 Liam Shiels Hawthorn
20 Mitch Robinson Carlton
 
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10 Michael Hurley Essendon
11 Nic Naitanui West Coast
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13 David Zaharakis Essendon
14 Steven Motlop Geelong
15 Hamish Hartlett Port Adelaide
16 Luke Breust Hawthorn
17 Daniel Rich Brisbane Lions
18 Liam Shiels Hawthorn
19 Mitch Robinson Carlton
20 Sam Wright North Melbourne
Hurley is a 2 time AA backmen. He is 1 or 2 from this draft. He is much better than JZ, Hill, Sidebottom, Rockcliff & Shuey.
 

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13 David Zaharakis Essendon
14 Steven Motlop Geelong
15 Hamish Hartlett Port Adelaide
16 Luke Breust Hawthorn
17 Daniel Rich Brisbane Lions
18 Liam Shiels Hawthorn
19 Mitch Robinson Carlton
20 Sam Wright North Melbourne

I get the feeling there is no point arguing with you on Hurley .

But not sure Wright and to a lesser extent Robinson have claims to top 20 considering you've left out T.Lynch and N.Jetta.
 
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I get the feeling there is no point arguing with you on Hurley .

Don't get me wrong, he has been a great player, but the last half of his career has dropped away due to various circumstances.

But not sure Wright and to a lesser extent Robinson have claims to top 20 considering you've left out T.Lynch and N.Jetta.

Lynch, yes (amended). Jetta, no.

The glaring one to me, is Natanui. He has only cracked 20 touches twice and never taken more than 6 marks (twice) in 147 games.
 
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The glaring one to me, is Natanui. He has only cracked 20 touches twice and never taken more than 6 marks (twice) in 147 games.
The hype over here on him shits me no end (was on the front page of The West recently just completing training, lol) but this underrating of him displays massive ignorance.
 
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The hype over here on him shits me no end (was on the front page of The West recently just completing training, lol) but this underrating of him displays massive ignorance.


I get that he has an excitement factor about his game and he is from an exotic background, but when you do the hard numbers, it's not hard to conclude that the bloke has been massively over-hyped up until this point.

How many matches has he won for the Eagles? Two? Three?

If he's worth a million bucks a year, the Josh Kennedy is worth $2 million.
 
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I get that he has an excitement factor about his game and he is from an exotic background, but when you do the hard numbers, it's not hard to conclude that the bloke has been massively over-hyped up until this point.

How many matches has he won for the Eagles? Two? Three?

If he's worth a million bucks a year, the Josh Kennedy is worth $2 million.
If you watch him play, rather than just looking at the numbers you will see he is the most influential player in the league.

Where on the stats sheet does it show him pressuring 3 players at once and forcing a turnover?
 
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If you watch him play, rather than just looking at the numbers you will see he is the most influential player in the league.

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Where on the stats sheet does it show him pressuring 3 players at once and forcing a turnover?

They're called "pressure acts". Feel free to post them.
 
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Don't get me wrong, he has been a great player, but the last half of his career has dropped away due to various circumstances.



Lynch, yes (amended). Jetta, no.

The glaring one to me, is Natanui. He has only cracked 20 touches twice and never taken more than 6 marks (twice) in 147 games.

he was AA last year! :oops:
 
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