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Assume we go from 13 to 19.
Meaning we lose access to players from 13-18 (6 players), this is the likely talent we miss.
2011:
Taylor Adams, Devon Smith, Brandon Ellis, Tom Sheridan, Clay Smith, Brad McKenzie
2012:
Jesse Lonergan, Aidan Corr, Taylor Garner, Jackson Thurlow, Josh Simpson, Brodie Grundy
2013:
Patrick Cripps, Cam McCarthy, Zac Jones, Darcy Lang, Michael Apeness, Luke Dunstan
2014:
Lachie Weller, Jake Lever, Jarrod Gartlett, Sam Durdin, Kyle Langford, Issac Heeney (academy)/Blane Boekhorst
2015:
Mathew Kennedy, Eric Hipwood, Daniel Rioli, Harrison Himmelberg, Tom Doadee, Jade Gresham
So I've highlighted players who would be a pretty big loss if we downgraded.
9 of 30 players. (30%)
Some of them are excellent players though, so you do miss that potential for top end talent.
So you could say with those two picks we're likely to take players who settle around picks 19 - 25.
So are two players from the below list better than 1 from the above?
2011:
Elliot Kavanagh, Hayden Crozier, Tom Mitchell (F/S), Brad Bootsma, Murray Newman, Henry Shade, Seb Ross
2012:
Ben Kennedy, Tim Broomhead, Nathan Hrovat, Dean Towers, Marco Paperone, Nathan Wright, Spencer White
2013:
Blake Acres, Jack Leslie, Jarman Impey, Darcy Gardner, Matt Crouch, Billy Hartung, Daniel McStay, (Zach Merret @ 26)
2014:
Jayden Laverde, Hugh Goddard, Daniel McKenzie, Pat McKenna, Jack Steele, Daniel Nielson, Toby McLean
2015:
Ryan Burton, Brayden Fiorini, Ben McKay, Kieran Lovell, David Cunningham, Ben Keays, Josh Dunkley
So from the list of 35 players I'd say 7 are high quality or looking like good prospects.
Drops to 20% chance, but obviously getting two bites at the cherry.
You'd be laughing if it was 2013 and you nailed the picks, but it's really unlikely.
Obviously this is a very limited view, but it seems that pick of 13 gives you a better chance of getting top end talent.
It kinda feels like the 'Monty Hall' math problem. A game show with 3 doors and you have to pick the one with the winning prize.
If we are trading into about pick 20, isn't this about where Oscar Allen is predicted to fall??? Not really a player in a position of need and doesn't really project to being a true KPF, but maybe future forwardline setups won't have 1 true KPF






