Okay, draft position aside
Milne > Gresham
Billings > Guerra
Montagna > Sinclair
Hayes > Steele
Dal Santo > Acres
Gram > McKenzie
Longer = Knobel
Ball > Dunstan
That's without considering - Goddard, Gherig, Riewoldt, A Jones, Harvey, Hamill
Referring to 2004 as our next likely step is ridiculous, the talent bases are chalk and cheese.
I still think you have tabs on players based on how many footy show appearances they made.
2004.
Yes 24 year old Milne was a freak goal kicker. But 1 dimensional even in the 2004 ( no forward pressure back then).
Gresh has 40 games and at his age Milne wasn't even playing AFL. Gresh is far more than a goal sneak.
Yes Billings should not be mentioned next to Guerra.
In 2004 Montagna played 9 games , two with 4 disposals. Have you not been paying attention to Sinclair this year? What he's been doing on the ground is far more important than the fact that he was a Rookie pick.
Nooo. No-one will ever be as good as Lenny. But is it fair to compare 21 year old Steele with 24 year old Lenny? Steele got more of the ball than Lenny got in 2002. I'd actually compare Steele more to Ball though, with Steele winning.
Yes DalSanto had a great season in 2004. Is he as good as an "In-Form" Jack Steven though?
No McKenzie contributed more this year than Gram did in 2004. 2 games to Grammy. Its Webster who really has that role though, and Webster's pin point kicks are important in the modern game.
Trent Knobel......... this is a troll right?
I'm not a huge Dunstan fan, and Ball was better, but not better than Seb Ross.
Goddard in those days was not up to expectations, and wasn't as good as our current Acres.
Gehrig... Yes , Paddy is some way behind. We need him to get there.
Riewoldt, Aussie, Harvey Obviously.
Membrey pretty much performing on a Par with what Hamill was. Certainly scoring more.