It's so ridiculous that SOS cops shit at all - he has done an outstanding job given his circumstances.
The 'LOL GWS REJECTS' argument is so dumb, seriously. When GWS and GC came into the competition that meant an extra 60 kids were getting drafted - 60 kids that 16 other clubs didn't have access to and would've loved to. So when some leakage from these 50 odd players comes into play down the track why the **** wouldn't you swoop on them? The fact the media often can't even pick up on this is baffling. It's common sense surely? The 50 extra players meant the rest of the draft pool was diluted so to try and get some gain out of it you get the players back down the track for a discount.
You are correct in saying that list managers never get everything right. Richmond traded pick 19 for Yarran , and won the flag the next year. Throughout their journey they recruited blokes like Troy Chaplin, Chris Knights, Steven Morris, Sam Lonergan, Orren Stephenson, Shaun Hampson, Matt Thomas, Anthony Miles, Taylor Hunt, Ben Griffiths - the list goes on. And SOS cops flak for getting some 21 yr old former first round picks from GWS.
Hits and misses are all part of the journey and atm SOS has plenty of hits, and will have some misses down the track. He is working insanely hard though and reckon he knows his stuff inside and out. One thing he needs to fix is the late gems in the draft.