Take it easy Sheep, second year player, they won’t all be Sam Walsh’s straight up. We are all on the same team here
Oliver was taken before him. Mills and Hopper were taken with those Academy shenanigans.
I don't think Darcy was a bad pick necessarily if they were 100% set on a mid. There were still a lot of quality talls available (see: Charlie Curnow and McKay), but I don't think they missed out on any other gun mids.
Kennedy was also that draft (of the Matthew variety) and I don't think he's been any better. Just an underwhelming draft for mids other than Oliver, Mills and Hopper (none of which were available to Essendon).
EDIT: just did some quick research, the only other true "mid" they missed out on was Tom Phillips, who is killing it at Collingwood. He was a pick in the 50s so wasn't really on anyone's radar.

