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Bulldog need to keep pick 14 for Treloar , can't see it happening .
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Peel67skin
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Definitely not. I'm just purely looking at output at the AFL level so far and Max King's 22 goals in 18 games measures up when compared to Rankine's 12 goals in 12 games and Luko's 6 goals in 38 games. Obviously Luko has been playing as a defender so his numbers aren't really a fair reflection on his performances to date but all three were drafted as forwards so you would have expected a key stat like goal kicking to be a good way of comparing the three. Luko's goal kicking aside, I don't think it's a stretch to suggest Max King's output to date has been just as good (if not better) as/than Luko or Rankine's and therefore it backs up the theory that the guy who is earmarked as the heavy favourite for the number 1 draft pick will likely still end up contributing at a high level despite injury concerns as a junior. That's all I'm saying.
Before anyone has a go, I'm very happy to have Luko and Rankine on our list. I was just purely using Max King as an example of why the Hollands selection could end up being one of our best draft picks ever.
No doubt Hollands selection could end up to be a fantastic pick up. He was predicted to be a pick 1 for a reason before ACL. But he could also end up a bust if he does multiple ACLs. Certainly, there is a higher re-injury risk with Hollands. I am happy SUNS took the risk. Hollands should complement the list nicely. Interestingly, it appears that North valued Hollands and Phillips equally and went with Phillips due to lower injury risk. It would had been interesting to see who SUNS would choose if they were in North position. Probably Luke McDonald or Denver
I don' like your comparisons. All have a potential to be great players. Saying that all were drafted as forwards is misleading. Obviously, Rankine plays completely different role and position. And yes, Max had a better season than Rankine. Luko on the other hand, as a distributor, I personally believe had a better season than Max and was more valuable for the team. In fact, our own Ben was a better forward than Max this year IMHO. At least, he scored more goals than Max if you want to use the goal stat. So maybe St Kilda made a mistake by drafting Max instead of Ben. Let's see in 3-4 years.
That's fine. You don't have to agree with the comparison but it was really only used to make the point about selecting a high touted prospect who tore his ACL in his draft year. Do you think Matt Rowell would have also slid down the draft order if he had torn his ACL at the beginning of the 2019 season? If he had, then the club that picked him up later in the draft would have been laughing!No doubt Hollands selection could end up to be a fantastic pick up. He was predicted to be a pick 1 for a reason before ACL. But he could also end up a bust if he does multiple ACLs. Certainly, there is a higher re-injury risk with Hollands. I am happy SUNS took the risk. Hollands should complement the list nicely. Interestingly, it appears that North valued Hollands and Phillips equally and went with Phillips due to lower injury risk. It would had been interesting to see who SUNS would choose if they were in North position. Probably Luke McDonald or Denver
I don' like your comparisons. All have a potential to be great players. Saying that all were drafted as forwards is misleading. Obviously, Rankine plays completely different role and position. And yes, Max had a better season than Rankine. Luko on the other hand, as a distributor, I personally believe had a better season than Max and was more valuable for the team. In fact, our own Ben was a better forward than Max this year IMHO. At least, he scored more goals than Max if you want to use the goal stat. So maybe St Kilda made a mistake by drafting Max instead of Ben. Let's see in 3-4 years.
As you've correctly pointed out, Ben King has shown plenty in his short career and may end up being the best of the four. We're still in the very early stages of all their careers so you can't get too carried away but if Ben has the best career after being taken with pick 6 then it just goes to show that it's almost impossible to correctly predict these things before they are drafted.
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