Yep, it generally gets to about 15, sometimes 20 and then it just goes all over the shop.This got me as well, so I followed it up a little last night.
One thing that I’ve heard come to me this morning from those in the industry is that the common rankings portrayed in the media are generally accurate to a point. The top guys pick themselves, but after that, often the public facing ‘experts’ like Twomey and others rely way to heavy on comments from either one or two clubs (who are more candid when speaking to them) or one recruiting manager, and it skews their rankings.
Take Brisbane taking Kai Lohman at 20. It was thought to be a large reach. Yet, multiple teams have since said they’d have taken him between 15 and 20 if they had the pick.
I think the Hawks were the team that was expected to take Banks with one of their early picks in the 20s. There may have been a few other teams that were looking to trade in. I think the belief was that teams who were keen on Brown (Sydney, Melbourne and Geelong) would turn to Banks as that sort of player and trade in.
I thought it was a crazy statement to, but turns out it wasnt that far-fetched.
The other thing when you follow Phantom Drafts is there is a lot of group think and then it appears there is a consensus order that the club must follow.