By the time you get to the rookie draft you're looking at mostly "project" players. All of the players who fall this far have deficiencies or reasons why they weren't taken in the National Draft. Some of them will go on to achieve success, the overwhelming majority will never see the light of day. Most clubs go with a "best available" strategy in this draft, rather than "needs based" because they want to maximise the already low probability that their selected player will "make it". Adelaide are very fortunate that Cameron was both best available and filled an identified need.
Rightly or wrongly, Adelaide didn't rate D Cameron as the best player available at our selection in the draft. It's worth noting that none of the other clubs did either, so Adelaide are hardly unique in overlooking him.
Rightly or wrongly, Adelaide didn't rate D Cameron as the best player available at our selection in the draft. It's worth noting that none of the other clubs did either, so Adelaide are hardly unique in overlooking him.

