AFL Draft Review: Adelaide Crows

[reaper]

Draft Table Talk:

It would have been a short discussion at pick 14, couldn't say anything but Sellar there.
Maybe they thought about Schmidt at number 32, but they had a need for a big forward and some ruck depth so Tippett helped both needs.
David MacKay over Lindsay Thomas might have been the choice at 48.
The Crows might have gone into the draft looking for a forward who is older and can help them next season. Gill or Aaron Edwards was the choice, and they took Gill who was from their local SANFL league. Gill is also a player more comparable to Hentschel than Edwards is, and this might have been something they considered.
Their last choice was also an older player, Campbell can help in the midfield and can also kick a goal. Unlike many other teams, the Crows decided not to pass on their last pick so they must think highly of Campbell.

2006 Draft vs 2005 Draft:
Crows went a lot bigger, and better, in the 2006 draft. Adelaide went with Douglas and Pfeiffer at 16 and 17 in 2005, a very different return for the Crows compared to big Sellar at pick 14 this time.


Player: Pick 14 James Sellar, 195cm 90kg (Glenelg)
Comparison: Mathew Robran
ETA: Early rounds of 2007
Possible position: Centre half forward, Full Forward

Player: Pick 32 Kurt Tippett, 201cm 96kg (Southport)
Comparison: Ben Marsh
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Full Forward, Ruckman

Player: Pick 48 David MacKay, 181cm 69kg (Oakleigh)
Comparison: Kym Koster
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Midfielder

Player: Pick 64 Nick Gill, 192cm 90kg (North Adelaide)
Comparison: Mark Stevens
ETA: A few games during 2007.
Possible position: Centre Half Forward

Player: Pick 78 Bryce Campbell, 180cm 80kg (Norwood)
Comparison: Mark Viska
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Midfielder

 

[James23]

Draft Table Talk:

It would have been a short discussion at pick 14, couldn't say anything but Sellar there.
Maybe they thought about Schmidt at number 32, but they had a need for a big forward and some ruck depth so Tippett helped both needs.
David MacKay over Lindsay Thomas might have been the choice at 48.
The Crows might have gone into the draft looking for a forward who is older and can help them next season. Gill or Aaron Edwards was the choice, and they took Gill who was from their local SANFL league. Gill is also a player more comparable to Hentschel than Edwards is, and this might have been something they considered.
Their last choice was also an older player, Campbell can help in the midfield and can also kick a goal. Unlike many other teams, the Crows decided not to pass on their last pick so they must think highly of Campbell.

2006 Draft vs 2005 Draft:
Crows went a lot bigger, and better, in the 2006 draft. Adelaide went with Douglas and Pfeiffer at 16 and 17 in 2005, a very different return for the Crows compared to big Sellar at pick 14 this time.


Player: Pick 14 James Sellar, 195cm 90kg (Glenelg)
Comparison: Mathew Robran
ETA: Early rounds of 2007
Possible position: Centre half forward, Full Forward

Player: Pick 32 Kurt Tippett, 201cm 96kg (Southport)
Comparison: Ben Marsh
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Full Forward, Ruckman

Player: Pick 48 David MacKay, 181cm 69kg (Oakleigh)
Comparison: Kym Koster
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Midfielder

Player: Pick 64 Nick Gill, 192cm 90kg (North Adelaide)
Comparison: Mark Stevens
ETA: A few games during 2007.
Possible position: Centre Half Forward

Player: Pick 78 Bryce Campbell, 180cm 80kg (Norwood)
Comparison: Mark Viska
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Midfielder

eek

 

[James23]

dunno abuot every1 else but i got much higher expectations for all our draftees

 

[Crow-mo]

I don't. James, I think you're underselling some of the guys in comparison.

would be quite pleased with Matthew Robran, Mark Stevens, Kym Koster & Viska back again

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Clarke ......replaced by ..... Tippett

Gibson ......replaced by .........Sellar

Skipworth ....replaced by ......Mckay

Obst .......replaced by .........Gill

Hart .......replaced by ........Campbell


So on balance and allowing for the "serious" experience factor .....have we improved our list.

As good as Clarke and Hart have been footy life had to end soon and that would have been thru deteriorating performance.

Sellar I think we can say certainly is a huge tick in favour of "list improvement"
Think on balance the same can be said for Gill versus Obst.

Tippett still an unknown so against Clarke we'd all, i think , be sad that he has departed.


ATS all we can say is that maybe the list has or hasn't improved overall BUT that we all feel reasonably confident that we have found a KPP that we have craved and craved and craved

 

[tribey]

Player: Pick 78 Bryce Campbell, 180cm 80kg (Norwood)
Comparison: Mark Viska
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Midfielder

2008?

I thought he was recruited as being able to play now.

22yo, good size, SANFL state player.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

2008?

I thought he was recruited as being able to play now.

22yo, good size, SANFL state player.

Two short on the main list ...he most certainly was picked for now

 

[macca23]

Draft Table Talk:


Player: Pick 32 Kurt Tippett, 201cm 96kg (Southport)
Comparison: Ben Marsh

Cruel. Very cruel.

That's like saying in the beauty stakes that Tippet has a hare lip.

 

[- PC -]

Cruel. Very cruel.

That's like saying in the beauty stakes that Tippet has a hare lip.

As long as he doesnt become anyones bunny

 

[Stiffy_18]

2008?

I thought he was recruited as being able to play now.

22yo, good size, SANFL state player.

dyertribe, the avatar is pure gold

 

[Dandy_GO]

dyertribe, the avatar is pure gold

Agreed!