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Andrew McGrath- least talented number 1 pick since 90s?

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Believe it or not, (provocative title aside) this is not an effort to troll Essendon, as I am confident the player in question, Andrew McGrath, will become a very very good player.

I have raised this as I just don't see McGrath having the outstanding talent that is usually becoming of a number 1 pick. He looks to be a quick, clean, line breaking, hard tackling back pocket player in the mould of a Sam Docherty, Rory Laird, Heath Shaw. This is an outstanding player to have on your list, but as a number 1 pick, it seems uninspiring. Small players drafted that high you would expect to show freak levels of ability.

I don't think any club would offer a number 1 pick in exchange for any of the aforementioned players, so why would you use a number 1 pick in the draft for a player who, at best, looks to have a ceiling roughly the equal of those players?
 
Spot on - 3 games into his AFL career is definitely the right amount of time to judge his ceiling as a player.
 

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My name geoff said:
Believe it or not, (provocative title aside) this is not an effort to troll Essendon, as I am confident the player in question, Andrew McGrath, will become a very very good player.

I have raised this as I just don't see McGrath having the outstanding talent that is usually becoming of a number 1 pick. He looks to be a quick, clean, line breaking, hard tackling back pocket player in the mould of a Sam Docherty, Rory Laird, Heath Shaw. This is an outstanding player to have on your list, but as a number 1 pick, it seems uninspiring. Small players drafted that high you would expect to show freak levels of ability.

I don't think any club would offer a number 1 pick in exchange for any of the aforementioned players, so why would you use a number 1 pick in the draft for a player who, at best, looks to have a ceiling roughly the equal of those players?
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From what I've seen just after 3 games, he is going to be a superstar
 
Watch his TAC highlights and you'll see what he's capable of when played in the midfield. Which is where he'll end up.

Very uneducated post.
 
A Carlton fan having a dig at another club's draft selections?

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Spot on - 3 games into his AFL career is definitely the right amount of time to judge his ceiling as a player.
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Have a look at everyone pre draft week talking about player potential. Why should that stop once they've played a few AFL games? Not saying that peoples predictions are correct, but at early stages sometimes it is possible to get a feel of what a player may become.

I remember watching Dangerfield stand up in a tackle in his first AFL game against Essendon and thinking to myself 'this guy will be unstoppable one day'

Sometimes you can pick them, sometimes you're way off
 
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Watch his TAC highlights and you'll see what he's capable of when played in the midfield. Which is where he'll end up.

Very uneducated post.
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The question is will that translate into AFL midfield dominance? I watched the TAC cup GF and although McGrath dominated possession, I wasn't as impressed in the manner of which he did it as much as I was of say Will Brodie.
 

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My name geoff said:
Have a look at everyone pre draft week talking about player potential. Why should that stop once they've played a few AFL games? Not saying that peoples predictions are correct, but at early stages sometimes it is possible to get a feel of what a player may become.

I remember watching Dangerfield stand up in a tackle in his first AFL game against Essendon and thinking to myself 'this guy will be unstoppable one day'

Sometimes you can pick them, sometimes you're way off
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Remember thinking the same thing but different about masten - gee this guy will be stoppable all day
 
My name geoff said:
Believe it or not, (provocative title aside) this is not an effort to troll Essendon, as I am confident the player in question, Andrew McGrath, will become a very very good player.

I have raised this as I just don't see McGrath having the outstanding talent that is usually becoming of a number 1 pick. He looks to be a quick, clean, line breaking, hard tackling back pocket player in the mould of a Sam Docherty, Rory Laird, Heath Shaw. This is an outstanding player to have on your list, but as a number 1 pick, it seems uninspiring. Small players drafted that high you would expect to show freak levels of ability.

I don't think any club would offer a number 1 pick in exchange for any of the aforementioned players, so why would you use a number 1 pick in the draft for a player who, at best, looks to have a ceiling roughly the equal of those players?
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You could have started a thread about most overrated numbers ones, one that sits on top of that list is Kruezer
 
My name geoff said:
The question is will that translate into AFL midfield dominance? I watched the TAC cup GF and although McGrath dominated possession, I wasn't as impressed in the manner of which he did it as much as I was of say Will Brodie.
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I'm very confident it will. Just as Heppell did & Callum Mills will. Watch this video, it shows more midfield highlights than that of the TAC.

 

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Thought Adam Cooney was a dud and Andrew Walker was the star geez Cooney was better before injuries.

Daniel Rich looked the gun, Nic Nat looked the dud.

It's all timing. Three games in is a small sample size. Don't be surprised when McGrath builds his endurance and core and you see his real game sense. Amazing lack of patience in footy atm.

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My name geoff said:
Believe it or not, (provocative title aside) this is not an effort to troll Essendon, as I am confident the player in question, Andrew McGrath, will become a very very good player.

I have raised this as I just don't see McGrath having the outstanding talent that is usually becoming of a number 1 pick. He looks to be a quick, clean, line breaking, hard tackling back pocket player in the mould of a Sam Docherty, Rory Laird, Heath Shaw. This is an outstanding player to have on your list, but as a number 1 pick, it seems uninspiring. Small players drafted that high you would expect to show freak levels of ability.

I don't think any club would offer a number 1 pick in exchange for any of the aforementioned players, so why would you use a number 1 pick in the draft for a player who, at best, looks to have a ceiling roughly the equal of those players?
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Back Pocket is where you learn to play the game isn't it?
 
Give you a quick tip....

If you got a Heath Shaw/Sam Docherty clone would you be unhappy? No.

That is at worst for McGrath.

He will be a bonafide midfielder though, as he has something that is tough to coach and that is vision and awareness. Absolute certainty post Heppell to be their next captain in all likelihood.
 
****in' LOL.

Yeah sure, delist.
 
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