Originally posted by Savatage
I'm sorry I don't follow.
Last year in one of the strongest drafts he was a sure thing as a top 10 pick, he someone slipped through to pick 15 & Port was thrilled to get him.
Effectively Port have had their costs covered & we have picked up a quality young ruckman & kid, for around the same selection potentially last year (8) & given Port 35 as well. That is a kid with a years physical development & grounding in the SANFL.
Not to mention the Tasmanian connection, which is nothing but a positive considering our links to Tasmania as of this year onwards.
I don't think Port looses out, except maybe emotionally & I hardly think we have been screwed considering the big men on offer in this years draft.
Just given our current squad and ruck stocks it was believed he was being groomed over the next couple of years to come into the side.............
He also has a Port Adelaide connection through family and actually supports Port in the AFL.............
Yes it may be more emotionally that Port misses out but his trading appears to go completley against the original reason he was drafted............
but as mentioned many times previously.......it is the silly season.........
from the club's site.....
Barry Brooks was surprisingly still available at our first round selection (number 15) at the 2001 National Draft. Not so surprisingly, he was promptly added to our list. He is very mobile and very tall - 199cm.
Has played a lot as a ruckman but expect Barry to be developed into a key forward. He is strong, takes huge marks and kick the ball well (and easily from outside 50m). His stand-out event at the Draft Camp was the 20 metre run – he covered it in only 3.04sec, so he is not slow.
Barry played a handful of games for the Tasmanian VFL side in 2001 and was named in the Under 18 All Australian side. He was born in SA and has close family living here, including his brother.