It's not that they don't miss at the draft it's that they have all the right systems in place to develop every one of their recruits
Whether at Box Hill or just through their training and high performance they bring players on consistently and effectively
We on the other hand are still unable to get this sh!t right
I honestly thought by now we would be seeing some steady improvement in these areas. Too many players arrive at our joint and leave having not improved or more worryingly become worse
It's easy to forget the players that might not have come on at the Hawks, given the flags and on going success, but they had their fair share of misses or guys that haven't really come on, through development
2010 Draft 38 Hallahan, 55 Litherland
2011 Draft 38 Kelly, 53 Woodward
2012 Draft 28 O'Brien, 66 Brand
2013 Draft - 24 Hartung, 38 Garlett
2014 Trade O'Rourke (effectively pick 19)
2015 Draft 22 Lovell
They did really well from FA's and with a guy like Lake, but missed with Vickery. They also gave up substantial draft picks for Mitchell and O'Meara, rolling the dice on flags, yet the end is near for some of their better experienced players
We haven't been able to get it right in the past and while it is too early to judge what we have done over the last 3 years, it seems that the players we have drafted are well on the way