Burges at pick #11 smart?

[The Passenger]

Fremantle traded very smartly - ensuring that they got picks in each round before us, because the battle between the WA clubs was always going to be big in this draft (due to the quality of WA players), and we had the edge with picks 11 and 26 to 12 and 27.

 

[sabre_ac]

I dont know allot about Burges but if eagles take him, freo have ever chance of walking away this draft with Ray,Surjan and Moody.
Which in my opinion will be the best draft we have had.

 

[LongBombFromOutside50]

Originally posted by daddy_4_eyes
It appears we have to go pick 11, or nothing. If WC pass on him at 11, Freo could take him as late as #19 and still get quality with #10 and #12.

Agree completely. If Burges is available at 19 I'm fairly certain we'll take him over Moody. WC realise this which will force them to make a decision to either select him at 11 or not at all.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Originally posted by masai
Fair points Sera, but I wasn't really doing a my team versus your team, it was a just a generally suspicion that the Eagles have been reluctant to trade. Probably other teams didn't come to the party by offering reasonable options.

Drafting of youngsters is a minefield and from my experience, I wouldn't have a foggy. When I left school, I said that 4 team mates of mine would do ok at WAFL level (pre AFL), well one made it and the other 3 disappeared from sight and another chap who was useless at 17, went past them all, captained a team to a WAFL premiership and played state footy. What would I know about recruiting?.

As a matter of interest, who was the rags to riches story?