Opinion Confess - Who did you want in the first round in previous drafts?

[Vindicater]

McGrath isn't bad and if you picked him up at pick 15 I doubt anyone would ever mention it but he does get a mention as while he is clearly good enough to be in the AFL he does not feel like he has the (and I apologise for the term) X factor that you come to expect from a pick 1. Most pick 1's, even if they fail, you see their point of difference, why they were selected at pick 1, but watching McGrath he always feels like a mid to late first round selection to me.

He was picked because he was safe and ready to go.

He was also seen to be a future leader and that was important after the drug saga.

Still does not change the fact he was a bad pick but I do understand the reasoning, just never agreed with it.

 

[RUNVS]

He was picked because he was safe and ready to go.

He was also seen to be a future leader and that was important after the drug saga.

Still does not change the fact he was a bad pick but I do understand the reasoning, just never agreed with it.

Though in Essendon's defence the 2016 draft was very weak. There are not many stars in the top 10, or even the first round.

 

[LoBu]

Anyone but McAsey.

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[PrisonBars4life]

Mitch Thorp

 

[1990crow]

2018 - Rozee (we got Chayce Jones

1

Chayce Jones

Age

24

Ht

182cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.6

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.9

4star

MG

178.6

3star

D

8.9

2star

K

4.9

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

1.6

3star

MG

143.3

3star

D

9.4

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

MG

175.0

3star

and Ned McHenry

25

Ned Mchenry

Age

23

Ht

179cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.7

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

5.7

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.3

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

9.7

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

5.7

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

10.0

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.0

1star

) after Rankine unobtainable
2019 - Dylan Stephens

15

Dylan Stephens

Age

23

Ht

184cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.7

4star

CL

0.0

1star

D

10.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.7

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

10.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.7

4star

CL

0.0

1star

(we took McAsey after trading back)
2020 - Logan McDonald (Thilthorpe) and Bruhn (Pedlar). Probably dodged a bullet there.
2021 - Rachele (after JHF unobtainable)
2022 - Barnett (wanted us to trade back in)

 

[ferrisb]

I really wanted Cam McCarthy in 2013.

Was so annoyed when Carlton drafted some pudgy, slow, inside mid called Patrick Cripps

9

Patrick Cripps

Age

29

Ht

195cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

16.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.8

5star

CL

7.4

5star

D

21.0

5star

K

10.1

4star

HB

10.9

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

6.3

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.4

4star

.

Having said that, Cripps was pretty much the only decent Carlton selection in a five year span. I think that was dumb luck.

 

[Lore]

I really wanted Cam McCarthy in 2013.

Was so annoyed when Carlton drafted some pudgy, slow, inside mid called Patrick Cripps.

Having said that, Cripps was pretty much the only decent Carlton selection in a five year span. I think that was dumb luck.

It's nice being wrong sometimes.

 

[Sainter93]

2022 - Phillipou
2021 - Gibcus
2020 - Can’t remember
2019 - Hayden Young

26

Hayden Young

Age

23

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

3star

MG

160.0

3star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

2star

MG

160.0

3star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

MG

160.0

3star

before we traded for Hill
2018 - Rankine
2017- Coffield & Clark

 

[Nat Fyfe]

2022 - Mackenzie
2021 - Darcy
2020 - McDonald
2019 - Young or Pickett
2018 - Smith
2017 - Coffield (lmao)

Some of these ended up out of our range, and I ended up happy with our player ending up best available anyway. Wasn’t happy about having to settle for Naughton though, really wanted Coffield

 

[weltschmerz]

2022 - Mackenzie
2021 - Darcy
2020 - McDonald
2019 - Young or Pickett
2018 - Smith
2017 - Coffield (lmao)

Some of these ended up out of our range, and I ended up happy with our player ending up best available anyway. Wasn’t happy about having to settle for Naughton though, really wanted Coffield

I remember saying Young was the best in the 2019 draft after Rowell and Anderson and I'm not embarrassed by that in hindsight.

 

[Nat Fyfe]

I remember saying Young was the best in the 2019 draft after Rowell and Anderson and I'm not embarrassed by that in hindsight.

Same, except I went as far as rating him above Anderson too. He’s the perfect modern defender. Tough, agile, great read of the play, good leap, and an incredible kick (Buckley levels of long range kicking)

 

[mattyc75]

Sheezel looks to be an absolute talent. Would have loved him to slide to the blues..but no chance.

He wouldve slid if it was all interstate teams before Carlton in the draft

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[branedotorg]

LDU then, LDU even more now. Freo's Young.

Was really happy with Lochie O'Brien

4

Lochie O'brien

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

9.3

4star

HB

3.9

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.3

3star

CL

0.7

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

3.2

3star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.4

4star

CL

1.0

3star

though

 

[Tragic sainter]

2022 - Mackenzie
2021 - Darcy
2020 - McDonald
2019 - Young or Pickett
2018 - Smith
2017 - Coffield (lmao)

Some of these ended up out of our range, and I ended up happy with our player ending up best available anyway. Wasn’t happy about having to settle for Naughton though, really wanted Coffield

Coffield could still turn out a gun for us. Jay been unlucky with injury. Was pretty darn important for us the year we made finals and he was only young then.

 

[Nat Fyfe]

Coffield could still turn out a gun for us. Jay been unlucky with injury. Was pretty darn important for us the year we made finals and he was only young then.

More laughing because we ended up with Naughton as the consolation prize

 

[Young Gun #6]

Port:

2010 Brodie Smith

33

Brodie Smith

Age

32

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.5

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

500.1

5star

D

17.1

4star

K

12.6

5star

HB

4.5

3star

M

3.5

3star

T

2.3

3star

MG

438.9

5star

D

17.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.6

5star

2011 Wingard
2012 Sam Mayes

32

Sam Mayes

Age

29

Ht

187cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.1

4star

G

0.3

3star

D

14.5

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

6.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.5

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

20.0

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

7.2

5star

M

6.2

5star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.0

1star

2013 No Pick
2014 No Pick
2015 No Pick
2016 Will Hayward

9

Will Hayward

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

, Tim English
2017 No Pick
2018 Rankine, Bailey Smith

6

Bailey Smith

Age

23

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

, Hately
2019 Will Day, D.Stephens (too far away though)
2020 Tom Powell
2021 Sinn
2022 No Pick

Usually want SANFL and ironically the first round SANFL players have mostly been very good players.