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Over the past few working days, I've slowly worked through our draft picks since the end of the
1998 season, and who we picked up, compared to who we missed out on, and if we had've drafted
perfectly (at least who In my opinion), this could well have been our squad for this 2003 season:
For mine, our strongest 22 would then be:
Forwards - Phil Matera (WCE) - Brendan Fevola (CB) - Andrew Krakouer (RT)
HalfForwards - Andrew Embley (WCE) - Jonathan Brown (BL) - Ashley Sampi (WCE)
Centres - Chad Fletcher (WCE) - Ben Cousins (WCE) - Chris Judd (WCE)
Halfbacks - Ryan Lonie (CM) - Glen Jakovich (WCE) - Daniel Chick (WCE)
Backs - David Wirrpunda (WCE) - Travis Gaspar (WCE) - Ashley McGrath (BL)
Rucks - Michael Gardiner (WCE) - Daniel Kerr (WCE) - Adam Ramanauskas (EB)
Interchange - Dean Cox (WCE) - Graham Johncoc|< (AC) - Cameron Bruce (MD) - Campbell Brown (HH)
Just Outside: Dion Woods (FD), Nathan Lonie (HH), David Spriggs (GC), Phil Read (WCE), Chad Morrison (WCE), Drew Banfield (WCE), Ashley McIntosh (WCE), Michael Braun (WCE), Mark McGough (CM), Rowan Jones (WCE), Corey Enright (GC), Jarrad Schofield (PAP)
Rest of the Squad: Troy Wilson (WCE), Quinten Lynch (WCE), Damien Adkins (WCE), Adam Selwood (WCE), Paul Johnson (WCE), Michael Collica (WCE), Josh Wooden (WCE), Brent Staker (WCE), Mark Nicoski (WCE Rookie), Zac Beeck (WCE Rookie)
As good as we are going at the moment, there is no way that this team wouldn't be the strongest
team in the AFL. There is not one player in that strongest 22 (and quite a few outside of it) who doesn't have the potential to be an All Australian at some point during their career from this season onwards. In the next post, I'll put down what our draft picks, and trades would've been to
get this list.
Ahhhh the beauty of hindsight!!
1998 season, and who we picked up, compared to who we missed out on, and if we had've drafted
perfectly (at least who In my opinion), this could well have been our squad for this 2003 season:
For mine, our strongest 22 would then be:
Forwards - Phil Matera (WCE) - Brendan Fevola (CB) - Andrew Krakouer (RT)
HalfForwards - Andrew Embley (WCE) - Jonathan Brown (BL) - Ashley Sampi (WCE)
Centres - Chad Fletcher (WCE) - Ben Cousins (WCE) - Chris Judd (WCE)
Halfbacks - Ryan Lonie (CM) - Glen Jakovich (WCE) - Daniel Chick (WCE)
Backs - David Wirrpunda (WCE) - Travis Gaspar (WCE) - Ashley McGrath (BL)
Rucks - Michael Gardiner (WCE) - Daniel Kerr (WCE) - Adam Ramanauskas (EB)
Interchange - Dean Cox (WCE) - Graham Johncoc|< (AC) - Cameron Bruce (MD) - Campbell Brown (HH)
Just Outside: Dion Woods (FD), Nathan Lonie (HH), David Spriggs (GC), Phil Read (WCE), Chad Morrison (WCE), Drew Banfield (WCE), Ashley McIntosh (WCE), Michael Braun (WCE), Mark McGough (CM), Rowan Jones (WCE), Corey Enright (GC), Jarrad Schofield (PAP)
Rest of the Squad: Troy Wilson (WCE), Quinten Lynch (WCE), Damien Adkins (WCE), Adam Selwood (WCE), Paul Johnson (WCE), Michael Collica (WCE), Josh Wooden (WCE), Brent Staker (WCE), Mark Nicoski (WCE Rookie), Zac Beeck (WCE Rookie)
As good as we are going at the moment, there is no way that this team wouldn't be the strongest
team in the AFL. There is not one player in that strongest 22 (and quite a few outside of it) who doesn't have the potential to be an All Australian at some point during their career from this season onwards. In the next post, I'll put down what our draft picks, and trades would've been to
get this list.
Ahhhh the beauty of hindsight!!

