Draft Strategy

[macca69]

Doesn't really help your arguement.
Our top 10 picks have been -

1986 - Andrew Payze
1987 - Andrew Rogers
1988 - Michael Werner
1991 - Michael Symonds
1994 - Scott Lucas, Blake Caracella
1996 - Chris Heffernan, Daniel McAlister
1997 - Mark Bolton
1998 - Mark McVeigh
2002 - Jason Laycock
2003 - Kepler Bradley
2005 - Paddy Ryder

Still a fair mix there, unless you're only judging our last three years. But then again that depends on whether you consider Bradley a KPP because that really wasn't what he was drafted as.

Six of the seven top ten picks before that were all midfielders/flankers.

also got Lloyd as a pre-draft selection. Guess I was thinking more recently though Lucas, Lloyd, Bolton, Laycock, Bradley and Ryder are the ones I was thinking of. McVeigh, Heffernan, McAlister and Caracella are questionable selections at best, seems he has had more success at picking KPP. So since 1994 60% of your top 10 selections have been KPP, I highly doubt that any other teams are close to that figure, given that approximately 8/22 players in your side at any given time are KPP.

 

[Longy413]

That's only because you're counting Bolton as a KPP, we'll pick the best player.

Chances are, if we don't have the first pick in this draft, it will be a KPP.

 

[macca69]

That's only because you're counting Bolton as a KPP

didn't Sheedy try to mold Bolton into a KPP when he was first drafted. Seem to remember him playing almost everywhere down the spine early in his career.

 

[foj1]

Im not sure who Carlton would go for. Is there a chance they will get first pick EVEN if they dont come last due to a priority pick? That side of the rule is hazy and I would like someone to clarrify it for me if they can.

 

[mcphee_is_a_gun]

Im not sure who Carlton would go for. Is there a chance they will get first pick EVEN if they dont come last due to a priority pick? That side of the rule is hazy and I would like someone to clarrify it for me if they can.

no chance at all

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

If we come last, we'll be taking Gibbs simple as that.

 

[S.C[BANKS]]

If we come last, we'll be taking Gibbs simple as that.

no, if you get first pick then theres a chance to take Gibbs

 

[Dan26]

The strategy should be to take the best player available, regardless of that players position.

That way, you have a great player to trade, as a bargaining tool, even if he's not the "position" player we think we need.

If the club selects a midfielder, even though they think a particular key-position player is more talented, it means we are by-passing a better player. That's not the way to go. Take the best player. Then we can decide what we want to do with him after we have that player.

 

[Longy413]

The strategy should be to take the best player available, regardless of that players position.

That way, you have a great player to trade, as a bargaining tool, even if he's not the "position" player we think we need.

If the club selects a midfielder, even though they think a particular key-position player is more talented, it means we are by-passing a better player. That's not the way to go. Take the best player. Then we can decide what we want to do with him after we have that player.

I agree with the premise of what you're saying. However, I'm not sure how it applies to this draft.

The draft is so even, that drafting for need will have to be a consideration. Not just for us, but for all clubs.

 

[Dan26]

I agree with the premise of what you're saying. However, I'm not sure how it applies to this draft.

The draft is so even, that drafting for need will have to be a consideration. Not just for us, but for all clubs.

You're missing my point.

If we NEED a midfielder, but the key-positon player is better, then we should still take the key-position plyaer, not because we will use that player, but because we then have a powerful bargaining tool, with which to trade.

The better the player, the better bargaining posiiton we are in. Then, we might be able to get a top midfielder in excahnge PLUS another player.

 

[Longy413]

I'm not missing your point at all. Infact I've made your point several times over in regards to draft.

You're missing my point. This draft is even. At any given pick there is likely to be three, four even half a dozen players that are rated as equals. Even with the first pick of the draft.

Chances are they are going to play in different positions, different types of players. When that is the case, need will take consideration. What we've done with our previous picks in the draft will also have to be considered.

This draft isn't as clear cut as just taking the best player with each pick, there are too many good players.