Drafting Presti!

[magpies42]

What on earth were the selectors thinking taking presti as a potential CHF first rounder?! Seriously guys give me a break the guy has no disposal skills what so ever...
I am a massive presti fan at FB, but seriously drafting him to play CHF what a joke...

 

[Mars II]

What on earth were the selectors thinking taking presti as a potential CHF first rounder?! Seriously guys give me a break the guy has no disposal skills what so ever...
I am a massive presti fan at FB, but seriously drafting him to play CHF what a joke...

who cares?

 

[cakewalk06]

What on earth were the selectors thinking taking presti as a potential CHF first rounder?! Seriously guys give me a break the guy has no disposal skills what so ever...
I am a massive presti fan at FB, but seriously drafting him to play CHF what a joke...

It's a long time ago but i seem to recall he was a star key forward in the Vic Metro under-18s side for the national championships.

 

[smiddaz123]

What on earth were the selectors thinking taking presti as a potential CHF first rounder?! Seriously guys give me a break the guy has no disposal skills what so ever...

In 10 years time people might be saying this about Reid

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Who cares what he was drafted as. You dont draft players in positions. Its not Dreamteam.

He's been an outstanding FB for a long time.

 

[The Dawes]

Irrelevent where he played as a junior, all that matters is that he's become a very good AFL player - if even 50% of all the players you drafted played 200 games, you'd be delighted.

 

[Optimax]

What on earth were the selectors thinking taking presti as a potential CHF first rounder?! Seriously guys give me a break the guy has no disposal skills what so ever...
I am a massive presti fan at FB, but seriously drafting him to play CHF what a joke...

was considered the best marking player of thet draft by most.

Only issue was his field kicking, thank spudd (frawley)for making him a Full back and telling him to never kick

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Wouldnt be the first forward to become a defender.

Peter McCormack was a schoolboy champion full forward for Assumption before coming to Collingwood in the 70's and spending 90% of his career at full back.
I'm pretty sure Billy Picken was recruited as a forward too before he found his niche at centre half back.
And Jason McCartney failed at Collingwood playing mainly as a forward before he found a spot in defence at other clubs and had reasonable success as a backman.
And of course James Clement was a forward at Fremantle.

 

[dodgeball]

i don't mind if they drafted him as a bloody boot cleaner he has done an outstanding job at FB. Heaps of players play one position in juniors and as they develop will change positions.

Billy morrison was drafted to play a role in the team and never did!!!

 

[shawthing09]

Most good backmen where actually drafted as fowards, even Rutten IIRC played as a foward when drafted. Presti even started in the AFL as a foward for a couple of his first games when Sav was out.

Back then the first round draft thing wasn't as much of an exact science and not as much emphasis was placed on it. All that matters is that he had what it takes to make it in the AFL who cares where

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Alan Toovey played FB at U18 level. Your point?

 

[Obese Arachnid]

What on earth were the selectors thinking taking presti as a potential CHF first rounder?! Seriously guys give me a break the guy has no disposal skills what so ever...
I am a massive presti fan at FB, but seriously drafting him to play CHF what a joke...

Gee, I don't know, maybe they didn't see him as a forward at all. Maybe our recruiters saw him as a 200 game fullback?????

 

[Chase the Ace]

What on earth were the selectors thinking taking presti as a potential CHF first rounder?! Seriously guys give me a break the guy has no disposal skills what so ever...
I am a massive presti fan at FB, but seriously drafting him to play CHF what a joke...

Why do you believe a player once drafted can only ever play in one position.

The 'poor thinking' here is not Collingwood's, its yours.

 

[Koki Freelander]

I wish Presti was our worst first round draft pick. Pick 10, 200 games - I'm gonna count that as a success

If you want to pick on top 10 draft picks think Danny Roach, Chris Egan or perhaps Billy Morrison (am I right here, was he pick 10?)

 

[Chase the Ace]

I wish Presti was our worst first round draft pick. Pick 10, 200 games - I'm gonna count that as a success

If you want to pick on top 10 draft picks think Danny Roach, Chris Egan or perhaps Billy Morrison (am I right here, was he pick 10?)

I think Billy was 18 or 19

 

[magpies42]

Why do you believe a player once drafted can only ever play in one position.

The 'poor thinking' here is not Collingwood's, its yours.

I never said that he could only ever play one position, you really need to practice your comprehension of text!!

I can recall them saying that they picked up a highflying center half forward! Now if you take into account that CHF needs to be a good mark, good reader of play, good goal kicker and good passer of the ball it is fair to say they screwed up, because there is no way known presti could ever play that position. i never said that he couldnt play elsewhere...
The point im trying to make i guess is that our drafting used to be shocking, so bad that we picked up a fullback with no skills (albeit a very highly rated one) instead of a johnathon brown?

Does this mean mark mcgough is the missing link in the ruck?!

 

[didaka]

Love Presti.

Walk up starter in our best 22 when fit.

We need him on the field.

 

[frantelle]

I never said that he could only ever play one position, you really need to practice your comprehension of text!!

I can recall them saying that they picked up a highflying center half forward! Now if you take into account that CHF needs to be a good mark, good reader of play, good goal kicker and good passer of the ball it is fair to say they screwed up, because there is no way known presti could ever play that position. i never said that he couldnt play elsewhere...
The point im trying to make i guess is that our drafting used to be shocking, so bad that we picked up a fullback with no skills (albeit a very highly rated one) instead of a johnathon brown?

Does this mean mark mcgough is the missing link in the ruck?!

i think u have next to no idea how recruiting and play development works

 

[Jabso]

What on earth were the selectors thinking taking presti as a potential CHF first rounder?! Seriously guys give me a break the guy has no disposal skills what so ever...
I am a massive presti fan at FB, but seriously drafting him to play CHF what a joke...

Perhaps they drafted him to become a full back because they saw abilities that would translate to that position. Who would know, perhaps if we persisted he'd be a pretty good CHF.

Perhaps he was a good kick when drafted.

I guess drafting Swan was a mistake because he was a forward pocket player.

 

[sneakydaycrawler]

Reid to CHB.

 

[Optimax]

Perhaps they drafted him to become a full back because they saw abilities that would translate to that position. Who would know, perhaps if we persisted he'd be a pretty good CHF.

Perhaps he was a good kick when drafted.

I guess drafting Swan was a mistake because he was a forward pocket player.

was actually presti marking and leading ability that got him drafted as a chf, he was apparntly very good theer as a junior.

Swan really a forward pocket? i swore he was a back pocket when drafted

 

[Jabso]

was actually presti marking and leading ability that got him drafted as a chf, he was apparntly very good theer as a junior.

Swan really a forward pocket? i swore he was a back pocket when drafted

Perhaps he was a bit of both. Anyone remember Swan's red stripe hairstyle?

 

[Optimax]

Perhaps he was a bit of both. Anyone remember Swan's red stripe hairstyle?

yes lol.

Remeber the two stripe hair style the cam cloke had on in his last year for us?

 

[bradrowe#32]

1995 was a pretty ordinary draft;

Player Recruited By Recruited From Games
1. Clive Waterhouse Fremantle` Port Adelaide 11+
2. Matthew Primus Fitzroy Norwood 20
3. Brendon Fewster West Coast West Perth 3+
4. Scott Bamford Fitzroy North Adelaide 22
5. Brendan Krummel Hawthorn Fremantle 11+
6. Daniel Healy St. Kilda Central Districts 1+
7. Ben Edwards Fremantle Claremont 0
8. Jared Crouch Sydney Norwood 0+
9. Allen Jakovich Footscray Melbourne 7
10. Simon Prestigiacomo Collingwood Northern (U18) 12+
11. Don Cockatoo-Collins Melbourne Port Adelaide 2+
12. Andrew Gowling Brisbane South Adelaide 0+
13. Brad Rowe Fremantle Collingwood 8
14. Luke Trew West Coast Murray (U18) 0
15. Darren Wheildon Essendon West Adelaide 0
16. Shane Clayton Fitzroy Bendigo (U18) 13
17. Scott Welsh Nth Melbourne West Adelaide 1+
18. Brent Williams Adelaide Prahran (U18) 0+
19. Barry Hall St. Kilda Murray (U18) 4+
20. Nick Carter Fitzroy Bendigo (U18) 17
21. Clinton King Sydney Eastern (U18) 5+
22. Joe McLaren St. Kilda Geelong (U18) 11+
23. Jay Burton Fremantle Fremantle 0
24. Paul Licuria Sydney Northern (U18) 0+
25. Daniel Chick Hawthorn East Fremantle 22+
26. Chris Groom Nth Melbourne Fremantle 0+
27. Kane Johnson Adelaide Eastern (U18) 2+
28. Nicholas Trask Brisbane Eastern (U18) 0
29. Todd Curley Footscray East Perth 18+
30. Craig Smoker West Coast West Perth 0+
31. Andrew Ukovic Essendon Geelong (U18) 0+
32. Sam McFarlane Nth Melbourne Subiaco 2+
33. Jason Snell Geelong Eastern (U18) 3+
34. Brad Smith Richmond Claremont 0+
35. Andrew Lamb St. Kilda Murray (U18) 0+
36. Scott Grainger Hawthorn Northern (U18) 0+
37. Jason Cripps St. Kilda Central (U18) 11+
38. Glenn Kilpatrick Geelong West Adelaide 11+
39. Luke Godden Collingwood Northern (U18) 0+
40. Ryan Grinter St. Kilda Geelong (U18) 0+
41. Troy Johnson Brisbane South Fremantle 2
42. Mark West Footscray South Adelaide 4+
43. Jonson Clifton West Coast Swan Districts 0+
44. Scott Hodges Adelaide Port Adelaide 2
45. Ben Moore Richmond Glenelg 4+
46. Brent Harvey Nth Melbourne Northern (U18) 1+
47. Darren Milburn Geelong Calder (U18) 0+
48. Ronald Burns Geelong St. Marys, NT 21+
49. Brad Cassidy Fitzroy Fremantle 14+
50. Kane Fraser Hawthorn Eastern (U18) 2+
51. Tony Campbell Footscray Footscray 8
52. Adam Ugrinic Adelaide SA Eagles 0+
53. Adam Ansell Hawthorn West Adelaide 0+
54. Mark Bradly Melbourne East Fremantle 0+
55. Daniel Bradshaw Brisbane Wodonga 3+
56. Paul Whitelaw West Coast West Perth 0+
57. Peter Berbakov Essendon Glenelg 17+
58. Ewan Thompson Richmond Northern (U18) 0+
59. Darren O'Brien Melbourne West Perth 13+
60. Daniel Lowther Geelong Northen (U18) 0+
61. Adrian Burdon Carlton Tasmania (U18) 0
62. Jacob Anstey Carlton Tuggeranong (ACT) 0+
63. Matthew Carr Collingwood East Fremantle 0
64. Eric Lissenden Nth Melbourne Warragul (VCFL) 2
65. Neil Marshall West Coast Claremont 0+
66. Michael Raidis Richmond Glenelg 0
67. Brady Anderson Geelong East Perth 0
68. Daniel Marshall Carlton Dandenong (U18) 0
69. Ashley Fernee Adelaide Calder (U18) 2+
70. Jason Bevan Collingwood South Adelaide 0+
71. Ashley Gehling Melbourne Dandenong (U18) 0
72. Stuart Lamond Geelong SA Eagles 0+
73. Mark Bradley Collingwood Gippsland (U18) 0
74. Clint Bizzell Geelong Kedron Grange (Qld) 4+
75. Ben Kemp Collingwood Norwood 0
76. Steven Pitt Collingwood Norwood 13

 

[Thommo 42]

You missed Daniel Bradshaw at Pick 55