Doesnt every team get a first round draft pick every year?
Even so, Adelaide have done extremely well to be where they are, with so few top picks, and player exits, and draft "misses", not just in the recent drafts (2011-2016 Drafts), but in the draft period of players that should be in their prime now (ages 25-29, 2006-2010 Drafts), who should consist of the core of your list. They only have six players on their list that they originally drafted from that latter period:
- David Mackay (Pick #48, 2006 National Draft)
- Andy Otten (Pick #27, 2007 National Draft)
- Taylor Walker (Pick #75, 2007 National Draft)
- Rory Sloane (Pick #44, 2008 National Draft)
- Daniel Talia (Pick #13, 2009 National Draft)
- Brodie Smith (Pick #14, 2010 National Draft)
By comparison, a club like Richmond have 10 players still on their list that they selected in the 2006-2010 draft periods (11 if you count bringing in Bachar Houli in the Pre-Season Draft). The Crows have done very well with finding players later in the draft, and trading around with some foresight to fill their needs (Betts, Jenkins, Lynch, Brown, etc.).