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So if we had taken the next best available South Aussie instead of who we chose over the last decade, you'd get the following.
2007: Danger - Ebert (but now have Milera)
2008: Davis (we got Kerridge with our priority pick)
2009: Talia - Christian Howard
2010: Smith
2011: Kerridge - Alex Forster (but now have Menzel)
2012:
2013: M. Crouch - Sean Lemmens
2014: Lever - Sam Durdin
2015: Doedee - Ryan Burton
2016: Gallucci - Will Hayward
So essentially the question is would we rather have
1. Ebert, Howard, Forster, Lemmens, Durdin, Burton, Hayward or
2. Milera, Talia, Menzel, M. Crouch, Lever, Doedee and Gallucci
Though the last couple of years might be questionable - though that is debatable - surely you still just have to go for what you think is the best available talent at the time. I think that Option 2 is the better one.
2007: Danger - Ebert (but now have Milera)
2008: Davis (we got Kerridge with our priority pick)
2009: Talia - Christian Howard
2010: Smith
2011: Kerridge - Alex Forster (but now have Menzel)
2012:
2013: M. Crouch - Sean Lemmens
2014: Lever - Sam Durdin
2015: Doedee - Ryan Burton
2016: Gallucci - Will Hayward
So essentially the question is would we rather have
1. Ebert, Howard, Forster, Lemmens, Durdin, Burton, Hayward or
2. Milera, Talia, Menzel, M. Crouch, Lever, Doedee and Gallucci
Though the last couple of years might be questionable - though that is debatable - surely you still just have to go for what you think is the best available talent at the time. I think that Option 2 is the better one.
The state's record at producing AFL players in recent times has been poor.
SA state team as picked on AFL site.
B: Rory Laird, Phil Davis, Tom Jonas
HB: Shannon Hurn, Heath Grundy, Shaun Burgoyne
C: Jared Polec, Bryce Gibbs, Bernie Vince
HF: Paul Puopolo, Justin Westhoff, Shane Edwards
F: Orazio Fantasia, Daniel Menzel, Brodie Grundy
R: Sam Jacobs, Brad Ebert, Lachie Neale
INT: Caleb Daniel, Brodie Smith, Ryan Burton, Trent Dumont
UNLUCKY: Hamish Hartlett, Andrew Mackie, Jack Hombsch
Thats an incredibly weak state side.

