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I'm no expert in draft selections and it is too early to tell on most players drafted over the last couple of years but....
Unless Clatyon was following Wallace's orders I don't think he is a great recruiter. Why?
1) Too many small, light weight onballers and not enough height. This has been an issues for many season's and finally only addressed last year.
2) I would have thought with our height and weight problem's we would have drafted players ready to play sooner. Eg: Lay**** number 10 or so with Essendon will play this year and so will the tall from Geelong forgot his name. Walsh will not play this year and we will be lucky to see him next year. I doubt our other talls will either. Thats means by 2005 we may get a return. We needed to draft guys who may give us something this year and we are crying out for good talls. Skipper, Bruton, Harris and to a lesser extent Wiggens and never going to be classed as "good players". They are servicable at best.
Unfortunately our smalls are the only chance of us making the finals this year.
These two points will be highlighted if Bandy, Darcy, Grant or Croft get injured. Imagine if two or three of them are injured at once.
Height and weight should have been addressed earlier and anyone who says "take the best avaible talent" in my mind is an idiot. Take what your sides needs, isn't that obvious!!!
For the stats buffs, go through the last 7 or so premiership winners. They are always in the top five weight and height averages for the year. I did it a couple of seasons ago.
I remember Blight saying once "I believe the strongest team physically and mentally will always come out on top".
The game has changed and I wouldn't draft anyone under 6 foot, even for onball positions. Every physical sport in the world is getting bigger, faster and stronger. Aussie Rules will be no different.
Unless Clatyon was following Wallace's orders I don't think he is a great recruiter. Why?
1) Too many small, light weight onballers and not enough height. This has been an issues for many season's and finally only addressed last year.
2) I would have thought with our height and weight problem's we would have drafted players ready to play sooner. Eg: Lay**** number 10 or so with Essendon will play this year and so will the tall from Geelong forgot his name. Walsh will not play this year and we will be lucky to see him next year. I doubt our other talls will either. Thats means by 2005 we may get a return. We needed to draft guys who may give us something this year and we are crying out for good talls. Skipper, Bruton, Harris and to a lesser extent Wiggens and never going to be classed as "good players". They are servicable at best.
Unfortunately our smalls are the only chance of us making the finals this year.
These two points will be highlighted if Bandy, Darcy, Grant or Croft get injured. Imagine if two or three of them are injured at once.
Height and weight should have been addressed earlier and anyone who says "take the best avaible talent" in my mind is an idiot. Take what your sides needs, isn't that obvious!!!
For the stats buffs, go through the last 7 or so premiership winners. They are always in the top five weight and height averages for the year. I did it a couple of seasons ago.
I remember Blight saying once "I believe the strongest team physically and mentally will always come out on top".
The game has changed and I wouldn't draft anyone under 6 foot, even for onball positions. Every physical sport in the world is getting bigger, faster and stronger. Aussie Rules will be no different.

