One my part to the rant (I’m unusually steamed this morning - too much coffee perhaps).
If we love Stocker as a prospect that much, why on earth did we wait until pick 19? You think Adelaide wouldn’t have fired on 13+future first for our pick 1/2? Or Port with any of their 3 picks?
Furthermore, If he was a prospect worth giving up pick 1/2 in a future draft for, why the hell would you wait and do it under pressure on draft day. If you went away from trade period knowing you wanted two midfield prospects this year and Walsh/Stocker were your guys, then you lock that in early. Particularly if there’s a few guys you like (Rozee, Rankine, etc).
Why didn’t we do that? It’s simple - we didn’t rate him as highly as we said we did. Then, we made a poorly thought out, panicked move under pressure.
If we love Stocker as a prospect that much, why on earth did we wait until pick 19? You think Adelaide wouldn’t have fired on 13+future first for our pick 1/2? Or Port with any of their 3 picks?
Furthermore, If he was a prospect worth giving up pick 1/2 in a future draft for, why the hell would you wait and do it under pressure on draft day. If you went away from trade period knowing you wanted two midfield prospects this year and Walsh/Stocker were your guys, then you lock that in early. Particularly if there’s a few guys you like (Rozee, Rankine, etc).
Why didn’t we do that? It’s simple - we didn’t rate him as highly as we said we did. Then, we made a poorly thought out, panicked move under pressure.