Re-drafting 1996-2015.

[scotty13]

I've been seeing the SEN team of the draft they have been doing on FB, and I keep having to look and ponder why there is 1 or none Port players... and more often than not am surprised at how bad we drafted - some years.
Because I'm a little bored, I thought I would go through each of the years and do a re-draft, where I can keep the player we drafted, or swap him with someone drafter within 5 picks AFTER our pick. I also did not take into account any benefit from the trade of the player drafted (ie. what we got for Wingard helps Wingards case) and considered the whole career of the players selected afterwards, but only the career at Port Adelaide for the player we drafted. If there was a player within the 5 also drafted by Port Adelaide, I skipped them and went to the next player. If I had a 50/50 call, club loyalty to Port Adelaide plays a role (ie. Kingsley selection over Pike). F/S selections we still could not select. If there were multiple good options, I tried to select a like player if I could.

I only looked at the AFL Draft, didn't consider the Pre-Season or Rookie drafts. Maybe another time for that. I stopped at 2015, as there are too many players at the start of their career to truely know what impact they will have.

1996:
Pick 6: John Rombotis (Leigh Brockman, Nathan Brown, Brent Grgic, Heath Black, Tom Gilligan) - Select Nathan Brown
Pick 7: Bowen Lockwood (Leigh Brockman, Nathan Brown, Brent Grgic, Heath Black, Tom Gilligan) - Select Heath Black
Pick 9: Mark Harwood (Nathan Brown, Brent Grgic, Heath Black, Tom Gilligan, Brett O'Farrell) - Select Brent Grgic
Pick 37: Adam Kingsley (Sam Smart, Nick Stone, Matthew Manfield, Martin Pike, Paul Corrigan) - KEEP


1997:
Pick 9: Chad Cornes (Shane O'Bree, Jason Saddington, Jaxon Crabb, Callum Chambers, Shannon Watt) - KEEP
Pick 25: Nick Stevens (Brodie Holland, Brad Stephens, Rowan Jones, Marc Woolnough, Paul McMahon) - KEEP
Pick 41: Danny Morton (Matthew Dennis, Adam Goodes, David Antonowicz, Matthew Scarlett, Joshua Robertson) - Select Adam Goodes
Pick 57: Darren Fraser (Marcus Picken, Brett Rose, Phillip Read, Tim Finocchiaro, Dion Miles) - Select Phillip Read
Pick 72: Pass (Beau McDonald, Paul Digiovine, Brent Cowell, Guy Rigoni, Richie Vandenberg) - Select Richie Vandenberg


1998:
Pick 5: Michael Stevens (Murray Vance, Jude Bolton, Mark McVeigh, Brandon Hill, Lenny Hayes) Select Lenny Hayes
Pick 7: Josh Carr (Jude Bolton, Mark McVeigh, Brandon Hill, Lenny Hayes, Adam Ramanauskas) Select Jude Bolton (Sorry Josh)
Pick 37: Adam Morgan (Brendan Fevola, James White, Craig Jacotine, Damien Ryan, Heath Scotland) Select Brendan Fevola
Pick 39: Toby Thurstans (James White, Craig Jacotine, Damien Ryan, Heath Scotland, Aaron Shattock) Select Heath Scotland
Pick 54: Dereck Murray (Marc Dragicevic, Ilija Grgic, Andrew Embley, Ian Pendergast, Dwayne Simpson) Select Andrew Embley


1999:
Pick 12: Paul Koulouritis (Robert Murphy, Travis Gasper, David Spriggs, David Haynes, Ezra Bray) Select Robert Murphy
Pick 27: Cain Ackland (Adam Hunter, Paul Chapman, Daniel Giansiracusa, Tim Clark, Leon Davis) Select Paul Chapman
Pick 28: Brent Guerra (Adam Hunter, Paul Chapman, Daniel Giansiracusa, Tim Clark, Leon Davis) Select Leon Davis
Pick 57: Steve Brosnan (Patrick Bowden, John Barnes, Richard Kelly, Mark Ainley, Ben Johnson) Select Ben Johnson
Pick 71: Pass (Robert Foster-Knight, Ryan Houlihan, Matthew Burton, Dale Baynes, Lindsay Smith) Select Ryan Houlihan


2000:
Pick 12: Shaun Burgoyne (Ashley McGrath, Daniel Harris, Simon Wiggins, Scott Thompson, James Davies) Select Scott Thompson
Pick 20: Kane Cornes (Nick Ries, Richard Hadley, Drew Petrie, Luke Ablett, Mark Coughlan) KEEP
Pick 35: Allan Murray (Jeremy Humm, Guy Richards, Michael Handby, Adam McPhee, Chris Hyde) Select Adam McPhee
Pick 50: Dom Cassisi (Dion Woods, Amom Buchanon, Hayden Skipworth, Jarred Sundqvist, Chris Newmen) KEEP


2001:
Pick 15: Barry Brooks (Rick Ladson, James Kelly, Shane Harvey, Jason Gram, Daniel Elstone) Select James Kelly
Pick 62: Damon White (Adam Houlihan, Daniel McAllister, Chris Hyde, Matthew McCarthy, Brian Lake) Select Brian Lake
Pick 76: Jared Poulton (Marty McGrath, Hugh Foott, David Johnson, Aaron James) KEEP


2002:
Pick 6: Steven Salopek (Andrew Mackie, Luke Brennan, Hamish McIntosh, Jason Laycock, Jason Winderlinch) Select Andrew Mackie
Pick 16: Stephen Gilham (Cameron Faulkner, Chris Shore, Troy Selwood, Wil Minson, Bo Nixon) Select Wil Minson
Pick 42: Brett Ebert F/S
Pick 57: Wade Champion (David King, Cameron Croad, Daniel Sipthorp, Brett Doswell, Nick Malceski) Select Nick Malceski
Pick 69: Pass (Matt Lokan, Brad Fischer, Karl Norman, Mick Martyn) PASS


2003:
Pick 15: Troy Chaplin (Josh Willoughby, Billy Morrison, Llane Spaandermaan, David Mundy, Sam Butler) Select David Mundy
Pick 30: Brad Symes (Joshua Kreuger, Jed Adcock, Brent Hall, Eddie Sansbury, Zac Dawson) Select Jed Adcock
Pick 34: Luke Peel (Brent Hall, Eddie Sansbury, Zac Dawson, Matthew Spenser, Ricky Dyson) Select Zac Dawson
Pick 39: Robert Foster-Knight (Eddie Sansbury, Zac Dawson, Matthew Spenser, Ricky Dyson, Amon Buchanan) Select Amon Buchanan
Pick 46: Michael Pettigrew (Andrew Erikson, Tom Logan, Izaac Thomson, Matthew Ball, Daniel Jackson) KEEP


2004:
Pick 11: Adam Thomson (Danny Meyer, Matthew Bate, Angus Monfried, Lynden Dunn, Adam Pattison) Select Angus Monfries
Pick 19: Ryan Willits (Dean Polo, Thomas Murphy, Jesse Wells, Sean Rusling, Nathan Van Berlo) Select Nathan Van Berlo
Pick 34: James Ezard (Luke McGuane, Marc Lecras, Damien McCormack, Ivan Maric, Michael Newton) Select Marc LeCras
Pick 35: Fabian Deluca (Luke McGuane, Marc Lecras, Damien McCormack, Ivan Maric, Michael Newton) Select Ivan Maric
Pick 51: Ben Eckermann (Dean Limbach, Simon Taylor, Stephen Tiller, Adam Iobucchi, Chris Knights) Select Chris Knights


2005:
Pick 30: Nick Lower (Trent West, Bernie Vince, Samuel Gilbert, Matthew Spangher, Stephen Owen) Select Sam Gilbert (Vince unlucky but went for like to Lower)
Pick 44: Bobby Carlile (Kasey Green, Travis Baird, Ryan Gamble, Alan Obst, Michael Rix) KEEP
Pick 58: Hugh Minson (Ryan Brabozon, Clint Bartram, Matthew Stokes, Phillip Raymond, Austin Lucy) Select Matthew Stokes
Pick 70: Jonathon Giles (Justin Sweeney) Pass


2006:
Pick 5: Travis Boak (Mitch Thorp, Joel Selwood, Ben Reid, David Armatige, Nathan Brown) KEEP
Pick 23: Paul Stewart (Brent Renouf, Nathan Djerrkura, Shane Edwards, Brad Howard, Chris Dawes) Select Shane Edwards
Pick 39: Nathan Krakouer (Bachar Houli, Tim Houlihan, Brad Dick, Brennan Stack, Colin Garland) Select Bachar Houli
Pick 55: Robbie Gray (Garry Moss, Simon Hogan, Daniel Connors, Jarryd Allen, Carl Peterson) KEEP
Pick 71: Justin Westhoff (Andrew Collins, Matthew Ferguson, Paul O'Shae, Calib Mourish, Bryce Campbell) KEEP
Pick 83/86: Ryan Williams/David Rodan PASS/KEEP (No other club had a pick after Pick 83)


2007:
Pick 16: Matthew Lobbe (Harry Taylor, Alex Rance, Callan Ward, Tony Notte, Addam Maric) Select Alex Rance
Pick 28: Marlon Motlop (Brendan Whitecross, Jahhran Jacky, John McCarthy, Levi Greenwood, Dawson Simpson) Select Levi Greenwood
Pick 33: Matthew Westhoff (Dawson Simpson, Sam Reid, Steven Brown, Scott Thompson, Mike Cook) Select Scott Thompson
Pick 49: Mitch Farmer (Dan McKenna, Dean Putt, Brad Dalziel, Kyle Cheney, Cale Hooker) Select Cale Hooker


2008:
Pick 4: Hamish Hartlett (Michael Hurley, Chris Yarran, Daniel Rich, Ty Vickery, Jack Ziebell) KEEP (Hurley was close, but stayed with a local SA)
Pick 22: Jackson Trengove (David Zaharakis, Nick Suban, Jack Redden, Jayden Post, Sam Wright) KEEP (Zaharakis may be a better player, but who can forget Trengoves love for the club)
Pick 38: Matthew Broadbent (Steven Motlop, Mitch Robinson, Todd Banfield, Liam Anthony, Rory Sloane) KEEP
Pick 42: Mitch Banner (Liam Anthony, Rory Sloane, Jarred Blight, Luke Rounds, Rhys Stanley) Select Rory Sloane
Pick 54: Jarrad Redden (Michael Still, Ben Bucovaz, Aaron Cornelious, Tom Hislop, Nathan O'Keefe) KEEP
Pick 66: Glenn Dawson (Tyson Slattery, Tim Ruffles, Bart McCoulloch, Warren Benjamin, Will Young) PASS
Pick 78: Jason Davenport (Caleb Tiller, Kieran King, Colm Begley) PASS


2009:
Pick 8: John Butcher (Jake Melksham, Jordan Gysberts, Kane Lucas, Daniel Talia, Lewis Jetta) Select Lewis Jetta
Pick 9: Andrew Moore (Jake Melksham, Jordan Gysberts, Kane Lucas, Daniel Talia, Lewis Jetta) Select Daniel Talia
Pick 16: Jasper Pittard (Daniel Menzel, Luke Tapscott, Benjamin Griffiths, Nathan Fyfe, Ryan Bastinac) Select Nathan Fyfe


2010:
Pick 16: Ben Jacobs (Shaun Atley, Matthew Watson, Isaac Smith, Jayden Pitt, Jed Lamb) Select Isaac Smith
Pick 35: Ben Newton (George Horlin-Smith, Mitchell Hallahan, Jeremy Taylor, Luke Parker, Luke Mitchell) Select Luke Parker
Pick 36: Aaron Young (George Horlin-Smith, Mitchell Hallahan, Jeremy Taylor, Luke Parker, Luke Mitchell) KEEP
Pick 52: Cam O'Shea (Tom McDonald, Jordan Schroder, Angus Litherland, Josh Mellington, Alex Johnson) Select Tom McDonald


2011:
Pick 6: Chad Wingard (Nick Haynes, Billy Longer, Adam Tomlinson, Liam Summer, Toby Greene) KEEP
Pick 45: Brendan AhChee (Nicholas Joyce, Patrick Wearden, Jordan Murdoch, Daniel Pearce, Jackson Paine) Select Jordan Mudoch
Pick 51: Nathan Blee (Josh Tynan, Alex Woodward, James Sellar, Matthew Arnot, Tom Downie) Select James Sellar/PASS


2012:
Pick 7: Ollie Wines (Sam Mayes, Nick Vlastun, Troy Menzel, Kristian Jaschk, Jesse Lonergan) KEEP
Pick 29: Tom Clurey (Kamdyn McIntosh, Michael Close, Liam McBean, Jason Ashby, Tom Temay) KEEP
Pick 30: Mason Shaw (Kamdyn McIntosh, Michael Close, Liam McBean, Jason Ashby, Tom Temay) Select Kamdyn McIntosh


2013:
Pick 21: Jarman Impey (Darcy Gardiner, Matt Crouch, Billy Hartung, Daniel McStay, Zach Merrett) Select Zach Merrett
Pick 45: Mitchel Harvey (Riley Knight, Ben Brown, Dylan Maine, Nathan Gordon, Nick Holman) Select Ben Brown
Pick 52: Darcy Byrne-Jones (Josh Walker, Ozario Fantasia, James Sicily, Jayden Hunt, Brady Grey) KEEP
Pick 68: Karl Amon (Jonathon Marsh, Jake Barrett) KEEP

2014:
Pick 56: Dougal Howard (Harry Dear, Jordan Cunico, Clem Smith, Harris Andrews, Zaine Cordy) Select Harris Andrews
Pick 69/78/84: Logan Austin/Jesse Palmer/Billy Frampton (Jaden McGrath, Reece McKenzie, Josh McGuiness PASS/PASS/PASS

2015:
Pick 37: Riley Bonner (Harley Balic, Ryce Mattherson, Brandon White, Matthew Flynn, Mitch King) KEEP
Pick 45: Aidyn Johnson (Liam Hulett, Sam Skinner, Bailey Williams, Bailey Rice, Oleg Markov) Select Bailey Williams



In the 20 years of drafting looked at we have had a total of 86 picks
In the 20 years of drafting looked at, I would have kept 23 selections
In the 20 years of drafting looked at, I would have passed on 9 selections
In the 20 years of drafting looked at, I would have selected 54 different players

Imagine Port Adelaide today running around with: Ben Brown, Zach Merrett, Luke Parker, Issac Smith, Nat Fyfe and Rory Sloane.
Imagine Port Adelaide in the early 2000's running around with: Nathan Brown, Heath Black, Adam Goodes, Lenny Hayes, Jude Bolton, Brendan Fevola.

We would have won a crap load of flags... within 5 players of the correct draft pick.

 

[Dylan8]

2003:
Pick 15: Troy Chaplin (Josh Willoughby, Billy Morrison, Llane Spaandermaan, David Mundy, Sam Butler) Select David Mundy

Llane Spaandermaan

 

[Power Raid]

what could have been

 

[Andre]

Whilst these are interesting exercises, you can only do it for one or two years. After that the players replaced are going to have affected our games won (more since replacing with better players) and hence subsequent draft positions.

Though really it doesn't show anything too surprising. A lack of value put on KPP's (a perennial issue in our time in the AFL), combined with a lack of resources in our football department meant we crap shooted beyond the first round many times (and unsurprisingly bombed our choices), as we didn't have money to get enough games viewed life versus other clubs.

 

[NoddyHolder]

Trouble with this exercise is that when everyone does their redraft most of those players are no longer there at our pick.

Then we miss our hidden gems - no Robbie Gray

 

[Fade to Gray]

I would have preferred Pavlich over Adam Morgan. At the time you could select 1 17yo. It would have been pretty handy to have him in the forward line in the early 2000s.

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[Windy Cindy]

We were dead stiff with Lockwood in 96, he had the tools to be a superstar player.

Not sure why we selected rombotis, he was absolute rubbish

 

[Windy Cindy]

I would have preferred Pavlich over Adam Morgan. At the time you could select 1 17yo. It would have been pretty handy to have him in the forward line in the early 2000s.

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We could/would have been triple premiers

 

[Jojay]

Hindsight's a beautiful thing but what coulda been if we got 2009 and 2010 right.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

I've been seeing the SEN team of the draft they have been doing on FB, and I keep having to look and ponder why there is 1 or none Port players... and more often than not am surprised at how bad we drafted - some years......

1998:
Pick 5: Michael Stevens (Murray Vance, Jude Bolton, Mark McVeigh, Brandon Hill, Lenny Hayes) Select Lenny Hayes
Pick 7: Josh Carr (Jude Bolton, Mark McVeigh, Brandon Hill, Lenny Hayes, Adam Ramanauskas) Select Jude Bolton (Sorry Josh)
Pick 37: Adam Morgan (Brendan Fevola, James White, Craig Jacotine, Damien Ryan, Heath Scotland) Select Brendan Fevola
Pick 39: Toby Thurstans (James White, Craig Jacotine, Damien Ryan, Heath Scotland, Aaron Shattock) Select Heath Scotland
Pick 54: Dereck Murray (Marc Dragicevic, Ilija Grgic, Andrew Embley, Ian Pendergast, Dwayne Simpson) Select Andrew Embley

I think you should re do the 1998 draft selections given the rules in place. We could select 1 x 17 year old. We went with Adam Morgan at 37.

Every club ignored a 16 year old Matthew Pavlich because he had a back injury. he turned 17 on 31st December so he was eligible.

Jonathan Brown's old man spoke to Port and said that he would nominate for the draft if Port guaranteed to use first pick on Brown, as he only wanted to come to Port or the Hawks, not anyone else, or he would wait 12 months and go to Brisbane under father son.

When Brown revealed this a few years ago, he never said if that was 7 which was our pick or pick 5 we got for trading Heuskes to Brisbane.

 

[robbo1981]

Could you imagine if we got in when we should of? Would of had at least 5 flags.

 

[portfan36]

I've been seeing the SEN team of the draft they have been doing on FB, and I keep having to look and ponder why there is 1 or none Port players... and more often than not am surprised at how bad we drafted - some years.
Because I'm a little bored, I thought I would go through each of the years and do a re-draft, where I can keep the player we drafted, or swap him with someone drafter within 5 picks AFTER our pick. I also did not take into account any benefit from the trade of the player drafted (ie. what we got for Wingard helps Wingards case) and considered the whole career of the players selected afterwards, but only the career at Port Adelaide for the player we drafted. If there was a player within the 5 also drafted by Port Adelaide, I skipped them and went to the next player. If I had a 50/50 call, club loyalty to Port Adelaide plays a role (ie. Kingsley selection over Pike). F/S selections we still could not select. If there were multiple good options, I tried to select a like player if I could.

I only looked at the AFL Draft, didn't consider the Pre-Season or Rookie drafts. Maybe another time for that. I stopped at 2015, as there are too many players at the start of their career to truely know what impact they will have.

1996:
Pick 6: John Rombotis (Leigh Brockman, Nathan Brown, Brent Grgic, Heath Black, Tom Gilligan) - Select Nathan Brown
Pick 7: Bowen Lockwood (Leigh Brockman, Nathan Brown, Brent Grgic, Heath Black, Tom Gilligan) - Select Heath Black
Pick 9: Mark Harwood (Nathan Brown, Brent Grgic, Heath Black, Tom Gilligan, Brett O'Farrell) - Select Brent Grgic
Pick 37: Adam Kingsley (Sam Smart, Nick Stone, Matthew Manfield, Martin Pike, Paul Corrigan) - KEEP


1997:
Pick 9: Chad Cornes (Shane O'Bree, Jason Saddington, Jaxon Crabb, Callum Chambers, Shannon Watt) - KEEP
Pick 25: Nick Stevens (Brodie Holland, Brad Stephens, Rowan Jones, Marc Woolnough, Paul McMahon) - KEEP
Pick 41: Danny Morton (Matthew Dennis, Adam Goodes, David Antonowicz, Matthew Scarlett, Joshua Robertson) - Select Adam Goodes
Pick 57: Darren Fraser (Marcus Picken, Brett Rose, Phillip Read, Tim Finocchiaro, Dion Miles) - Select Phillip Read
Pick 72: Pass (Beau McDonald, Paul Digiovine, Brent Cowell, Guy Rigoni, Richie Vandenberg) - Select Richie Vandenberg


1998:
Pick 5: Michael Stevens (Murray Vance, Jude Bolton, Mark McVeigh, Brandon Hill, Lenny Hayes) Select Lenny Hayes
Pick 7: Josh Carr (Jude Bolton, Mark McVeigh, Brandon Hill, Lenny Hayes, Adam Ramanauskas) Select Jude Bolton (Sorry Josh)
Pick 37: Adam Morgan (Brendan Fevola, James White, Craig Jacotine, Damien Ryan, Heath Scotland) Select Brendan Fevola
Pick 39: Toby Thurstans (James White, Craig Jacotine, Damien Ryan, Heath Scotland, Aaron Shattock) Select Heath Scotland
Pick 54: Dereck Murray (Marc Dragicevic, Ilija Grgic, Andrew Embley, Ian Pendergast, Dwayne Simpson) Select Andrew Embley


1999:
Pick 12: Paul Koulouritis (Robert Murphy, Travis Gasper, David Spriggs, David Haynes, Ezra Bray) Select Robert Murphy
Pick 27: Cain Ackland (Adam Hunter, Paul Chapman, Daniel Giansiracusa, Tim Clark, Leon Davis) Select Paul Chapman
Pick 28: Brent Guerra (Adam Hunter, Paul Chapman, Daniel Giansiracusa, Tim Clark, Leon Davis) Select Leon Davis
Pick 57: Steve Brosnan (Patrick Bowden, John Barnes, Richard Kelly, Mark Ainley, Ben Johnson) Select Ben Johnson
Pick 71: Pass (Robert Foster-Knight, Ryan Houlihan, Matthew Burton, Dale Baynes, Lindsay Smith) Select Ryan Houlihan


2000:
Pick 12: Shaun Burgoyne (Ashley McGrath, Daniel Harris, Simon Wiggins, Scott Thompson, James Davies) Select Scott Thompson
Pick 20: Kane Cornes (Nick Ries, Richard Hadley, Drew Petrie, Luke Ablett, Mark Coughlan) KEEP
Pick 35: Allan Murray (Jeremy Humm, Guy Richards, Michael Handby, Adam McPhee, Chris Hyde) Select Adam McPhee
Pick 50: Dom Cassisi (Dion Woods, Amom Buchanon, Hayden Skipworth, Jarred Sundqvist, Chris Newmen) KEEP


2001:
Pick 15: Barry Brooks (Rick Ladson, James Kelly, Shane Harvey, Jason Gram, Daniel Elstone) Select James Kelly
Pick 62: Damon White (Adam Houlihan, Daniel McAllister, Chris Hyde, Matthew McCarthy, Brian Lake) Select Brian Lake
Pick 76: Jared Poulton (Marty McGrath, Hugh Foott, David Johnson, Aaron James) KEEP


2002:
Pick 6: Steven Salopek (Andrew Mackie, Luke Brennan, Hamish McIntosh, Jason Laycock, Jason Winderlinch) Select Andrew Mackie
Pick 16: Stephen Gilham (Cameron Faulkner, Chris Shore, Troy Selwood, Wil Minson, Bo Nixon) Select Wil Minson
Pick 42: Brett Ebert F/S
Pick 57: Wade Champion (David King, Cameron Croad, Daniel Sipthorp, Brett Doswell, Nick Malceski) Select Nick Malceski
Pick 69: Pass (Matt Lokan, Brad Fischer, Karl Norman, Mick Martyn) PASS


2003:
Pick 15: Troy Chaplin (Josh Willoughby, Billy Morrison, Llane Spaandermaan, David Mundy, Sam Butler) Select David Mundy
Pick 30: Brad Symes (Joshua Kreuger, Jed Adcock, Brent Hall, Eddie Sansbury, Zac Dawson) Select Jed Adcock
Pick 34: Luke Peel (Brent Hall, Eddie Sansbury, Zac Dawson, Matthew Spenser, Ricky Dyson) Select Zac Dawson
Pick 39: Robert Foster-Knight (Eddie Sansbury, Zac Dawson, Matthew Spenser, Ricky Dyson, Amon Buchanan) Select Amon Buchanan
Pick 46: Michael Pettigrew (Andrew Erikson, Tom Logan, Izaac Thomson, Matthew Ball, Daniel Jackson) KEEP


2004:
Pick 11: Adam Thomson (Danny Meyer, Matthew Bate, Angus Monfried, Lynden Dunn, Adam Pattison) Select Angus Monfries
Pick 19: Ryan Willits (Dean Polo, Thomas Murphy, Jesse Wells, Sean Rusling, Nathan Van Berlo) Select Nathan Van Berlo
Pick 34: James Ezard (Luke McGuane, Marc Lecras, Damien McCormack, Ivan Maric, Michael Newton) Select Marc LeCras
Pick 35: Fabian Deluca (Luke McGuane, Marc Lecras, Damien McCormack, Ivan Maric, Michael Newton) Select Ivan Maric
Pick 51: Ben Eckermann (Dean Limbach, Simon Taylor, Stephen Tiller, Adam Iobucchi, Chris Knights) Select Chris Knights


2005:
Pick 30: Nick Lower (Trent West, Bernie Vince, Samuel Gilbert, Matthew Spangher, Stephen Owen) Select Sam Gilbert (Vince unlucky but went for like to Lower)
Pick 44: Bobby Carlile (Kasey Green, Travis Baird, Ryan Gamble, Alan Obst, Michael Rix) KEEP
Pick 58: Hugh Minson (Ryan Brabozon, Clint Bartram, Matthew Stokes, Phillip Raymond, Austin Lucy) Select Matthew Stokes
Pick 70: Jonathon Giles (Justin Sweeney) Pass


2006:
Pick 5: Travis Boak (Mitch Thorp, Joel Selwood, Ben Reid, David Armatige, Nathan Brown) KEEP
Pick 23: Paul Stewart (Brent Renouf, Nathan Djerrkura, Shane Edwards, Brad Howard, Chris Dawes) Select Shane Edwards
Pick 39: Nathan Krakouer (Bachar Houli, Tim Houlihan, Brad Dick, Brennan Stack, Colin Garland) Select Bachar Houli
Pick 55: Robbie Gray (Garry Moss, Simon Hogan, Daniel Connors, Jarryd Allen, Carl Peterson) KEEP
Pick 71: Justin Westhoff (Andrew Collins, Matthew Ferguson, Paul O'Shae, Calib Mourish, Bryce Campbell) KEEP
Pick 83/86: Ryan Williams/David Rodan PASS/KEEP (No other club had a pick after Pick 83)


2007:
Pick 16: Matthew Lobbe (Harry Taylor, Alex Rance, Callan Ward, Tony Notte, Addam Maric) Select Alex Rance
Pick 28: Marlon Motlop (Brendan Whitecross, Jahhran Jacky, John McCarthy, Levi Greenwood, Dawson Simpson) Select Levi Greenwood
Pick 33: Matthew Westhoff (Dawson Simpson, Sam Reid, Steven Brown, Scott Thompson, Mike Cook) Select Scott Thompson
Pick 49: Mitch Farmer (Dan McKenna, Dean Putt, Brad Dalziel, Kyle Cheney, Cale Hooker) Select Cale Hooker


2008:
Pick 4: Hamish Hartlett (Michael Hurley, Chris Yarran, Daniel Rich, Ty Vickery, Jack Ziebell) KEEP (Hurley was close, but stayed with a local SA)
Pick 22: Jackson Trengove (David Zaharakis, Nick Suban, Jack Redden, Jayden Post, Sam Wright) KEEP (Zaharakis may be a better player, but who can forget Trengoves love for the club)
Pick 38: Matthew Broadbent (Steven Motlop, Mitch Robinson, Todd Banfield, Liam Anthony, Rory Sloane) KEEP
Pick 42: Mitch Banner (Liam Anthony, Rory Sloane, Jarred Blight, Luke Rounds, Rhys Stanley) Select Rory Sloane
Pick 54: Jarrad Redden (Michael Still, Ben Bucovaz, Aaron Cornelious, Tom Hislop, Nathan O'Keefe) KEEP
Pick 66: Glenn Dawson (Tyson Slattery, Tim Ruffles, Bart McCoulloch, Warren Benjamin, Will Young) PASS
Pick 78: Jason Davenport (Caleb Tiller, Kieran King, Colm Begley) PASS


2009:
Pick 8: John Butcher (Jake Melksham, Jordan Gysberts, Kane Lucas, Daniel Talia, Lewis Jetta) Select Lewis Jetta
Pick 9: Andrew Moore (Jake Melksham, Jordan Gysberts, Kane Lucas, Daniel Talia, Lewis Jetta) Select Daniel Talia
Pick 16: Jasper Pittard (Daniel Menzel, Luke Tapscott, Benjamin Griffiths, Nathan Fyfe, Ryan Bastinac) Select Nathan Fyfe


2010:
Pick 16: Ben Jacobs (Shaun Atley, Matthew Watson, Isaac Smith, Jayden Pitt, Jed Lamb) Select Isaac Smith
Pick 35: Ben Newton (George Horlin-Smith, Mitchell Hallahan, Jeremy Taylor, Luke Parker, Luke Mitchell) Select Luke Parker
Pick 36: Aaron Young (George Horlin-Smith, Mitchell Hallahan, Jeremy Taylor, Luke Parker, Luke Mitchell) KEEP
Pick 52: Cam O'Shea (Tom McDonald, Jordan Schroder, Angus Litherland, Josh Mellington, Alex Johnson) Select Tom McDonald


2011:
Pick 6: Chad Wingard (Nick Haynes, Billy Longer, Adam Tomlinson, Liam Summer, Toby Greene) KEEP
Pick 45: Brendan AhChee (Nicholas Joyce, Patrick Wearden, Jordan Murdoch, Daniel Pearce, Jackson Paine) Select Jordan Mudoch
Pick 51: Nathan Blee (Josh Tynan, Alex Woodward, James Sellar, Matthew Arnot, Tom Downie) Select James Sellar/PASS


2012:
Pick 7: Ollie Wines (Sam Mayes, Nick Vlastun, Troy Menzel, Kristian Jaschk, Jesse Lonergan) KEEP
Pick 29: Tom Clurey (Kamdyn McIntosh, Michael Close, Liam McBean, Jason Ashby, Tom Temay) KEEP
Pick 30: Mason Shaw (Kamdyn McIntosh, Michael Close, Liam McBean, Jason Ashby, Tom Temay) Select Kamdyn McIntosh


2013:
Pick 21: Jarman Impey (Darcy Gardiner, Matt Crouch, Billy Hartung, Daniel McStay, Zach Merrett) Select Zach Merrett
Pick 45: Mitchel Harvey (Riley Knight, Ben Brown, Dylan Maine, Nathan Gordon, Nick Holman) Select Ben Brown
Pick 52: Darcy Byrne-Jones (Josh Walker, Ozario Fantasia, James Sicily, Jayden Hunt, Brady Grey) KEEP
Pick 68: Karl Amon (Jonathon Marsh, Jake Barrett) KEEP

2014:
Pick 56: Dougal Howard (Harry Dear, Jordan Cunico, Clem Smith, Harris Andrews, Zaine Cordy) Select Harris Andrews
Pick 69/78/84: Logan Austin/Jesse Palmer/Billy Frampton (Jaden McGrath, Reece McKenzie, Josh McGuiness PASS/PASS/PASS

2015:
Pick 37: Riley Bonner (Harley Balic, Ryce Mattherson, Brandon White, Matthew Flynn, Mitch King) KEEP
Pick 45: Aidyn Johnson (Liam Hulett, Sam Skinner, Bailey Williams, Bailey Rice, Oleg Markov) Select Bailey Williams



In the 20 years of drafting looked at we have had a total of 86 picks
In the 20 years of drafting looked at, I would have kept 23 selections
In the 20 years of drafting looked at, I would have passed on 9 selections
In the 20 years of drafting looked at, I would have selected 54 different players

Imagine Port Adelaide today running around with: Ben Brown, Zach Merrett, Luke Parker, Issac Smith, Nat Fyfe and Rory Sloane.
Imagine Port Adelaide in the early 2000's running around with: Nathan Brown, Heath Black, Adam Goodes, Lenny Hayes, Jude Bolton, Brendan Fevola.

We would have won a crap load of flags... within 5 players of the correct draft pick.

Imagine Port Adelaide today running around with: Bachar Houli, Ben Brown, Zach Merrett, Luke Parker, Issac Smith, Nat Fyfe and Rory Sloane.
FTFY, Houli is better than everyone in that list bar Fyfe

 

[Schulzenfest]

2009:
Pick 8: John Butcher (Jake Melksham, Jordan Gysberts, Kane Lucas, Daniel Talia, Lewis Jetta) Select Lewis Jetta.

First of all, how dare you

 

[Power Raid]

Whilst these are interesting exercises, you can only do it for one or two years. After that the players replaced are going to have affected our games won (more since replacing with better players) and hence subsequent draft positions.

Though really it doesn't show anything too surprising. A lack of value put on KPP's (a perennial issue in our time in the AFL), combined with a lack of resources in our football department meant we crap shooted beyond the first round many times (and unsurprisingly bombed our choices), as we didn't have money to get enough games viewed life versus other clubs.

Tim Evans, Scott Hodges and Mark Taylor resulted in flags

One decent full forward in the 20 plus years of AFL is a disgrace

 

[robbo1981]

I know there's not alot of water under the bridge but would anyone change our 3 1st rounders from 2018? You can only swap them for players drafted after them.
I say wouldn't swap any.

 

[TeeKray]

I know there's not alot of water under the bridge but would anyone change our 3 1st rounders from 2018? You can only swap them for players drafted after them.
I say wouldn't swap any.

Not even close. There's only a handful drafted before them that you'd take.

It's like the Boak/Gray/Westhoff draft. Even at this stage, I'll confidently call that by the end of their careers they'll all be top 10 players from that draft.