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The question is if we remove the players we have traded for, how good has our recruiting been since 1998?
This is slightly skewed as in 1997 we recruited both Chad Cornes and Nick Stevens and Chad Cornes did not start playing until 1999. Also I have not included rookie listed players and I can think of a couple that got elevated.
However, all the players traded for ( 8 in total) have played a lot of games, and more importantly got a lot of game-time and given every chance to prove themselves.
Of all the players we have recruited ( 20 in total), we have
3 regulars...2 taggers in Carr and Cornes and one HFF in JBurger ( 86, 44 and 42 games)
2 bitsers... Poulton and Guerra ( 73 and 65 games, although limited to very limited gametime for both players)
2 could be... Thurstans and Cassisi ( 10 and 18 games)
Of all the ones remaining, the only one that appears will get regular gametime in the future is Salopeck. Although naturally we think they will all be stars.
Of the departed ones IMO Stevens and Dereck Murray were given enough time to prove themselves. Even too much according to some.
These are the players traded for, and recruited since 1998.
Che Cockatoo-Collins 75
Jarrad Schofield 106
Matthew Bishop 72
Brett Montgomery 89
Darryl Wakelin 64
Damien Hardwick 40
Stuart Cochrane. 22
Byron Pickett. 25
These are the ones we have recruited in the same period.
Michael Stevens, Josh Carr, Adam Morgan, Toby Thurstans, Dereck Murray
Jared Poulton, Paul Koulouriotis, Cain Ackland, Brent Guerra, Steven Brosnan
Shaun Burgoyne, Kane Cornes, Allan Murray, Domenic Cassisi
Barry Brooks, Damon White, Jared Poulton*
Steven Salopeck, Stephen Gillham, Brett Ebert, Wade Champion
This is slightly skewed as in 1997 we recruited both Chad Cornes and Nick Stevens and Chad Cornes did not start playing until 1999. Also I have not included rookie listed players and I can think of a couple that got elevated.
However, all the players traded for ( 8 in total) have played a lot of games, and more importantly got a lot of game-time and given every chance to prove themselves.
Of all the players we have recruited ( 20 in total), we have
3 regulars...2 taggers in Carr and Cornes and one HFF in JBurger ( 86, 44 and 42 games)
2 bitsers... Poulton and Guerra ( 73 and 65 games, although limited to very limited gametime for both players)
2 could be... Thurstans and Cassisi ( 10 and 18 games)
Of all the ones remaining, the only one that appears will get regular gametime in the future is Salopeck. Although naturally we think they will all be stars.
Of the departed ones IMO Stevens and Dereck Murray were given enough time to prove themselves. Even too much according to some.
These are the players traded for, and recruited since 1998.
Che Cockatoo-Collins 75
Jarrad Schofield 106
Matthew Bishop 72
Brett Montgomery 89
Darryl Wakelin 64
Damien Hardwick 40
Stuart Cochrane. 22
Byron Pickett. 25
These are the ones we have recruited in the same period.
Michael Stevens, Josh Carr, Adam Morgan, Toby Thurstans, Dereck Murray
Jared Poulton, Paul Koulouriotis, Cain Ackland, Brent Guerra, Steven Brosnan
Shaun Burgoyne, Kane Cornes, Allan Murray, Domenic Cassisi
Barry Brooks, Damon White, Jared Poulton*
Steven Salopeck, Stephen Gillham, Brett Ebert, Wade Champion
