Okay I get where you are coming from, but it was masterstroke keeping mcgovern on the list, lol. Dick and a few others were rookies we didn't need to upgrade. At least we didn't make the mistake of Dayle Garlett and a lot of the people were complaining about the Sheed thing because we coupled up 2 picks to get him and yeo. Patty Cripps would have been good, well done Carlton but he rocketed up in the order late,but everyone was saying we missed out on freeman, scharenberg, aish etc, how are they all going. I would take yeo or sheed ahead of any of them. Look at st Kilda they picked Jack Billings and he is a small forward/mid type when the Bont was available. It is not an exact science, I cannot believe mcginnity is still on the list, but he is, I would have kept dalziell instead, because he can at least find the pill at afl level.Oh I'm not suggesting for a second that no other teams have had busts - every team does. I just think our overall list management and recruitment strategy has made our busts hurt more than they should, because we had a few years where we drafted the bare minimum, and instead upgraded mediocre rookies.
I understand this is a thread about recruitment, but I guess I'm referring more to the way we've handled our overall list and selection policy.
I think our midfield injuries have really hampered us as a few of the blokes haven't got a full preseason in and that is one area we could not afford to have a slow start to the season. Plus the backs haven't really clicked with Ezy back, and too many easy goals have come over the back and in from marks inside 50