- Aug 31, 2008
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Why worry now about the lack of 1st rounders from 2009 to 2014/5. The trades they were involved in obviously worked. From 2016 onwards ok fair enough you can question some of the trades. I expect the club to keep going back to the draft this year and the next few (as they have for the last 2 years).
The post was done to highlight what has actually happened, it's not done to worry about the drafting from over ten years ago.
In 2011, 2012 and 2013 we used our first rounder in trades to bring in Gunston, Lake and Big Boy respectively. These trades were roaring successes and you do it again every day of the week.
In 2013 we had a second first rounder, pick 19, that we traded to St Kilda for pick 24 (used on Hartung) and Ceglar. You'd say that was a failure.
In 2014 we used our first rounder, pick 19, in a trade for O'Rourke. Another resounding failure.