I rate Taranto a grade down from Petracca but I still rate him highly. There is mail that I have received from former colleagues in the East that both Bowes and Brodie have slipped slightly in some Clubs rankings. SPS although not having as good a year this year as last still holds a high ranking with scouts, the only knock on him is the "go homer factor " which is a real concern.
paran your a hard man to impress as Taranto has done as much as he possible can to be a worthy candidate for top six come draft day.
He played very well for Sandringham in the TAC to earn selected in the Vic Metro team.
Played well enough and consistently in the Championships to gain All Australian Selection.
Returned back to Sandringham and finished the season strongly and starred in the finals.
Scouts love the kids that play well in finals and understandably so.
Then he had a blinder in the All Stars Game.
I haven't meet the kid but I have been told he will interview well at the combine.
He has fans in the recruiting fraternity that pay credence to those mids who are also goal kickers as they attract a premium grade.
Have been told that his last months performances have seen his stock rise considerably on draft boards, to the point where I have given up any hope of him being available with our first. I would love to be wrong on this one, as I would be delighted if we snagged him. Short of McLuggage he would be my dream pick for West Coast.
Mate, thanks for the detailed response, I really do appreciate it. It's not that I'm hard, just slightly harder questions - it's hard to get a clear picture off the some BF comments - there are always less and less guys who do the detailed scouting reports on prospects. I simply haven't had the time to review the prospects as much as previous years, so my exposure is quite slim and shallow, thus the questions. I really haven't seen Taranto play, and to hear that he's stepped it up to the top tier level talent, I was just testing your veracity

So many prospects have stepped forward this year, and the picks are more important than expected this year. It was supposed to be 2 players plus Waterman draft. With Yeo, Duggan and Sheed not stepping up this year as hoped/expected we're still extremely reliant on a few good players to keep us a top team, and again hoping for a talent to fall to our pick. What I can see from this draft is that if we play it straight and stay where we are, we'll end up with a good prospect who has slipped being available.