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What frustrates me is that a year before Worpel's draft I thought he would be pick 1 in the draft. His attack on the ball was as good as I'd seen but then 'experts' started to say that his kicking wasn't good enough, he'd already developed and would never play consistent AFL footy. How he got to pick 40 is beyond me and every time I watch him play I wish he was at Carlton.
If I recall correctly from draft night, the Hawthorn list management team had someone else in mind for our first pick as they never expected Worpel to be available. They were completely shocked to see him still available there. Amazing that so many clubs could let him slip by.What frustrates me is that a year before Worpel's draft I thought he would be pick 1 in the draft. His attack on the ball was as good as I'd seen but then 'experts' started to say that his kicking wasn't good enough, he'd already developed and would never play consistent AFL footy. How he got to pick 40 is beyond me and every time I watch him play I wish he was at Carlton.
I wonder if there was a little bit of "Worpel is still available and should have gone x picks ago...wonder what the other clubs know we don't...let's pass on him" going on.If I recall correctly from draft night, the Hawthorn list management team had someone else in mind for our first pick as they never expected Worpel to be available. They were completely shocked to see him still available there. Amazing that so many clubs could let him slip by.
Rayner is 5kg heavier than Worpel and I dare say he weighs less now than he did on arrival so it might be more. He's shown up the top 5 picks AND than some so far.Not picking Worpel because he was already developed but Rayner going pick 1 at the same time was, and still is, one of the most curious things about that draft.
Lethal was 19!Worps must be very close to winning our B&F. Anyone know if anyone younger has even won it?
Leigh Matthew and Graham Arthur won one as 19 year oldsWorps must be very close to winning our B&F. Anyone know if anyone younger has even won it?
Stalled a bit after that though
I guess naturally you'd have to ask those kind of questions to yourself, even if only to make sure you've considered everything. But ultimately you've got to back your own assessment of a player. You'll always be at least a step behind the pack if you're constantly taking your lead and making decisions based on what everyone else is doing.I wonder if there was a little bit of "Worpel is still available and should have gone x picks ago...wonder what the other clubs know we don't...let's pass on him" going on.
I remember reading some private info regarding Lions draft night at the time.
They had a list of players(not all players available) for selection, and had rated them accordingly.
They had Worpel at 24 in the draft, and even that seems a bit rough at this stage.
Club | PBW (Picks Before Worpel) |
Adelaide | 2 |
Brisbane Lions | 5 |
Carlton | 3 |
Collingwood | 2 |
Fremantle | 3 |
Geelong | 3 |
Gold Coast | 2 |
Greater Western Sydney | 3 |
Melbourne | 3 |
North Melbourne | 2 |
Richmond | 4 |
St Kilda | 3 |
Sydney | 2 |
West Coast | 5 |
Western Bulldogs | 2 |
Grand Total | 44 |
Best available for many clubs, and many clubs simply didn’t have him rated highlyThere were multiple clubs who passed on him multiple times, surely it's not that every other club just didn't need his like.
Club PBW (Picks Before Worpel) Adelaide 2Brisbane Lions 5Carlton 3Collingwood 2Fremantle 3Geelong 3Gold Coast 2Greater Western Sydney 3Melbourne 3North Melbourne 2Richmond 4St Kilda 3Sydney 2West Coast 5Western Bulldogs 2Grand Total 44
There were multiple clubs who passed on him multiple times, surely it's not that every other club just didn't need his like.
Club PBW (Picks Before Worpel) Adelaide 2Brisbane Lions 5Carlton 3Collingwood 2Fremantle 3Geelong 3Gold Coast 2Greater Western Sydney 3Melbourne 3North Melbourne 2Richmond 4St Kilda 3Sydney 2West Coast 5Western Bulldogs 2Grand Total 44
That's only 15 club listed, where's * and Port Adelaide?
Didn't have picks before 45 I guess.That's only 15 club listed, where's Essendon and Port Adelaide?
That's only 15 club listed, where's Essendon and Port Adelaide?
Picking Raynor over Worps is one thing, but Bailey, Starcevich, Wooller and Ballenden? Massive fail from the Lions there.Not picking Worpel because he was already developed but Rayner going pick 1 at the same time was, and still is, one of the most curious things about that draft.
Brisbane normal nail their draft picks in recent years but 2017 might be one to forget, I also don't know how Charlie Ballard slip to pick 42 love to steal him from the Suns.Picking Raynor over Worps is one thing, but Bailey, Starcevich, Wooller and Ballenden? Massive fail from the Lions there.