Why are No.1 draft picks mostly garbage?

[Lethality]

Congratulations, you tanked successfully and were able to secure the No.1 pick, giving you access to any talented young footballer in the land. Surely with this incredible hand, your club will select an amazing player who will herald the rejuvenation of your club for the next decade.

Seriously though, why are all the No.1s, apart from Hodge and Riewoldt, such duds?

 

[HAPPY CHEFFY]

It’s not the players, it’s the culture they get shackled with after being drafted to a shittruck.

 

[Marcel Proust]

The drug cheat one is a decent back pocket

 

[Saveloy Rockstar]

What would be even worse is drafting a former #1 pick who becomes a complete liability

 

[Lethality]

What would be even worse is drafting a former #1 pick who becomes a complete liability

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Josh Fraser was a bad one.

 

[Saveloy Rockstar]

Josh Fraser was a bad one.

156 games

How many did you get out of Patton?

 

[Lethality]

156 games

How many did you get out of Patton?

We got him for virtually nothing. Similar to Scully who also was a disappointing No.1

 

[JustaBattler]

What would be even worse is drafting a former #1 pick who becomes a complete liability

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Who does she play for?

 

[Mofra]

Not many go on to star in Grand Final wins

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

It's the same for every pick but the standouts were Melbourne taking Scully and Trengove over Dustin Martin and Jacks Watts over Nic Nac.

 

[Marcel Proust]

Not many go on to star in Grand Final wins

Or get shat on by their teammates

 

[Mofra]

Or get shat on by their teammates

In fairness, it was only his locker (and that post needed a trigger warning for Dahl & Stringer)

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Majority of number 1 picks arr men against boys in juniors.
Everyone gets sacked into believing they'll go from being king of the shit to the king of kings. They never get challenged in juniors, so they don't have the workrate to be successful later on.

It's why most number 1s don't hit their strides until mid 20s, as it takes that long for them to be pushed

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Sam Walsh

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Sam Walsh

Age

25

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.1

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

3.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.2

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

10.8

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

4.8

5star

will shit on Fat Hodge by the time he retires.

Hawfie insecure nuffies gonna nuffie

 

[holy diver]

C'mon lads, we all know who is the ultimate number 1 draft pick. A respected bae 13 favourite for years...

 

[LightTower4]

It's the same for every pick but the standouts were Melbourne taking Scully and Trengove over Dustin Martin and Jacks Watts over Nic Nac.

Anthony Banik & Richard Lounder say Hi.

 

[The Sultan]

It's the same for every pick but the standouts were Melbourne taking Scully and Trengove over Dustin Martin and Jacks Watts over Nic Nac.

Pretty sure Nic Nat wouldve ended up back in Perf after a few years, even if the Dees took him at number 1.

 

[RichLeMonde]

Alex McDonald was the number 1 pick in the 1988 draft. I remember he came to Old Xavs in the early 2000s - would have only been about 31-32. He was dropped from the Xavs 1s to the 2s for the finals on form..

OP may have a point.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Pretty sure Nic Nat wouldve ended up back in Perf after a few years, even if the Dees took him at number 1.

I don't think there is any evidence for that.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Anthony Banik & Richard Lounder say Hi.

Well that was 30 years ago.

 

[Lethality]

It's the same for every pick but the standouts were Melbourne taking Scully and Trengove over Dustin Martin and Jacks Watts over Nic Nac.

Melbourne had four picks in the Top 20. Ended up with Scully, Trengove, Gysberts and Tapscott.

 

[Lethality]

Possible No.1 AFL draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan is being compared to Buddy - and he’s not shying away

The possible No.1 AFL draft pick is being compared to Buddy - and he loves it

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[RichLeMonde]

Year	Player	Most famous for
1993	Darren Gaspar	couldn’t kick
1994	Jeff White	was slagged off by coach for admitting he would sit in his car after training and cry because he was homesick
1995	Clive Waterhouse	mullet
1996	Michael Gardiner	snorting coke off hookers’ arses
1997	Trav Johnstone	one of the worst haircuts in afl history
1998	Des Headland	having all the attributes but still being surprisingly mediocre
1999	Josh Fraser	only player in afl history with receding hairline on draft day
2000	Nick Riewoldt	posing for photo with shaved gooch with Nicky Dal
2001	Luke Hodge	drink driving
2002	Brendon Goddard	requested trade to team where every player was immediately suspended for 12 months
2003	Adam Cooney	went on to become surprisingly irritating media personality
2004	Brett Deledio	wanted nothing more than to win a grand final so demanded trade from soon to be triple premier to perennial bridesmaid, who suffered multiple finals losses to old team
2005	Marc Murphy	hot wife
2006	Bryce Gibbs	traded to adelaide and somehow made them a lot worse
2007	Matthew Kreuzer	had a cup named after him which was unique in that it was highly desirable to not win it
2008	Jack Watts	****
2009	Tom Scully	mercenary
2010	David Swallow	not as good as his brother who was pick 43
2011	Jono Patton	dick pics
2012	Lachie Whitfield	SuperCoach cheat code
2013	Tom Boyd	so disliked teammates put poo in his locker
2014	Paddy McCartin	went out with Billy Brownless’s daughter
2015	Jacob Weitering	nothing
2016	Andrew McGrath	chin like Roger Ramjet
2017	Cam Rayner	poor man’s Damien Cupido
2018	Sam Walsh	quite good at football
2019	Matt Rowell	writes notes constantly in little notebook like an aspiring poet from a Jane Austen novel
2020	JUH	went out with Fev’s daughter

Yeah, maybe No 1 pick is cursed..

 

[Cuzz09]

Drew Banfield

Drew Banfield

Age

51

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

6.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

0.8

3star

265 games

2 Premierships 12 years apart

Last game played a good lockdown role in a flag win.



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[LightTower4]

Well that was 30 years ago.

Indeed, and Scully etc. was 13 years ago but point is the draft is a bit of a raffle.