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Draft picks 2019
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I posted this in the Martyn thread but probably sits better here
i am really happy that we have learned another solid lesson in 2019. Of course there is the glaring resilience in response to adversity lesson, but within this is also the demonstrated ‘if this young fella can go this far while not being supported properly , what will he be able to achieve in a supported, professional system‘ lesson. We have applied this to our draft picks this year, particularly with the academy blokes we robbed. I recon Brizzy and the Saints just don’t have the elite development systems we do and saw deficiencies rather than valuing talent and seeing opportunity. The most illustrative pick for me is That of Martyn. i am no draft guru and the vision seems to show a tough inside mid With skills. Nothing flashy, nothing really stands out to me. But why take him? There were a number still on the board who went through the private school Victorian sausage factory. The resilience and determination to consistently gather 30+ disposals and high contested numbers in a team getting flogged every game says alot. We again went to the draft with a mutated rating system. Time will tell how this will go and I was initially pissed off we didn’t grab the names on the phantom draft lists I was into but we are playing from a different book now with a different agenda. It is pretty exciting to see our club continually evolve and back its own systems without second guessing. It’s the revolution!
Whilst we constantly hear about needing to draft the next Cotchin/Martin thats not always the case
We do have some kids that have extremely high upside in RCD/Stack/Hugo/Balta etc and 1-2-3 of these could be these players in 2-3 years time
But also with Rance,Riewoldt,Cotchin coming towards the end along with Edwards,Houli,Astbury we are going to have some serious $$$ to look for the next free agents that could be the Dusty/Cotchin replacements
There is going to be alot of talented kids wanting to come home from GC & GWS
We do have some kids that have extremely high upside in RCD/Stack/Hugo/Balta etc and 1-2-3 of these could be these players in 2-3 years time
But also with Rance,Riewoldt,Cotchin coming towards the end along with Edwards,Houli,Astbury we are going to have some serious $$$ to look for the next free agents that could be the Dusty/Cotchin replacements
There is going to be alot of talented kids wanting to come home from GC & GWS
My guess is Matt Doerre has only seen highlight packages too. Thankfully clubs do a little bit more research than that.
I read it that we weren't fussed over who we picked & also don't rate St Kilda's chances in '20.
I'd only enter that agreement if they agree to stay away from the kids in the open Draft. This system is an absolute rort that only a handful of Clubs gain from every yr.
Neil Balme:
What we seen on YouTube had us excited. Then Greg Miller said the kid was going to be a star. That’s why we picked him.
Considering Emma Murray's ability to get our boys in the right headspace, we just draft guys who ooze 'Richmond Man' skills and let her and our development go to work on them.
I prefer our Grimes and Reiwoldt and hopefully in future our Dow and our Nyoun too!
I'm excited about Cumberland and Nyoun. Dow and Ralphsmith are underage and should still have some growth in them.
Hugo's dad was an infamous hunter of both the ball and the man so I'm hoping Hugo can discover the same traits otherwise he could be staring down the barrel of having a thread as long as BEllis...
Imagine if our haul pays off down the track, how great will it be to sit back and laugh at all those supposed experts like Chris Doerre and Cal Twomey who have both rubbished our selections despite all our kids having very high ceilings.
Looking forward to see who we will have training with us over summer also seeing Balta and Nyoun form some combination down back... delicious!
I prefer our Grimes and Reiwoldt and hopefully in future our Dow and our Nyoun too!
I'm excited about Cumberland and Nyoun. Dow and Ralphsmith are underage and should still have some growth in them.
Hugo's dad was an infamous hunter of both the ball and the man so I'm hoping Hugo can discover the same traits otherwise he could be staring down the barrel of having a thread as long as BEllis...
Imagine if our haul pays off down the track, how great will it be to sit back and laugh at all those supposed experts like Chris Doerre and Cal Twomey who have both rubbished our selections despite all our kids having very high ceilings.
Looking forward to see who we will have training with us over summer also seeing Balta and Nyoun form some combination down back... delicious!
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There was also a gentlemans agreement not to win two premierships in three years.
It's quite a while since the terms 'AFL' and 'gentlemen' have been used in the same sentence.
Depending on how the Mabs/Biggie experiment turns out, we'll either look like Tweedledee or Tweedledum.
Given the types of players we've drafted and not drafted, does that give us a clue as to where we intend to play Balta long-term?
Where at a stage where we can turn turds into Guns.
Our selectors are on the magic carpet.
Anything they touch becomes Gold.
Good post. I can see why you're called Baloo and not Baloney. Yes, we'll cherry pick proven players when required.
