6 Top 20 picks and...

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6 top 20 picks in the last 2 drafts and only one has played this year (Morton). So plenty of gas still in the tank!!

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So plenty of gas still in the tank!!

Not so sure if this thread will have enough gas in the tank.

Yes Morton (4) played. Strauss (19). Blease (17). Watts (1). Grimes (14). So who is the other one that makes up the 6 in the top 20 in the last two drafts again?

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Not so sure if this thread will have enough gas in the tank.

Yes Morton (4) played. Strauss (19). Blease (17). Watts (1). Grimes (14). So who is the other one that makes up the 6 in the top 20 in the last two drafts again?

maric if you move him from 21 to 20.

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Not so sure if this thread will have enough gas in the tank.

Yes Morton (4) played. Strauss (19). Blease (17). Watts (1). Grimes (14). So who is the other one that makes up the 6 in the top 20 in the last two drafts again?

Maric P21, Oh, <_<

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maric if you move him from 21 to 20.

Can you do that?..

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Can you do that?..

I too hold high hopes for all those players... but i think by now we would have learnt that being a top20 pick doesn't mean you'll be a good player, let alone a great player.

Dunn- pick 14- can't even make the best 22 in the youngest and arguably worst team in the competition

Bate- pick15ish- looks great sometimes... ussually plays ordinary

Jones- pick14- good trier but lacks polish to be considered a great player. Sneaks into our best 22 at the moment

Sylvia- pick 3- hardly makes our team it seems atm

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I too hold high hopes for all those players... but i think by now we would have learnt that being a top20 pick doesn't mean you'll be a good player, let alone a great player.

Dunn- pick 14- can't even make the best 22 in the youngest and arguably worst team in the competition

Bate- pick15ish- looks great sometimes... ussually plays ordinary

Jones- pick14- good trier but lacks polish to be considered a great player. Sneaks into our best 22 at the moment

Sylvia- pick 3- hardly makes our team it seems atm

You left out Bell and Nick Smith. And I won't mention Molan.

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Yes that was the past and that doesn't mean the same for the future.

this last draft especially has higher expectations, and I think we have more highly skilled players coming through.

Only time will tell but already Grimes looks the goods and Maric shows promise.

Hard to comment yet on the most recent draft picks though.

I think this era shows more excitement though.

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I too hold high hopes for all those players... but i think by now we would have learnt that being a top20 pick doesn't mean you'll be a good player, let alone a great player.

Dunn- pick 14- can't even make the best 22 in the youngest and arguably worst team in the competition

Bate- pick15ish- looks great sometimes... ussually plays ordinary

Jones- pick14- good trier but lacks polish to be considered a great player. Sneaks into our best 22 at the moment

Sylvia- pick 3- hardly makes our team it seems atm

Brendon Goddard took a No of years, with Saints supporters crying for his sacking, before showing his worth.

#18 St Kilda Saints

Age: 23yr 10mth Games: 115 Born: May 20, 1985

Height: 189cm Weight: 91kg Position: Defender

Last Drafted: Round 1, Pick #1 2002 National Draft

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Jones- pick14- good trier but lacks polish to be considered a great player. Sneaks into our best 22 at the moment

Thought his performance last week was a significant improvement from last year.

I'd say he more than 'sneaks in'.

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Thought his performance last week was a significant improvement from last year.

I'd say he more than 'sneaks in'.

I agree BBP. His was one of the better performances last week. He generally took the first option and backed himself.

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I agree BBP. His was one of the better performances last week. He generally took the first option and backed himself.

I agree as well... Jones last week showed to me the player he can become. A good player who tackles hard and is under every pack.

To me, Jones (like Mclean,Moloney,Valenti,McDonald) would all be awesome players if they were the 4th,5th and 6th best midfielders.

Add Bartel, Ablett and Selwood to our midfield and i guerantee that guyz like Jones, Mclean and Moloney would be held in VERY high regard, considered up there with the likes of Rooke, Enright and Corey.

IMO that is our problem atm. We need to add ATLEAST 2 star midfielders to our team midfield if we ever want a premiership chance.

- Could Morton be one? Strauss or Blease?

- Scully the other?

- who misses Scotty Thompson

This should be targeted with our first pick next season.

Ideal would be if pick 1 and 2- picking up the best KP forward and the best midfielder.