I'd have Hayes as a better prospect than Filipovic as both a forward and ruck.

9 hours ago, fndee said:

Tomorrow will be draft number 34. Here are games averages for various draft picks. 

Picks 20-28 Ave games played = 58.3

Picks 29-37 Ave games played = 59.5 (Melb picks 29, 31, 36)

Picks 38-46 Ave games played = 53.7 (Melb pick 46)

Effectively we could have picks 20, 21, 22 and 23 (ave games 56). Statistically at least there seems to be bit of a lucky dip after the first round. Given that we now have a recruiting team who know what they are doing you would we should end up with at least a couple of very handy players.

Get excited about tomorrow!!

 

PS. Favourite stat is pick 53 that gave us both Tom and Oscar McDonald  (whose combined jumper numbers equals 53) averages ............... wait for it ............. 53 games. 

 

Cal Twomey's late mail has us taking Ling at 30:

 http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-11-23/cal-twomeys-late-mail-topfive-draft-bolter

On 22/11/2017 at 9:52 AM, Fifty-5 said:

I hope we go for some x-factor like Petrucelle and Fritsch.

A Genuine small forward. 

No more HBF.  No more project rucks.

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By all reports some highly touted players slid down the order.  I figure this is because 'best available' was hard to determine as the players ranked 6 to 20/25 were seen to be relatively similar, some clubs tried to minimize the 'go home' risk, while others drafted for 'need' earlier.     

The next few years will throw up more surprises than usual in the draft 'winners' and 'losers'.

I reckon we will be a draft winner with Spargo.  He turned 18 yesterday so he may well grow a few more cms.  Even if he doesn't he seems set to be a real dynamo in a year or two, something we lack up forward - Garlett the exception.