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Biggest Draft Steals

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Stephen Tingay

1987 National Draft – Pick 50

Nev Jetta

2008 National Draft – Pick 51

The McDonald Brothers

2010 and 2014 National Drafts – Pick 53

The crop of 1996 – Russell Robertson, Shane Woewodin and James McDonald

1996 National Draft – Pick 68 + 1997 Rookie Draft – Pick 48 (Robertson)
1997 Pre-Season Draft – Pick 18 (Woewodin)
1997 Rookie Draft – Pick 78 (McDonald)

Aaron Davey

2004 Rookie Draft – Pick 3

James Harmes

2014 Rookie Draft – Pick 2

Cameron Bruce

1999 National Draft – Pick 64

Other notable draft steals

Andy Lovell – 1986 National Draft, Pick 42

Matthew Whelan – 1999 National Draft, Pick 50

Guy Rigoni – 1997 National Draft, Pick 77

Jayden Hunt – 2013 National Draft, Pick 57

Aaron vandenBerg – 2015 Rookie Draft, Pick 2

Alex Neal-Bullen – 2014 National Draft, Pick 40

Colin Garland – 2006 National Draft, Pick 46

Andrew Leoncelli – 1996 Pre-Season Draft, Pick 10

Any others?

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    No KP players in that lot above....

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    Don't think you can qualify as a steal until you have played at least 100 games so the jury is still out on ANB, VDB and Hunt.

    Darren Jolly & Stef Martin were very low picks unfortunately we were not smart enough to realise their potential ditto Nathan Basset.

    Jeremy Howe another one.

     

     

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    19 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

    Don't think you can qualify as a steal until you have played at least 100 games so the jury is still out on ANB, VDB and Hunt.

    Darren Jolly & Stef Martin were very low picks unfortunately we were not smart enough to realise their potential ditto Nathan Basset.

    Jeremy Howe another one.

     

     

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    Both had great careers, just not at melbourne. Jolly couldn't get minutes because Daniher loved Jeff White. Stef had some training commitment issues as I understand it. Todd V and he didn't see eye to eye in more ways than one...

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    27 minutes ago, Baghdad Bob said:

    Pick 53

    It's funny how it works out. Messed up our attempt at a key forward with pick 12 then got an absolute gun key forward at pick 53. 

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    21 hours ago, Demonland said:

    Stephen Tingay

    1987 National Draft – Pick 50

    Nev Jetta

    2008 National Draft – Pick 51

    The McDonald Brothers

    2010 and 2014 National Drafts – Pick 53

    The crop of 1996 – Russell Robertson, Shane Woewodin and James McDonald

    1996 National Draft – Pick 68 + 1997 Rookie Draft – Pick 48 (Robertson)
    1997 Pre-Season Draft – Pick 18 (Woewodin)
    1997 Rookie Draft – Pick 78 (McDonald)

    Aaron Davey

    2004 Rookie Draft – Pick 3

    James Harmes

    2014 Rookie Draft – Pick 2

    Cameron Bruce

    1999 National Draft – Pick 64

    Other notable draft steals

    Andy Lovell – 1986 National Draft, Pick 42

    Matthew Whelan – 1999 National Draft, Pick 50

    Guy Rigoni – 1997 National Draft, Pick 77

    Jayden Hunt – 2013 National Draft, Pick 57

    Aaron vandenBerg – 2015 Rookie Draft, Pick 2

    Alex Neal-Bullen – 2014 National Draft, Pick 40

    Colin Garland – 2006 National Draft, Pick 46

    Andrew Leoncelli – 1996 Pre-Season Draft, Pick 10

    Any others?

    There is a fair few very good players above, but I would have had Wheels and Leoncelli right up the top of that list.  Two absolute legends of the MFC.  More than just notable.

    Edited by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

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    On 11/9/2018 at 3:48 PM, Baghdad Bob said:

    Pick 53

    Yes missed that one. Would be a very short list of those who pegged TMac for a key fwd.....

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    2 hours ago, jnrmac said:

    Yes missed that one. Would be a very short list of those who pegged TMac for a key fwd.....

    Except the club. That's exactly what he was drafted for. The irony was he was like a puppy all paws and all over the shop. By the time he 'developed' he was holding down/ or up ...the backline ....until.... someone thought to TRY him as a fwd. Inspired !! ;)

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    Whelan and Jetta. Two absolute guns recruited in the 50 bracket.

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