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Mfc 2009 draft picks vs Fyfe

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This sums up the MFC...

Not 1 player left on our list vs a pick 20 dual Brownlow medalist!

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    As I said before.

    We got real close to getting Fyfe. We got his next door neighbour Cale Morton. 

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    I suppose it also reflects poorly on:

    Sydney

    Port Adelaide 

    Essendon

    Carlton

    Bulldogs

    Geelong

     

    Also reflects pretty poorly on Fremantle too for not taking him at pick 4 when he was so obviously a 2 time Brownlow medalist.

     

    (Drafting is easy)

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    Sometimes a club just gets lucky. This time it was Freo. I didnt bother counting, but there were probably 15 clubs who passed on Fyfe before he was drafted.

    [censored] happens, and at the time he wasnt rated a top 10, hence the fact he was drafted at 20.

    Monday morning quarterbacks are a dime a dozen.

    Let it go.

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    Do you always leave your phone on such low battery? 

    Melbourne's poor drafting in that period has been done to death over the recent years. It really isn't a surprise that our lack of success the years after have been a result of being unable to draft/develop the best players. 

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    11 hours ago, Demonsone said:

    This sums up the MFC...

    Not 1 player left on our list vs a pick 20 dual Brownlow medalist!

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    That is just one example of a good pick, a bit later and yet 12 clubs passed on him, with a few, several times.

    This happens all the time.

    Gawn was 34, Grundy 19, Tim Kelly overlooked for 5 drafts, Darling 26, Hird in the 80's, etc etc etc.

    That will always happen.

    It is more about nailing early picks. that should nearly be a given with all the time and money invested in following players for up to 2 years.

    BTW, Fyfe clearly has improved as when he was in year 11, he played in the 3rd 18, yes one of the best footballers we have seen couldn't make his year 11 top 2 footy teams. Clearly he has developed since then and that does happen. 

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    11 hours ago, Demonsone said:

    This sums up the MFC...

    Not 1 player left on our list vs a pick 20 dual Brownlow medalist!

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    As a matter of interest, have you changed since you were 18? Are you taller, heavier, more (or less) dedicated to your studies or job? There are lots of reasons why drafted kids develop differently, and that's before taking into consideration the skill each club has in developing players. 

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    5 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    As a matter of interest, have you changed since you were 18? Are you taller, heavier, more (or less) dedicated to your studies or job? There are lots of reasons why drafted kids develop differently, and that's before taking into consideration the skill each club has in developing players. 

    fat stomach GIF

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    Literally doesnt matter if we'd picked dusty and fyfe, we couldnt develop a cold let alone an afl footballer at the time

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    41 minutes ago, biggestred said:

    Literally doesnt matter if we'd picked dusty and fyfe, we couldnt develop a cold let alone an afl footballer at the time

    Would have ended up like Jordan Gysberts.

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    2 hours ago, america de cali said:

    Would have ended up like Jordan Gysberts.

     So true?

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