I reckon one of the things that our injury toll in 2019 showed up... was our lack of versatility and that is what JT has tried to redress with.. Thommo (Back, fwd, ruck), Langers (wing, hbk ), Brown (kpf, kpd), Bennell (wing, fwd, mid), Jacko (ruck, kpf, mid), Pickett (fwd!), Rivers (hbk, mid) and add these guys who barely got on the park this year... Smith (fwd, def), Vanders (fwd, mid), KK (def, mid) Hannan (fwd, wing), ... depth is in part correlated to flexibility of personnel to cover gaps not just direct swaps.. 

On 11/28/2019 at 8:00 AM, Lord Travis said:

I’m a Young fan and was disappointed we didn’t take him at 3, but it’s done now.

Fremantle were the big winners last night. Young, Serong and Henry is about the best collection of prospects you could ever hope to draft at those picks. They’re building a superb list now. Very jealous.

I will back our 3 over their 3 time will tell

What we do know is that Jackson was rated third by one club.

(Discounting any needs-based vs best-available discussions).

Also that Young wasn't rated third by at least four clubs.

And that a minimum of four clubs didn't rate Green in that spot. 

With one of those clubs rating at least two players ahead of Green. 

The rest is BS - recruiters can say what they want when they don't have to back it up. 

In the paradoxical words of Chookrat - it's all just words.

I propose the term 'chook-ratting' to apply to any such canvassing in the future.   

Edited December 2, 20195 yr by Skuit

I wonder if Goldcoast didn't have pick 2, whether we still might have taken Jackson anyway?

All the what ifs will not changed the fact we now have Jackson, Pickett and Rivers and as supporters we hope they turn out the best 3 in the draft of 2019.