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So Jackson was the 4th best player in ranking points at the champs behind Rowell, Serong & Mahony.... so not much of a reach really.

Pickett seems to be the biggest reach, but was still only 0.6 rating points behind Liam Henry so not a huge difference.

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    Be good if Trent Rivers plays like Shaun Burgoyne, Jordan Lewis and Lachie Whitfield!

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    I guess if I was Jason Taylor I might read some of this rubbish to somehow vindicate my role and salary at the club. I mean clearly, Taylor has invested years and years of time, effort and process to be seemingly surpassed by an article from a group of Henson characters that have barely feathered.

    ‘Champion’ data is the biggest oxymoron going around.

    They shouldn’t be allowed to publish this shizen. 

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    Going by data, it shows Jackson at 4 was actually pretty bang on, but Kozzie was a big reach (rated 42nd best player).

    Rivers was around the mark, and I reckon had he not missed pre-season with glandular fever he would've been a first rounder. Quietly confident we've struck gold there.

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    On 11/29/2019 at 2:58 AM, Collar-Jazz-Knee said:

    So Jackson was the 4th best player in ranking points at the champs behind Rowell, Serong & Mahony.... so not much of a reach really.

    Pickett seems to be the biggest reach, but was still only 0.6 rating points behind Liam Henry so not a huge difference.

    Someone has it wrong then if Mahony can get picked at number 34 by Nth Melb...

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    24 minutes ago, Ohio USA - David said:

    Someone has it wrong then if Mahony can get picked at number 34 by Nth Melb...

    They don’t rate character, attitude or personality I would imagine.

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    Going by the table only 5 of the top 10 selected were ranked in the top 10 by Champion Data.

    The 5 ranked outside the top 10:

    • Ash - pick #4; ranked 14
    • Stephens - pick #5; ranked 41
    • McAsey - pick #6; ranked 21
    • Young - pick #7; ranked 25
    • Henry - pick #9; ranked 35

    So  our pick #12 for Picket ranked 42 doesn't seem like 'reaching' to me!

    And in the 10-20 range two selections were ranked 59 and 110 and two weren't even in the rankings.  I'm guessing the various phantom drafts would have been just as close (or as far) from the actual draft.

    While the phantom drafts and rankings are a bit of fun and keep the AFL in the limelight they aren't a great guide to what clubs do.

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    36 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    They don’t rate character, attitude or personality I would imagine.

    Yeah well we recruited attitude, personality and imagination.. Go Dees

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    On 11/29/2019 at 11:19 PM, mauriesy said:

    Be good if Trent Rivers plays like Shaun Burgoyne, Jordan Lewis and Lachie Whitfield!

    Dan Houston is also a very good up and coming player in his own right. Quite the quartet of comparisons.

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    7 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

    Going by data, it shows Jackson at 4 was actually pretty bang on, but Kozzie was a big reach (rated 42nd best player).

    Rivers was around the mark, and I reckon had he not missed pre-season with glandular fever he would've been a first rounder. Quietly confident we've struck gold there.


    I wonder where Cyril Rioli would be ranked on the same criteria.
    Players of this ilk don't require bulk stats to have a serious impact on the outcome.

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    1 hour ago, Mach5 said:


    I wonder where Cyril Rioli would be ranked on the same criteria.
    Players of this ilk don't require bulk stats to have a serious impact on the outcome.

    Cyril was a top 10 prospect who slid due to interviewing poorly (pretended to be asleep in meeting with Port so he wouldn’t have to move to Adelaide). They’re not comparable players on output thus far. Hopefully Kozzie proves worthy of the first round selection and tears it up in red n blue. 

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    3 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

    Cyril was a top 10 prospect who slid due to interviewing poorly (pretended to be asleep in meeting with Port so he wouldn’t have to move to Adelaide). They’re not comparable players on output thus far. Hopefully Kozzie proves worthy of the first round selection and tears it up in red n blue. 

     

    Kossie was a top 10 pick who slid due to academy bids. Don’t pretend they’re not comparable, it’s disingenuous.

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    10 hours ago, Mach5 said:

     

    Kossie was a top 10 pick who slid due to academy bids. Don’t pretend they’re not comparable, it’s disingenuous.

    Really? So 11 players are selected before Kozzie and you argue he is top 10!

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