Pick 4.......the unlucky pick?

[Real Demon 232]

We all would have liked higher, but pick 4 is what we have...........so what can we expect to get with it?

You have to go back to 1999 until you see an outstanding player picked up at number 4 over the past decade........hoping we get it right this year.......we need to.........check out this list of recent pick 4's:

2006 Matthew Leuenberger - Brisbane Lions (looks promising!)

2005 Josh Kennedy - Carlton (high pick, but stocks seem to be dropping, now trade bait!)

2004 Richard Tambling - Richmond (a long way from delivering on potential)

2003 Farren Ray - Western Bulldogs (thank god we have CAC!)

2002 Tim Walsh - Western Bulldogs (no longer an AFL player)

2001 Graham Polak - Fremantle (on second chance with the Tiges)

2000 Luke Livingston - Carlton (career finished at end of 2006......never fired a shot!)

1999 Matthew Pavlich - Fremantle (thankfully one star amongst this list!)

1998 Ryan Fitzgerald - Sydney Swans (ohh no!)

1997 Mark Bolton - Essendon (make it stop.......I'm getting scared now!)

Apart from Pavlich, a pretty uninspiring list.......and plenty of horror / trade blunder stories of top players going after pick 4!

Good luck CAC........this is our first crack at a pick 4 for a while (if ever).........show them how it's done!!!!

[Diablo 1]

Haha sorry Real Demon, it seems Buddy was pick 5 (can't remember who pick 3 was though). Interesting that all but 2 of those are/were tall players.

[beelzebub 23,383]

its not al ldoom and gloom

in those years look who else was around at 5,6, and 7

2006 Travis Boak, Mitchell Thorp and Joel Selwood

2005 Scott Pendlebury, Beau Dowler and Patrick Ryder

2004 Lance franklin,Tom Williams, Jordan lewis ( Meeson was next !! )

2003 Our Brocky, Kepler Bradley and Kan tenace

2002 Jarrad McVeigh, Steven Salopek and Andrew Mackie

2001 Xavier Clarke, Asheley Sampi and David Hale....Bartel was next !!

point is there was still talent around...just depends who ya pick and for why!!

pick 4 is still very very handy !!

[Real Demon 232]

its not al ldoom and gloom

in those years look who else was around at 5,6, and 7

2006 Travis Boak, Mitchell Thorp and Joel Selwood

2005 Scott Pendlebury, Beau Dowler and Patrick Ryder

2004 Lance franklin,Tom Williams, Jordan lewis ( Meeson was next !! )

2003 Our Brocky, Kepler Bradley and Kan tenace

2002 Jarrad McVeigh, Steven Salopek and Andrew Mackie

2001 Xavier Clarke, Asheley Sampi and David Hale....Bartel was next !!

point is there was still talent around...just depends who ya pick and for why!!

pick 4 is still very very handy !!

Agree, will can still pick up a damn good player at 4, perhaps even a future champion...........just found the hits and misses with pick 4 over the years interesting.

[Real Demon 232]

Haha sorry Real Demon, it seems Buddy was pick 5 (can't remember who pick 3 was though). Interesting that all but 2 of those are/were tall players.

I think Griffen went 3 that year.

[WonnaJurah 5]

who was 4 when trapper was number 1 pick?

[beeema22 0]

You never Know pick 4 could be the greatest player in history(very very very very very very doubtful) still he could be an amazingly skilled player stuff what history has told us this is the present.

[Coxy 0]

who was 4 when trapper was number 1 pick?

Mark Bolton

[Jerry Lundergard 420]

Leuenberger is going to be an absolute gun player.

[WonnaJurah 5]

p.matera

j.macartney

justin leppitsch

scott lucas

another group of pick 4 players

please be talent as good as this

[Ausyid 0]

Leuenberger is going to be an absolute gun player.

Agree.

[Yencks 8]

ohhhh god no...not ryan fitzgerald

[Demon Disciple 12,274]

Apart from Pavlich, a pretty uninspiring list.......and plenty of horror / trade blunder stories of top players going after pick 4!

I agree, we should just throw pick 4 away now, to spare us the thought of failure.

[DemonTux 97]

We all would have liked higher, but pick 4 is what we have...........so what can we expect to get with it?

You have to go back to 1999 until you see an outstanding player picked up at number 4 over the past decade........hoping we get it right this year.......we need to.........check out this list of recent pick 4's:

2006 Matthew Leuenberger - Brisbane Lions (looks promising!)

2005 Josh Kennedy - Carlton (high pick, but stocks seem to be dropping, now trade bait!)

2004 Richard Tambling - Richmond (a long way from delivering on potential)

2003 Farren Ray - Western Bulldogs (thank god we have CAC!)

2002 Tim Walsh - Western Bulldogs (no longer an AFL player)

2001 Graham Polak - Fremantle (on second chance with the Tiges)

2000 Luke Livingston - Carlton (career finished at end of 2006......never fired a shot!)

1999 Matthew Pavlich - Fremantle (thankfully one star amongst this list!)

1998 Ryan Fitzgerald - Sydney Swans (ohh no!)

1997 Mark Bolton - Essendon (make it stop.......I'm getting scared now!)

Apart from Pavlich, a pretty uninspiring list.......and plenty of horror / trade blunder stories of top players going after pick 4!

Good luck CAC........this is our first crack at a pick 4 for a while (if ever).........show them how it's done!!!!

Chris Connelly was involved with 2 of the better ones from that list... now he is a demon maybe his luck will rub off on pick 4?

[Adzman 2,154]

Pick 4 is a decent pick. I think there will be a good player on hand, pcik 4 wont land us the best kid in the draft, but should provide us with a solid player for 10 years.

Another Pav would be FANTASTIC