I suppose it comes down to perception and perspective.
I remember at the time being really disappointed that it looked like we'd be spending pick 4 on someone who didn't appear to have any weapons other than a big body when playing against 17 year olds. Whitfield and Toumpas were the classy selections of the draft, players with real X Factor who could cut up an opposition zone with speed and precision.
O'Meara and Crouch were taken from the pool, Viney would most likely be coming with a second round, which left us with a guy that most seemed to rate as going between 7 and 12.
I liked the idea of more grunt in the midfield but was disappointed that that was all that we were going to get for our top pick.
I was wrong.
Wines, so far, is the pick of his age bracket.
Most were wrong.
Even those who thought we should have drafted Wines, would not have believed he was the best player in the draft.