BW511

I happened to be listening to Nick Dal Santo on Trade Radio earlier this morning and he went through the picks from 15 onwards in all drafts from 2008-2016. Very few of them end up playing 100 games and forging reasonable careers. It was 1 in 5 or something along those lines. I think known quantities to fill specific needs is the ideal scenario, once outside the top 10-15

So aside from everyone being upset about 1 or 2 names, we can all acknowledge the list isn’t filled with consistent high end talent

He’d probably win more matches for us on one leg than we managed this year

I would hope we are at least sniffing about, he is a bona fide superstar/match winner and we are bereft of them

Lot more effort went in to that one He also warned against the drop off and getting comfy with the 2018 results

I am not so sure about the other teams fitting them in, but I can see where you are coming from. One thing I always notice is we are never the target of raids from other clubs at this time of year (Hogan the exception)

Good on you for having a go, hasn't been many willing

When season 2020 starts, everyone's 2018 form will be from 18 months ago. That's a long period of time.

Up against the rest of the league, I'm not so sure? As I suggested earlier, the West Coast mids next year of Shuey, Nic Nat, Yeo & Tim Kelly are so far ahead of us it hurts to think about. That's just the most obvious example

I'd go something like this; Tracc T-mac Fritsch Lockhart Jenkins Melksham We are still light on for a genuinely exciting small forward, not sure Butler really helps there either. You need 2 real A-grade KPF's to have a number of good smalls, so we are stuck with Mid-size HFF's filling gaps I'll also add, the way we tend to dump the ball into the 50 probably suits Jenkins. He'll win plenty of opportunities just out of panic from backmen infringing with his size close to goal.

I really like Harmes, don't get me wrong. Just think our starting 4 midfielders vs West Coast 2020 highlights how far off we are. Max and Clayton break even, then we get smoked

@daisycutterThat is probably a bit rough, I agree. He is a brilliant clubmen and the effort is always there. How much time would the opposition put into worrying about Harmes each week? Edit: I should add that we are comparing against the rest of the AFL here

I'd like to see where everyone rates that list compared to Bucky. For me; T-Mac & Viney down to B- KK down to C May up to B Tracc up to B- Rest I am relatively comfortable with.

This will upset many here, but I feel he is pretty close to the mark.