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Sorry if this is overlap on other threads but I think that being able to draft fast, skillful, players of AFL standard is borderline myth. The really fast ones often don't have the endurance. We drafted Jack Watts at number 1 who was both fast and skillful. It didn't work out. Toumpas fast and skillful and it didn't work out. Both early draft picks and early draft picks on stats alone, are much more likely to work out. The same posters complaining that we took Toumpas over Wines are complaining we take competitive beasts over pace and skill. Chris Judd and Dangerfield, widely considered two of the best players of a generation were/are more speed and competitive beats than speed and skill. The 6-6-6 rule has left us exposed for pace & skill but you can't draft for the future properly if the AFL keeps changing the rules without notice. After the rule change we drafted May who is pace, competitive beast and skill. The majority of demonland are complaining on the back of an injury that may or may not be related to the condition he turned up in day 1 of the pre-season. HE is the type of player we are screaming for. Competitive beast players are overwhelmingly more consistent that skilful outside players. Drafting a fast, skilful competitive beast player, happens very rarely for any team. Lightning fast, skillful and competitive players almost always end up the best player in the league think Gary Ablett jnr and Daniel Kerr. This idea we are not drafting pace and skill reminds me of when Geelong took Tenace. You can only draft what is available. It doesn't matter how fast and skillful a player is they still need to be able to get the footy. I would love it if Demonland posters could provide examples of pace and skill players that we should have taken in the last 5 years. That have worked out.