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Originally posted by Layby
With all due respect, the above is nonsense.
It does not take into consideration picks swapped/players recruited for same.
Plus, our position on the ladder & why we were willing to take a punt on a nondraft camp or injured 'talent'. As opposed to say a St Kilda or Bulldogs who had a number of very early picks so (more or less) knew who they would get.
Plus, where you picked your cut off points etc etc etc. all very subjective.
Just my opinion.
With all due respect, the above is nonsense.
It does not take into consideration picks swapped/players recruited for same.
Plus, our position on the ladder & why we were willing to take a punt on a nondraft camp or injured 'talent'. As opposed to say a St Kilda or Bulldogs who had a number of very early picks so (more or less) knew who they would get.
Plus, where you picked your cut off points etc etc etc. all very subjective.
Just my opinion.
By the time you are lining up at the national draft, you have to select at least 3 players with the picks that you have. It goes without saying that the picks that you have will be determined by a combination of where you finished, and whether you traded in or out any picks in the trade period.
The virtue or otherwise of trading early picks for players is the conclusion (i.e. if pick 50 is about as good as pick 10 at getting a great young 'un, you might as well trade your picks in the teens and 20s for a mature player who fills a need), not the premise.
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