Cazzesman wrote:
I did some snappy research on Austins picks since he started.
This is just my 2 cents in hindsight what was missed. I am purely basing that on what I have seen from those that came after our picks and how those players are travelling at other clubs. Yes I probably missed some with more upside, but such is life.
2022 didn't look a strong draft after about 25.
I haven't looked at trades or swaps or anything else, just straight-out Draft picks....
2020
37 Durdin
41 Jack Carroll
Missed
44 McCreery (Coll)
47 Nick Stevens (Cats) but that is just based on a maybe, from what I saw in his first game. Who knows, but he looked very good.
2021
27 Motlop
Missed
33 Owens (Stk)
35 Curtis (Roos)
2022
11 O. Hollands
30 Cowan
32 Binns
47 Lemmy
Missed
18 Weddle (Hawks)
2023
29 Moir
34 Wilson
Missed
31 Logan Morris (Lions)
36 Mannagh (Cats)
45 Joel Freijah (dogs)
63 Lawson Humphries (Cats)
2024
3 Smith
40 O'Farrell
43 Ben Campo
54 Luke Campo
Missed
Too early to tell
Regarding the ones in red, I have seen enough to say they are a miss.
Durdin, Lemmy, Moir and Wilson are still to be resolved. Moir easily has the skill set but does he have the mental toughness.
2024 draft is still looking rock solid.
Regards Cazzesman
If we got McCreery (wing) instead of Carroll then we could've got Weddle (defender) instead of Olli and Curtis (small fwd) instead of Motlop.
With those 3 players, we'd be in a different position today.
But I think our failings were more in the senior players we gave up picks for.