Pavlich, Palmer & Purple - Drafts Redone
Maybe Mayne gets a DeLorean, or Kepler Bradley flies around the world to reverse its rotation, and the Dockers get to go back in time. Here are their drafts the way they were, and the way they could have been.
The drafts redone here are a best case revision, but even if the Dockers had selected better with just a few of their past picks they may have been a real contender in 2006.
Picks in the top 50 of the AFL National Drafts have been looked at here. The Dockers have found players with later picks, as well as rookie picks, but it is more important for teams to use their high picks well.
1994
1 Jeff White Melbourne
22 Winston Abraham
42 Douglas Headland
The Dockers didn't do too badly here. White would return to Victoria, but if they had taken A Rocca or S Grant the same thing would have happened. There were other options though, and Lucas from the West of Victoria might have stayed if he was drafted out West.
1 Scott Lucas
22 Michael O'Loughlin
42 Brad Scott
1995
1 Clive Waterhouse
7 Ben Edwards
13 Brad Rowe
23 Jay Burton
The 1994 draft was a lot better than the 1995 draft for the Dockers. They were hoping Waterhouse would be their star forward, he wasn't and there were plenty of those around in this draft. The Dockers could have built their young, expansion AFL side around big Primus, they didn't but eventually Port Adelaide did.
1 Matthew Primus
7 Simon Prestigiacomo
13 Barry Hall
23 Daniel Bradshaw
1996
12 Heath Black
31 Jess Sinclair
46 Matthew Clucas
There were better options than Black, but for where they picked Sinclair they should be happy. They didn't keep Sinclair long-term. Mooney was around later in the draft, teams didn't think he would be a premiership forward then.
12 Max Hudghton
31 Jess Sinclair
46 Cameron Mooney
1997
6 James Walker
21 Clem Michael
26 Brodie Holland
32 Troy Johnson
The Dockers didn't have a good draft here, although plenty of other teams struggled to identify the best players that year too. Walker was around a long time, but wasn't a very successful pick, especially for a top 10 selection.
6 Chad Cornes
21 Clem Michael
26 Simon Black
32 Adam Goodes
1998
2 Justin Longmuir
18 Daniel Schell
31 Gary Dhurrkay
49 Garth Taylor
The Dockers couldn't find the talented prospects, and once again they missed on WA players. The Longmuir pick was good, their next few picks didn't have any success.
2 Justin Longmuir
18 Tyson Stenglein
31 Craig Bolton
49 Andrew Embley
1999
2 Paul Hasleby
4 Matthew Pavlich
5 Leigh Brown
46 Adam Butler
49 Ben Cunningham
There isn't much to complain about for Fremantle fans here, they did get Pavlich while Hasleby is a good player and Brown was supposed to be. Hawthorn passed on Lance Franklin, when they took Roughead a few spots ahead of him, and the Dockers did a similar thing when they went Hasleby and then Pavlich.
2 Matthew Pavlich
4 Joel Corey
5 Luke McPharlin
46 Chance Bateman
49 Ryan O'Keefe
2000
39 Adam McPhee
Only one pick in the top 50, although they did take Dion Woods at pick 51. McPhee is a good player, it is just that Essendon found that out and not the Dockers.
39 Adam McPhee
2001
4 Graham Polak
They did get Medhurst at pick 56, but it is all about picking correctly with early picks. Bartel, Dal Santo, Hale, Gram, Mitchell, there were better options at pick 4.
4 James Bartel
2002
13 Byron Schammer
48 Greg Edgcumbe
Schammer isn't a bad player, but the Dockers could have united the Selwoods. They did get Crowley at pick 55 in the 2002 draft.
13 Troy Selwood
48 Adam Selwood
2003
10 Ryley Dunn
12 Ryan Murphy
19 David Mundy
27 Adam Campbell
43 Brett Peake
There wasn't a lot for most AFL teams in this draft, so the Dockers can be pleased with their picks.
10 Brent Stanton
12 David Mundy
19 Michael Pettigrew
27 Sam Fisher
43 Brett Peake
2004
They sent out all their early picks, and didn't find anyone useful with their later picks in this draft. J Carr was what they added with the picks.
2005
10 Marcus Drum
26 Garrick Ibbotson
42 Robert Warnock
The Dockers did very well here. Warnock was a steal. Ibbotson took a few years but is now an important part of the lineup while Drum is getting close to that level too.
10 Grant Birchall
26 Garrick Ibbotson
42 Robert Warnock
2006
31 Clayton Collard
Tarrant and Solomon were the results of the Dockers' trading, and that is where a lot of their picks went. Their drafting of Collard seemed like a good idea but for some reason did not work.
31 Kurt Tippett
2007
7 Rhys Palmer
24 Clayton Hinkley
40 Christopher Mayne
The Dockers had a great 2007 AFL draft. Many people were sleeping on Bradd Dalziell, but when he was right under the Dockers' radar for several seasons they should have been aware. That doesn't matter as Palmer and Mayne are stars.
7 Rhys Palmer
24 Christopher Mayne
40 Bradd Dalziell
The Fremantle List - 2001
Bandy, Daniel
Bell, Peter
Black, Heath
Bootsma, Brad
Brown, Leigh
Butler, Adam
Carr, Matthew
Clancy, Ashley
Cook, Troy
Cunningham, Ben
Dodd, Brad
Eastaugh, Simon
Fewster, Brendon
Fletcher, Adrian
Grover, Antoni
Haddrill, Robert
Haines, Daniel
Hasleby, Paul
Hayden, Roger
Jones, Anthony
Kickett, Dale
Koops, Steven
Longmuir, Justin
Longmuir, Troy
McManus, Shaun
McPhee, Adam
Metropolis, Daniel
Michael, Clem
Modra, Tony
Norrish, Jason
Parker, Shane
Pavlich, Matthew
Prescott, Ashley
Schell, Daniel
Shipp, Andrew
Siegert, Andrew
Simpson, Dwayne
Thornton, Scott
Toia, Luke
Ugle, Keren
Walker, James
Waterhouse, Clive
Wira, Brad
Woods, Dion
The drafts redone here are a best case revision, but even if the Dockers had selected better with just a few of their past picks they may have been a real contender in 2006.
Picks in the top 50 of the AFL National Drafts have been looked at here. The Dockers have found players with later picks, as well as rookie picks, but it is more important for teams to use their high picks well.
1994
1 Jeff White Melbourne
22 Winston Abraham
42 Douglas Headland
The Dockers didn't do too badly here. White would return to Victoria, but if they had taken A Rocca or S Grant the same thing would have happened. There were other options though, and Lucas from the West of Victoria might have stayed if he was drafted out West.
1 Scott Lucas
22 Michael O'Loughlin
42 Brad Scott
1995
1 Clive Waterhouse
7 Ben Edwards
13 Brad Rowe
23 Jay Burton
The 1994 draft was a lot better than the 1995 draft for the Dockers. They were hoping Waterhouse would be their star forward, he wasn't and there were plenty of those around in this draft. The Dockers could have built their young, expansion AFL side around big Primus, they didn't but eventually Port Adelaide did.
1 Matthew Primus
7 Simon Prestigiacomo
13 Barry Hall
23 Daniel Bradshaw
1996
12 Heath Black
31 Jess Sinclair
46 Matthew Clucas
There were better options than Black, but for where they picked Sinclair they should be happy. They didn't keep Sinclair long-term. Mooney was around later in the draft, teams didn't think he would be a premiership forward then.
12 Max Hudghton
31 Jess Sinclair
46 Cameron Mooney
1997
6 James Walker
21 Clem Michael
26 Brodie Holland
32 Troy Johnson
The Dockers didn't have a good draft here, although plenty of other teams struggled to identify the best players that year too. Walker was around a long time, but wasn't a very successful pick, especially for a top 10 selection.
6 Chad Cornes
21 Clem Michael
26 Simon Black
32 Adam Goodes
1998
2 Justin Longmuir
18 Daniel Schell
31 Gary Dhurrkay
49 Garth Taylor
The Dockers couldn't find the talented prospects, and once again they missed on WA players. The Longmuir pick was good, their next few picks didn't have any success.
2 Justin Longmuir
18 Tyson Stenglein
31 Craig Bolton
49 Andrew Embley
1999
2 Paul Hasleby
4 Matthew Pavlich
5 Leigh Brown
46 Adam Butler
49 Ben Cunningham
There isn't much to complain about for Fremantle fans here, they did get Pavlich while Hasleby is a good player and Brown was supposed to be. Hawthorn passed on Lance Franklin, when they took Roughead a few spots ahead of him, and the Dockers did a similar thing when they went Hasleby and then Pavlich.
2 Matthew Pavlich
4 Joel Corey
5 Luke McPharlin
46 Chance Bateman
49 Ryan O'Keefe
2000
39 Adam McPhee
Only one pick in the top 50, although they did take Dion Woods at pick 51. McPhee is a good player, it is just that Essendon found that out and not the Dockers.
39 Adam McPhee
2001
4 Graham Polak
They did get Medhurst at pick 56, but it is all about picking correctly with early picks. Bartel, Dal Santo, Hale, Gram, Mitchell, there were better options at pick 4.
4 James Bartel
2002
13 Byron Schammer
48 Greg Edgcumbe
Schammer isn't a bad player, but the Dockers could have united the Selwoods. They did get Crowley at pick 55 in the 2002 draft.
13 Troy Selwood
48 Adam Selwood
2003
10 Ryley Dunn
12 Ryan Murphy
19 David Mundy
27 Adam Campbell
43 Brett Peake
There wasn't a lot for most AFL teams in this draft, so the Dockers can be pleased with their picks.
10 Brent Stanton
12 David Mundy
19 Michael Pettigrew
27 Sam Fisher
43 Brett Peake
2004
They sent out all their early picks, and didn't find anyone useful with their later picks in this draft. J Carr was what they added with the picks.
2005
10 Marcus Drum
26 Garrick Ibbotson
42 Robert Warnock
The Dockers did very well here. Warnock was a steal. Ibbotson took a few years but is now an important part of the lineup while Drum is getting close to that level too.
10 Grant Birchall
26 Garrick Ibbotson
42 Robert Warnock
2006
31 Clayton Collard
Tarrant and Solomon were the results of the Dockers' trading, and that is where a lot of their picks went. Their drafting of Collard seemed like a good idea but for some reason did not work.
31 Kurt Tippett
2007
7 Rhys Palmer
24 Clayton Hinkley
40 Christopher Mayne
The Dockers had a great 2007 AFL draft. Many people were sleeping on Bradd Dalziell, but when he was right under the Dockers' radar for several seasons they should have been aware. That doesn't matter as Palmer and Mayne are stars.
7 Rhys Palmer
24 Christopher Mayne
40 Bradd Dalziell
The Fremantle List - 2001
Bandy, Daniel
Bell, Peter
Black, Heath
Bootsma, Brad
Brown, Leigh
Butler, Adam
Carr, Matthew
Clancy, Ashley
Cook, Troy
Cunningham, Ben
Dodd, Brad
Eastaugh, Simon
Fewster, Brendon
Fletcher, Adrian
Grover, Antoni
Haddrill, Robert
Haines, Daniel
Hasleby, Paul
Hayden, Roger
Jones, Anthony
Kickett, Dale
Koops, Steven
Longmuir, Justin
Longmuir, Troy
McManus, Shaun
McPhee, Adam
Metropolis, Daniel
Michael, Clem
Modra, Tony
Norrish, Jason
Parker, Shane
Pavlich, Matthew
Prescott, Ashley
Schell, Daniel
Shipp, Andrew
Siegert, Andrew
Simpson, Dwayne
Thornton, Scott
Toia, Luke
Ugle, Keren
Walker, James
Waterhouse, Clive
Wira, Brad
Woods, Dion
