Ranking The AFL Draft Top 10s
September 22nd 2008 02:40
2003
1 Adam Cooney - Western Bulldogs
2 Andrew Walker - Carlton
3 Colin Sylvia - Melbourne
4 Farren Ray - Western Bulldogs
5 Brock McLean - Melbourne
6 Kepler Bradley - Essendon
7 Kane Tenace - Geelong
8 Raphael Clarke - St Kilda
9 David Trotter - Kangaroos
10 Ryley Dunn - Fremantle
2003 was not a good time to be drafting. Cooney was considered to be the only prospect that had star potential, and that may have been proved correct. Everyone knew that Cooney would go with the top pick, and few had any idea who the other players in the top 10 should be.
If Melbourne could have measured the character of their possible picks, they would have taken someone different. If the Dockers and Saints would have known how injury-prone their players would be, they too would have looked for someone else. Ray, Bradley, Tenace and Trotter were also lacking in a skill or attribute that they were expected to have when they went in the top 10.
Walker is still mentioned with the word "potential". He may become a regular 20-possessions a game player, who also contributes in other ways due to his athleticism, but Walker will never be someone that a team builds around.
Short on talent, and also short when it comes to height except for Bradley, the 2003 top 10 isn't looking very good right now but maybe a few of the players listed start to turn things around soon. R Clarke is one who has lifted his play recently so there is still hope for others in the top 10 from 2003.
Ranking The AFL Draft Top 10s
2003
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1 Adam Cooney - Western Bulldogs
2 Andrew Walker - Carlton
3 Colin Sylvia - Melbourne
4 Farren Ray - Western Bulldogs
5 Brock McLean - Melbourne
6 Kepler Bradley - Essendon
7 Kane Tenace - Geelong
8 Raphael Clarke - St Kilda
9 David Trotter - Kangaroos
10 Ryley Dunn - Fremantle
2003 was not a good time to be drafting. Cooney was considered to be the only prospect that had star potential, and that may have been proved correct. Everyone knew that Cooney would go with the top pick, and few had any idea who the other players in the top 10 should be.
If Melbourne could have measured the character of their possible picks, they would have taken someone different. If the Dockers and Saints would have known how injury-prone their players would be, they too would have looked for someone else. Ray, Bradley, Tenace and Trotter were also lacking in a skill or attribute that they were expected to have when they went in the top 10.
Walker is still mentioned with the word "potential". He may become a regular 20-possessions a game player, who also contributes in other ways due to his athleticism, but Walker will never be someone that a team builds around.
Short on talent, and also short when it comes to height except for Bradley, the 2003 top 10 isn't looking very good right now but maybe a few of the players listed start to turn things around soon. R Clarke is one who has lifted his play recently so there is still hope for others in the top 10 from 2003.
Ranking The AFL Draft Top 10s
2003
1989
1993
1988
1998
1986
1996
1991
1995
1990
1987
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Comment by Cmack
Colin Sylvia was also talked about as being a number one pick with 'star quality' however he suffered injury prior to the draft, and subsequently dropped.