Ranking The AFL Draft Top 10s
September 24th 2008 02:40
2002
1 Brendon Goddard - St Kilda
2 Daniel Wells - North Melbourne
3 Jared Brennan - Brisbane
4 Timothy Walsh - Western Bulldogs
5 Jarrad McVeigh - Sydney
6 Steven Salopek - Port Adelaide
7 Andrew Mackie - Geelong
8 Luke Brennan - Hawthorn
9 Hamish McIntosh - North Melbourne
10 Jason Laycock - Essendon
Maybe this shows that "good things come to those who wait". Patience with prospects is sometimes needed, but there can be big rewards.
Not too long ago, Jarrad McVeigh might have been considered a draft bust. At best he was a useful tagger, but not one of the first players picked each week by Sydney. Jarrad McVeigh has certainly stepped up his game and is kicking goals and getting a lot of the football in the middle.
The Kangaroos would have expected it could take several years for McIntosh to become a starting ruckman at AFL level. 2007 was his breakout year. The Bombers saw Laycock have a breakout game one Anzac Day, and not much else, but are still hopeful.
Brisbane is also being rewarded for being patient with J Brennan. They tried him as a forward, and in the back line and everywhere else, including the ruck, but it took him until last year to show that he wasn't a circus performer doing magic tricks with one hand. In 2007, he was helpful beside Brown, as Bradshaw was injured, and in 2008 he showed that with his size and mobility he could dominate in the centre. Hawthorn was not as fortunate with their Brennan, Luke Brennan.
Geelong was looking for help up forward when they drafted Mackie. He didn't impress there but has become a very exciting tall, running defender.
Salopek, Goddard and Wells are also still with the clubs that drafted them and are among the core group of players at those clubs. Something that is expected when a player goes in the top 10.
While there isn't a great superstar in this top 10, most clubs did make very good choices and are happy with the players they received.
Ranking The AFL Draft Top 10s
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1 Brendon Goddard - St Kilda
2 Daniel Wells - North Melbourne
3 Jared Brennan - Brisbane
4 Timothy Walsh - Western Bulldogs
5 Jarrad McVeigh - Sydney
6 Steven Salopek - Port Adelaide
7 Andrew Mackie - Geelong
8 Luke Brennan - Hawthorn
9 Hamish McIntosh - North Melbourne
10 Jason Laycock - Essendon
Maybe this shows that "good things come to those who wait". Patience with prospects is sometimes needed, but there can be big rewards.
Not too long ago, Jarrad McVeigh might have been considered a draft bust. At best he was a useful tagger, but not one of the first players picked each week by Sydney. Jarrad McVeigh has certainly stepped up his game and is kicking goals and getting a lot of the football in the middle.
The Kangaroos would have expected it could take several years for McIntosh to become a starting ruckman at AFL level. 2007 was his breakout year. The Bombers saw Laycock have a breakout game one Anzac Day, and not much else, but are still hopeful.
Brisbane is also being rewarded for being patient with J Brennan. They tried him as a forward, and in the back line and everywhere else, including the ruck, but it took him until last year to show that he wasn't a circus performer doing magic tricks with one hand. In 2007, he was helpful beside Brown, as Bradshaw was injured, and in 2008 he showed that with his size and mobility he could dominate in the centre. Hawthorn was not as fortunate with their Brennan, Luke Brennan.
Geelong was looking for help up forward when they drafted Mackie. He didn't impress there but has become a very exciting tall, running defender.
Salopek, Goddard and Wells are also still with the clubs that drafted them and are among the core group of players at those clubs. Something that is expected when a player goes in the top 10.
While there isn't a great superstar in this top 10, most clubs did make very good choices and are happy with the players they received.
Ranking The AFL Draft Top 10s
2002
1992
2003
1989
1993
1988
1998
1986
1996
1991
1995
1990
1987
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