Ranking The AFL Draft Top 10s
2007
1 Matthew Kreuzer - Carlton
2 Trent Cotchin - Richmond
3 Chris Masten - West Coast
4 Cale Morton - Melbourne
5 Jarrad Grant - Western Bulldogs
6 David Myers - Essendon
7 Rhys Palmer - Fremantle
8 Lachlan Henderson - Brisbane
9 Ben McEvoy - St Kilda
10 Patrick Dangerfield - Adelaide
It is too early to evaluate this draft, but the signs are looking good.
Everyone except the Bulldogs has a reason to be optimistic, and the Bulldogs still have a couple of years to see if their investment in Grant was the right thing to do. Henderson or McEvoy were expected to be considered at the Bulldogs pick, so the Bulldogs may have done the wrong thing. At least they went tall and that is something they should be commended for.
Kreuzer is a future superstar, even without waiting the three or four years that it takes for many ruckman to show what they can do. Kreuzer has height, skills, agility, co-ordination, running ability, kicks accurately for goal, but he was the top overall pick so it is expected that he will be good.
Palmer, Cotchin, Morton, Myers and Masten are all in their team's best 22 players. It won't be long before some of them are among the core group of stars at their clubs.
Patrick Dangerfield needs to have a big 2009, not for him but for the Adelaide people who didn't want Ebert.
2007 was also when the Hawks picked Rioli, just outside the top 10, so it was a great draft for many teams.
Ranking The AFL Draft Top 10s
2007
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1 Matthew Kreuzer - Carlton
2 Trent Cotchin - Richmond
3 Chris Masten - West Coast
4 Cale Morton - Melbourne
5 Jarrad Grant - Western Bulldogs
6 David Myers - Essendon
7 Rhys Palmer - Fremantle
8 Lachlan Henderson - Brisbane
9 Ben McEvoy - St Kilda
10 Patrick Dangerfield - Adelaide
It is too early to evaluate this draft, but the signs are looking good.
Everyone except the Bulldogs has a reason to be optimistic, and the Bulldogs still have a couple of years to see if their investment in Grant was the right thing to do. Henderson or McEvoy were expected to be considered at the Bulldogs pick, so the Bulldogs may have done the wrong thing. At least they went tall and that is something they should be commended for.
Kreuzer is a future superstar, even without waiting the three or four years that it takes for many ruckman to show what they can do. Kreuzer has height, skills, agility, co-ordination, running ability, kicks accurately for goal, but he was the top overall pick so it is expected that he will be good.
Palmer, Cotchin, Morton, Myers and Masten are all in their team's best 22 players. It won't be long before some of them are among the core group of stars at their clubs.
Patrick Dangerfield needs to have a big 2009, not for him but for the Adelaide people who didn't want Ebert.
2007 was also when the Hawks picked Rioli, just outside the top 10, so it was a great draft for many teams.
Ranking The AFL Draft Top 10s
2007
1997
2005
2000
1994
2002
1992
2003
1989
1993
1988
1998
1986
1996
1991
1995
1990
1987
