The Craziness Of The 2004 AFL Draft - Geelong
32. Brent Prismall
48. Nathan Ablett
62. Matthew Egan
From The Age: Who your team picked
Geelong decided to make a big change, and by sending a package of draft picks to Richmond they were ale to get Brad Ottens. Ottens and Nathan Ablett, a father/son pick, were part of the Cats' 2007 Grand Final winning team. Egan would have been in the side if he was fit, and Prismall wasn't too far from being selected to play too. The Cats used their draft picks very well.
At the moment, the Cats are not getting anything from the players they picked, not that it matters too much as the Cats are a very deep team. N Ablett is taking a break from football, Egan is injured and will miss the entire season and Prismall can’t get into the side and might need to look at Callan who went to a new team via trade and became a regular player with their new club. Ottens is about to return from injury after missing the opening rounds of 2008.
So many teams refuse to trade for that extra veteran that can take them to a premiership, the Cats showed that trading youth and early picks can bring in a cup. Without Ottens, they don’t win the 2007 Grand Final.
The Craziness Of The 2004 AFL Draft - Fremantle
48. Nathan Ablett
62. Matthew Egan
From The Age: Who your team picked
THE CLUB SAYS "With the preparation we'd done, we anticipated getting the players we got, really. When you're at pick 32 for the start, you've got to cross off a lot of names before you have a pick. We were really hopeful Brent Prismall would be around... and Matt's done really well in our VFL team for a couple of years and we haven't drafted a real defender for a little while now." - Stephen Wells, Geelong recruiting manager
At the moment, the Cats are not getting anything from the players they picked, not that it matters too much as the Cats are a very deep team. N Ablett is taking a break from football, Egan is injured and will miss the entire season and Prismall can’t get into the side and might need to look at Callan who went to a new team via trade and became a regular player with their new club. Ottens is about to return from injury after missing the opening rounds of 2008.
So many teams refuse to trade for that extra veteran that can take them to a premiership, the Cats showed that trading youth and early picks can bring in a cup. Without Ottens, they don’t win the 2007 Grand Final.
The Craziness Of The 2004 AFL Draft - Fremantle
