The Craziness Of The 2004 AFL Draft - Hawthorn
2 Jarryd Roughead
5 Lance Franklin
7 Jordan Lewis
21 Thomas Murphy
26 Matthew Little
53 Simon Taylor
From The Age: Who your team picked
"This draft is the start", that has to be one of the better quotes from the 2004 draft. Hawthorn's current success is because of this draft and is also due to Hawthorn grabbing size and not following everyone else with their so-called "best available player" draft plan. The "best available tall" draft strategy is the way to assemble a team.
One thing will always stand out from the 2004 AFL draft results, Hawthorn took Roughead before Franklin. It doesn't matter now as they got both. Teams are lucky to get one quality key position forward in a draft, Hawthorn got two of them and both are very high quality.
Just as the Saints did with Riewoldt and Koschitzke, the Hawks went rebuilding by adding two of the biggest pieces they could find. Teams are built around key forwards and Hawthorn were able to grab Roughead and Franklin as Richmond and the Western Bulldogs let them go by.
Jordan Lewis is a strong midfielder that finals teams need. Simon Taylor has also been a success, he didn't do a lot for a few years but then grabbed his chance when Everitt left and Bailey was injured. Murphy is also a solid player, and if a spot opens up at either end of the field he can contribute.
Four of the players are regulars in the Hawthorn side, three of those could be called stars, and one of those is often called a superstar. A lot of the success that Hawthorn currently have is due to the names that they called out in the 2004 AFL draft.
The Craziness Of The 2004 AFL Draft - Geelong
5 Lance Franklin
7 Jordan Lewis
21 Thomas Murphy
26 Matthew Little
53 Simon Taylor
From The Age: Who your team picked
THE CLUB SAYS "We're under no illusions of where we are as a footy club and what we've got to do and how we've got to rebuild it, and there's going to be a process. This draft is the start of that process and I'd say to our supporters, be patient, don't expect these kids to be superstars overnight. They'll be good developing players if we're all patient and we're all doing our jobs properly in developing them." - Gary Buckenara, Hawthorn recruiting manager
One thing will always stand out from the 2004 AFL draft results, Hawthorn took Roughead before Franklin. It doesn't matter now as they got both. Teams are lucky to get one quality key position forward in a draft, Hawthorn got two of them and both are very high quality.
Just as the Saints did with Riewoldt and Koschitzke, the Hawks went rebuilding by adding two of the biggest pieces they could find. Teams are built around key forwards and Hawthorn were able to grab Roughead and Franklin as Richmond and the Western Bulldogs let them go by.
Jordan Lewis is a strong midfielder that finals teams need. Simon Taylor has also been a success, he didn't do a lot for a few years but then grabbed his chance when Everitt left and Bailey was injured. Murphy is also a solid player, and if a spot opens up at either end of the field he can contribute.
Four of the players are regulars in the Hawthorn side, three of those could be called stars, and one of those is often called a superstar. A lot of the success that Hawthorn currently have is due to the names that they called out in the 2004 AFL draft.
The Craziness Of The 2004 AFL Draft - Geelong
