The Good and Bad of the 2003 AFL Draft - West Coast
11 - Beau Waters
20 - Samuel Butler
26 - Daniel McConnell
From The Age: Who your team picked
The Eagles star in the drafts, probably why they are frequently a contending team as they use their resources to find the best available talent.
Another good outcome from this draft, and something that the other teams didn't achieve, was that their first pick did bring in the best player, the second pick they used brought in the second best player, that is the way it is supposed to go.
Waters brings the necessary ingredients for finals football. Tough at the ball, and the player, Waters was a very good pick in a draft that was not loaded with star prospects. Butler has also been a more than useful player for the Eagles, although injury has limited his availability. McConnell seemed like a good pick at the time, he didn't find a spot with the Eagles, but like they so often do, the Eagles were able to exchange a player that was not part of their future to another team for a draft pick.
The Eagles know how to scout the prospects and also how to move up in the drafts by trading wisely. That is why they usually land a star prospect or two in every draft they are in, and the 2003 AFL draft was not an exception.
The Good and Bad of the 2003 AFL Draft - Sydney
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20 - Samuel Butler
26 - Daniel McConnell
From The Age: Who your team picked
The club says "It was good, the three boys were rated in our top 20 and hopefully we’re right. We’ll know in a couple of years. Beau Waters, we rate him pretty high, he’s a skilled leftfooter. We’re looking for him to step into the fore reasonably quickly, but there’s no pressure on him to play next year."
Trevor Woodhouse, recruiting manager
Trevor Woodhouse, recruiting manager
The Eagles star in the drafts, probably why they are frequently a contending team as they use their resources to find the best available talent.
Another good outcome from this draft, and something that the other teams didn't achieve, was that their first pick did bring in the best player, the second pick they used brought in the second best player, that is the way it is supposed to go.
Waters brings the necessary ingredients for finals football. Tough at the ball, and the player, Waters was a very good pick in a draft that was not loaded with star prospects. Butler has also been a more than useful player for the Eagles, although injury has limited his availability. McConnell seemed like a good pick at the time, he didn't find a spot with the Eagles, but like they so often do, the Eagles were able to exchange a player that was not part of their future to another team for a draft pick.
The Eagles know how to scout the prospects and also how to move up in the drafts by trading wisely. That is why they usually land a star prospect or two in every draft they are in, and the 2003 AFL draft was not an exception.
The Good and Bad of the 2003 AFL Draft - Sydney
For AFL news and fantasy footy information, go to www.allfooty.info
