06-02-2015, 06:37 AM
(06-02-2015, 04:51 AM)blue4life link Wrote:Stevens was top class, but at Carlton he was asked to do it all with very little support, Campo, the last of Ratten and a busted Kouta.
But even without the standouts there were some very good players taken after Massie, Chad Cornes and Tarrant immediately after in fact, Hawthorn managed to snag Vandenberg at 78 who captained them for three seasons.
It's the difference between success and failure, we've just never been any good at identifying talent and the last draft doesn't seem to have been an exception.
To clarify, i don't acknowledge Stevens because of his recent disgrace.
Yes... Cornes, Tarrant, Scarlett also (FS, but maybe the other standout) that year. But geez, what a lot of spuds!
Looking at the first 50 players in that draft... reckon Massie would would still be a 1st rounder if you re-ranked it (in the 10-20 range).