07-28-2018, 12:32 AM
(07-27-2018, 11:07 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:That's not what I'm saying either kruddler. We have done an amazingly bad job at developing our draftees but we've had very few that made you stood up and say, gee we've found one here until now.
Yes rebuild etc, but that's not the point. I pointed to players who aren't just promising. They've arrived. They are playing good footy and doing jobs ahead of their level. I'm not reaching for a couple of draftees whom we think is talented and listing them as potential 100 gamers like David Cunningham. I'm pointing at blokes who have played almost as much footy in year one at a higher standard than Matthew Watson did in his 23 games across five years at the club, and by the time he was done we were looking for players to start building around.
...and thats fine. The majority of which were taken higher in the draft, you expect them to show more than the blokes we drafted previously.
Williamson - 4th round
Fisher - 2nd round
Dow - 1st round
Curnow - 1st round
Weitering - pick 1
sps - 1st round
Those are the blokes you listed...and where they were taken. You expect them to see more time. But not all of them will live up to the high expectations we have of them right now.
Perhaps Weitering will be found to be too slow for AFL footy? (Especially with some potential changes coming in) Not strong enough for 1-on-1 defending? Perhaps.
Maybe SPS wants to go home and can't adjust to life in the spotlight.
Willo? Perhaps he continues to struggle with his body.
As i said, plenty of reasons why talented players don't make it on the list long term. Most of which is 'unforeseen'.
Its hard to predict why a player might not make it.
Its easy to predict that some players won't.