Brownlow Medal 2022

[DJC]

Well instead of gambling on kids who could be 10 year players but most of the time fail they recruit sure things who might only have 3-5 years left but that is better than what Dow, O'Brien, Stocker, Kemp or SPS have given us.

Geelong draft just as many kids and have just as many failures as other clubs.  They drafted five kids in the 2021 draft who have managed two games between them.  Their three 2020 draftees have managed a total of 32 games (our two have played 28).  2019 was better in that their gamble on Sam De Koning really paid off.  Their other two 2019 draftees have played 14 games between them.

They take risks with trade ins like Stengle (pass so far) and Higgins (fail) and bring in solid yet limited performers like Stanley, Henderson and Dalhaus or elite players like Dangerfield, Cameron and Ablett.  I'd rank Tuohy midway between those two groups.

Geelong's real strength lies in getting the most out of later draft picks and rookies like Stewart, Zach Guthrie, Blicavs, Menegola, Duncan, Henry, etc.  With the exception of Ed, Jack and Levi, we haven't had any success with late draft picks or rookies for far too long.