The '99 Draft in Hindsight
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:46 am
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The '99 Draft in Hindsight
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 11:37 am
I want a refund on Danny Roach.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 1:38 pm
...so do I. Where do I go to get one?
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:26 pm
i think Ben Johnson @ pick 62 is your refundhoggy wrote:I want a refund on Danny Roach.
what a bargin!Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:12 pm
western bulldogs did allright that year
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 12:00 pm
Other than Roach that was an excellent year. It would be intresting to compare that to how the other clubs fared in the same year
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 1:03 pm
Sultan of Spin, click on that link and you will find a comparison with all other clubs.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:44 pm
Thanx Joel, Looks like Geelong, Bulldogs and Melbourne also fared pretty well from this draft.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:53 pm
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:09 am
Talking about late choices, have a look at Footscray's picks in the 1988 draft
Bulldogs:7:Leon Cameron (172 games)
21:Anthony Reynolds (0)
35: John Georgiades (15)
49: Shannon Corcoran (23)
63: Scott Davies (0)
77: Robert Bloom (0)
86: Ben Sexton (35)
91: Matthew Queen (0)
105: Chris Grant (enough said)
And by the way, Collingwood was one of the many clubs who overlooked Grant... picks 11,53,67 and 81 played 4 games between them... while Collingwood used 95 to get Tony Francis.... Drafts were pretty weird back then...[/b]
Bulldogs:7:Leon Cameron (172 games)
21:Anthony Reynolds (0)
35: John Georgiades (15)
49: Shannon Corcoran (23)
63: Scott Davies (0)
77: Robert Bloom (0)
86: Ben Sexton (35)
91: Matthew Queen (0)
105: Chris Grant (enough said)
And by the way, Collingwood was one of the many clubs who overlooked Grant... picks 11,53,67 and 81 played 4 games between them... while Collingwood used 95 to get Tony Francis.... Drafts were pretty weird back then...[/b]
1988 draft
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 12:02 am
From what i was told, Footscray was the only club even WATCHING Grant play, but there's more to this story than i can remember. Maybe they "hid him" from view?David from Canberra wrote:Talking about late choices, have a look at Footscray's picks in the 1988 draft
Bulldogs: 105: Chris Grant (enough said)
Collingwood was one of the many clubs who overlooked Grant
Collingwood used 95 to get Tony Francis.... Drafts were pretty weird back then...
Tony Francis informed all clubs that he had no intention of crossing to Victoria in 1989, therefore delaying his debut 'til 1990. I remember thinking at the time that was excellent foresight by the club, in picking up a highly recommended SANFL player with a later pick and waiting, as no other club was willing to risk this. Even so, it took a couple of trips across to SA by G.Allen, Matthews and co. to convince him to take the opportunity. Great debut it was too in Perth vs. WCE, suspeneded for 6 weeks trying to kick some sense into Murray Rance! But Tony had the last laugh 6 months later.
Dyso