Take the inspirational young half backs over the last couple of seasons. They rebound and they run very fast. We are talking Jiath. Thats the in demand type, not Roberts types, notwithstanding Archie has a tank.
But theres also the “upside” calculation. Man child players, who might have peaked OK at 17, , but peaked early and are not a top 5 pick, how often have we seen these players fail to become locks at AFL level. I think they might slide.
He probably meant Adam Selwood
Was Adam the one who had to retire at 24 after about 30 concussions?
Can’t fault his attack on the footy…
Which Selwood did Hardingham put in hospital one game? It was either Adam or Troy, but I can’t remember which.
What is going to be his biggest area of improvement? There must be a reason why we was overlooked till pick 54. This bloke holds the biggest fascination for me.
Doesn’t like to defend and not great strength wise, should fit right in.
Lordo said that when he first saw him, he played like Selwood in the way he went for the ball in the midfield, but then as years went by he moved into half back position and played there.
(Whilst he didn’t say this word to word, that is what he was trying to imply).
Toddlers wading pool shallow I’ve heard from up here.
Off to the “signs you’re getting old” thread
“The hard-working running half back credits Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd and Pies champion Scott Pendlebury as two figures who have played a key part in his development both on and off the field.”
Pretty good development mentors right there. From a pre-draft article here
While that’s a fair comment, you obviously know that just because someone is a dominant U18 midfielder that doesn’t mean they are an AFL midfielder.
Note this is not a comment on McGrath, just a comment on the argument’s logic. (And ignoring that Nino never said he was an U18 HBF.
While fair, draft before the TAC era was a completely different thing
So have we confirmed wilhether Archie was the ringleader in the notorious post APS premiership, Lloyd on the Breezers media beat up?
Might mean that he can tick the bad boy box as well 
How true about each and every recruit
It won’t be as simple and straight forward as a cause and effect. There will be multiple factors. Blitzers looking at this selection slide as a negative, l prefer to see it as an astute pick, a bargain in waiting.
clubs go to drafts with plans. they may not even look at players because they either dont expect them to be there or already have that spot over filled. seeing a lot of clubs draft based on needs over talent this year means you got potentailly very good kids sliding to the 50s and not even getting drafted.
Not if Archie was drinking Breezers too.
The ‘zero finals wins since 2004’ is a huge millstone to overcome for your head of recruiting, but the fallout from 2013 really cannot be underestimated.
Yep. He’s the fall guy but in truth it’s an organisation full of failures for 20 years, and quite a few on bigger coin than Adrian have made his life harder with their decision making then scooted scot free on to new boards and new enterprises. Good that we’re finally doing a proper refresh, but AD cops it too much.
Lloydy would’ve got wind that roberts was going to slide so made that comment to pump up his value to ensure he was drafted by a club