I just looked back at the 2013 draft. Wow it was a ripper. With Nathan Freeman literally limping to 2 games it means pick 38 in Dayle Garlett is the highest drafted player from that draft not to have played an AFL match. Thank god we dodged that bullet.
Maybe this is something for @Diggers. The Hawks have a horrible record with pick 38 (unlike us who have never taken pick 38 in the National Draft before). Here is their roll of dishonour:
1987 - John Polkinghorne - 0 Games
2005 - Travis Tuck (father son) - 20 games (plus 3 strikes)
2010 - Mitch Hallahan - 6 games - he played another 20 for Gold Coast
2011 - Jordan Kelly - 0 games
2013 - Dayle Garlett - 0 games
Just for comparison sake the best pick 38s ever are:
-1998 - Brendan Fevola - 204 games - 623 goals - 3 x AA and 2 Colemans
-1999 - Cameron Ling - 246 games - 1 x AA and 3 x premiership player
-2008 - Matthew Broadbent - 161 games
-2009 - Sam Reid (Sydney) - 121 games and 1 x premiership player
Other premiership players are Ashley Hansen and Mark Blake
Let’s hope the 2018 pick 38 is as fruitful as the 1998 and 2008 picks.
Collingwood had one in 1995 I think, basically just set it up and bought players, lasted 2 years I think.
Carlton also set one up as well but actually had a a younger squad and developed them together. They didn’t last much longer I don’t think but it was more a failing of the NSL. They were pretty decent.
G Wright just confirmed that they rated Mosquito lower than Essendon and declined to match on that basis. Also said Mosquito has a long way to go development wise but is confident he’s in good hands with Essendon.
I think this was pretty much what everybody thought. And it was reported that Hawthorn knew Essendon were going to bid with 38 and they weren’t going to match. The 2 clubs had already spoken about it. We can afford to have Mozzy develop in the 2s next season. Hawthorn needed to fill more immediate needs.
Now can we just be happy we got him? And cross our fingers that Hawthorn missed a future champion? Ok good.
That has already been stated by them from that night and was told to you already. You didn’t discover something new that answers the questions you asked that hadn’t already been explained to you.
It would have been weird for them to pass if they rated him as highly as Essendon.
‘Oh, we think he’s worth that pick. We’re just in a pesky mood.
By the way, is there cake? There is? Good. We don’t want any.’
There you go again, jumping to conclusions. If there was a World Championship of conclusion jumping, you would be first picked to represent Australia and a good chance for a podium finish.
Pretty much but it would be a tough decision as they have invested two years worth of time and effort into him only to see the fruits of their labour enjoyed by another club.
They thought he was good enough to nurture, but not good enough to pick.
G Wright said matching Essendon’s bid would have screwed up the balance of this year’s draft and compromised next year’s as well.
