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DD wrote:

Cantbuyagoal wrote: So who should the Dockers target at 7 & 8 and what does that mean if no earlier bid is placed on Henry, does that then end their draft night with the remainder of their picks being bundled together to cover the points value of Henry (he won’t last in the draft to their next pick at 49)

Has to be midfielders and small forwards so Robertson and Henry for me.

Deven Robertson was unwanted . Tipped in top eight but not taken by pick 22..Was he over rated?

Time will tell. Might turn out to be a bargain but probably not for either of the Perth clubs.

Gee they all really over rate these Vic boys big time.
Robertson will turn out to be better than 3 quarters of those drafted before him and whoever picks him up will get a steal, although I bet he ends up at WCE somewhere down the track!
Sharp will be another steal both should have been Top 12 picks imho!

Deven Robertson the first player picked in the second round. Brisbane did pick swaps with PA to get him. Good luck Deven.

Jeremy Sharp from EF off to the Gold Coast at pick 27.

Nine WA boys by round 2....4 from EF, 2 Perth, 2 Cl and 1 Subi....few more WA boys to come in Garcia, Pasini, Jamieson and Ruscoe.....no doubt others in the radar as well

Be so hard to pick. Look at Brett Heady - pick 92, Ash McIntosh 106, Dean Kemp 117 and I bet every other club have similar stories. I’d hate to be a recruiting officer.

EF killing it in the draft and getting killed by the draft....5 so far....and all going East....11 WA boys so far....

Beasley Hutton wrote: Gee they all really over rate these Vic boys big time.
Robertson will turn out to be better than 3 quarters of those drafted before him and whoever picks him up will get a steal, although I bet he ends up at WCE somewhere down the track!
Sharp will be another steal both should have been Top 12 picks imho!

Who knows BH we’ll have to revisit this post in 5 years time to see if you’re right (but I’d listen to you ahead of these draft gurus any day)
And 58, wasn’t Ash Mcintosh a father son selection?

Beasley Hutton wrote: Gee they all really over rate these Vic boys big time.
Robertson will turn out to be better than 3 quarters of those drafted before him and whoever picks him up will get a steal, although I bet he ends up at WCE somewhere down the track!
Sharp will be another steal both should have been Top 12 picks imho!

Yes you are correct. Fremantle's pick 7 & 8 went East as did 61..
Eagles picked two local kids. Freo didn't rate locals.

I gotta admit I do wonder about Freo's recruiting strategies at times LS. Obviously they go with the "best available" mantra and get eastern states kids then spend the rest of their time trying to get eastern states based locals to come back to WA....go figure.