The '99 Draft in Hindsight

hoggy · Post by **hoggy** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:37 am

I want a refund on Danny Roach.

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 12:38 pm

...so do I. Where do I go to get one?

Presti35 · Post by **Presti35** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 1:26 pm

hoggy wrote:I want a refund on Danny Roach.

i think Ben Johnson @ pick 62 is your refund

what a bargin!

scoobydoo · Post by **scoobydoo** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 6:12 pm

western bulldogs did allright that year

Sultan of spin · Post by **Sultan of spin** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 11:00 am

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

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 12:03 pm

Sultan of Spin, click on that link and you will find a comparison with all other clubs.

Sultan of spin · Post by **Sultan of spin** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 3:44 pm

Thanx Joel, Looks like Geelong, Bulldogs and Melbourne also fared pretty well from this draft.

piedys · Post by **piedys** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 5:53 pm

Post by **David** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 7:09 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]

piedys · Post by **piedys** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 11:02 pm

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...

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?

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

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The '99 Draft in Hindsight

The '99 Draft in Hindsight

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