First Draftee to Debut?

[comrade]

The is fine, and that is your opinion. But what is your criteria whether a player made it or not?

Personally, I think if a recruiter can pick a player who can get over 50 games, they have done well. On a first rounder, at least 100 games, unless there are other issues, like cruel injuries destroying their career.

IMO, a successful non bust criteria is as follows:

Top 5 pick needs to return 200+ quality games
Top 6-10 pick needs to return 150+ quality games
Top 11-20 pick needs to return 100+ quality games
Top 21-30 pick needs to return 50+ quality games

Obviously injuries need to be taken into account which means you could give Clayton some leeway on Walsh and Williams but I doubt either would have fit the above criteria even if they weren't as fragile as tissue paper.

[bornadog]

IMO, a successful non bust criteria is as follows:

Top 5 pick needs to return 200+ quality games
Top 6-10 pick needs to return 150+ quality games
Top 11-20 pick needs to return 100+ quality games
Top 21-30 pick needs to return 50+ quality games

Obviously injuries need to be taken into account which means you could give Clayton some leeway on Walsh and Williams but I doubt either would have fit the above criteria even if they weren't as fragile as tissue paper.

Well based on your criteria (except the definition of Quality), and taking out Williams and Walsh.

x	1	Cooney	Brownlow
x	4	Ray	200 plus games
x	3	Gryphone	200 plus games, Captain, best finals player for his time
o	6	Williams	85 games - Injuries killed his career
x	10	McMahon	148 games, BOG 2006 Elimination final
x	11	Higgins	170 Games
	10	Power	123 games
o	4	Walsh	Fail
	5	Grant	94 Games - didn't live up to expectations
x	11	Everitt	131 Games
	14	Ayce	27 games, Not up to expectations.
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My point is you can't just blame the recruiter, other factors come into it.

[comrade]

Well based on your criteria (except the definition of Quality), and taking out Williams and Walsh.

x	1	Cooney	Brownlow
x	4	Ray	200 plus games
x	3	Gryphone	200 plus games, Captain, best finals player for his time
o	6	Williams	85 games - Injuries killed his career
x	10	McMahon	148 games, BOG 2006 Elimination final
x	11	Higgins	170 Games
	10	Power	123 games
o	4	Walsh	Fail
	5	Grant	94 Games - didn't live up to expectations
x	11	Everitt	131 Games
	14	Ayce	27 games, Not up to expectations.
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My point is you can't just blame the recruiter, other factors come into it.

The key word is quality.

And how many of the games from Everitt, Ray, Power, Higgins and McMahon were with us? You can't claim games with other clubs after we've off loaded them.

[Cyberdoggie]

The key word is quality.

And how many of the games from Everitt, Ray, Power, Higgins and McMahon were with us? You can't claim games with other clubs after we've off loaded them.

There is also the question of what players he missed to select them.
ie Grypon over Buddy Franklin

[bulldogtragic]

There is also the question of what players he missed to select them.
ie Grypon over Buddy Franklin

I put up that list last page. It's a whose who of gun players.