Dogs recruiter looking to the future

[Throughandthrough]

Sam Landsberger From: Leader April 14, 2011 5:37PM

WESTERN Bulldogs chief recruiter Simon Dalrymple has revealed his shock first-round selection at the 2009 National Draft was done with an eye to 2013 and beyond.
Dalrymple plucked little-known South Australian Christian Howard at No. 15, who was not even on the radar at some clubs and did not feature in any phantom media drafts.

At the time it was considered one of the biggest drafting punts in history.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/af...-1226039275429

[GVGjr]

This article was in a local paper a couple of days ago.

I'm not sure why we need to say that the Crows would have selected him at 28. Surely we should be saying that Howard was, by our assessment, clearly the best player still available when it was our turn in the first round.

We will need to be patent with Howard but I think he will get a few senior games this year.

[Throughandthrough]

This article was in a local paper a couple of days ago.

I'm not sure why we need to say that the Crows would have selected him at 28. Surely we should be saying that Howard was, by our assessment, clearly the best player still available when it was our turn in the first round.

We will need to be patent with Howard but I think he will get a few senior games this year.

...and Richmond was gonna pick him early as well. I guess it's the clubs way of saying we really wanted him and we couldn't afford to wait for a later pick.

[Maddog37]

This article was in a local paper a couple of days ago.

I'm not sure why we need to say that the Crows would have selected him at 28. Surely we should be saying that Howard was, by our assessment, clearly the best player still available when it was our turn in the first round.

We will need to be patent with Howard but I think he will get a few senior games this year.

Is it not obvious that if we chose him we believe he was the best available player?

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Still looks like an ordinary draft for mine.

If we needed pace (which we have for a while), surely there were better options than Tutt? Not to write him off, but what I've seen hasn't filled me with any confidence whatsoever. Howard has at least impressed in the VFL at times, although he may be suited to playing a role further up the ground as opposed to half back.

[GVGjr]

Is it not obvious that if we chose him we believe he was the best available player?

To me it says that we would have preferred to wait but we were concerned other teams were nearly as smart as us. There is no need to reference another side.

[GVGjr]

...and Richmond was gonna pick him early as well. I guess it's the clubs way of saying we really wanted him and we couldn't afford to wait for a later pick.

I don't see any value in Dalrymple's comment about what the Crows might have done.
The fact is that we supposedly rated him in the top bracket and we regarded him as the best player available at our pick. Saying the Crows were poised to take him at 28 sort of implies it forced our hand.

By the way, I don't believe Richmond would have taken Howard before their 3rd round pick. They were pretty much locked in to Martin in the 1st round and Griffiths in the 2nd.

[KT31]

...and Richmond was gonna pick him early as well. I guess it's the clubs way of saying we really wanted him and we couldn't afford to wait for a later pick.

With the Tigers recent history if they wanted him , we possibly should have past.
With our windoa open and needing pace plus needing a tall to replace lake, IMO his was arsh recruitment if the club was looking so far forward.

[KT31]

Hey i just relalised that was my 1000th post.

[chef]

To me it says that we would have preferred to wait but we were concerned other teams were nearly as smart as us. There is no need to reference another side.

I'm sure we would have preferred to wait.

[chef]

I don't see any value in Dalrymple's comment about what the Crows might have done.
The fact is that we supposedly rated him in the top bracket and we regarded him as the best player available at our pick. Saying the Crows were poised to take him at 28 sort of implies it forced our hand.

By the way, I don't believe Richmond would have taken Howard before their 3rd round pick. They were pretty much locked in to Martin in the 1st round and Griffiths in the 2nd.

The Tigers would have taken Howard(if we didn't take him) if Griffiths wasn't available, or so I've heard.

[Ghost Dog]

Hey i just relalised that was my 100thg post.

Congratulations KT!!!

[LostDoggy]

Hey i just relalised that was my 100thg post.

Congratulations. Here come the police horses.

[stefoid]

OK, but lets put it in perspective - how many of these names do you recognize from the guys who were taken after Howard? I can reognize 4 - Tapscott, Fyfe, Bastinac and Duncan. All the others are still developing and trying to establish themselves, just like Howard.

So, OK, Fyfe would be handy right now, but arent the others more your inside midfielder which we already had our fill of even before taking Libba and Wallis on board?

1 16 Jasper Pittard Geelong Falcons Port Adelaide
1 17 Daniel Menzel Central District Geelong
2 18 Luke Tapscott North Adelaide Melbourne
2 19 Benjamin Griffiths Eastern Ranges Richmond
2 20 Nathan Fyfe Claremont Tigers Fremantle
2 21 Ryan Bastinac Dandenong Stingrays North Melbourne
2 22 Gerrick Weedon Claremont West Coast
2 23 Koby Stevens Gippsland Power West Coast
2 24 Jake Carlisle Calder Cannons Essendon
2 25 Aaron Black Peel North Melbourne
2 26 Travis Colyer Claremont Essendon
2 27 Callum Bartlett Geelong Falcons Brisbane Lions
2 28 Mitch Duncan East Perth Geelong
2 29 Jack Gunston Sandringham Dragons Adelaide
2 31 Jason Tutt Ainslie Western Bulldogs
2 32 Nicholas Winmar Claremont St Kilda
2 33 Anthony Long Calder Cannons Essendon
3 34 Max Gawn Sandringham Dragons Melbourne
3 35 David Astbury North Ballarat Rebels Richmond
3 36 Joel Houghton Perth Fremantle
3 37 Jamie MacMillan Oakleigh Chargers North Melbourne
3 38 Sam Reid Murray Bushrangers Sydney
3 39 Sam Grimley Northern Knights Hawthorn
3 40 Allen Christensen Geelong Falcons Geelong
3 41 Ayden Kennedy Eastern Ranges North Melbourne
3 42 Nathan Vardy Gippsland Power Geelong
3 43 Marcus Davies North Hobart Carlton
3 44 Matthew Dea North Ballarat Rebels Richmond
3 45 Sam Shaw Oakleigh Chargers Adelaide
3 46 Benjamin Stratton East Perth Hawthorn
3 47 Ryan Harwood Glenorchy Brisbane Lions
3 48 Jesse Crichton North Launceston Fremantle
3 49 Dylan Roberton Dandenong Stingrays Fremantle
4 50 Jack Fitzpatrick Western Jets Melbourne
4 51 Troy Taylor South Alice Springs Richmond

[Sockeye Salmon]

Out of all of them, I'd like another Sam Reid.