Best value recruits
Moderators: Saintsational Administrators, Saintsational Moderators
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
Best value recruits
We focus a lot on recruiting mistakes, not choosing Judd, J Riewoldt, Petracca and sure they are club killers
But what about the bargains?
Whether it be trade, DFA or draft choices
Who are the best value players we’ve picked up since 87 - the start of the National Draft
I’ll kick it off with one of the greatest rookie selections in not just Stk history but in the AFL
Stephen Milne
But what about the bargains?
Whether it be trade, DFA or draft choices
Who are the best value players we’ve picked up since 87 - the start of the National Draft
I’ll kick it off with one of the greatest rookie selections in not just Stk history but in the AFL
Stephen Milne
-
- Club Player
- Posts: 1833
- Joined: Wed 27 Feb 2008 7:27pm
- Has thanked: 226 times
- Been thanked: 347 times
Re: Best value recruits
Steven Baker.
Rugby League would have to be the stupidest, most moronic and over rated game of all time.
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
Re: Best value recruits
Sam Fisher
Was Pick 55 in 2003
You’d be happy if you took him with pick 1
Dual B&F
All Australian
200 games
Great selection
Was Pick 55 in 2003
You’d be happy if you took him with pick 1
Dual B&F
All Australian
200 games
Great selection
-
- Club Player
- Posts: 1833
- Joined: Wed 27 Feb 2008 7:27pm
- Has thanked: 226 times
- Been thanked: 347 times
Re: Best value recruits
Aussie Jones
Rugby League would have to be the stupidest, most moronic and over rated game of all time.
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
Re: Best value recruits
Steven Baker
Pick 28 1998
Small, not quick, not skilled
But probably pound for pound the toughest player ever to pull on the jumper
Best and Fairest
200 games
Pick 28 1998
Small, not quick, not skilled
But probably pound for pound the toughest player ever to pull on the jumper
Best and Fairest
200 games
-
- SS Hall of Fame
- Posts: 2490
- Joined: Mon 19 Mar 2012 8:54pm
- Has thanked: 140 times
- Been thanked: 546 times
Re: Best value recruits
Wilkie has s only been here for 3 years but IMO is a gun, The "tip rat" a rookie & he went went ok
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
Re: Best value recruits
Aussie
Pick 48 1994
229 games
Dual All Australian
Outstanding selection - looked too small to be any good!
In the best few kick EVER to play at stk
Pick 48 1994
229 games
Dual All Australian
Outstanding selection - looked too small to be any good!
In the best few kick EVER to play at stk
- D.B.Cooper
- SS Hall of Fame
- Posts: 2111
- Joined: Sun 24 Oct 2021 5:50pm
- Has thanked: 769 times
- Been thanked: 720 times
Re: Best value recruits
Dylan Robertson & Tim Membrey as DFA.
They were good players who walked away to come to St Kilda but still cost us nothing.
Schneider & Dempster for #26?
About the only trade we have ever won with the Swans
They were good players who walked away to come to St Kilda but still cost us nothing.
Schneider & Dempster for #26?
About the only trade we have ever won with the Swans
There's only one rule in the jungle! When the LYON's hungry, he eats!
-
- Club Player
- Posts: 225
- Joined: Sat 27 Jun 2020 8:14pm
- Has thanked: 67 times
- Been thanked: 161 times
Re: Best value recruits
Haha, posted the same Wilkie response at the same time. Great minds think alikebangaulegend wrote: ↑Wed 03 Aug 2022 9:42pm Wilkie has s only been here for 3 years but IMO is a gun, The "tip rat" a rookie & he went went ok
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
Re: Best value recruits
Wilkie
Makes you wonder about recruiting
He is a gunnAFL player
Overlooked in 4 drafts
Makes you wonder about recruiting
He is a gunnAFL player
Overlooked in 4 drafts
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 23098
- Joined: Wed 10 Mar 2004 3:53pm
- Has thanked: 9036 times
- Been thanked: 3929 times
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
Re: Best value recruits
Membrey - not sure how we got him for nothing
I was spewing we used the selection before Tim on TDL (who is a great bloke btw) and missed out on Tim who was available. He was seen as too undersized for AFL even though he was the dominant forward in the TAC cup.
Roberton - had a couple of outstanding seasons before the incident
I was spewing we used the selection before Tim on TDL (who is a great bloke btw) and missed out on Tim who was available. He was seen as too undersized for AFL even though he was the dominant forward in the TAC cup.
Roberton - had a couple of outstanding seasons before the incident
- D.B.Cooper
- SS Hall of Fame
- Posts: 2111
- Joined: Sun 24 Oct 2021 5:50pm
- Has thanked: 769 times
- Been thanked: 720 times
Re: Best value recruits
Interesting player Wilkie.
Not big, not overly quick, not a great athlete.
You can see why there were questions on his ability to rise to the next level.
But his gifts which are not immediately obvious are elite.
As smart a player as I have seen.
Elite at reading the ball in flight.
Elite at judging when to leave his opponent or defend.
Does everything well with a minimum of fuss and very, very well.
You are shocked when he makes a mistake, turns it over or is beaten in a contest as he is so good and so consistent.
Gun AFL player.
There's only one rule in the jungle! When the LYON's hungry, he eats!
-
- SS Hall of Fame
- Posts: 2490
- Joined: Mon 19 Mar 2012 8:54pm
- Has thanked: 140 times
- Been thanked: 546 times
-
- Club Player
- Posts: 1833
- Joined: Wed 27 Feb 2008 7:27pm
- Has thanked: 226 times
- Been thanked: 347 times
Re: Best value recruits
Andrew Thompson
Rugby League would have to be the stupidest, most moronic and over rated game of all time.
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
Re: Best value recruits
Geary was not only just a Rookie
He was one of the last selections in the Rookie Draft
About 120 people were drafted before Geary
He would be in the top 15 of all of them
He was one of the last selections in the Rookie Draft
About 120 people were drafted before Geary
He would be in the top 15 of all of them
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
Re: Best value recruits
Rowan Marshall would sit comfortably as a number 1 pick
Was a rookie selection after being overlooked in 3 drafts
Hard to believe
Was a rookie selection after being overlooked in 3 drafts
Hard to believe
- D.B.Cooper
- SS Hall of Fame
- Posts: 2111
- Joined: Sun 24 Oct 2021 5:50pm
- Has thanked: 769 times
- Been thanked: 720 times
Re: Best value recruits
Sydney have that knack for picking players with perceived deficiencies that end up absolute guns like Luke Parker #40 & Joey Kennedy when he was under valued at Hawthorn.B.M wrote: ↑Wed 03 Aug 2022 9:48pm Membrey - not sure how we got him for nothing
I was spewing we used the selection before Tim on TDL (who is a great bloke btw) and missed out on Tim who was available. He was seen as too undersized for AFL even though he was the dominant forward in the TAC cup.
Roberton - had a couple of outstanding seasons before the incident
There's only one rule in the jungle! When the LYON's hungry, he eats!
-
- Club Player
- Posts: 1833
- Joined: Wed 27 Feb 2008 7:27pm
- Has thanked: 226 times
- Been thanked: 347 times
Re: Best value recruits
Justin Peckett
Rugby League would have to be the stupidest, most moronic and over rated game of all time.
- D.B.Cooper
- SS Hall of Fame
- Posts: 2111
- Joined: Sun 24 Oct 2021 5:50pm
- Has thanked: 769 times
- Been thanked: 720 times
Re: Best value recruits
James Gwilt from Noble Park.
There's only one rule in the jungle! When the LYON's hungry, he eats!
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
Re: Best value recruits
Gwilt
Pick 63 in 2004
Ended up being a really good player. Played undersized.
Pick 63 in 2004
Ended up being a really good player. Played undersized.
-
- Saintsational Legend
- Posts: 12463
- Joined: Thu 04 Jul 2019 8:53pm
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 2662 times
Re: Best value recruits
Luke Parker
Not sure WTF happened there
He was one of the most dominant juniors ever seen in the MPNFL
Perception was he had little scope for improvement as he was already developed
Rubbish
Not sure WTF happened there
He was one of the most dominant juniors ever seen in the MPNFL
Perception was he had little scope for improvement as he was already developed
Rubbish