Austin also hasn't had the 'luxury' of high draft picks since he arrived. Ollie being the exception at pick 11 a few years back.Taking high ceiling guys in the mid-late 2nd round is fine.
I would worry about it more if it was a top 10 pick.
Sustained success for us from here is going to come from bringing in guys who can be brought up to speed on our system quickly and be ready to play a role.
Drafting for guys who learn fast and have the physical attributes to play a role at AFL level would be my criteria. Also not going to be put out by being a lesser light for a while
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The rest have basically been picks in the mid 2nd round or later - Motlop at #27, Cow at #30, Binns at #32, Moir at #29, Billy at #34, Durds at #37, Carroll at #41, Lem at #47.
Even this year, we may end up shifting our 1st round pick for points.
TBH, I do have a slight concern that we're not getting that top end talent coming in right now, and a number of our youngsters are more speculative than locks going forward. The last thing you want is to be caught in no man's land for years like a St.Kilda or Essendon.