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Saints traded their F2 for pick 45 from Dons to take Hugh Boxshall
So not a decent deal by any means.
Suns bid on GWS Academy player at pick 49 which Giants did not match.

Lions traded out a bunch of picks when Ty Gallop was bid on at pick 42 by Cats. Not eactly sure what they were but can see lions with a bunch of future picks.

One of their top club F1 with F2 going back would have been fair given the talent that was still on board at pick 35

 
A predicted top 10 pick who slid due to injury.

Got a touch of the Ryan Burton's perhaps (he only slid to pick 19 though).

Not the worst way to spend a selection in the 30's
 
A predicted top 10 pick who slid due to injury.

Got a touch of the Ryan Burton's perhaps (he only slid to pick 19 though).

Not the worst way to spend a selection in the 30's
Don't think he is as agile as Burton but strikes me more of a Dustin Fletcher type. His aerial work is clearly his strength but kicking needs some work. But a nice height.

I will trust the recruiting team with this selection.
 

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Don't think he is as agile as Burton but strikes me more of a Dustin Fletcher type. His aerial work is clearly his strength but kicking needs some work. But a nice height.

I will trust the recruiting team with this selection.
Just for clarifications sake I was not comparing the players but more so making a comment regarding the recruiting technique of drafting previously touted high draft picks who slip down the rankings due to injury
 
didnt see much of his underage year and he was injured for 90% of his draft year, but in the glimpses i have seen he looks competitive in the air (interceptor)and on the ground and at 198cm is a handy height, weakness is potentially kicking and not seeing him compete against the best at the champs which adds a little uncertainty, i think some had him in the top 20 prior to the season, so he caught some peoples attention in his underage year, i trust Mark McKenzie with post pick 30 picks in the draft, it seems to be his specialty, he has a good record with late picks imo.
 
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Looks like succession planning to me. Mraz and Mcabe are in a different age bracket than Barass, Frosty and Sic so if the talent is there...
My thoughts too, twin towers in the backline with loads of time to develop a close rapport with each other, and a massively talented group of mentors surrounding them. Add Ryan, MacDonald and Mitchel and Serong pretty handy junior back 6.
 

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