Whats the worst trades/drafts in history for your team?

[Kangamagic]

Im surprised no Freo supporters have laid out there clubs worst trade.

As for the Hawks, biggest recent drafting blunders include Ellis (at #3) over Pendles and Mitch Thorp over Ryder. Also getting Beau Dowler at pick 6 after he had been in a car accident and had a shattered pelvis. Great decision that one.

What about Rhan Hooper and Jarrod Kayler-Thomson (rookie draft)

Harry Miller 2003 draft pick 25 - did he even play a game? And Josh Thurgood in the pre-season draft of 2006

[Hodges]

Rhan Hooper didnt play in a loss as a Hawk. Was the exact type of pressure forward we needed, unfortunately had scar tissue on his hammies and simply couldnt string games together. JKT was drafted specifically to fill the role of Clint Young, who had that really nasty ankle injury in the 08 GF (he never hit the same heights after that injury btw). Those two arent drafting blunders, they were decent pickups that didnt work out for various reasons.

I have no idea who Harry Miller even is, but then every club has a few of those. Josh Thurgood tried his heart out but just wasnt AFL standard. Fair effort to get there though, still employed by the club to this day. Also its a preseason draft, so doesnt really count.

Keep trying mate, im sure you will find some actual blunders somewhere.

[Jonny27]

Im surprised no Freo supporters have laid out there clubs worst trade.

As for the Hawks, biggest recent drafting blunders include Ellis (at #3) over Pendles and Mitch Thorp over Ryder. Also getting Beau Dowler at pick 6 after he had been in a car accident and had a shattered pelvis. Great decision that one.

Mitch Thorp was actually taken in the 2006 draft whereas Ryder was in the 2005 draft. Thorp was taken 1 selection in front of this great man:

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Great work to Hawthorn there!

[Nuffman]

Where's a Tigers supporter when you want one? :_P

[His_Holiness]

http://www.bigpondsport.com/trades-f...6/default.aspx

That outlines most of our shockers, but I would hardly call the Tarrant deal a shocker. We traded for him after we finished in the top 4 in 2006 in the hope he could take us to the flag in 07. Medhurst had one good year at the pies but he hardly lasted long there in the end. Also Headland was bad in hindsight, but at the time it would have been considered a massive coup. Recently though we've fixed our act and have done better than most at the trade table and in the draft.

Also you need to understand why Fremantle traded pick 1 in 2001. When Connolly and Schwab came to the club at the end of 2001 we were riled in debt, membership was down and crowds were at the lowest in our history. They immediately recognised that to get Fremantle strong off the field in the short term they needed a big name on the field, and that is why pick 1 went to get Croad and McPharlin. In that regard, it worked. The very next year we averaged the highest crowd figures in our history, and by 2004 we broke 30k members. You can criticise the Connolly/Schwab era for not taking Fremantle further on the field and for missing opportunities, but their administration laid the foundation for what is now one of the strongest clubs off the field.

[Crow-mo]

the 2001 trades were very good business for Freo, anyone arguing otherwise is ignoring the context of the time.

i'll argue the groom trade was a good one too. Imagine if gumbleton was pre draft selection in 2006 & had been traded for Joel Selwood: does gumbleton have less currency after the event all of a sudden because he subsequently had injuries?

Freo needed talls in 01 and were taking polak at #1 regardless. they parlayed their position into;
Croad - an amazing prospect
Polak
McPharlin

at the time hawks fans were screaming mcpharlin had been stolen (he was) and Croad was too high a price for anyone after he nearly won the 2001 prelim off his own boot

just cause its freo, people like to reinvent history

[Kangamagic]

Rhan Hooper didnt play in a loss as a Hawk. Was the exact type of pressure forward we needed, unfortunately had scar tissue on his hammies and simply couldnt string games together. JKT was drafted specifically to fill the role of Clint Young, who had that really nasty ankle injury in the 08 GF (he never hit the same heights after that injury btw). Those two arent drafting blunders, they were decent pickups that didnt work out for various reasons.

I have no idea who Harry Miller even is, but then every club has a few of those. Josh Thurgood tried his heart out but just wasnt AFL standard. Fair effort to get there though, still employed by the club to this day. Also its a preseason draft, so doesnt really count.

Keep trying mate, im sure you will find some actual blunders somewhere.

Just letting you know Hodges this thread is for all drafts so every player ever taken as a pick is counted

To refresh your memory this is Harry Miller getting it on with Mark Williams in a game, they seem to be enjoying themselves

[Kangamagic]

Where's a Tigers supporter when you want one? :_P

They are very hard to find, though Tigerlicious follows them so hopefully he can add his 2 cent worth in very soon

[Hodges]

Mitch Thorp was actually taken in the 2006 draft whereas Ryder was in the 2005 draft. Thorp was taken 1 selection in front of this great man:

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Great work to Hawthorn there!

Thats right, it was Thorp over Selwood and Dowler over Ryder. If you believe the rumours back then, Geelong took a big risk by picking him at 7. Would be interesting having Selwood at the Hawks though - as a rule we dont tend to get free kicks, something he bases his game around. Wonder which would win out

And KM that picture isnt loading for some reason. Clearly your making Harry Miller up!

[Kangamagic]

Thats right, it was Thorp over Selwood and Dowler over Ryder. If you believe the rumours back then, Geelong took a big risk by picking him at 7. Would be interesting having Selwood at the Hawks though - as a rule we dont tend to get free kicks, something he bases his game around. Wonder which would win out

And KM that picture isnt loading for some reason. Clearly your making Harry Miller up!

It worked at home, hopefully it works now
Miller is real mate !!!!! haha

[Hodges]

Haha, still nothing. Even tried to open it in a new tab, apparently im being denied access to that website.

I still say Miller doesnt exist.

[Kangamagic]

Haha, still nothing. Even tried to open it in a new tab, apparently im being denied access to that website.

I still say Miller doesnt exist.

Maybe someone else can do it ! its working my end, and I can see both images I did today! He does exist haha

[nethermage]

i think hodge is playing funny buggers kanga cause i can see those pics fine

[Kangamagic]

i think hodge is playing funny buggers kanga cause i can see those pics fine

Cheers mage ! I think he knows that Miller was a shit pick thats why!

[Hodges]

Haha, I wish. That Selwood pic is showing up fine, the Miller ones arent. I would much rather see pictures of a dud pick than a picture of my most hated player, so you can be sure im not lying...

I still say he doesnt exist though.