Re: The Ruck Division .... Is It Really Competent Enough ??
Reply #94 –
Okay then ............
SOS drafted Macreadie at #47, the Pies drafted Cameron with the next pick at #48.
Macreadie played 8 games in four seasons whilst Cameron is nearing 60-games and is an integral apart of their push for the flag.
If Macreadie was considered decent, GWS would have matched the bid but they didn't.
This all comes back to my point in another thread that we need to improve our hit-rate at the draft, yes, its hindsight revisionism but it is one that sticks out like a sore thumb.
Cameron was drafted by the Swans and traded to Collingwood for a packet of peanuts. He played one game in his first three seasons with the Swans. In the same period, Macreadie played nine games and, after showing some promise in his first season, was shown the door. If we had drafted Cameron instead of Macreadie, and he managed the same one game in three seasons, he would have been on your "Sacked" or "Time has run out" lists by the end of his second season.
The Swans couldn't see a future for Cameron. Collingwood took a risk and it paid off. We got Pitto at the same time (for another packet of peanuts) and I'm happy with that, particularly when you consider that Pitto is a year younger. In fact, have a look at their statistics for the years when they were 25.