Yes, the downside is Talls take years to develop, and in the case of Begg(Mid season D) we cut him at 21, we could end up with a dozen developing talls.. I think the issue is the success rate/Luck.Sometimes I think a good strategy is to just continually invest in a speculative KPP....you don’t want to end up with a list full of 6’6” spuds who can’t get a kick at VFL level either.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Since Beggs recruitment in 2021, we have added and retained :
Steene,
Kreuger
McStay,
Smit
Eyre
Dean
We have trialled talls just about every pre-season. In essence, are late hail Mary potential picks, but with the benefit of a closer look.
Carlton won the wooden spoon in 2015, and used pick 1 for Weitering 10&12 for McKay/Curnow. They got 3 for 3, this is exceptional.
We got a 2 for 2 in Reid and Brown, but I'd argue only Reid was in Carlton's class.
Regardless of how studious or clever we are, we succumb to success/failure bias. Bloody thing comes down to luck and getting that 250 game player which settles that spot on the list for 12 years.