Recruitment Manager Stephen Conole previews the 2016 Draft. Here are the questions he answers:
- 0:30 - What’s on at the moment?
- 0:50 - What happens between now and the draft?
- 1:30 - Is your ranking locked in or still a work in progress?
- 1:50 - What are the key attributes that we’re after at this year's draft?
- 2:30 - What was the brief at the start of the year, and has it changed throughout the year?
- 3:40 - Has the change within the footy department changed our recruitment strategy at all?
- 4:20 - Where do you see the balance between drafting to fill a need and drafting for talent?
- 5:15 - Is our Draft focus on what we need or on talent?
- 5:50 - Are draftees more ready for AFL these days? And does that mean we look to fill short term needs?
- 7:00 - The potential go home risk, how important is that to our planning?
- 8:30 - Where is the line between talent and character?
- 9:45 - Do you ever consider relationships draftees have with current players?
- 10:55 - Is the current intention to fill all six spots on Draft night?
- 11:25 - How many Rookie spots are there currently on the Club’s list?
- 12:00 - What are the home visits like?
- 13:00 - What’s your approach for draft interviews?
- 14:33 - How do you rate this year’s draft class?
- 16:20 - Will there be many surprises in the top 30?
- 18:00 - How is the pace of draft night?
- 19:45 - Last year’s draftees, how are they developing?
- 21:03 - What’s Stephen’s involvement with the draftees after draft night?
- 21:55 - How many Hyundai Help for Kids Academy players are possibilities of being picked up in this year’s draft?
- 24:40 - How much does what we have in our Academy next year, impact our draft this year?
