Biz is the guy that can crunch the numbers and balance the probabilities for the best pick in Freo's draft range, not me. But I've been following Ian Hill for a couple of years and reckon he's got the most talent from the last couple of years of WA draft hopefuls - and by a fair margin.
I think we're pretty set in most areas of the ground right now and should be for 5 years at least. So I think there's less panic of bringing in some kid that will give an immediate lift to the team, or someone that fills some gaping hole in our list. Still, if I had a top 10 pick last year I would've drafted Hill (had he been eligible), now that he is I don't feel any different. Cal Twomey reckons he's about pick 17 and Biz reckons the margarine substitute bloke would be a better fit - still, if i had pick 6 and he was there I'd happily give the runt a #29 jumper and shake his hand in welcome. Yep, at pick 14 he would be a bargain.
But what do I know - they say with two Hills on his Mum's side of the family and Leon Davis and Byron Pickett on his Pop's, he might know a few things about footy. Looks like it to me.