Sydney Blue wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
NA: McKay, E.Hollands, Newman, Smith, Cincotta Fantasia Pittonet (7 senior players making way for 7 of our depth players)
Obviously Boyd in.
Kemp survives? .... I reckon put Gov in his spot
Acres as sub unless we want to give his spot to a 20yo kid.
No thanks to Evans. Too many average small forwards playing already: Motlop and Fogarty
What's left:
Mature
23 Durdin ... worth the risk for me. He has genuine pace.
21 White ... yep. Get him in for Fogarty
Kids
20 Binns ... yeah nah yeah for Acres?
20 Moir
20 Lemmey 20 ....for Kemp....yeah nah
20 Wilson 20
20 Carroll 20 ... he should be in the team imo
20 O'Keefe
19 Charleson
19 O'Farrell
19 B.Camporeale ... managed
Considering we have playing
19 L. Camporeale
20 Lord
20 Hollands
20 Cowan
bondi you know I love everything about you but ease up on the Carroll
This kid is 19
He played 6 games in his last season of under 18
He was taken as a rookie selection
He missed the entire of last season
He has played 2 practice games
He rolled his ankle and been out for 3 weeks
Please let this kid find his feet in twos and stop calling for his selection he couldn't possibly be ready to play at AFL level
Who loves you babeee? The feeling is mutual.
You and I are not the selectors. So don't worry about it.
You're right, he's only 19yo and doesnt turn 20 till November. Impressive kid.
I know what I'm talking about.
I've seen the kid play in the seniors against seniors.
You may not have. I along with others who saw him loved his speed and his dare.
Did I mentioon his left peg finds targets, and he doesnt just bomb it.
Its because he has poise and he settles by creating space to look up and find a target.
You've been down on the kid since he was injured, and you pigeon holed him in the SOS-Austin group of perennially injured acquisitions.
He was only 18yo. It was a groin issue. That doesn't make him injury prone. He may have gone too hard for too long and did more damage.
I put that down to bad management. Groins are like that.
Nevertheless, he was delisted, but there was something in that kid.
I watched him at Sandy. That's the team I follow, along with U18 teams my mates or relos kids play in.
Carroll was much better than a lot of other who were drafted imo. So the kid earned a call up.
In fact, the kid was given a chance to earn a spot between November and February.
Not only did he stand up, he was huge during the preseason before the praccy games.
So huge, the club would be stupid to let someone of his ilk, right under their nose slip away, like they did with Lambert and others.
He was ready for a call up against Richmond. He and Lucas earned their spots.
I thought he stood out more than Lucas, but they play different positions.
Hollands was already earmarked for the HB role and Cowan was ahead of him.
Pity Carroll wasn't selected to play on the quick Tigers smalls.
Carroll is taller and quicker than Cowan.
Cowan was recruited to break lines. I haven't seen Cowan do that, instead he's panicky and slaMS BOOT TO BALL.
Comared to Cowan, Carroll is taller, quicker, shows much more poise and breaks lines with his smarts and elusiveness.
Lucas was selected, Carroll wasn't.
He is special. I'm not pigeon holing him, nor devaluing him because of age and a rolled ankle.
See his highlights from Tigers VFL praccy game. There's a reason he was highlighted.
Don't be surprised if he breaks into team this year. I'm expecting him to.
I don't mind if they hold him back. Its not my decision, nor yours
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