daggs001 wrote:
carntheblues wrote:
What you really consider as average is our recruiting. And everyone knows it is not an exact science. It is easy to pick out the exception at other clubs. If you talk to Essendon* supporters they will complain similarly about their poor recruiting. Maybe instead of Gibbs we should have picked up Gumbleton!
If you troll through the other teams supporter web sites, how many Geelong supporters are divided on the worthiness of J Selwood. Or Richmond supporters on Cotchin or PA on Boak ? All 3 leaders at their clubs and all 3 I would dare say are A graders rated by the whole supporter base. How many Crows fans would be considering a trade for Dangerfield tonight after the flogging?
How did we overlook all of them?
Every other week our supporter base is divided on the worthiness of Kruz, Murph and Gibbs. All are number one picks.We had the option to pick the above names but passed over them for the safe option on all 3 number 1 picks. Would any of Murph or Gibbs or Kruz be considered an A grader? Maybe Murph circa 2011 but he hasnt been able to back it up.
Would Yarran be considered an A grader at pick 6? Would Lucas at Pick 12?
If our supporter base can be used as a the litmus test for how well our recruitment staff have fared in the last 5-6 years , than they have failed miserably. 5-6 years down the track we are still divided on the usefulness of our number one picks.
Yeah, I get the argument that its not an exact science.But how do you manage to divide a supporter base with THREE number one picks? Surely you find just one A grader with that sort of ammunition do you not?
Yes, you back up your disappointments with leftfield successes, we don't so much and that has a lot to do with lack of planning. By that I mean an inability to 'read' the draft and have a healthy draft presence in terms of the number of selections and how high. You can guess roughly where certain players are going to fall and what picks you are going to need to secure them. If that means trading a player and taking a slightly lower pick than you think he is worth, then, so be it. I see almost none of that at Carlton and we seem to have a completely fatalistic attitude to the way we recruit.
As for our high draft picks, some of it is bad luck/bad development and some of it is simply a ham-fisted attitude. We need to be more flexible and innovative in the whole process. Whenever the whole trade/draft period is in process, the vibe I get from the club is one of a necessary evil being undertaken. Seriously - if that's the way the club runs, it's no wonder the list has its problems.
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