kezza wrote:
Interesting article in today HUN.
Said we had now had 3 drafts and pretty much put a bulldozer through the list.
We would enter a period of stabilisation and there would be minimal list changes next year.
Seems like we chose our new players based on needs rather than best players this draft.
By the way Buckenara said we were again one of the big winners.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/more-n ... 28cebc8083Quote:
BUCKENARA SAYS: I really like Carlton’s first two picks — Paddy Dow and Lochie O’Brien are both really good players and will have a close bond from their time at Bendigo Pioneers. The one I want to talk about is Jarrod Garlett. He played 17 games for Gold Coast after being taken at pick 15 back in 2014 and departed the club for family reasons two years later. If he can successfully adjust to a full-time AFL environment at the Blues he will be a walk-up start in the best 22 and has the scope to be in the top 10 players on Carlton’s list. It’s a risk but he’s got serious tricks, enormous talent and class as a forward/midfielder. This could be an absolute masterstroke. Tom De Koning will take time but he could be that replacement for Matthew Kreuzer/Levi Casboult once he develops and he’s actually got a bit of x-factor about him because he’s so athletic for his size and has good skills. Dow and O’Brien should get senior opportunities next year, along with Garlett.
THE VERDICT: Carlton is again one of the big winners of the draft. If Garlett adjusts, the Blues will have picked up three first-round talents and future stars with just two top selections. In three years this could be this draft’s best haul.
www.news.com.au/sport/afl/teams/carlton ... 6a6150c9a0Quote:
CARLTON’S three-year draft plan has come to fruition with the Blues set to
cease their dramatic list changes and enter a new period of stabilisation next year.
The Blues have taken considerable steps to revamp a once flagging and ageing list, making 42 changes since Stephen Silvagni took over three years ago.
If list managers usually select picks and shovels to make the necessary tweaks in the post season, Silvagni went out and bought a bulldozer to accelerate Carlton’s list rebuild.