BigBlueWave wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
BigBlueWave wrote:
ferdinand wrote:
Why do you think he's a list clogger? He'd comfortably be in our best 22.
27 next year ... makes lots of mistakes. C+ Grade player who will stop younger and potentially more talented players from getting a game.
If we wanted to go down that path we should have kept Daisy.
Ellis is much quicker than what Daisy was at 26yo.
Daisy would be turning 33yo in 2020.
Ellis would be turning 27yo in 2020.
Huge difference. One in his prime the other on his last legs.
Are you sure you would go with Daisy?
Its really about the Carlton policy now where they want the younger players getting a game. Thats why they moved on Daisy (who was just starting to hit his straps).
Ellis makes too many mistakes and there are younger players in the team that he would hold back if we recruited him.
Ellis like Sam Gray is a list cloggers. We have gone down this path before. If we are going to take players from other clubs ... the
minimum requirement is that they are a B Grade player.
I think you're a bit bias and really harsh with your grading.
Ellis doesnt make too many mistakes as you suggest.
The proof is in the pot he earns week in week out for the last 5 years.
He's a Premiership player in a team with depth.
Do you really think he would be selected if he was the liability you say he is. Get real.
If we could get Ellis the kids can ply their craft and develop like most kids do in the twos.
Less stress on the kids, and they are not living under the microscope of supporters who expect them to be much much better than they are despite their selection in the draft.
Carlton has been trying to get games into the kids, because they have had no choice given the unbalanced state of their age profile.
Ellis fills the age void we have. We actually need him to improve our best 22 next year.
I don't want our seniors to be a kindergarten in 2020. We need more experience and stronger bodies in the seniors.
I want wins next year in the AFL and development in the VFL, with rewards for good form in the AFL. Period.