The squad was announced today. Sam Walsh was Carlton's only representative and in my opinion we shouldn't have had any more.

40 players across five drafts with the picks we have had and only one nominee?

Too much spare time on my behalf it seems so I peeked into those five drafts and the result is attached -

Too early to tell on Kemp and Philp. Dow and LOB are going to haunt us for a long time, though that draft was pretty weak. Just wasn't the year to have 2 top 10 picks. Yet another reason I am convinced the footy gods hate us. 12 months later we would have had multiple picks in the strongest draft since 2001.

_________________
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

Could be worse.

_________________
dane's trolling again

Marginally, yes.

_________________
Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Patrick Cripps - 2015, 2016
Sam Docherty - 2016
Charlie Curnow - 2017, 2018 (then injuries)
Jacob Weitering - 2016, (2 year gap; bad patch of form/development), 2019, 2020 (now too old)
Sam Walsh - 2019, 2020, 2021

Unsurprisingly, the first three seasons the Under 22 squad became a thing (2012, 2013 and 2014) we had no inclusions. Cripps was our first ever in 2015.

Over the last 7 seasons we've only had 5 players in the under 22 team, 4 who've been named more than once - Two of those 5 are number 1 picks (Weitering, Walsh) who both have or will receive AA. Also both our co-captains (Cripps, Docherty) who've also received AA honours, and a certified freak in Curnow. None of the young guard since SOS became list manager have amounted to much in terms of recognition.

For comparison, let's look at the Rising Star nominations and where they're at in terms of an Under 22 inclusion or even just natural development in the list:

Great players who've made the grade, but SOS's 30 other draftees don't paint a pretty picture today.

_________________
Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Where is Liam stocker in that list?