How good are these guys?
The ball seems to follow Bentick and is consistently in our top possession getters.
Caraz has to be one of the most underrated players in the game- remembering he kept Travis Johnstone to nine touches. He has shown he can play forward, back, tag successfully and even have a stint in the midfield.

While all the hype (and justifiably so) is surrounding Murph, these two have been very solid performers for the Blues and will continue to be for a number of years.

Didn't Bentick spend a lot of time tagging Johnstone in the first game? Carrots seems to have gotten all the credit, when Bentick did a good chunk of the job.

Anyway, it goes without saying now that we love the rookie list, looking forward to at least one other promotion this year.

Didn't Bentick spend a lot of time tagging Johnstone in the first game? Carrots seems to have gotten all the credit, when Bentick did a good chunk of the job.

Alot of clubs love the Rookie List. A thread on "BigFooty" had a comparison of Rookie Listed players V Draft picks. Rookie list players actually played way more games, including helluva lot of top 10 draft picks. It was very surprising to see when put in front of you. One talks about having top picks but Syndey didn't have high picks in their teams when they won the flag, and Geelong doesn't have many either. Alot of really good players come from picks well done the list. Of course there is Judd, Hodge, Ball, Deledio, Murphy, Thomas etc... but there's alot from down the list and, many from the Rookie List as well. There's alot of good players out there and many below "top ten'. That's why I'm always loathe to trade good players for high picks because there are no guarantees (eg Goddard....picks 45 & 72 were muich better for us that year).

How good are these guys?
The ball seems to follow Bentick and is consistently in our top possession getters.
Caraz has to be one of the most underrated players in the game- remembering he kept Travis Johnstone to nine touches. He has shown he can play forward, back, tag successfully and even have a stint in the midfield.

While all the hype (and justifiably so) is surrounding Murph, these two have been very solid performers for the Blues and will continue to be for a number of years.

Alot of people may disagree with what I am about to say but I believe I can see somthing in Jordon Russell. Even tho his stats were ordinary last match I did see a few good things off to ball as I was paying specific attention to the way he moves and all the 1 %'ers he was doing. I spefically remember a ferocious tackle he laid during the match against a Hawthorn player between Half forward and the wingwhen he first came onto the ground. Also he looks smart in the way he moves and positions himself.That attempted goal he kicked from 50 was also excelent as he showed accelleration. If I was Pagan I would stick and persevere with Jordon it's only a matter of time he gets comfortable out there.He could be the explosive player we will eventually need in the midfield!! Patience everyone!

here here ACHILLES!!

Unlike others on our list who've been bludging, JR's been giving it 110% from day 1. As long as he keeps working & improving I'll be happy.

Good Blue collar workers but we need another quality player like Murphy or Stevens with perhaps a bit more pace and nice finishing skills. eg Dal Santo would be nice......maybe Kade Simpson can fill the void...also a rugged onballer with some grunt and muscle...more A graders required to compete against the best.......blokes like Judd, Kerr, Cousins, Fletcher etc require more than B grade battlers to overcome....
I like AB and Carrots and they are handy players to have on your list but they need some quality around them to get the best out of their hard work....

How good are these guys?
The ball seems to follow Bentick and is consistently in our top possession getters.
Caraz has to be one of the most underrated players in the game- remembering he kept Travis Johnstone to nine touches. He has shown he can play forward, back, tag successfully and even have a stint in the midfield.

While all the hype (and justifiably so) is surrounding Murph, these two have been very solid performers for the Blues and will continue to be for a number of years.

At the risk of being accused of negativity, we have too many players in the side who can amass possessions and yet not damage the opposition. These two fall in thtat category. We need midfielders who can also slot a few goals in themselves. Ah the good old days of the mosquito fleet.

At the risk of being accused of negativity, we have too many players in the side who can amass possessions and yet not damage the opposition. These two fall in thtat category. We need midfielders who can also slot a few goals in themselves. Ah the good old days of the mosquito fleet.