keogh wrote:
Blue Vain wrote:
Seriously Keogh, you're sooking about a player that was selected with the last pick in the @#$%&! draft!
Yes Geelong selected Tom Stewart. They also gave up pick 21 for Rhys Stanley, a first round pick for Lachlan Henderson, 2 third rounders for Zac Smith and a late pick for Aaron Black.
It's an inexact science and if you think having Cam O'Shea as our 42nd player impacts on our list to any reasonable extent, you need to give it away. If there are so many gems running around in the bush, where are they?
You've given us Tom Stewart and who? If Cam O'Shea was running around in the bush, he'd be far superior to 99.5% of the players there.
He's there to provide leadership and a bigger body to protect the kids. Get some perspective.
I actually think Geelong and Hawthorn are going about things the wrong way
To win a flag you pretty much have to start from the ground up
Clarkson and Scott are prolonging the inevitable
7 flags combined makes you greedy
I actually agree with the philosophy the clubs taking
For the first time we have some decent talent
My negativity lies in the fact that Silvangi has replaced spuds
With spuds which doesn’t help one iota and
That has been exposed because of all the injuries
Here are some names for ya
Thompson
Zac Williams
Billy Gowers who we had
Bayley Fritsch
Like Ryan
Caleb Daniel
Mitch Hannah
Ben Brown
Sam Lloyd
Mihocek
Lambert
All VFL late bloomers except for Williams and Thompson
Off course the other poster says where all over looking into
The various high powered country leagues but won’t convey the
Info because I’m too negative
Off course you have to surround mature bodies
With young kids
But not OShea Mullettand Shaw
Stewart was noticed by Scarlett because he
Played and coached there
I lived in Geelong for 20 years
It’s a strong competition but it and other comps
Are neglected by the recruiters of AFL clubs
That will change in time because a competitive
Environment brings change if you can derive any benefit
From it
Thought it was appropriate to put some details around your list for you Keogh.
You’ve named 10 players selected across 6 years of drafts. Slim pickings.
Several are from 2013 & 2014 drafts, pre current list management team at Carlton.
To get 3 of them (Fritsch, Kerr & Hannan) Blues could not have selected TDK, Kerr & Fisher.
Details of your list & who Blues selected instead.
Zac Williams - pick 54 2013 rookie draft, Carlton & every other club passed on him, including GWS 6 times;
Bayley Fritsch - pick 31, 2017 National draft - Blues selected TDK pick 30;
Luke Ryan - pick 66, 2016 National draft - Blues selected Pat Kerr pick 65
Caleb Daniel - pick 46 2014 National draft - Blues selected Dillon V Rainbow
Mitch Hannan -pick 46 2016 National draft - Blues selected Zac Fisher pick 27
Ben Brown - Pick 47 2013 National draft - Blues selected Cameron Giles - sanfl recruit, Woodville West Torrens;
Sam Lloyd -Pick 66 2013 National draft - Blues selected Nick Holman;
Kane Lambert - Pick 46 2015 rookie draft - Blues selected Tom fields Sth Adelaide sanfl;
Billy Gowers - irrelevant - didn’t give a rats whilst at Blues, lazy whilst on our list,
Mihocek - pick 22 2018 rookie draft - Blues selected Matt Shaw.
There are on occasions players in the lower leagues who can step up, but as a general rule there's a reason they are playing in the lower league. The step up is beyond them and unlikely to deliver any of the parties involved any success.