Conundrum wrote:
AGRO wrote:
Dodo27 wrote:
Pick 24 Wasted.....
this guy is injury prone but then again thats just our Trademark... Recruiting recycled Ruckmen that takes us no where
Pick 24 would have been utilized on Mitch Robinson - so go an evolve yourself.

This may have been the case but it is irrelevant to the argument of due diligence by the club. Warnock has had a history of long term injuries in his brief football history and it seems as though the club has been caught unaware of the extent of his injury. This is going to have a significant impact on our finals campaign because rather than developing Kreuzer as a key forward and relieve some pressure of Fev, he will most likely take a fair share of rucking duties which is not ideal.
On the other hand if the club knew the extent o his injuries but felt he was a bargain at pick 24, then so be it. Both Hampson and Jacobs have a long way to go and unfortunately we will most likely spend at least half of the footy season without a competitive ruckman.
Conundrum
Warnock was always drafted as a project player.
Hampson, Kreuzer, Cloke and Jacobs can be elevated to share the rucking duties.
In fact the extra immediate responsibility will be perfect for Hampson's accellerated development and Jacobs may get some senior game time in the NAB Cup which may prove valuable further down the track.
Warnock is still very young and and has plenty of time - Justin Madden took 2 seasons to even start showing something when he was first recruited to Carlton (at a similar age to Warnock).
Kreuzer can still be protected by playing deep in the forward line - and Cloke can take some of the bullocking hack work till Warnock is right.