Playing for Gold Coast.
Her comments earlier in the year were all about being a Carlton fan, loving the club and what they've done for her dad, her and her family. Now it's all 'stick with what's worked so far', which involves a club that is in the throes of a terrible season despite a huge wealth of talent.
Xavier Taylor? No, no he is not. He is also not above Sharp or Robey. Lindsay you can make an argument for, but not in terms of footskills. Grilj I can vaguely agree with, but his ceiling is surprisingly high which is why clubs are thinking of reaching.
Given his track record I'm surprised that anyone would dismiss his comments. He was fairly clear, he believes a bid at pick 2 is unlikely, but still likely to fall in the first 5-6 picks (which could be pushed back if there are Uwland/Patterson/Annable bids). It seems like the clubs hold Harry Dean in high regard. Other journalists with industry connections have held a similar line. For instance, Marc McGowan said some recruiters have Dean ahead of Duff-Tytler. Obviously we'll all be hoping that you and Twomey are both wrong and a bid comes in at pick 50, but that's pure fantasy. Personally, I think any bid that comes after pick 5 will be a bargain. I think he's a gem and that he has the potential to earn multiple AA selections.
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I'm taking his comments in context given his history with sizing up certain types of players with a month of deliberations to play out. He often gets it wrong with academy kids, where clubs do size up the impact a professional club apparatus has had on the player's output.
Last week she was quoted as saying she's a fan of the Carlton men's side 'but doesn't follow a team in the aflw'.
Brisbane vs Marc Murphy
Sunny by name, Sunny by nature: Lappin nominates the SUNS
StreetSmarts SUNS Academy prospect Sunny Lappin has confirmed her intentions to nominate the Gold Coast SUNS in the upcoming Telstra AFLW Draft.www.goldcoastfc.com.au
Oh well
Maybe we can try and lure her across in a few years….!
Dean was comfortably more impactful through the year than Taylor and Grlj. Not even close really.
You'd think we'd have a cut-off point for each of our players planned out.
Only for the pure fact that Matty Lappin was one of our family favourites - right from his mark of the year in his first game and through to his goal in the last quarter of the 1999 Preliminary Final and all the highlights he provided to our darker years in the 2000’s - I hope his daughter Sunny chooses us.
There's 7 players that I would say yes to before Dean, and 3 more that I'd have to think about. I hope the club are thinking clearly.
Are those 7 still taking into account our list needs? I would have a young developing key defender as a top need.
IF we are serious about Carlton First, if Dean is bid higher than we rate him, we pass
What if I said that harry dean
They are not, they are going to let it ride and draft a small forward with the leftovers. Strictly 'stock' thinking by the Blues, I'm afraid. We don't believe in anything resembling an 'edge' at Carlton, we prefer to smooth them out.
You wouldn't like what I thought.
Exactly what I was thinking. Who is going to move away from home play in exactly the same semi-professional league. Pull of the jumper ain’t that strong.
Need for a dynamic mid and star small forward are greater, and in that sense there's 4 or 5 dynamic mids in that list of 10 names (albeit 2 are academy linked). I would also rate our need for a key forward greater than key defender, especially given the DFA market, and there's arguably one (Mitch Marsh, but could also be seen as a tall mid or key defender).
