What do we make of that? Well, let's start by running the rule over
Carlton's four new signings.
Lachie Plowman - a former pick 3 in the 2012 draft, the key defender is 21 and has played 20 games.
Andrew Phillips - a former number 4 pick in the 2011 rookie draft, the 202cm Phillips is 24 and has played 14 games. He's a ruckman.
Jed Lamb - a former pick 21 in the 2010 draft, Lamb will be at his third club after initially being drafted by the Swans in 2013, asking for a trade to GWS in 2014, and then asking for another trade to Carlton. Lamb can play up forward and in the midfield. The 23 year old struggled with injuries at GWS, part of the reason he never quite established himself in the side.
Liam Sumner - Sumner was snapped up at pick 10 in the 2011 AFL draft. But since then he's only managed 12 games for the Giants. The quick and agile midfielder stands at a wee 178cms.
So two former top-10 selections, a player on his third club and a 24-year-old ruckman off the rookie list, plus GWS's pick 8 this year. Is that a fair trade for 28, 77, 95 and a 2016 first-round pick?
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