Look at good sides with great midfields. They find easy to get inside 50. The scoring happens eventually. We just need to pick an inside 50 group that works. I think we will expose a few gems during the year inside 50 just like Collingwood did. Arguably Stephenson isn’t a forward. Brody mihocek from the vfl didn’t reslly stand out in the lower levels. Will Hoskin Elliott has shown glimpses about as much as Cuningham has on our list. Once the game plan starts to work itself out and players start getting their hands on the ball the forward line will show up a lot of sides. Not just in the tall department which already can do that on an individual level. Our backline will look like AA quality across the board once the midfield starts putting more pressure on around the ball. Hence why I agree with you about sorting the midfield first. Which we’ve done.I was keen for McAdam but we can't have everything and fixing the midfield was our priority. I thought we leveraged those PP's well. If we feel we need a small forward and/or a Ruck to top off our list they will be easy to get once we are ready. I see those types as the final prices in the puzzle.
Getting Setterfield Walsh Stocker McGovern BSOS Newman Goddard Finbar Gibbons Cottrell Fasolo was as good as I could have hoped for in just one trade/draft period. We always want more but IMO that was great result.
I remember many saying last year that players will not want to come to us after such a bad year. Imagine what could happen at the end of this season
No doubt, however I was replying to the fact you said the Shiel miss was no big deal … of which I concur mate. Was merely saying Kelly v Shiel was a no brainer
A possible reason to my mind is that we want Harry at Full forward..a very difficult high concentration role. Its a lot to ask of a young chap to do two things and excel. Hard enough doing one.
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Agreed..I am just talking in the short term while they develop.
I think supporters are realistic this year and don't think Carlton can place better than 14th but could be bottom 3 if cursed by injuries. The midfield will have to be carried by 2nd and 3rd year players and is awfully thin should cripps be unavailable
Will Bodkin Elliott. Thanks for the chuckle.
I think if that was our hand we would have taken Williams and given the Valente pick to Adelaide, trading down in the Stocker trade.
Moody you are just rehashing the same old inaccurate, surface analytics. You continue to state the here and now, yet float back 9 years regarding Levi. Pointless blaming him, your angst should be directed to past recruiters, who ignored KPP talent. Levi is nothing more than depth now
You focus on the "2 game season" yet ignore the facts as to why, injuries. The 2 years previous, we won 7 and 6 games, yet you are surprised with people predicting 6-8 wins. If Bolton could extract those numbers in 2016-17, with a less talented/committed group, I have no doubt he can coach. Wondering if the Crows should sack Pyke for missing the finals and being spanked by the Demons by 91 points
Rather than focus on what a player can't do in the early stages of their careers, try assessing them with some facts against their cohorts
Weitering - While there have been moments where you could question his commitment, his stats for a 4th year KPD stack up strongly against similar positioned players over the last decade. As a 4th year players his output is in the top half dozen
SPS - Has never been able to undertake a full preseason and has suffered from thigh and hamstring concerns dating back to his final year of juniors
SOS - While he is not quick (like many other players), he has shown that he has a strong footy IQ and this year has trimmed down further, increased his running capacity that will hopefully will allow him to contribute in other areas. Not a bad selection deep into the 3rd round
Kennedy - You are so far off the mark, but your agenda will be your downfall
Pickett - Not going to get an argument from me, but players can turn their careers around. I agree, that unless he shows the commitment required, he will be gone
Fasolo - Was a cheap buy, let's wait till the end of the season to determine the merits of giving him a lifeline
Murphy is not the future of the club, so any form and or leadership he shows from here on end is a bonus
Jones - You bemoan the lack of player development at our club, yet in 2017 he played some great football. Perhaps his demise in 2018 may have something to do with an extraordinarily high injury list, having to use 18 different players in the back half
Now, unless you have something new, I going to finish my homemade gnocchi and chicken spezzatino
Second rounder for Parish
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Second rounder for Parish
It would be like the Bombers saying if the Blues have a lot of talls they could probably get Weitering for a second rounder.
Unless the bombers are still jabbing, snowflakes chance.
Played 15 games in the ones and only played vfl coming back from injury. It's so unlikely this scenario, if we treat it as plausible we may as well look at every U22 in the comp and say they're worth a 2nd rounder if they get pushed out of the starting team.
5th rounder
