Carlton could’ve turned pick 9 into Kemp and Robertson which would’ve been nearly the craziest (at the time of the draft) haul ever from that sort of a pick.
Instead they drafted 1 gun who slid probably 10 picks too far in Kemp but massively reached on the next pick for what looks to be a meh player.
FFS, there is no such thing as "reaching" for a player...…. if a club wants a player they draft him, its as simple as that.
In this case, the Blues next pick was in the late 40's so they figured that Philp would be gone by then plus the Tigers may have snagged him with #22.
So what did they do, they orchestrated a smart trade and got the player they wanted. If that is considered "reaching" then so be it, I consider it to be shrewd trading actually.
Whenever I hear this "reach" comment I feel like "retching" !!