Traded 21. Nicola Stevens

[Jeremias]

Welcome to Carlton!

 

[jezzajay]

Apparently she was their BnF winner this year...
Defender, both her and Bri Davey will hold the fort nicely!

 

[Aphrodite]

Welcome to Carlton Nicola!

 

[Mkcaptain]

Its a real shame to lose her. She'll be a ripper for the Blues.

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[ESKIE]

Sounds like a ripper welcome Nic

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Love seeing all the Blue Gals get around her so quickly

 

[Jabba73]

Finally, a Nic Stevens at the club that we can all cheer and be proud to support.

Welcome aboard!

 

[Aphrodite]

@nicstevenss is an established star of the @aflwomens. Take a look at our new signing's best work: http://cfcblu.es/StevensHL #BoundByBlue

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/video/2017-05-16/new-blue-nicola-stevens

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Finally, a Nic Stevens at the club that we can all cheer and be proud to support.

Welcome aboard!

There it is! Was wondering how long it would take. I actually thought it was a Nick Stevens thread at first glance.

Welcome aboard Nicola.

 

[Aphrodite]

Can we please leave that name that should never be mentioned around these parts out of this thread.

 

[Jimmae]

Is anyone else concerned that we traded away our first 3 picks to get this done? We're required to make 5 list changes this off-season, and while she's a quality player, this is a hell of a price.

 

[Jimmae]

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/video/2017-05-16/new-blue-nicola-stevens

For those who are currently having trouble with Telstra's new player being stuck at 360p instead of scaling up to 720p:

http://bpmultihlsvod5257.ngcdn.tels...-05-16_12-13-28-2835/output_2400kbps_720p.mp4

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Is anyone else concerned that we traded away our first 3 picks to get this done? We're required to make 5 list changes this off-season, and while she's a quality player, this is a hell of a price.

Probably pays to read the first post properly. Just noticed that. Seems an exorbitant price. I'm aware that AFLW picks aren't valued the same as AFL due to being smaller rounds, but still!

 

[Jimmae]

Probably pays to read the first post properly. Just noticed that. Seems an exorbitant price. I'm aware that AFLW picks aren't valued the same as AFL due to being smaller rounds, but still!

Well the way I see it, we're one of 8 teams that gets to stockpile national talent as the junior pathways are developing.

We've just chucked away 3 top 25 picks, including a top 5 pick, and got a top 30 pick back. She was Collingwood's first pick, but that's the kind of stuff you give up for a top 5 midfielder or key forward.

 

[DirkDiggler]

When was the last time we traded with Collingwood and won on the deal?

Does it go back as far as Fraser Murphy?

 

[Jeremias]

Is anyone else concerned that we traded away our first 3 picks to get this done? We're required to make 5 list changes this off-season, and while she's a quality player, this is a hell of a price.

Why would it be a concern?

Stevens is 23 and widely considered one of the best defenders in the game. She'll likely be a terrific player for us for a number of years.

We will still make the required number of changes to the squad. We'll just enter the draft later - which is fine given draft picks don't hold anywhere near the weight as they do in the AFL.

When was the last time we traded with Collingwood and won on the deal?

Does it go back as far as Fraser Murphy?

Heath Scotland.

 

[Jimmae]

Why would it be a concern?

Stevens is 23 and widely considered one of the best defenders in the game. She'll likely be a terrific player for us for a number of years.

We will still make the required number of changes to the squad. We'll just enter the draft later - which is fine given draft picks don't hold anywhere near the weight as they do in the AFL.

In an 8-team competition that's just starting to get quality youth development, I'd want a few top 30 picks up my sleeve.

She's not a line breaker, and we've already got two solid KPDs, which makes this a very strange trade.

 

[The_Wookie]

Im rather concerned that we gave away 3 draft picks for one player. It smacks of short sightedness IMO

 

[Iamcarlton]

Im rather concerned that we gave away 3 draft picks for one player. It smacks of short sightedness IMO

Wouldnt think theres a lot of difference between pick 28 coming our way and giving up 21 so its not actually 3 picks . She looks absolute quality so having Davey and Stevens in our backline for the next 10 years will make us very hard to score against i would think . They also may want to play Brianna up forward at times as well giving us great flexibility . Seems the drafting strategy of stockpiling defenders is not confined to the mens team .

 

[Jeremias]

In an 8-team competition that's just starting to get quality youth development, I'd want a few top 30 picks up my sleeve.

What have you seen of the top 30 prospects that makes you want to bring as many of them in as possible?

The AFLW draft is heavily regulated & draft picks at this stage are clearly not as valuable as they are in the AFL landscape.

With far less talent available this year than last when clubs were built from scratch, bringing in an established elite young footballer like Stevens is a very good move - particularly given we didn't have to give up any players in return.

She's not a line breaker, and we've already got two solid KPDs, which makes this a very strange trade.

She's one of the best players in the game & wanted to come to Carlton. Bringing her across was an absolute no-brainer.

What have you seen of her that suggests she's 'just' a key defender?

Im rather concerned that we gave away 3 draft picks for one player. It smacks of short sightedness IMO

Net loss of two picks.

There's nothing 'short-sighted' about bringing in a 23 year old top end talent.