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Bits & Pieces from the Draft
4:14:53 PM Fri 15 December, 2006
From the Blueseum
One of football’s eternal fountains of excitement is the recruitment process, regardless of whether the new recruit was drafted, invited, taken from out of retirement or even ‘bought’. The 2006 National Draft is no different – Carlton welcomed 6 new players from the various Under 18 Competitions of various shapes, sizes, pedigree and locations. Using information from the Blueseum, we seek below to provide a few bits & pieces in relation to our new Bluebaggers.
First of all is the #1 Draft Pick in Bryce Gibbs. Gibbs is of course our second successive #1 Draft Pick after Marc Murphy was taken in the 2005 National Draft. Historically, Bryce is Carlton’s first Gibbs, although it is well known that Gibbs’ father, Ross, played 253 games for Glenelg. Bryce is Carlton’s 5th representative from Glenelg, South Australia, after Stephen & David Kernahan, Andrew McKay and Lindsay Smith. Clearly there’s some impressive pedigree behind Gibbs and our Glenelg recruits from the past, including 2 Captains of the Club in Stephen Kernahan and Andrew McKay.
Also from Glenelg is Mark Austin, taken with Pick #35 of the National Draft. Mark will be the second ’Austin’ ever at Carlton behind premiership player Rod ‘Curly’ Austin (220 games between 1972 and 1985). For the second time in three years, Carlton drafted two players from South Australia that had the same draft path at the same time including going to the same school and same club in Gibbs and Austin (both Brighton High School and Glenelg). They also both played in the same SA Under 16’s Championship side in 2005. (Austin was injured and missed the U18 Championships in 2006). Gibbs and Austin follow the path set by 2004 Draftees Jordan
Russell and Adam Hartlett who came through Edwardstown, West Adelaide and then the South Australian U18’s.
Sean Hampson, taken with Pick #17 of the National Draft, looms as an exciting Ruckman of the future. Hampson is the second Hampson to be recruited to Carlton; the other was Damian from Subiaco who was drafted at Pick No. 7 in 1990 and played 21 reserve games at Carlton in 1991 and 1992, before returning to the West and playing 6 games at West Coast during 1993 and 1994. Sean is the 7th Queenslander to be drafted by Carlton, after Tony Lynn, David Walls, Ben Thompson, Brett Backwell, Michael Davis (Rookie, via Essendon) and Stephen Kenna (via Box Hill), and on top of the pressure of trying to make it in the AFL as a young star also has the pressure of needing to become our first Premiership Player of Queensland origin.
Shaun Grigg was taken with Pick #19 of the Draft from the North Ballarat Rebels. Carlton will be hoping like mad that Grigg improves our record from the Rebels (both North Ballarat and Ballarat) with recent Rebels at Carlton including some short-stayers in Sam Cranage (via St Kilda), Tony Bourke and Daniel Batson. Shaun is the first Grigg to be recruited to Carlton.
Clint Benjamin was taken with Pick 51 and was originally from Broome, although he was drafted through Claremont in the WAFL. Five other Carlton senior players had been recruited from Claremont in Michael Aitken, Warren Ralph, Wayne Blackwell (born in England and the father of Luke who was born in Victoria) and Ken Hunter. Each of these Blues were recruited from Claremont in the early 1980’s, while Ron ‘Socks’ Cooper was recruited from Claremont-Cottesloe in 1932. Again, some impressive pedigree exists from Claremont and Benjamin has some big names to follow.
While Joe Anderson, taken with Pick #67, is only the second Blue from the Territory after 2002 Rookie Ezra Bray (ignoring 1995 Premiership Player Matt Clape who was born in Darwin but is considered a West Australian), he is in line to be the fourth Anderson to play senior football at Carlton. The earlier Andersons are Charlie (1 game in 1924) and Father / Son combination Frank (155 games between 1934 and 1944, including the 1938 Premiership) and Graeme (79 games between 1961 and 1968).
There you have it – 6 new Blues with 6 new stories, yet 6 links to the glorious past of the Carlton Football Club. Of course, it’s now about our future and what these kids can do for the Navy Blue.
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Good article now up on the Carlton website, providing a bit of insight into our 6 new recruits from the National Draft. Not much that we didn't already know about them, but it's a good read nonetheless.
Bits & Pieces from the Draft
4:14:53 PM Fri 15 December, 2006
From the Blueseum
One of football’s eternal fountains of excitement is the recruitment process, regardless of whether the new recruit was drafted, invited, taken from out of retirement or even ‘bought’. The 2006 National Draft is no different – Carlton welcomed 6 new players from the various Under 18 Competitions of various shapes, sizes, pedigree and locations. Using information from the Blueseum, we seek below to provide a few bits & pieces in relation to our new Bluebaggers.
First of all is the #1 Draft Pick in Bryce Gibbs. Gibbs is of course our second successive #1 Draft Pick after Marc Murphy was taken in the 2005 National Draft. Historically, Bryce is Carlton’s first Gibbs, although it is well known that Gibbs’ father, Ross, played 253 games for Glenelg. Bryce is Carlton’s 5th representative from Glenelg, South Australia, after Stephen & David Kernahan, Andrew McKay and Lindsay Smith. Clearly there’s some impressive pedigree behind Gibbs and our Glenelg recruits from the past, including 2 Captains of the Club in Stephen Kernahan and Andrew McKay.
Also from Glenelg is Mark Austin, taken with Pick #35 of the National Draft. Mark will be the second ’Austin’ ever at Carlton behind premiership player Rod ‘Curly’ Austin (220 games between 1972 and 1985). For the second time in three years, Carlton drafted two players from South Australia that had the same draft path at the same time including going to the same school and same club in Gibbs and Austin (both Brighton High School and Glenelg). They also both played in the same SA Under 16’s Championship side in 2005. (Austin was injured and missed the U18 Championships in 2006). Gibbs and Austin follow the path set by 2004 Draftees Jordan
Russell and Adam Hartlett who came through Edwardstown, West Adelaide and then the South Australian U18’s.
Sean Hampson, taken with Pick #17 of the National Draft, looms as an exciting Ruckman of the future. Hampson is the second Hampson to be recruited to Carlton; the other was Damian from Subiaco who was drafted at Pick No. 7 in 1990 and played 21 reserve games at Carlton in 1991 and 1992, before returning to the West and playing 6 games at West Coast during 1993 and 1994. Sean is the 7th Queenslander to be drafted by Carlton, after Tony Lynn, David Walls, Ben Thompson, Brett Backwell, Michael Davis (Rookie, via Essendon) and Stephen Kenna (via Box Hill), and on top of the pressure of trying to make it in the AFL as a young star also has the pressure of needing to become our first Premiership Player of Queensland origin.
Shaun Grigg was taken with Pick #19 of the Draft from the North Ballarat Rebels. Carlton will be hoping like mad that Grigg improves our record from the Rebels (both North Ballarat and Ballarat) with recent Rebels at Carlton including some short-stayers in Sam Cranage (via St Kilda), Tony Bourke and Daniel Batson. Shaun is the first Grigg to be recruited to Carlton.
Clint Benjamin was taken with Pick 51 and was originally from Broome, although he was drafted through Claremont in the WAFL. Five other Carlton senior players had been recruited from Claremont in Michael Aitken, Warren Ralph, Wayne Blackwell (born in England and the father of Luke who was born in Victoria) and Ken Hunter. Each of these Blues were recruited from Claremont in the early 1980’s, while Ron ‘Socks’ Cooper was recruited from Claremont-Cottesloe in 1932. Again, some impressive pedigree exists from Claremont and Benjamin has some big names to follow.
While Joe Anderson, taken with Pick #67, is only the second Blue from the Territory after 2002 Rookie Ezra Bray (ignoring 1995 Premiership Player Matt Clape who was born in Darwin but is considered a West Australian), he is in line to be the fourth Anderson to play senior football at Carlton. The earlier Andersons are Charlie (1 game in 1924) and Father / Son combination Frank (155 games between 1934 and 1944, including the 1938 Premiership) and Graeme (79 games between 1961 and 1968).
There you have it – 6 new Blues with 6 new stories, yet 6 links to the glorious past of the Carlton Football Club. Of course, it’s now about our future and what these kids can do for the Navy Blue.
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Good article now up on the Carlton website, providing a bit of insight into our 6 new recruits from the National Draft. Not much that we didn't already know about them, but it's a good read nonetheless.
