OK.
Then this is the same as every other Carlton forum.
There are posters who will bag the recruiting.
But they will not put up their alternative picks for each Carlton pick each year, even for just one year!
Show us what you picked against the rest of the AFL, over 3, 4, 5 or whatever picks it was each year?
Would love to see it. If you can provide proof you are a superstar and will have yourself a job somewhere.
God you're childish but I've taken on your challenge because I'm curious about who went where in these drafts... I'm not suggesting Carlton should've been good enough to make some of these picks, I'm merely responding to this poster who seems to think there was no better options than the players we took.
2008
1st: Yarran, not necessarily a bad pick, could've had Ziebell, Sidebottom, Shuey, Hannebery, Beams,
2nd: Robinson, Could've had Sloane,
Doesn't appear to be a deep draft, not much available after that.
2009
1st: Lucas... absolute shit pick. Could've had Talia, FYFE, Gunston and Gawn...
2nd: Marcus Davies... another great pick. Vardy, Roberton, Cowan, Duryea,
2010
1st: Watson. Players available... I Smith, M Wallis, C Guthrie, Howe
2nd: Patrick Mccarthy: Perhaps Parker was the better choice here.
3rd: Luke Mitchell: Fasolo, T Mcdonald, A Johnson (Yeah even with 5 knee reco's), Puopolo
2011
1st: Bootsma: Ross, Yeo, Hamling, quite a few other players who are good bit parters now
2nd: Sam Rowe, a pretty good pick. Neale was still available but credit where its due. Rowe has done well.
I'm gonna stop now. It's pretty obvious Carlton used to treat the draft as something of little importance, apart from missing on so many picks we also didn't have many picks and didn't seem to try to stockpile on youth at any stage.