The problem with this argument is that we didn't need a mature midfielder. We're not winning a flag this year and it's not like we're crying out for midfielders. We have several stagnating in the SANFL despite playing well.I know people are really fixated on comparing this guy to Carmichael, but the reality is we could have taken both if we wanted - I just don't think we particularly rated or wanted Carmichael. That might be correct or it might not be, but if you leave out the Carmichael option, Turner was pretty much a free hit. We had a list spot due to the Sloane injury and we filled it with a mature midfielder in an age range which is a major gap in our list.
As you say, Turner was a free hit. We should have gambled that on a young player with improvement left in him, someone like Parnell.