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Let Rich get on with it, says father

Greg Rich, who was in Brisbane to watch his son’s starring 21-possession debut in a nine-point win over the Eagles at the Gabba on Saturday night, called for draft critics to “move on” and give the latest batch of youngsters space to live out their dreams.

Though that concept might be too cerebral for the draft critics who don't think more than five minutes ahead.

 

[thylacine60]

Just what we'd have needed - a crazy Damir around the place.

 

[Kaladin Stormblessed]

Gotta laugh at so many posters citing Gartlett (sic) as to why we shouldn't have picked Yarran because we have enough crumbing forwards whilst completely forgetting that we picked Yarran before we had any idea where the hell Garlett was going to end up.

Yarran was pick 6 in the AFL draft, Garlett was pick 6 in the rookie draft. That's about 80 selections later, not even Hughes is that good is he?

 

[eddie betts]

can anyone enlighten me if yarran is currently injured or have the coaching staff just simply looked beyond him for a senior position?

 

[gbatman]

Yarran's personal Pros and Cons:
Pro:
Skills (Disposal and Hands).
Football smarts.
Pace.
Specilist small forward and midfielder.

Cons:
Injured ancle (could be carrying it still).
Shy personality and settling in at a new home and football club.
Not fit and lacking endurance when drafted.
Yet to debut/lacks expierence at AFL and VFL level.

Conclusion:
He is a first year player yet to debut. He is a project player who needs to, and will, tick a few more boxes. He was recruited to fit our needs which is kicking skills, pace, forward crumbing and forward pressure.

Betts is young and still developing and in the pre-season has ticked a few boxes in terms of fitness.
Garlett was an educated gamble that we have won so far. He was a player that the club picked thinking he could do what he has done so far but nothing lost if he doesn't work out, well done Carlton for using rookie draft picks as they should.

Yarran is going to be a good player unless things go wrond for him mentally and physically. We just need to take our time and let him develop and stick it up the critics with the premership we should win with or without him .

 

[Weiterbot23]

[/b]Pretty sure AFL rules insist players wear the team jumper. Pretty sure.

Is that why, I knew there must of been a reason

 

[BlueTouchPaper]

Cons:
Injured ancle (could be carrying it still).

Yep tore the gastroc of the ankle (I think), then almost the hamstring off the bone, and then fractured his arm following the carnival - 2008 was quite a strenuous year for him, yet somewhere in between kicked 40 odd goals at about 3 goals a game for Swan Districts. Nuff said?

 

[BlueTouchPaper]

can anyone enlighten me if yarran is currently injured or have the coaching staff just simply looked beyond him for a senior position?

As above EB for 2008, so perhaps they are focusing on leg strength before exposing him to the pace of AFL. Stays back at training to do a few extra laps, so the 'EPU' may be targeting his fitness. Also the fracture in his arm might not be fully healed yet. There are a combination of reasons, the biggest is probably how settled the match committee want to make our 22, and also the performances of Garlett which have been nothing short of excellent for a Rookie.

 

[Juddys_navy_blues]

Yarran is going to be a gun, remember players like Reiwoldt, Goddard didnt walk straight into the aints team, they ran around in the VFL for a while before they went up to the seniors. Carlton are keeping Yarran in cotton wool until he has the match fitness and hard body to take the rigors of AFL football. Some players come into the system and walk straight into the firsts, others taken earlier in the draft run around in the VFL for a while first, Yarran has 10 years to prove to everyone he was the right choice for Carlton. And when he does finish we will all be saying what a great player he was for the blues.

 

[The Coach]

Yarran is going to be a gun, remember players like Reiwoldt, Goddard didnt walk straight into the aints team, they ran around in the VFL for a while before they went up to the seniors. Carlton are keeping Yarran in cotton wool until he has the match fitness and hard body to take the rigors of AFL football. Some players come into the system and walk straight into the firsts, others taken earlier in the draft run around in the VFL for a while first, Yarran has 10 years to prove to everyone he was the right choice for Carlton. And when he does finish we will all be saying what a great player he was for the blues.

On the right track there JNB but I would suggest a miniscule number of players get to play their first game in the ones

 

[Juddys_navy_blues]

On the right track there JNB but I would suggest a miniscule number of players get to play their first game in the ones

Fve i was more talking about first round draft picks, over the last few years alot walk straight into there clubs first match, used Roo and Goddard as example that sometimes its better to let them work there way into the team.

 

[The Coach]

Danger Danger Mitch Robinson - he is reaching for the bible/Record Season Guide

 

[Salaryman]

I don't think the two quotes in bold are mutually inclusive.

You flip flop more than a pair of US thongs.....you are the first to champion recruiting for need

 

[Salaryman]

As above EB for 2008, so perhaps they are focusing on leg strength before exposing him to the pace of AFL. Stays back at training to do a few extra laps, so the 'EPU' may be targeting his fitness. Also the fracture in his arm might not be fully healed yet. There are a combination of reasons, the biggest is probably how settled the match committee want to make our 22, and also the performances of Garlett which have been nothing short of excellent for a Rookie.

Went to the bullants practice match on the weekend. Yarran didn't need much of a sniff to kick 2 goals, his touches are pure class....but the one thing I noted was that his running was not up to AFL standard ...... yet. THis could go somewhere to explaining it, cheers.