Jarod Pickett at Pick #4 - Was This A Mistake?
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True but when he was at the giants was very lazy with his rehab program which certainly didn't help his cause.
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Giants taking picks 4 6 and 7 in that draft and 2 years later trading them for a net return of deledio and pick 69 probably isn't a great result.
As for pickett need to give him time given his injury history, before we can assess if he will make it or not.
As for pickett need to give him time given his injury history, before we can assess if he will make it or not.
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GWS have draft picks to burn, I'd say any other club would've gone with a 'safer' option.
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Yeah, looks like its really hurting GWS on the field right now...
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He was played forward in AFL by Bolton but he is not good when play is behind him. I saw him play in VFL against Sandringham at half back flank/wing and he was all the money when the play was in front of him.. just a little rusty... weaving through traffic, elite disposal and decision making, hard tackling, excellent spoiling, leg speed running away from his man. At that point I thought to myself he has top end potential being the cream on the cake but will take another six months at least
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A bust they could afford, but it does raise questions about how good Silvagni actually is.
Still, he took a bit of a punt with SPS and it has paid off big time.
Still, he took a bit of a punt with SPS and it has paid off big time.
no worse than O'Rourke, Plowman or Buntine when you consider Macrae, Wines & Wingard as alternatives
Pickett was very good and very unfortunate with injury.
All in all, GWS have been very good at drafting.
Pickett was very good and very unfortunate with injury.
All in all, GWS have been very good at drafting.
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20 year old who's been injured most his career and not AFL fit yet.
Wait until next year. He's shown small glimpses at carlton so far of why he was pick 4.
Wait until next year. He's shown small glimpses at carlton so far of why he was pick 4.
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Have to question this, 1. How was it a punt? He was clearly an absolute gun. And 2. How can you say it's paid off big time? Obviously he's been terrific this year, but at the end of the day he's 9 weeks into his AFL career, could do two ACLs and then go home to get a fresh start.
If by 'bit of a punt' you meant taking a WA boy then the second part of the comment is even more puzzling, as even if he was homesick, he wouldn't have been able to request a trade yet.
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WA yes, but he's a skinny midfielder who wasn't meant to be ready to play consistent footy yet in a side screaming out for talented players to get on the park now.
Too early to determine whether recruiting Pickett was "a mistake". He's obviously coming off a pretty nasty foot injury and has the made the move to Melbourne this year so I will cut him some slack and give him time to settle into his new club. Would be nice if he can cement himself in the Blues lineup by the end of the year, which would be what I'd hope for. Next year is the year where I think we can start judging him properly as he will have had a year at Carlton under his belt and hopefully he will have had no major injury interruptions going into 2018 so it gives him the best opportunity to show what he's got.
When you're out injured, you start to fall behind the pack of players you were drafted with, when you're out injured for multiple years another years worth of draft picks start to overtake you. Bottom line is it's hard to develop when you can't get on the park.
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Not predicting Pickett's lisfranc injury on draft day really makes you question SOS's future-seeing abilities...
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Kid basically missed two years of footy, he is coming from a long ways back, but I've been impressed by what I've seen, he has that rare combo of real pace and good kicking skills.
May not be this year, but if he stay healthy he will be a player, has plenty of talent IMO and definitely worth persisting with.
May not be this year, but if he stay healthy he will be a player, has plenty of talent IMO and definitely worth persisting with.
I reckon he'd be great off the back-flank when Simpson retires. He's quick and is a really good kick of the footy.
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GWS have almost always gone the safer option over a risk.
Took Marchbank over Lever
Took Orourke/Plowman over Stringer
Pickett was always rated around pick 4, not like they reached for him.
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