Traded Marc Pittonet [traded with #61 to Carlton for #54 and #63]

Feb 24, 2013
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No appreciation for Silk

Cheers for the 4 games out of Shotgun

I think what Mess is alluding toward, is that if we are all dependent upon Dodo getting the ball rolling insofar as a quick & fair trade outcome is concerned, then we may well all still be waiting here in another years time.
 
Aug 11, 2006
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Cough up that third rounder!!!

Rather keep him but can't be mad for a guy who's stuck behind a great ruckman and a dude we just extended for 3 years who can take a fantastic grab

He has potential, just needs to spend all summer running, too good for VFL. Maybe he gets his chance where Phillips isn't upto standard yet and Kreuzer is injury prone and can play multiple positions

Good luck to him, deserves a good run
 

hawkermitch

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Marc P is stuck behind 2 rucks but is ever improving, it appears a trade will get made for Marc to get to the Blues.
It will be a handy addition for the blues but sad that a 23 year old yet to reach his prime will be lost to the hawks.
Marc will be good at the Blues and hopefully the hawks can grab another back up ruck but they would not be half as good as Marc.
Well done Carlton getting a young bloke with all the input from the hawks over 5 years - a bargain for sure.
 

markr

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Are you really getting that worked up over such a little trade? Relax.
Ha, not worked up at all, just honestly curious what the point is. I guess every spot counts if you're both trying to draft the same player, but both of these deals should have just been player for a single pick.

Edit: I've deleted my previous post and my lawyer has asked me to read this statement confirming that the Carlton recruiting team are not, in fact, w***ers.
 

Kreuuuzeurns

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Ha, not worked up at all, just honestly curious what the point is. I guess every spot counts if you're both trying to draft the same player, but both of these deals should have just been player for a single pick.

I feel somewhat the same. Seems like they’re trying to justify the deal taking 10 days.

However it could be the difference between a Harris Andrews or a Jayden Foster. Any upgrades are good upgrades.
 

Deadpool

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Huge win for the Blues here. Replace an okay ruckman that has found his ceiling with a 23 year old with tons of upside and that fits into their age demographic like a glove for basically nothing.

Nice work.
 

CaptainHowdy87

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I thought Hawks really rated this guy...

I guess they think Big Boy has a couple more years left in him and that Ceglar is sufficient back-up and eventual successor.
 

Slick

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That’s a great deal for us.

Very happy with that for a bloke with huge potential.
Huge potential is a streeeeeetch. Pitto is a good VFL ruckman, but while he's very good at the rucking aspect of his game, he has a poor tank, doesn't accumulate possessions, can't mark the thing and doesn't influence the game away from the centre square at all.

He's a very old school style ruckman and the game is trending away from that sort of player. Who knows though, with greater opportunity and a different system, it might be the spark he needs to take his game to another level.
 
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He's young enough that he might surprise. But he's pure back-up, with a slight chance of developing into more. I'm happy with that. Replaces a guy who was just pure-back-up.

I like the suggestion that he has a little bit of a physical edge to his game, because the Blues are generally wusses.
 
Jul 16, 2013
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I thought Hawks really rated this guy...

I guess they think Big Boy has a couple more years left in him and that Ceglar is sufficient back-up and eventual successor.

Pitto has done well at VFL level but always looks alittle too slow at ground level when playing AFL.

He will be a backup for his career IMO.
 

Boristown

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Weird that Essendon didn't have a crack at Pittonet, rather taking the bloke he's replacing at Carlton.
 
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What a fabulous pick up Pitto has been for Carlton, being in our best players the last 2 weeks.

Hindsight is 20/20 but I feel like the Hawks backed the wrong guy backing in Ceglar over Pittonet.

He is a massive upgrade on a broken down Andrew Phillips and really helped feel the void in Kruezer's absence
 
Huge potential is a streeeeeetch. Pitto is a good VFL ruckman, but while he's very good at the rucking aspect of his game, he has a poor tank, doesn't accumulate possessions, can't mark the thing and doesn't influence the game away from the centre square at all.

He's a very old school style ruckman and the game is trending away from that sort of player. Who knows though, with greater opportunity and a different system, it might be the spark he needs to take his game to another level.
Pitto seems to have debunked just about everything you have written about him so far when he has been given the bonafide chance to be a teams No.1 ruck.

Could not be happier with him currently.
 

Kreuuuzeurns

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What a fabulous pick up Pitto has been for Carlton, being in our best players the last 2 weeks.

Hindsight is 20/20 but I feel like the Hawks backed the wrong guy backing in Ceglar over Pittonet.

He is a massive upgrade on a broken down Andrew Phillips and really helped feel the void in Kruezer's absence

And upgrading 63 to 61 is just icing on the cake.
 
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