Toast Pick 8 - Welcome to Carlton Luke Parks (Rookie)

[Aphrodite]

Welcome Luke!

Rookie: Luke Parks

Carlton has selected defender Luke Parks in the rookie draft.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[Mr_Plow]

Finally, we got Luke Park(er)s!

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Finally, we got Luke Park(er)s!

that is average Plow

 

[carlton_99]

According to the draft info thing he plays taller then he is (189cm) and his strength is his marking. So think he may be able to play key def. So we picked up someone in each of the three areas we needed.

 

[Metalcrusher]

Luke Parks - Aussie Rules Draft Central

Luke Parks - Glenelg - SANFL

 

[The Bighouse]

To the barber, son

KPD Edit. Only 188cms, and mention of an academy in the highlights.
Not so KPD then at AFL level.

 

[Mr_Plow]

that is average Plow

My posting has been sporadic at best in the last few months, will take time.

 

[Gethelred]

Provided it's the same one...

Luke Parks - SANFL

sanfl.com.au

Edit: The Bighouse beat me to it!

 

[Jeremias]

 

[Blue and Blue]

Welcome Luke...use the force.

Looks a bit like young Ken Hunter...flies like him too.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

My posting has been sporadic at best in the last few months, will take time.

I believe in you!

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Welcome Luke.

 

[Christou2Kouta]

According to the draft info thing he plays taller then he is (189cm) and his strength is his marking. So think he may be able to play key def. So we picked up someone in each of the three areas we needed.

Interesting that in the article on the CFC website he is listed as 192cm. Must've grown a bit in his 19th year.

 

[Bokan]

Whilst AFL draft central lists him at 189, Carlton website has him at 192. Couple that with his size and he's pretty solid

 

[BlueGum]

Welcome Luke

Like your marking, but seem to be a decent kick too (including the old sideways/switch)

Go well.

 

[JEZZAS BLUES]

Welcome to the Blues Luke..

 

[DavyRed]

Congrats on picking up Parks! Ex Swans Academy defender, very nice kid, hard worker, very good reader of the play and an excellent intercept mark.

Needs to work on his kicking but otherwise a great depth pick up for you guys. Really pleased he’s got a shot at the big time now.

 

[TerryWallet]

DraftCentral said 189cm but Carlton article says now 192cm, so obviously still growing.

Now to watch, listen and learn about him. Good on him for taking his career into his own hands, moving to SA, and making it work.

 

[jj1978]

So he's got a good work ethic, physically pretty ready, and of good personable nature with a solid years experience in a senior state comp, not a super gamble here.

Leave Walsh and a few others to have another year in the under 19's, see how they go... maybe even players like BSOS might pull his finger out in a state comp and get another chance. Next years draft is where it'll be at as you'll have physically and mentally more mature 19 year olds and a whole host of young 18 year olds too.

 

[slashin_velvet]

Any relation to Rosa?

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Congrats on picking up Parks! Ex Swans Academy defender, very nice kid, hard worker, very good reader of the play and an excellent intercept mark.

Needs to work on his kicking but otherwise a great depth pick up for you guys. Really pleased he’s got a shot at the big time now.

Yes kicking action/technique does look a bit of a worry.

 

[koutaaa]

Too many armchair experts having a cry over players we didn’t pick because they rated him.
I’m sure Carlton should sack credited list managers and recruiters for a bloke sitting behind a computer Throwing darts at the phantom draft

 

[blue healer]

Looking at the jumper he's wearing is this another example of Liddle looking after his mates?

 

[Funk]

My posting has been sporadic at best in the last few months, will take time.

Just put in a solid preseason Mr_Plow and you’ll be fine..........

 

[ianh]

Congrats on picking up Parks! Ex Swans Academy defender, very nice kid, hard worker, very good reader of the play and an excellent intercept mark.

Needs to work on his kicking but otherwise a great depth pick up for you guys. Really pleased he’s got a shot at the big time now.

On my limited information and viewing I wouldn't have said kicking needs work.

Good mature body, courage and intercept marking, tackles well and good disposal but at 189cm not really the tall defender we seemed to be in the market for - although if he has grown to 192 as per CFC site he is getting closer.

Like the player but not sure whether he fits our needs which seem to me to be another genuine tall. Still that may be what we have in mind for the SPP or midseason given we passed on our second pick in the Rookie Draft. We have had Oscar McDonald

28

Oscar Mcdonald

Age

24

Ht

196cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

191.4

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.7

3star

MG

157.7

3star

D

14.8

4star

K

5.4

2star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.4

3star

MG

138.4

3star

and Callum Moore

47

Callum Moore

Age

24

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

4.9

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

2.0

1star

K

0.0

1star

HB

2.0

1star

M

0.0

1star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.6

3star

down at training and presumably will have them train on over summer. Both are the type we lack but not sure either is going to be any more than cover for injuries. Prefer Oscar to Callum but Callum I suppose is at least a known quantity albeit he really stank it up in the 2 AFL outings we gave him. Oscar is more AFL quality and only 6 months older, bigger and more a specialist defender so more suited to our needs I suspect.

Note Henry Walsh didn't get picked up.