Draft Profile Sam Walsh - Selected by Carlton with pick 1!
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Tulip
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Are people actually calling this a super draft based off a round of JLT action? Every second year is called the next 2001 by draft watchers, the only one that has come close is 2013. Call me jaded, but I’ve never forgotten Jordan Gysberts getting 30 touches in his first two games and never being heard from again. Best to let these guys get a few quality AFL level games under their belt
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So comparisons are an invalid way to measure a young player, unless they’re being compared to someone who, as of now, has yet to debut?
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Yeah my man. You think comparisons are a good way of judging a draftee?
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Hmm I wonder if you would have this view if Melbourne drafted Sam Walsh?
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I’d probably wait to see how he goes when he debuts mate. He’s not doing anything Cripps and Oliver didn’t do in their first year. Forgive me if i’m not convinced he’s the best footballer I’ve ever seen based off one JLT match.
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I personally think he'll become a much better player than Dylan Buckley.
Neither player had 28 possessions in their first year as they didn't have the tanks to run out games. Walsh will have a better first season than either of them, even if he doesn't become as good a player long term.
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Mate, its the pre-season. Its a bit different when the actual stuff starts, the intensity multiplies. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled for Carlton if he's a gun, but it's the pre-season.
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You know this is bullshit right?
At a press conference a Victorian coach (or recruiter I forget) made a comment to the press that they would be tracking the Victorian’s drafted interstate and then Cripps (ports list manager) who was sitting next to him mentioned having a word to the sa boys while having a chuckle
If you’re a Victorian crying outrage you’re ignorant and worse.
Cripps literally repeated what the Victorian said in a cheeky way and you lot got on your high horse.
Meanwhile didn’t Victorian clubs lure like 20 players last off season ?
Where is your outrage at that? Are you offended that Shiel went to Victoria? We’re you outraged at the sheer gall pf docherty to request a trade the Carlton?
Sam Walsh is a special footballer so happy Silvagni held firm, he’ll keep on going and have a great career as a Bagger. Lukosius and Rankine are exceptional too no doubt but Sam’s poise, professionalism and physical preparedness are so unique for a younster.
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Walsh will most likely be a 250 gamer but i think the debat out there before the draft was that Lukosius and Rankine are potentially more freakish but are more of a risk.
No doubt Carlton made the right call though IMO.
I agree
Most astute followers see Walsh as having a great level of consistency/bust proof, while many others have great game changing/xfactor abilities, attached with a greater risk of not meeting expectations
Absolutely hilarious after Carlton try and get rvery single Victorian GWS player every single year.
You went for Shiel and Setterfield last year alone. Give it a spell
They don't have to be similar. It is possible for a player to posses qualities of different players that do not play the same style or posses the same attributes.
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Whatever he is, will win the RS in an absolute canter if he plays 15+ games which he should.
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There's not really a wrong call to make picking from those three.
Like Kenny Hunter and Peter Bosustow.
Overall that is how I felt towards end of season when was sure we had a pick that early.. Although not totally convinced on Lukoosuis as the others. His size and type could just as easily turn into a Jack Watts type and have a career but never as brilliant as some expected when a youngster. Think I trust Ben King more to be a gun. The pure mid is the one I truly wanted and we got but it really was a good draft to have any picks in top 6. Cats should be super happy with Jordan Clark 10. In a normal draft here he probably taken around a pick 4 type imo but so much top end youngsters bargain at 10 for Cats.
Not sold. Plenty of talented youngsters that not even from same draft pool that could have a great year in 2019 too. RS always open.
Docherty's dad was dying when he asked for the trade. His dad died during his first preseason at Carlton. Terrible for the young man, and a pretty understandable reason to ask for a trade. Plenty of other examples of players returning home to Victoria for little reason. Maybe pick one of them instead.
LukeParkerno1
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Have a distinct feeling this draft will end up being the best first round, you have talents like Butters going late first round, Caldwell going 11, etc. It's a very very deep first round.
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It's a gut feeling as he's the most ready to go talent. Bailey Smith and Caldwell some chance, although Caldwell probably won't play enough. Rankine some hope as well. If I were tipping, Walsh would be the one.
Docherty was not getting a fair go as a youngster under Voss. He was a big Carlton supporter as a kid. It was a no brainer he asked to be traded to us when he did as he was not getting regular games at Lions. Their loss for not knowing what they had. I remember thinking why Voss kept leaving him out of side so often. Doch had good reason to want out. Polec also left same off season back to SA for similar reasons. It is the ones that play 40 games in first two seasons and up and leave clubs should feel dirty about. I personally agree with Gary Lyon that draftees should be on a 4 year contract initially to give the club drafting more chance to get player more inclined to invest in that club more. Two years is not much. Most youngsters take 3 or 4 pre-seasons to start to become the players they can be.
