The Final List.

[bluechampion]

The Carlton Football Club has deleted eight players from the 2002 senior list, including Craig Bradley who retired earlier today (Thursday October 31st). The seven players to be delisted are: Ang Christou, Sam Cranage, David Gallagher, Trent Hotton, Sean O'Keeffe, Adam Pickering and Lindsay Smith.

All have been previously advised of their delisting from the Carlton senior list for 2003.


At this time there is only one new player on the list for 2003, Barnaby French, who was recruited from Port Adelaide in exchange for draft selections during the recent AFL Exchange Period.

The complete Carlton list as at Thursday October 31st is:

Allan, Matthew
Beasy, Callan
Beaumont, Simon
Campbell, Blake
Camporeale, Scott
Davies, Justin
Eccles, Andrew
Fevola, Brendan
Fletcher, Simon
Franchina, Anthony
Freeborn, Scott
French, Barnaby
Hickmott, Adrian
Hulme, Darren
Houlihan, Ryan
Koutoufides, Anthony
Lappin, Matthew
Livingston, Luke
Mansfield, Michael
Manton, Glenn
Mathews, Adam
McKay, Andrew
McKernan, Corey
Merrington, Andrew
Murphy, Justin
Plunkett, James
Prendergast, Ian
Ratten, Brett
Thornton, Bret
Sporn, Trent
Waite, Jarrad
Whitnall, Lance
Wiggins, Simon

Congratulations to Bret Thornton and Adam Mathews who were both promoted from the Rookie List to the Primary List after season 2002.

Carlton will have the following selections at the National Draft on Sunday November 24th:

Selections: 1, 2, 31, 34, 49, 65, 81, 97, 113.

 

[HBF]

Not a bad list - but as I have said earlier, would question where Mansfield and Freeborn fit in next year. Fevola should also consider himself lucky to still be there..

 

[My two Cents]

Potential delisting / retirements 2002 - 2003

Potential delisting / retirements 2003 - 2004 : It will take us atleast 2 drafts to clear all the deadwood.

Retirements / Delisting in 2003 :

Mansfield, Michael
Manton, Glenn
McKay, Andrew : His call, but difficult to see him play past 2004.
Merrington, Andrew

Make or break year 2003 or will be delisted :

Allan, Matthew
Eccles, Andrew
Fevola, Brendan
Franchina, Anthony
Prendergast, Ian
Houlihan, Ryan

Pagan likes players like Freeborn, Fletcher and Plunkett; See them further develop and take off in 2003.

 

[bluechampion]

Re: Potential delisting / retirements 2002 - 2003

Originally posted by My two Cents
Potential delisting / retirements 2003 - 2004 : It will take us atleast 2 drafts to clear all the deadwood.

Retirements / Delisting in 2003 :

Mansfield, Michael
Manton, Glenn
McKay, Andrew : His call, but difficult to see him play past 2004.
Merrington, Andrew

Make or break year 2003 or will be delisted :

Allan, Matthew
Eccles, Andrew
Fevola, Brendan
Franchina, Anthony
Prendergast, Ian
Houlihan, Ryan

Pagan likes players like Freeborn, Fletcher and Plunkett; See them further develop and take off in 2003.

That's a big call. What if Merrington plays 22 games in the forward line and kicks 40 goals? It's a bit rich suggesting a bloke will be delisted before he's even played a game in season 2003.

 

[My two Cents]

Merro !

IMO is bit of 'Hotton' type player. Can take a good grab, but can't kick, and is on the slower side. I would rather have Beasy play HF / FF instead of Merro. We have to move away from the bits and parts player philosophy, and recruit proper kpp's. I place Merro in the former category.

Having said this, I will be rapt if he proves me wrong, becomes a tower at HF / FF slots 40 big ones thru next year.

 

[BluesPrez]

Merro

Merrington is one of the only guys in our club who can kick! He's not a bad converter, but yes, he is slow.

 

[HBF]

For what its worth, i'd take Merrington in front of Fevola any day. He can take a mark, can kick, and could possibly fill a number of positions e.g. CHB, Ruck (if needed).

Fevola is a forward, and thats it!!