OMG was this necessary. Mods dont want slanging or point scoring yet you know who opens with more unsubstantiated rhetoric.
Have voted and aired my opinion and some facts that cannot be refuted in the DRAFT thread.
Yet the same tiresome stuff starts again above.
Again....the Hawks board up until his foot injury in 2009 which ultimately led to his delisting, (and I cannot speak authoritatively as to whether this was directly or indirectly), adored him. I repeat the quote "the white Franklin". This "reputation" a few have given him was not evident before the delisting, so I am as satisfied as I can be that it did not casuse the delisting. I dare say he took a year or 2 to get his body right, if in fact it could now stand up to the rigours of the AFL.
I could say plenty more on the "opinions" of others, but has been done to death and the majority here have open minded opinions which I am confident will be shown.
For the record I would be happy to expend #51 or rookie, if reports are correct that is probably as much as it would cost. The other clubs with significant need for tall forwards have largely addressed this in the trade period. Most clubs, including us would ideally prefer good kids to older recruits.
I look at possible best 22 scenarios for 2014 and beyond and see up 5 decent midfield players on our list, most developing that will probably miss out. Our greatest need is in the KPP department.
My preference would be to draft McCarthy if available, in this case would only take MT in rookie draft. I know most want mids, but currently our pending retirees are outnumbered by decent kids, albeit we have no Judds coming along.
I will not be posting again in this thread. What needs to be said has been said.