Why not Jake Carlisle??

[PeeKay]

Within all the posts discussing who we might take in the "draft" nobody seemed to rate Jake Carlisle.
Is it just that many others are preffered before him or is there something negative in his profile?
I like his style. He has a good frame and is agreesive. The fact that he play's KP CHF or CHB obviously convinced me that he should be with the Blues.

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

too slow off the mark.

... then again .. I thought the same thing about about JK and he looks OK now.

 

[gandaal]

Of the KPs Ben Griffiths is another who interests me. Injuries in your formative years doesn't stop players from having very good AFL careers.

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

Of the KPs Ben Griffiths is another who interests me. Injuries in your formative years doesn't stop players from having very good AFL careers.

I like him too - and was super keen to snap him up at #27 when we still had it.

 

[TheHeatleyStand]

too slow off the mark.

... then again .. I thought the same thing about about JK and he looks OK now.

JK is 196 and is an animal...


he was always going to make it.

 

[Salaryman]

apparently Thylacine had some nervous moments wtih JK early on.....told him to calm down.....then he was fine

 

[Monkey King]

Of the KPs Ben Griffiths is another who interests me.

If the footy Gods guaranteed that injury wouldn't hamper his career, then he's the guy I'd want. Hendo at CHF and Griffiths at FF would look very good for our future.

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

JK is 196 and is an animal...


he was always going to make it.

He's taller than 196.

I thought it took him a while to adapt to the pace of AFL (like any draftee).

I also thought he looked sluggish especially off the mark (all except for his last game for us vs. Melbourne).

Looks a lot more agile now at WCE.

If Carlisle ended up turning out like JK (slow early on, but then picking it up) - I wouldn't be disappointed.

I think JK is overrated a bit though.

 

[Azul]

His upside is that he's shot up at the rate of about 1cm a month for the past 2 years.

So Carlisle could be anything - footy smarts of a small but an imposing frame.

On potential (and youtube!) I'd rate him higher than Talia. If he slides down the order it's because others are surer options and more ready for AFL; a little less upside but less risk.

 

[TGR]

Slow and not particularly agile. I want more from pick 12.

 

[Ytoojae]

Why not Jake Carlisle?

Not all Carlton draft picks is spuds!