ray8182 which kids do you like in the first couple of rounds this year
I guess lve been looking at forward/midfielders mainly when thinking of Carlton. I want good ground ball players who add run and defensive pressure. Our forward half is a big issue for me.
At our pick, which could end up as 14, it seems like Lindsay, travaglia, Hotton and Berry are the main choices. Be interesting to see who’s still on the board for us.
lm pretty much on board with Hotton or Berry. Hotton is the real star factor player for mine. Berry more a safe pick. I think you would have to be in the know to decide if Hotton’s acl is likely to be an ongoing issue or not but l really like Hotton.
I don’t think you could go to far wrong with Lindsay or travaglia. I see Lindsay at afl level as either a half back or wing who might make the shift into midfield. He is a beautiful kick. Travaglia a half back with midfield potential. They both have very good endurance l believe.
The above is all pretty standard. We all probably have similar thoughts even if we might differ slightly.
The second round is interesting. I want another forward who can add run and possibly go into midfield. Based on that l look at the likes of dattoli and gross. I’m still unsure about them though. Is gross to vanilla. Is dattoli more of a midfield distributor rather than aggressive runner who takes ground and applies pressure. Moraes lm not convinced of at all. It’s difficult to put my finger on it but he doesn’t look like he’s got much core strength.
The key with these guys they must be good runners. There testing at draft camp with regards to repeat sprints and endurance needs to be very good. Not interested otherwise.
They need to have very good endurance so they can add run like in the Dylan Moore mould.
I really liked the look of hannaford though. Has that aggression, physicality and run. At around pick 30 would be very partial to taking him. Would like to see more of him though.
The above gives you idea where my mind is at. Just searching for players to add run and defensive pressure to the Carlton team. I’ve ignored the talls, which there are a lot of, or other players like cooper Hynes because l don’t think they are the right fit.
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