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[Thryleon]

Polson looks OK at VFL level, I think if he was at a club surrounded by the right type of player he is capable of doing a Caleb Daniel type role at AFL level. He's probably easily the smartest of the smalls we have drafted, but he doesn't have any natural physical advantage.

Maybe, and I hope for him he turns it around, but his limitations seem to be plentiful.  Zach Fisher is your Caleb Daniel type.  Polson is more Honeychurch (without the natural ability at the moment).


I cannot say that about any of the other players we have drafted.

Williamson - Good size, good athletic ability, uses the ball well enough.  Currently injured
SPS - A bit small, but has good evasive ability, generally hits targets, and can stick a tackle.  Currently has application issues, and needs some work on game sense.
JSOS - Limited athletically, but seems to have the smarts and work rate to negate this.  Had been scoring reasonably well, but that has dried up a bit this season and been a bit ineffective.
Weitering - Good size, seems a bit sluggish and down on form and confidence, but is still getting to where the footy is but needs to contest harder.
Marchbank - Good size, speed and skills, good over head mark.  No real negatives, played his first poor game on friday.
Harry - Good size, good agility, good skills, needs to work on his application and workrate (fitness??)
Cunningham - Good skills, good size, nous, doesnt want to get his hands dirty, but can really use the ball well (maturity).
Curnow - has all the tools required, just needs to keep working hard and perhaps make better decisions, but even the wrong ones, arent that bad.
Fisher - Is doing everything we can ask of him and just belongs.  The exception to the rule that states draftees need time, because he has a good head on his shoulders and is competing really well.
Macreadie - tall who has shown good competitive ability and AFL standard skills, probably hasnt had the opportunity through simple depth of numbers at the moment, but what we have seen of him looks good.
Paddy Dow - Looks good in the clinches, and could polish up the disposal a little but is doing well for a first year player.
Lochie O Brien - Good kick of the footy, has pace, perhaps not overly physical, but this might come with confidence.
De Koning - His ruck work in VFL level is a standout already.  Needs time before impacting at AFL level.
Schumacher - a relative unknown quantity
Pat Kerr - a speculative late tall who is working hard.  Havent seen what he has to offer yet, but he will get his chance based on VFL form and then we will see.

Put Polson in the above group, and he sticks out like a sore thumb.  It doesn't mean he wont make it, because the ones that are really effective for us are way ahead of schedule (thankfully) but hes the only one I look at that doesnt seem to bring much to the equation.  I think hes probably the only real question mark at the moment.  I'm yet to see why SOS decided to draft him, which is no indicator of anything.

Hence why I state hes my only real concern of our draftees.  If you are a small and you don't have some tricks up your sleeve then you are in all sorts.

If we look back at some of the threads of the past though, you'll find that many of 'our kids' of the past all had games where there was some genuine excitement...where they showed something.

http://www.carltonsc.com/index.php?topic=1375.0

http://www.carltonsc.com/index.php?topic=945.0

...and one of the most insightful comments from the Buckley thread was this one.

"Games into kids" isn't as important as "games into kids together" and at the moment circumstances (injuries, selections) are preventing that on many occasions.

Yep, once again, I should listen to myself a little more.

I'm not convinced of any of our kids, but I have seen they have the tools.