08-04-2016, 03:19 AM
I'm not keen on trading in second stringers no matter how cheap they are, we've tried it over the last few seasons and haven't landed anyone who stands out as a Premiership player.
Kerridge, Boekhorst and Wright go OK but aren't class players by any stretch, Whiley and Tutt are VFL players, Graham was pick 54 so nothing wasted really.
As hard as it seems our only realistic road to success lies at the draft, we got Cripps at 13 so it's not impossible to get hold of another two high quality kids over the next two or three years.
Pick 4 or 5 this season should give us a good one.
The only other option is a Dangerfield like deal but they come at a big cost and it wouldn't be easy convincing someone like him to come to Carlton.
Kerridge, Boekhorst and Wright go OK but aren't class players by any stretch, Whiley and Tutt are VFL players, Graham was pick 54 so nothing wasted really.
As hard as it seems our only realistic road to success lies at the draft, we got Cripps at 13 so it's not impossible to get hold of another two high quality kids over the next two or three years.
Pick 4 or 5 this season should give us a good one.
The only other option is a Dangerfield like deal but they come at a big cost and it wouldn't be easy convincing someone like him to come to Carlton.
The only thing in this world worth more than a hill of beans is the Carlton Football Club.