One Pick From A Premiership: Carlton Blues
The Carlton Blues could have used Barry Hall in the 1999 Grand Final, obviously they wish they had him for every game. Barry Hall was draft pick number 19 in the 1995 AFL draft. Carlton originally had pick 19.
There was a time when St. Kilda was a place former Carlton players went when they got old, but a decade ago it all turned around. The trade was pick 19 for Craig Devonport. Devonport played 1 game for Carlton, not a great return for trading a first round pick.
Hall could have been joined by Lance Whitnall the next year and Brendan Fevola a few years later. Even early in Hall's career he could have been a useful player next to Kernahan, and would have replaced some of the tough work that Earl Spalding did.
Hall had some good moments in the 1997 Grand Final for the Saints, he would have been even more potent in the 1999 Grand Final. Carlton played the Kangaroos that year and were big underdogs. But Hall would have provided the physical presence that Carlton lacked then, as well as another option in the forward line. Only Whitnall that day was a tall forward for Carlton to kick multiple goals, if Hall was there the game would have been a lot closer.
Trading draft picks for veterans has helped many teams, like the Swans with Jolly and Richards, but Carlton sending out a first round pick for a player they didn’t have a use for was not a good move. The picked they traded was turned into Barry Hall, so the mistake was even greater.
Tomorrow: Collingwood Magpies
There was a time when St. Kilda was a place former Carlton players went when they got old, but a decade ago it all turned around. The trade was pick 19 for Craig Devonport. Devonport played 1 game for Carlton, not a great return for trading a first round pick.
Hall could have been joined by Lance Whitnall the next year and Brendan Fevola a few years later. Even early in Hall's career he could have been a useful player next to Kernahan, and would have replaced some of the tough work that Earl Spalding did.
Hall had some good moments in the 1997 Grand Final for the Saints, he would have been even more potent in the 1999 Grand Final. Carlton played the Kangaroos that year and were big underdogs. But Hall would have provided the physical presence that Carlton lacked then, as well as another option in the forward line. Only Whitnall that day was a tall forward for Carlton to kick multiple goals, if Hall was there the game would have been a lot closer.
Trading draft picks for veterans has helped many teams, like the Swans with Jolly and Richards, but Carlton sending out a first round pick for a player they didn’t have a use for was not a good move. The picked they traded was turned into Barry Hall, so the mistake was even greater.
Tomorrow: Collingwood Magpies
