Team AFL Draft Review: Carlton Blues
Draft Table Talk:
Kernahan said, "Gibbs", everyone else agreed.
Someone then proposed drafting a Queensland ruckman with the priority pick. They had four to choose from and went with Hampson. In going with Hampson they went with the player with more "upside".
Grigg is an exciting player, and it was a great pick at 19, but not sure where he plays. Maybe they drafted him for the wing. They did overlook key position help at this pick, with MacKenzie or Allen, and smaller midfielders, Hislop and Proud. But they decided on Grigg so they must have a role selected for him.
Pick 35 was another Glenelg player, so there might be a reason behind that. They could have had Goldstein at this pick.
The Benjamin pick would have been an easy one to make. They need a player like him at half back. They also had couple of other WA players to consider here, O'Brien and Moss.
For their last pick they must have considered Jake Williams and Sam Sheldon. Sam Jacobs might have been another player they could have picked.
2006 Draft vs 2005 Draft:
Murphy in 2005, Gibbs in 2006, they went small each time. Kennedy and Bower were other high picks last time, and Kennedy was at pick 3 with the priority picks before the first round last year, and this time they went with Hampson and Grigg. The Hampson and Grigg combo is a combined 4cm taller than the added heights of Kennedy and Bower last draft, so Carlton did add some height with all those picks. If Hampson becomes a solid player, and if Benjamin finds a spot in the team, the 2006 draft should help Carlton even more than the 2005 draft looks like it will. Going back through all the drafts, Hampson might be the first real young ruck prospect that Carlton have ever drafted, as opposed to a recycled ruckman or a forward who would be played in the ruck. Which is strange for a club that built a winning team in the past with Nicholls, Fitzpatrick and Madden in the ruck.
Player: Pick 1 Bryce Gibbs, 187cm 78kg (Glenelg)
Comparison: Craig Bradley
ETA: Round 1 2007
Possible position: Midfielder
Player: Pick 17 Sean Hampson, 201cm 93kg (Mt Gravatt)
Comparison: Mark Porter
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Ruckman
Player: Pick 19 Shaun Grigg, 190cm 79kg (North Ballarat)
Comparison: Mil Hanna
ETA: Early rounds of 2007
Possible position: Midfielder/Medium Forward
Player: Pick 35 Mark Austin, 193cm 88kg (Glenelg)
Comparison: Ian Aitken
ETA: 2009
Possible position: Tall Defender
Player: Pick 51 Clint Benjamin, 189cm 81kg (Claremont)
Comparison: Brett Sholl
ETA: Late rounds of 2007
Possible position: Medium Defender/Midfielder
Player: Pick 67 Joe Anderson, 188cm 81kg (Darwin)
Comparison: Simon Fletcher
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Medium Defender
Kernahan said, "Gibbs", everyone else agreed.
Someone then proposed drafting a Queensland ruckman with the priority pick. They had four to choose from and went with Hampson. In going with Hampson they went with the player with more "upside".
Grigg is an exciting player, and it was a great pick at 19, but not sure where he plays. Maybe they drafted him for the wing. They did overlook key position help at this pick, with MacKenzie or Allen, and smaller midfielders, Hislop and Proud. But they decided on Grigg so they must have a role selected for him.
Pick 35 was another Glenelg player, so there might be a reason behind that. They could have had Goldstein at this pick.
For their last pick they must have considered Jake Williams and Sam Sheldon. Sam Jacobs might have been another player they could have picked.
2006 Draft vs 2005 Draft:
Murphy in 2005, Gibbs in 2006, they went small each time. Kennedy and Bower were other high picks last time, and Kennedy was at pick 3 with the priority picks before the first round last year, and this time they went with Hampson and Grigg. The Hampson and Grigg combo is a combined 4cm taller than the added heights of Kennedy and Bower last draft, so Carlton did add some height with all those picks. If Hampson becomes a solid player, and if Benjamin finds a spot in the team, the 2006 draft should help Carlton even more than the 2005 draft looks like it will. Going back through all the drafts, Hampson might be the first real young ruck prospect that Carlton have ever drafted, as opposed to a recycled ruckman or a forward who would be played in the ruck. Which is strange for a club that built a winning team in the past with Nicholls, Fitzpatrick and Madden in the ruck.
Player: Pick 1 Bryce Gibbs, 187cm 78kg (Glenelg)
Comparison: Craig Bradley
ETA: Round 1 2007
Possible position: Midfielder
Player: Pick 17 Sean Hampson, 201cm 93kg (Mt Gravatt)
Comparison: Mark Porter
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Ruckman
Player: Pick 19 Shaun Grigg, 190cm 79kg (North Ballarat)
Comparison: Mil Hanna
ETA: Early rounds of 2007
Possible position: Midfielder/Medium Forward
Player: Pick 35 Mark Austin, 193cm 88kg (Glenelg)
Comparison: Ian Aitken
ETA: 2009
Possible position: Tall Defender
Player: Pick 51 Clint Benjamin, 189cm 81kg (Claremont)
Comparison: Brett Sholl
ETA: Late rounds of 2007
Possible position: Medium Defender/Midfielder
Player: Pick 67 Joe Anderson, 188cm 81kg (Darwin)
Comparison: Simon Fletcher
ETA: 2008
Possible position: Medium Defender
