The Good and Bad of the 2003 AFL Draft - Carlton
2 - Andrew Walker
57 - Ricky Mott
63 - Glen Bowyer
69 - Jordan Bannister
72 - Adrian Deluca
75 - Stephen Kenna
78 - pass
80 - pass
From The Age: Who your team picked
Walker doesn't really play like a top 2 pick, a lot about him is still only potential. Of course right now there is his shoulder injury, which will keep him out for a few months. Walker is an athlete and can play in several positions and should be an important player for Carlton over the next decade.
The Blues said they were recruiting for need when they went with Mott and Deluca. They certainly needed ruckmen, but those two certainly were not AFL ruckmen. Deluca played like he was as tall as Kenna was, and Mott was worse.
Jordan Bannister is still around, which probably points out to how bad their drafting and trading has been in recent years. He tries, but so would a lot of players, but he is just an unskilled utility who sometimes stops an opponent. Not the worst pick at number 69, but even he might be surprised that he is still on the list.
Kenna and Bowyer were probably never AFL level players, but the same could be said for a lot of their list at that time.
The Good and Bad of the 2003 AFL Draft - Brisbane
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57 - Ricky Mott
63 - Glen Bowyer
69 - Jordan Bannister
72 - Adrian Deluca
75 - Stephen Kenna
78 - pass
80 - pass
From The Age: Who your team picked
The club says "In any year, we would be delighted to get a player of Walker’s ability and from there we recruited for need, particularly ruckmen in Mott and Deluca. Our later picks were from within the system but they are all still young."
Shane O’Sullivan, recruiting manager.
Walker doesn't really play like a top 2 pick, a lot about him is still only potential. Of course right now there is his shoulder injury, which will keep him out for a few months. Walker is an athlete and can play in several positions and should be an important player for Carlton over the next decade.
The Blues said they were recruiting for need when they went with Mott and Deluca. They certainly needed ruckmen, but those two certainly were not AFL ruckmen. Deluca played like he was as tall as Kenna was, and Mott was worse.
Jordan Bannister is still around, which probably points out to how bad their drafting and trading has been in recent years. He tries, but so would a lot of players, but he is just an unskilled utility who sometimes stops an opponent. Not the worst pick at number 69, but even he might be surprised that he is still on the list.
Kenna and Bowyer were probably never AFL level players, but the same could be said for a lot of their list at that time.
The Good and Bad of the 2003 AFL Draft - Brisbane
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