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The Carlton Football Club is pleased to announce it has secured talented defender Sam Docherty from Brisbane in exchange for a second round draft pick, No.33 overall.
Docherty finally a Blue“I can’t wait to put the jumper on, it’s a dream come true,” Docherty said.
“Obviously growing up (barracking) for them and now getting here – I can’t think of anything better.”
Blues excited by Sam"He's (Docherty's) a round one draft pick and a quality player so we'd expect him to be in our top 22, probably coming off that half-back wing area," McKay said.
"I think his strength is his ball delivery by foot, so I'm looking forward to seeing that in action. He's a pretty good athlete too, so he's quite a footballer."
In their own words: Q&A's with AFL draft prospectsWhich player in the AFL do you most admire, and why?
Marc Murphy, just for the way he goes about his football. He has been following in the footsteps of Chris Judd for a while and he has really taken it upon himself to step up to the plate. I really like the way he has gone about that.
What are your top few strengths as a player?
Kicking, game smarts and decision making. I try to take the game on as well and pierce the zone out of defence.
Give him Camporeale's 16#
Already onto it. Tweeted him the other day to let him know
Has this been made official?
So is taking my name. Hell shall spawn on his head!!!
Watched the replay of the Carlton v Brisbane game on Fox Footy tonight. The first thing Docherty will need to work on is his pace. Was unable to keep up with Lucas who, though being reasonably quick, is nowhere near the quickest player on our list.
Is definitely a good user of the ball, but not a real long kick. Seems to have some footy smarts though. I can see him becoming a very important part of our back 6.
Watched the replay of the Carlton v Brisbane game on Fox Footy tonight. The first thing Docherty will need to work on is his pace. Was unable to keep up with Lucas who, though being reasonably quick, is nowhere near the quickest player on our list.
Is definitely a good user of the ball, but not a real long kick. Seems to have some footy smarts though. I can see him becoming a very important part of our back 6.
His kick to set up the first goal of the game was clever & as I stated, he used the ball well however I agree with your overall summation that he didn't do anything of note during the game (other than the aforementioned kick). I guess in his defence, the Lions were under siege for much of the game & the defensive setup Voss had in place wouldn't have made it easy for any youngster still learning the caper.Funny, i watched the game too and took special interest in Docherty.
Isnt as big as as i thought and didnt do anything of note. I think he kicked out from goal a few times.
He is home now so once he is settled hopefully he becomes the player we are all wishing for.
Mick key in Docherty's move"Obviously I've played a lot of defence in recent years and I was drafted as a defender, but I think I'm more suited to the 50-50 wing, half-back role.
"As a young defender a lot of your attacking game is thrown away because most players need to work on the defensive side of their game, which is what I need to spend time on. The wing just gives you that little bit of a release.
"Hopefully in the future if I can get my inside game going I might be able to flick through the midfield as well, but we'll have to wait and see.
"Right now I just want to get out there."
In the lead-up to Round 1 we’ll be speaking to Carlton’s new recruits to find out a bit more about what makes them tick.
Next on the list is Carlton's new No. 15, Sam Docherty.