LOL, you have to be joking, like VicCrow said, Cruiser23 totally wiped the floor for Carlton
Thanks fellas
Basically just went best available rather than needs, except Post was more a needs pick as i rate Smith higher than Jayden. Just out of interest, this was my short write-up of each pick at the time:
Pick 6 - Jack Ziebell - Best available and a perfect fit for the Blues. Quality target in the forward line, adds grunt, great leadership ability, wonderful around clearances and great foot skills, exactly what we are after.
Pick 24 - Rhys O'Keefe - Best available for mine, quality midfielder/half back flanker with very good skills on both sides of his body. Good size, has good pace and is versatile, captain the SA team which shows he's a good leader and someone with his foots skills is exactly what we need. Was a toss up between him and Zaharakis but Rhys' footskills and decision making are far superior IMO which just gets him over the line.
Pick 40 - James Strauss - Best available again, to hard to pass on for mine, personally have him going early to early/middle second round. He's a fantastic user of the ball and you can't have enough players who hit targets over many distances. Not only is he effective in attack but is a very good tackler and defender to boot, won't last to this pick in the real draft IMO, to much quality.
Pick 56 - Jayden Post - Very versatile player. At 196cm he is very athletic and his hands and contested mark is very good. Can play either end, playing as a CHB, CHF or FF. He speed is pretty impressive for a big man, disposal is also good and shows plenty of dash from half back, reminds me a little of Jarrad Waite. The one downside to him is he is one of the older players in the draft at nearly 19 but make no mistake he can play. Very happy he is available with this pick, have him going around the third round.
Pick 72 - Ashley Smith - Best available again because i can't believe he hasn't been taken, way to good to pass on. Very versatile player at 185cm, big body and a raking right foot kick. Has dash about him and can be used as an attacking player or a defensive stopper. Really like the way he plays, hard running and attacks the ball hard. Again, you can't have to many player who can hit a target over 50+ metres.
Pick 88 - Michael Still - Haven't seen much of him TBH but would add to our KF depth which is fairly lacking. Bottom ager so might still be growing and also has a lot of potential, 192cm mainly plays from FF but has been know to play at CHB at times, has also shown he can kicks numerous goals.
After a long 9 days this is how the draft panned out.....
