GWS took McCarthy

Stupied · Post by **Stupied** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:55 pm

Does nobody else find that bizarre?

simon tonna · Post by **simon tonna** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:56 pm

you got to be friggin kidding

OEP · Post by **OEP** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:56 pm

No because they just drafted Travis Cloke and Jarrod Roughhead clones.

Tannin · Post by **Tannin** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:58 pm

No wonder they traded us a gun midfielder - they plan to line up every week with 18 KPPs and four more on the bench.

I reckon they must be punting that they will have spare gun KPPs in a few years time when they are winning premierships and they'll be able to trade them to other clubs for top 10 draft picks. If so, it's smart thinking.

Post by **Cam** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:01 pm

The trick is getting game time into them i think to develop them to increase their value. Perhaps they will turn them into an uber spine.

Post by **Cam** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:04 pm

Well at least they kept him from Carlton, who's picks are heavy on the meh factor. Yay

simon tonna · Post by **simon tonna** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:04 pm

yeah i thought hine maybe thinking along those lines

Stupied · Post by **Stupied** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:04 pm

How the fk do you get game time into a kid who's a KPF when you already have 3 of the best forward prospects in the league? I feel sorry for the kid.

GreekLunatic · Post by **GreekLunatic** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:08 pm

They will trade Patton next year

thebaldfacts · Post by **thebaldfacts** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:23 pm

Agree that this seems a strange decision given their stock of talls.

AN_Inkling · Post by **AN_Inkling** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:26 pm

Not all forwards have to play forward. McCarthy is a skinny kid with a good tank, like Reid he doesn't need to be locked into a forward or a back role, he could probably play either.

simon tonna · Post by **simon tonna** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:32 pm

at least heater won't be kicking over anybodies head

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:58 pm

Someone's gonna have to play CHB if they all want to get a game...

As I've said before, they're stockpiling some talls, in preparation to trade one or two out for a nice fat bounty at some point down the line...

Duff Soviet Union · Post by **Duff Soviet Union** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 9:09 pm

I for one think GWS is doing it right.

Despite what the propaganda machine says, the vast majority of the kids drafted tonight will be average or worse AFL footballers and only a few will be genuine difference makers for their teams.

Keeping that in mind, I'd say the distinction between drafting a kid who can play and drafting one who can't is much more meaningful than the distinction between tall and small.

Draft the best player available. Worry about what to do with him later. If he can play but doesn't fit into your team, then trade him for someone who does.

Wokko · Post by **Wokko** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 9:11 pm

lol @ GWS hate drafting against Carlton.

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GWS took McCarthy

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