So are you suggesting he could play until 34 years old?ripplug66 wrote:Ned Stark wrote:Further to my earlier post, I am confident that whoever goes at pick 5 will be a better player than Carlisle. Mathieson sounds like a taller version of Joel Sellwood. Francis sounds like BJ 2.0 and Parish sounds like an elite line breaking mid with skills. I see JC as a possible bonus if we can get away with it, but we are still very early in our rebuild and can't afford to blow a top 5 pick on a 24 year old, unless it is Dangerfield or Fyfe. Someone mentioned the Trent Croad deal that Freo did. I see parallels if we don't hold our nerve until the very end of trade week.
If it is pick 5 we will get something back but there is nothing wrong with using pick 5 on a 24 year old. Still could play for nearly 10 years. Most pick 5's probably don't get near ten years.
I highly highly doubt that would be the case.
- Plagued with Knee Tendinitis
- History of a Chronic Back Issue
- He has not even play a full complete season
- His best season was in 2013... at this period of time, he is not even near worth Pick #5
- I'm not sure he has the attitude to play until 34.
Best bet, you'll get 6-7 years tops from someone who is already injury plagued.
On top of that, what is his skills like exactly?
We should be aiming for Hawthorn accuracy... that is the standard.