Carlton H&A Discussion

[Mat0369]

How is Cameron wood still on our list

Because Robbie Warnock is still on the list

[Ricochet]

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-11-11/david-ellard-signs-on-for-one-more

The Carlton Football Club is pleased to confirm that David Ellard has signed a new one-year contract, to keep him with the Blues until at least the end of 2015.

[Ricochet]

Reports that Jaksch has a navicular stress reaction and will miss around 10 weeks.

[Ricochet]

Reports that Jaksch has a navicular stress reaction and will miss around 10 weeks.

Here's the link http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-11-17/carlton-injury-update

New Carlton recruit Kristian Jaksch has had scans on his left foot after experiencing mild discomfort training on Friday.

The scans have revealed Jaksch has a stress reaction to his navicular. He will see specialist tomorrow to determine the best course of action.

Carlton's GM - Football Operations Andrew McKay says the injury has been detected early and the prognosis is good.

"It's clearly disappointing for both Kristian and the Club, but we are lucky to have found this early," McKay said.

"After initial assessment we are very confident that Kristian will not need surgery, however, the specialist appointment tomorrow will confirm that."

The Club will provide a further update once the specialist's assessment has been received.

[Vinny]

shower that sucks. :(

Hopefully it's not too bad.

[Ziplock]

It's not an actual fracture, so hopefully should be fine.

[Capper]

any injury that revolves around the navicular bone is a worry imo

[Toga]

Yeah, navicular injuries are never good news but lets hope this one doesn't evolve into something more serious. :-X

[Mat0369]

And this is why I didn't want to trade pick 6. I know it is probably something that hadn't shown up before the scans but I really don't like seeing the word navicular when talking about football.

[stew42]

Well there's a rookie gone for a while :(

[Ricochet]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-11-25/bad-blues-boys-had-enough-chances?utm_medium=RSS

CARLTON players and coaches had lost trust in Jeff Garlett and Mitch Robinson by the end of last season, leaving the club with no alternative but to part company with the talented pair, Blues skipper Marc Murphy says.

Garlett and Robinson's time at Visy Park effectively came to an end last August when they were involved in a street brawl in the city, with Robinson compounding his indiscretion by initially trying to cover up his involvement.

The incident was the latest in a series of disciplinary lapses by the pair and the Blues responded by trading Garlett to Melbourne for an exchange of late draft picks and delisting Robinson after a suitable trade could not be done.

Robinson was subsequently picked up by the Brisbane Lions as a delisted free agent.

Murphy said on Tuesday the Blues' playing group and coaches had "certainly had enough" of Garlett and Robinson's behaviour.

The skipper said the squad could no longer trust the pair.

"We tried to help those two guys enormously over the journey. It's just, how many chances do you give them?" Murphy said.

Murphy said Carlton had set an example by playing Garlett in the VFL for an extended period last season even though he was "probably in [the club's] top 10 or 15 most talented players".

"He wasn't doing the team things and let himself down off the field as well," Murphy said.

"We didn't want to set an example of playing a guy like that.

"It was a good lesson."

[Mat0369]

I was flicking through the phantom drafts and just saw this.

28. Carlton - Reece McKenzie
Northern Knights
Height: 196 cm
Weight: 100 kg
Position: Key forward/ruck
Player comparison: Jonathon Patton
Strengths: Contested marking, work rate, strength
Areas needing improvement: Goal kicking consistency, keeping emotions in check

Son of 1987 Carlton premiership player Warren McKenzie, Reece is an incredibly imposing key forward. He has the ability to win the game off his own boot: however, it depends which McKenzie shows up. His 10 goal TAC Cup game really put him on the map, but for a while recruiters were hoping he'd just go along quietly for a draft day steal. He has high expectations of himself and can get a bit frustrated when things don't go his way, and as a result his goal kicking can be affected. That being said, he will get over that with maturity and his technique when taking set shots is sound.

I often see McKenzie at the gym, and he lifts an astounding amount of weight. His body looks like he has had three or four AFL pre-seasons. His body is more than ready to dominate at AFL from day one. He has been interested in body building for a while and played high level basketball as a 17 year old before coming back to football. McKenzie is a Marcellin College legend. He kicked 10 goals for the A team as a 16 year old, and his TAC Cup footy proves that wasn't a fluke.

His work rate is enormous: he constantly leads up, and often grabs several uncontested marks on the lead inside 50, as he puts in repeat efforts and isn't afraid to get up towards centre half forward. Despite only playing 10 games, McKenzie came second in the league goal kicking with 35 goals. His highlights included 10 against the Ranges, seven against Northern Territory and six against Bendigo. Mckenzie averaged 7.1 marks per game, and 3.7 of those were contested. Don't forget, he is more than handy in the ruck and has had three games with more than 10 hitouts as a pinch hitter.

Against the Eastern Ranges, he had the most incredible one goal game I've ever seen. He had kicked four behinds, had nine marks (three of those contested), 16 disposals and 18 hitouts. He should have been best on ground by a mile, but couldn't kick straight. McKenzie can be frustrating, but his best is incredible. McKenzie's combine was astounding, with a 2.88 20 metre sprint and excellent results in the handballing and kicking competitions.

This is probably one of the most in depth write ups I have seen for Reece. If we can get him with our 2nd round pick I would be really happy. The fact he has passion and a really good work ethic should make him really coachable and we can hopefully get him to play some brilliant consistent footy in a couple of years

[Master Q]

Source?

[Mat0369]

I was flicking through the phantom drafts and just saw this.

It was one of those ones on the Bound For Glory site.

[Ziplock]

http://boundforglorynews.com/jourdan-canils-september-phantom-draft/

if only there was a convenient search engine you could copy paste a paragraph into and it'd come up with the precise link...:P