Interesting that Everitt is deemed not good enough to get the deal done. Carlton's reputation of being horrible to deal with just gained more traction.
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Has been very injury prone, so would be a risky pickup. Positive side he may be able to slot into Harbrows role.
Would prefer Justin Sherman before Walker.
Walkers got a dodgy shoulder.
We dont need another like that.
IIRC Reid & Roughead are both in for shoulder surgery in the off season.
Everitt + Harbrow's compensation pick would be a disaster for us. Walker would be a good fit, but not at that price.
I don't mind losing Hill and Stack as much, but I still think Everitt is a best 22 player.
We must remember that Eade will want to use the Harbrow pick during his reign. It might well mean that we pay a little over the odds to get an experienced player to somewhat replace the experience that has departed.
Especially if the MC think we can challenge again next year, which I am sure they do.
In all honesty I would prefer to keep Everitt, Walker doesn't really interest me at all. May be a good athlete but one thing we don't need is another bloke with poor skills and/or decisions pumping the ball long into nothingness. He has probably been earmarked for a defensive role to free up Boyd/Cross when a simple twinge in game plan for these guys is needed.
To combat the frantic attack of Collingwood good decisions and clean skills are needed, we already have an excess of hard at it mids with questionable skills. Drafting another one is a step backward especially when considering the waywardness of our forward fifty entries this year.
Surely Everitt has more upside than Walker?
If we can hold onto Dre, then there is no need for Walker. If Dre is definitely gone, then fair enough.