Uncy Herbs rumor

Post by **boncer34** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:09 pm

Now normally I'd dismiss this as rubbish but it does come from the man himself and for those who frequent themselves on bomberblitz you would know he does have a history of being correct.
http://www.bomberblitz.com/forum/index. ... opic=28962

antcl · Post by **antcl** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:02 pm

The more I hear about Leunbeurger, the more I think Carlton might go for him. If Laycock had left, I'd have been tempted to go for him at #2 ahead of Gibbs.

And given how useful Hanson/Gumbleton would be to either Carlton or our line ups, I can imagine it is giving both sets of recruiters a real headache.

Marillion · Post by **Marillion** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:14 pm

It's strange,i keep hearing the Pick 1 Leuenberger/Carlton rumour also.They are comparing him to Dean Cox,and we know how good he is! But for Carlton not to pick up a ready made midfielder who has the skills to dominate a game,would be suicide.......

Boyler_Room · Post by **Boyler_Room** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:10 pm

Carlton NEED another midfielder to team up with Marc Murphy. I somehow found myself on their website last night, reading the comparisons between Fevola and Lloyd that they've got going over there. The key comment that kept coming through was that in this year's draft they'll be picking up someone who can team up with Murphy to pin Fevola lace out with regular monotony.

Time will tell...

tom9779 · Post by **tom9779** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:51 pm

Boyler_Room wrote:Carlton NEED another midfielder to team up with Marc Murphy. I somehow found myself on their website last night, reading the comparisons between Fevola and Lloyd that they've got going over there. The key comment that kept coming through was that in this year's draft they'll be picking up someone who can team up with Murphy to pin Fevola lace out with regular monotony.

Time will tell...

Carlton need a ruckman that can give them first use of the ball......haven't you noticed how our midfield has suddenly improved with the improvement of Hill.

One of the reasons the swans got done was the poor performance of jolley in the ruck/dominance of cox.

Leunenberger is he is gonna be a great ruckman will be an absolute gold pick up.

robbie67 · Post by **robbie67** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:19 pm

All ruckman take time, and I dont know if Carlton have the patience. If he is another "Dean Cox", that means he wont come good until his mid-20's, and the current Carlton board cant afford to wait for him to mature.

I think they will go safe and short term, and plonk for Gibbs.

Boyler_Room · Post by **Boyler_Room** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:05 pm

Precisely. Cox is what? 26? Took a long time to hit his straps (which is fairly standard for a ruckman). Carlton need to secure the services of a ready made ruckman, or a midfield good enough to read the tap.

Gibbs for mine.

tom9779 · Post by **tom9779** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 1:56 pm

Boyler_Room wrote:Precisely. Cox is what? 26? Took a long time to hit his straps (which is fairly standard for a ruckman). Carlton need to secure the services of a ready made ruckman, or a midfield good enough to read the tap.

Gibbs for mine.

your right. even if Leunenberger turns out to be awesome. Gibbs will be chosen #1.

the media has hyped up Gibbs as the best and number 1 pick.

even if Gibbs runs back to SA, or for some unknown reason just doesnt cut it in the AFL, the carlton recruiter can still easily justify that choice, based on what the footy media think.

sheedy would probably love to pick leunenberger as #2 just to stick it up carlton if he can be turned in an out and out AFL star, and Gibbs just ends up as just another decent midfielder.

bombercol · Post by **bombercol** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:07 pm

It's an interesting one because Carlton could use both.

They really do not have a ruckman of note, Deluca and McLaren, both who ended up in the reserves.

The young WA ruckman might be a priority given the depth of the draft and then pick up another good midfielder with their priority pick and possibly get a midfielder in their trading of Thornton.