So you can't tell me the last 2 drafts haven't had a different focus and he has recruited footballers and not athletes? Additionally Rogers has been recruiting players with the right attitude. Half our issue now is our players don't have the right mentality/attitude.

I'm not saying Rogers has nailed his drafts. I'm saying I can see a stark change in approach.


And never underestimate the influence Ratten had on recruiting in the Hughes years. Whilst Rogers was in a team with Hughes, I can't see the 2ic being able to overrule the senior coach (see Rowe).

That's exactly how it works. It's pointless having 6 recruiters and have their views contaminated by each other.
The recruiting team have their particular field (VFL, TAC, WAFL etc) and they form a list each. The head recruiter then makes selections based on his own views taking into consideration the input of his team.

It's easy to bag the recruitment team as a whole (which some posters are expert at) but the reality is, we could have 1, 2 or more of the best scouts on our books but if the head recruiter doesn't take their views into account, it's wasted.
I'd suggest that's how Rogers got the job. They've probably looked at the lists he's compiled in recent years and they realised he had a better understanding of the talent available and what's required.

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The last 2 drafts haven't had the Hughes "project" players your'e 100 % correct. Rogers has gone the route of selecting traditional footballers. Problem is the ones hes selected would have been good 10 years ago. Holman and Graham especially are far too slow for the modern game. And they weren't exactly pics on the 70s. Cripps may turn out to be an amazing Jobe Watson type player, but the %'s are against that happening these days... heavily against it i'd say.

Stark contrast in recruiting styles.... doesn't seem to be able to pick out the specials though.
And is it really him ...or has the Club given him a directive on player types... who knows.

The club are the ones who have criticised the support team around Rogers. Rogers has already made changes to his team and will focus on employing recruiters who have football knowledge/experience on the field. More changes will be made.

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Bit of a myth based on selective memory and personal bias and, further more, it's not the point. We've picked both 'athletes' and 'pure footballers' under Hughes depending on needs and circumstances. We've been unsuccessful at both. It is probably part of the problem in that we have stuck so rigidly to an intention rather than being flexible to suit what's actually available. Rogers' 'fans' really only have Menzel to go on if they are being serious.

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Which changes has he made?

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There have been at least 3 new faces added to the team

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Mick Warner: 'I've heard Carlton are having a RED HOT go at two GWS star kids at the end of the year' #AFL

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Great, but given the current structures with drafts, trading etc and our poor list how are we going to make that happen?

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Lunch at raheen always does the trick...

Would you leave GWS and come to Carlton at the moment? What do we offer?

Quite a dilemma for us I would think.

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Someone had mentioned on CSC Treloar and Jaksch were coming to carlton but that was weeks ago and I have no idea of the poster's credibility.

John Barker's rubbing his hands together...

You be assured of getting a regular game
places in the starting 22 at GWS are going to get pretty tight at the moment they are still rotaing players getting game time into them

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This

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Captaincy?

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and Coach?

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Brock and Carrazzo need to spend the majority of their remaining days at the Northern Blues

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And Tuohy needs to spend some time in the 2s as well.

Finally! Should have happened at Rnd 1 given his woeful pre-season. Forget his contract...i would trade him.