If available - rookie draft Luke Blackwell (25)

[jurrahcane 70]

Luke was always a good mover at Carlton before delisted. Some Blues supporters still reckon he was unlucky.

He is a skilled left footer, gets the footy, has good pace and has footy smarts. His bio backs it up.

If he is overlooked in the national draft, he MUST be on the Dees rookie menu.

Luke's 2012 year to date

Round

Kicks

Handballs

Disposals

Marks

Tackles

Round 1

10

9

19

4

4

Round 2

23

10

33

7

1

Round 3

8

8

16

1

1

Round 4

15

15

30

4

5

Round 5

13

12

25

1

9

Round 6

9

9

18

2

1

Round 8

12

13

25

4

2

Round 9

17

8

25

3

2

Round 10

15

14

29

5

6

Round 11

12

14

26

0

1

Round 12

13

15

28

1

3

Round 14

7

9

16

0

3

Round 15

14

17

31

4

4

Round 16

14

16

30

2

4

Career Honours

2011

Best & Fairest (Claremont) - Winner

2011

Sandover Medal (Claremont)

2010

Simpson Medal (State Game) (Western Australia)

2010

Best & Fairest (Claremont) - Winner

2009

Best & Fairest (Claremont) - Winner

[DeeZee 7,397]

Would fit in with Neelds moneyball plans

[Little Richard 6,264]

Sounds interesting, how long was he at Carlton for?

[jurrahcane 70]

Luke was born in Melbourne whilst his dad Wayne was playing for the blues. He was a father son pick in the 2004 draft for Carlton.

He spent most of the 2005 season playing for the Bullants (carlton ressies) as an 18yo. He was a very light teenager and it wasn't until halfway throigh 2006 that he got into the Blues Seniors. He played 10 of the last 11games of 2006, and was set up to be part of the Blues rebuild alongside Murphy, Gibbs etc. In 2007 and 08 he played a further 13 games before being delisted at end of 2008.

Then as above, he has won 3 Claremont B&F's (2009, 2010, 2011), runner up in the 2010 Sandover, won the 2011 Sandover (WAFL League B&F), and won the 2010 Simpson medal for the best player in the WAFL interleague match. He played a key role in Claremont's 2011 Premiership.

Get him now at the end of 2012 - likely with MFC#3 pick in the rookie draft ... we would NOT be disappointed. He HITS targets !!.

[jurrahcane 70]

best player AGAIN in best side outside the AFL ... a must !!!!!!!!!!!

Claremont 6.1 14.5 19.8 26.10 (166)

West Perth 4.0 5.2 7.3 7.5 (47)

Best - Tigers: L Blackwell, B Schammer, J Thomson, J Murphy, R Walton, J Bradshaw, C Jones. Falcons: A Black, S Nelson, D Burns, S Browne, M Hutchings.

Goals - Tigers: C Jones 5, J Bradshaw 5, T Lee 4, J McGovern 3, I Richardson 2, J Morton, L Blackwell, A Foster, J Laurie, R Walton, D Crawford, T Handley. Falcons: J Salecic, B LeCras, D Barden, M Hutchings, L Rasmussen, S Nelson, J Jones.

[Arrow 1,257]

There aren't many players who come back better players re-drafted after being de-listed. I doubt there's many tricks a player learns at the second division team that makes him a better player. Furthermore, struggling to get a game at Carlton in 07 when they were probably the worst team ever known to man, so bad potentially I could have got a game further worries me. However, good research of him Jurrah and I'm sure he wouldn't be the worst pick up if he chose to get him.

[rolly 149]

If valenti wins the liston back to back and cant get redrafted this bloke will struggle

[rjay 24,939]

Luke was always a good mover at Carlton before delisted. Some Blues supporters still reckon he was unlucky.

He is a skilled left footer, gets the footy, has good pace and has footy smarts. His bio backs it up.

If he is overlooked in the national draft, he MUST be on the Dees rookie menu.

Height & weight?

Why did he fall out with Carlton? injury? not fully developed?

[jurrahcane 70]

Blackwell is one of the elite midfielders in the WAFL competition.

Height 180cms

Weight 78 kgs (would be 80-81 with an AFL pre season adding that extra muscle)

-skilled left footer

-gets his own footy and distributes

-has won the 2009,2010, 2011 Clremont B&F

-won 2011 Sandover & runner up in 2010 behind Andrew Krakouer

We should be falling over ourselves to add this bloke (as a mature rookie #3) to the young guns from the draft.

[Carlos Danger 380]

Well worth a rookie spot IMO.

Edited August 8, 2012 by Deez Nutz

[DemonWA 3,934]

dissapointed that he went to the tigers after beeing delisted. He got drafted from Swans!

The bloke can find the ball and generally does good things with it. Could do far worse in the rookie draft

[jurrahcane 70]

dissapointed that he went to the tigers after beeing delisted. He got drafted from Swans!

The bloke can find the ball and generally does good things with it. Could do far worse in the rookie draft

thanks. Blackwell's ability to get the footy, run with it and dispose of it is AFL standard.