LONG RECOVERY

Mitch King returned after a missing last season with an ACL injury, his second reconstruction. He was given plenty of time to recover with the Casey Demons and started showing signs of improvement as a ruckman late in the season.

Date of Birth: 1 January, 1997

Height: 200cm

Weight: 99kg

Games MFC 2017: 0

Career Total: 0

Goals MFC 2017: 0

Career Total: 0

CDFC Games 2017: 17

CDFC Goals 2017: 2

CDFCDL Games 2017: 1

CDFCDL Goals 2017: 1

When you see quality AFL standard ruckmen changing clubs for a third round pick or less, you wonder we keep persisting with highly speculative young ruckmen.

Sure we've had one elite season from Gawn, but also seven that were largely underwhelming. 

I'm happy to have one of King or Filopovic on the rookie list, but we don't need both and certainly I can't justify a spot on the senior list. Far better to look for the next Nankervis / Jacobs / Martin (whoops, we already had him).