Carlton Supporters Club

Nope, not so.

Carrots was always a ball magnet...even if his ball use was so so early on.

Polson barely touches the ball during a game....and doesn't even get big numbers in the 2s.

Hence why Fas should be miles ahead.....ditto SoJ for that matter.

Don;t get me wrong I love Carrazzo, but Carrazzo wasn't a ball magnet back then, in his first year he was a run-with tagger at Geelong, in his second year courtesy of injuries he got a midfield rotation and won the VFL teams B&F purely as a result of his possession count at VFL level, yet the Cats still didn't pick him up on the senior list because excluding handballs he could hit a barn by foot! So we picked him up but also as a rookie, not part of the senior list. What possessions he was getting came at VFL level for almost the first 3 years of his career, and he wasn't all that different from Poulson at VFL level.

By his 5th or 6th season Carrazzo won a B&F, yet I suspect after the same period of time Poulson could well be a better player.

Carazzo was a very fine player and his disposal issues over hyped........Polson is just a D grade hacker in comparison and I cant see the fascination that the coaches and some supporters have with him.

Hence why Fas should be miles ahead.....ditto SoJ for that matter.

I somewhat agree, although Carrazzo was very good by the end of his career.

He had many different attributes.

1.  Elite runner.
2.  Got Leather Poisoning which means he had nous.
3.  Could shut down an opponent who was a genuine on baller.
4.  Was good at jagging clearances.
5.  Was able to work on his kicking.
6.  Made good decisions but executed poorly.
7.  Had better size than Polson.

Polson has a yet to show us much of any of that list.

Carrrazzo is probably a poor example.   Lets get him to Ed Curnow level of application first, and we'll worry about the rest later.

Carrazzo became a very fine player when he began handballing more than kicking and improved his kicking efficiency.  His John Nicholls medal in his 6th season was well deserved.  However, he was a D grade hacker for the first three or four years of his career.

But can Fas provide the defensive pressure that Bolton is looking for?  That really hasn't been Fas's strength in the past.  SOJ may be better able to do so but can we afford to have his opponents exploit his lack of pace and create run off halfback?

I'm not sure that Fas has earned a spot in the 22 just yet ...

Fasolo is also a very good/smart user of the pill with ball in hand....

Any comparison between him and Polson are chalk and cheese. Fact.

Carrazzo became a very fine player when he began handballing more than kicking and improved his kicking efficiency.  His John Nicholls medal in his 6th season was well deserved.  However, he was a D grade hacker for the first three or four years of his career.

But can Fas provide the defensive pressure that Bolton is looking for?  That really hasn't been Fas's strength in the past.  SOJ may be better able to do so but can we afford to have his opponents exploit his lack of pace and create run off halfback?

I'm not sure that Fas has earned a spot in the 22 just yet ...

I don't think anyone has made a comparison between Fasolo and Poulson.

Fasolo is probably competing with SoJ for a spot, maybe Garlett if Garlett plays forward but it looks like he is pegged for the HBF.

Others like Cunningham and SPS who might be effective HFFs have Fasolo covered in the midfield by some margin.

Fasolo is a good finisher, that is a plus for him, if he gets the football. I think Fasolo needs to kick roughly 50+ goals to break even on the cost of his average defensive abilities, less than 2 goals a game won't cut it! The game is very different to just 2 or 3 years ago, clubs like Nthmond tear you apart if you have just one player coasting.

https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=A&tid1=4&playerStatus2=A&tid2=4&type=A&pid1=6382&pid2=446&fid1=O&fid2=O

I'm glad somebody gets it.

I'm sure someone will try the same for Carrazzo!