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Carlton’s odd couple Sam Walsh and Michael Gibbons could be part of a new-look midfield by Round 1 after flawless pre-seasons for the injury-hit Blues.
No.1 draft pick with his flawless pre-season, winning a series of recent one-lap time trials around Ikon Park.
Gibbons is certain to be a Carlton player by March 15, impressing Bolton in match simulation as he auditions for one of three vacant spots on the Blues list.
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Short.
Not fast.
Not really a goal kicker.
1 dimensional.
Good news for Gibbo is that he's finally gonna get a chance, and it's at a team that isn't flush with senior talent for the position he excels in. It's Cripps, Curnow, daylight, then a bunch of young kids who will probably end up overtaking him, but that won't be in 2019.
Doesn't fit the new mould of teams trying to turn athletes into footballers.
Just a really good, honest footballer.
Has won literally everything there is to win in the VFL as a midfielder.
Not fast.
Not really a goal kicker.
1 dimensional.
Good news for Gibbo is that he's finally gonna get a chance, and it's at a team that isn't flush with senior talent for the position he excels in. It's Cripps, Curnow, daylight, then a bunch of young kids who will probably end up overtaking him, but that won't be in 2019.
Doesn't fit the new mould of teams trying to turn athletes into footballers.
Just a really good, honest footballer.
Has won literally everything there is to win in the VFL as a midfielder.
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………..Lyon was also hopeful Harley Bennell could overcome his horror run of soft-tissue injuries that have kept him to just two games in three seasons at Fremantle.
The number two draft pick suffered calf tightness at training last week but had otherwise enjoyed his best pre-season in years.
"He's on a program where we're building him up to three sessions a week," Lyon said.
"As he said, he's done more this year than he's done in four years – his body has allowed him to.
"He still hasn't been able to do the exact level of work of Andrew (Brayshaw) or Nat Fyfe, but he's not far off.
"I wasn't at a session on a Friday and Peter Bell rang me and they were all raving about how he trained. So it was exciting for Harley and us, but there's plenty of work to go."
………..Lyon was also hopeful Harley Bennell could overcome his horror run of soft-tissue injuries that have kept him to just two games in three seasons at Fremantle.
The number two draft pick suffered calf tightness at training last week but had otherwise enjoyed his best pre-season in years.
"He's on a program where we're building him up to three sessions a week," Lyon said.
"As he said, he's done more this year than he's done in four years – his body has allowed him to.
"He still hasn't been able to do the exact level of work of Andrew (Brayshaw) or Nat Fyfe, but he's not far off.
"I wasn't at a session on a Friday and Peter Bell rang me and they were all raving about how he trained. So it was exciting for Harley and us, but there's plenty of work to go."