Following Carlton's successful trade period - acquiring Zac Williams, Adam Saad and Lachlan Fogarty - former AFL great David King sees potential for a big year down at Prices Park.
Adding to an already strong young nucleus, King believes improvement from David Teague's team will be rapid.
King told SEN Breakfastย that he believes Carlton could 'take a giant stride' in 2021.
โI really like what Carlton has done. Lachie Fogarty is another one whoโs probably going to fly under the radar because heโs not the big boom name of the other two, but theyโre building, they really are building,โ King said on SEN Breakfast.
โTheyโre adding to the edges. Theyโve got a great spine. Carltonโs not going to gradually bring their way up the ladder, theyโre just going to go bang.
โTheyโre going to take a giant stride. Iโm excited by Carlton.โ
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— Carlton FC (@CarltonFC) November 18, 2020
King believes that all hope isn't lost for the future of Carlton if they were to miss out on a finals spot next season, saying that they are "well beyond the green shoots discussion".
โI donโt get caught up in whether youโre playing finals or not because I think if you finish 10th as opposed to finishing 7th, is that a radical difference in the chase to the premiership, probably not," King said.
โItโs all about gearing to win a flag. If youโre gearing to make finals, youโll be stuck in that mid-table section for a decade.
โCarlton won seven games last year and the Magpies won 9.5 to sneak into the top eight. Do those guys make two wins difference? You probably think they do.โ
Kade Simpson has joined @carltonfc_w's coaching team.
The @CarltonFC champion is among a host of past and current players in @aflwomens for the 2021 season.
— AFL (@AFL) November 23, 2020
The @AFL have confirmed we'll launch the 2021 season against Carlton on March 18.https://t.co/7qfl3PC8zJ
— Richmond FC ๐ฏ๐ (@Richmond_FC) November 20, 2020
