Former Port Adelaide midfielder Kane Cornes believes Carlton's future may not be as bright as many people think.
Following the Blues' 30-point loss to the Swans at the SCG on Friday night, Carlton moved to 1-10 on the season, and have a percentage of just 63.5%, the worst in the competition.
Players like Charlie Curnow and Patrick Cripps do excite Cornes, but it's the next crop of youngsters he's unsure about.
โI donโt want to continually knock Carlton, but have we overestimated the strength of their young talent coming through?โ Cornes told SENโs Crunch Time on Saturday morning.
โI look at the players who played last night, the genuine A-graders, we know about Charlie Curnow and we know about Patrick Cripps.
โThen Iโm not as convinced on the next level, I think Sam Petrevksi-Seton will get there and heโll be a 200 game player.
โAfter that, Jacob Weitering Iโve got a question mark next to him although I think heโll probably make it, Jack Silvagni showed signs as you said, but a question mark once again, Harry McKayโs a question mark, he wasnโt in the side last night.
โPaddy Dow we think is going to be a good player and you canโt judge him too harshly in his first year.โ
Cornes went on to say he's been more impressed with Brisbane so far this season, and would choose the Lions' list over Carlton's at the moment.
โIf you look at their side compared to Brisbane, I think Brisbane has got more talent coming through the ranks with the players coming through,โ he said.
โIโm still not as optimistic as the Carlton supporters are.
โRight now Iโd rather be Brisbane than Carlton, call me a little bit cynical but Iโm not quite convinced.โ
