Player Watch #16 Braeden Campbell

[Kennedy Parker]

Braeden Campbell
Braeden Campbell was drafted with the fifth overall pick of the 2020 AFL Draft and has enjoyed an exciting start to life as a Swan. Recruited from Pennant Hills Demons, Campbell is revered for his brilliant versatility and exceptional left-foot kick. He made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 2021 season and was voted as the Round 2 NAB Rising Star nominee after recording 25 disposals and six marks against the Adelaide Crows. The 21-year-old has improved year on year missing just one match in 2023 and set several career-best performances in the process.
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[DeadlyAkkuret]

I can’t believe how hard I am when I watch him attack the contest.


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[RUNVS]

I can’t believe how hard I am when I watch him attack the contest.


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and that is why Campbell wanted to become an AFL player in the first place.

 

[caesar88]

Unbelievable second game. I will put my hand up and say I was dead wrong about what Campbell could achieve early on this year. Already looks supremely confident in his ability as both a footballer and an athlete. Blows my mind that we have an 18 year old attempting 60m kick outs down the corridor and crashing through a pack like he's not 180cm and straight out of the draft.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Unbelievable second game. I will put my hand up and say I was dead wrong about what Campbell could achieve early on this year. Already looks supremely confident in his ability as both a footballer and an athlete. Blows my mind that we have an 18 year old attempting 60m kick outs down the corridor and crashing through a pack like he's not 180cm and straight out of the draft.

You have to give the coaching team and leadership group a lot of credit for building these guys up to back their skills.

 

[caesar88]

You have to give the coaching team and leadership group a lot of credit for building these guys up to back their skills.

Very much so. I also reckon having so many other youngsters in the team has given this year's lot a boost that previous years haven't had. There's a lot less pressure on Braeden to play above his level, because he's not alone. Gulden knows that feeling, McDonald knows that feeling, Wicks knows that feeling, Warner knows that feeling. You get the sense they are all in it together, taking that pressure off each other and encouraging and driving each other to do their best. It's arguably proven more successful already than drip-feeding youths into the senior team and having them debut by themselves, kick their first goal by themselves, have their first win by themselves etc. It doesn't quite have the same infectious knock-on effect as having a mass of them, as risky as it is as a team strategy.

(I am including Wicks & Warner in this because even though they debuted last year, both were on the fringes until this year and so are experiencing the same things the three draftees currently are.)

 

[momentbymoment]

You have to give the coaching team and leadership group a lot of credit for building these guys up to back their skills.

Yeah I’m not sure enough credit has been given to the coaching staff (Don Pyke?). The moves these players are making look coached. They are searching for the 1-2 and the 1-2-3. They are expecting to find a runner coming through. This is coaching, it’s not just raw talent.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Yeah I’m not sure enough credit has been given to the coaching staff (Don Pyke?). The moves these players are making look coached. They are searching for the 1-2 and the 1-2-3. They are expecting to find a runner coming through. This is coaching, it’s not just raw talent.

I suspect it's a real combination across all three lines. I remember early on SeanM (wonderful observer of training) was talking about exercises they were running in waves the full length of the field. 5 vs 3, 6 vs 4, stuff like that. The full length. Pyke may be the originator but I suspect the whole coaching team has to have bought in. Not sure of Mathew's strengths but Macca brings laser like focus and observation skills. Put all this things together and you get the sort of thing we're seeing. Stuff that the likes of Stevie J could never bring.
I think this coaching team is very sharp indeed.
In addition, look how happy and balanced the players seem. Man management.

 

[TheMase]

Yeah I’m not sure enough credit has been given to the coaching staff (Don Pyke?). The moves these players are making look coached. They are searching for the 1-2 and the 1-2-3. They are expecting to find a runner coming through. This is coaching, it’s not just raw talent.

With Campbell and Gulden at least, they have spent around half their lives in an elite training program in the academy. So coaching has definitely been a part over a long time together with their obvious talent.

All coaching also based on our “system”, so they can come straight in knowing what’s expected.

From that perspective, it’s not surprising they know what to do on the field as a senior player. What is surprising is that they’ve adjusted so quickly to the speed of the AFL game.

Credit to everyone involved.

 

[Punts]

With Campbell and Gulden at least, they have spent around half their lives in an elite training program in the academy. So coaching has definitely been a part over a long time together with their obvious talent.

All coaching also based on our “system”, so they can come straight in knowing what’s expected.

From that perspective, it’s not surprising they know what to do on the field as a senior player. What is surprising is that they’ve adjusted so quickly to the speed of the AFL game.

Credit to everyone involved.

Definitely an advantage

 

[SwansProudly]

80% DE !!

 

[Indie_]

You love to see it.

 

[Punts]

Good on him

 

[TheMase]

Definitely an advantage

Of course

Which offsets disadvantages

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Just need Warner for the trifecta!

 

[SwansProudly]

Just need Warner for the trifecta!

and Logan for the quadrella

 

[hairy biker]

 

[BloodySwan]

and Logan for the quadrella

Stephens is still eligible too

 

[Indie_]

What is the most rising star nominations one club has had in a single year?

 

[Tesla Tenet]

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Post of the year already. I can't stop laughing

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[SwansProudly]

Swans only club to have first two nominations

 

[hairy biker]

What is the most rising star nominations one club has had in a single year?

I'm assuming the record is GWS with 8 back in 2012 (their 1st year) (Cameron, Bugg, Coniglio, Shiel, Greene, Treloar, D. Smith, Tyson) .

 

[momentbymoment]

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I can’t prove it but I just know this post is true ....

 

[SwansProudly]

I'm assuming the record is GWS with 8 back in 2012 (their 1st year) (Cameron, Bugg, Coniglio, Shiel, Greene, Treloar, D. Smith, Tyson) .

Only 2 players that are still at GWS: Coniglio, Green !!

 

[Millky95]

What is the most rising star nominations one club has had in a single year?

I'm assuming the record is GWS with 8 back in 2012 (their 1st year) (Cameron, Bugg, Coniglio, Shiel, Greene, Treloar, D. Smith, Tyson) .

 

[BloodySwan]

Only 2 players that are still at GWS: Coniglio, Green !!

Good list to show the importance of Academies. Trealor, Shiel, Smith, Tyson & Cameron all left to move back home.