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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[bedford]

He's got an injured groin apparently. Hobbling after the game.

On the way back to the training centre was walking normally

 

[Dk007]

I thought he was pretty good last night. Great pressure and chase down tackles last night.

 

[bedford]

I thought he was pretty good last night. Great pressure and chase down tackles last night.

6 kicks 2 handballs , more last week as sub

 

[the hypnotoad]

6 kicks 2 handballs , more last week as sub

mcinerney in the team would've changed campbell's role

 

[bedford]

mcinerney in the team would've changed campbell's role

Yes accept that , but it's not a high output , 6 tackles was good , but like him as a sub

 

[Punts]

Sub for the gf imo

 

[Benmacca33]

Looked like he did his groin again in the 4th wasn’t moving well at all any news around this ??

 

[tombomb]

Looked like he did his groin again in the 4th wasn’t moving well at all any news around this ??

There is a video on the club twitter and he was walking fine.

 

[RocketBooster]

why remove campbell from the starting team?

He struggled against port , Fox has proven big game GF step up aura
Fox offers more for a whole game with Mills out
Campbell seems to perform better as a sub

 

[Punts]

Sub for me

 

[bedford]

Sub for me

We are both repeating it lol has to be

 

[Kiama Chris]

Campbell will end up sub because Mills will be back in and Foxy will miss altogether.

 

[bedford]

Campbell will end up sub because Mills will be back in and Foxy will miss altogether.

If he did play , could be an option for Zorko

 

[DobmusEdge]

Another shocker by the match committee making Braeden sub again for another grand final

That’s twice he’s had to come on in the third quarter with the match gone and his teammates broken zombies

(On a side note he also wasn’t part of that power debacle …inexplicably omitted while we started with players like Lladams, Wicks, Mills, Francis )

On the positive - unlike the rest, he hopefully doesn’t have the same mental scarring of the others. Its not his fault the GFs have been over by halftime

One of the few things the coaching staff can do different from this year is to make Campbell a mainstay rather than a bit player …no more sub, not more VFL…play him at high wing/ half forward all year and watch him smash it

 

[Jewelsbon]

Another shocker by the match committee making Braeden sub again for another grand final

That’s twice he’s had to come on in the third quarter with the match gone and his teammates broken zombies

(On a side note he also wasn’t part of that power debacle …inexplicably omitted while we started with players like Lladams, Wicks, Mills, Francis )

On the positive - unlike the rest, he hopefully doesn’t have the same mental scarring of the others. Its not his fault the GFs have been over by halftime

One of the few things the coaching staff can do different from this year is to make Campbell a mainstay rather than a bit player …no more sub, not more VFL…play him at high wing/ half forward all year and watch him smash it

That's the best description of them I've read.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Concerning somewhat will be his 5th year and hasnt cemented down a position yet.

Sorta heading down being a Zak Jones

3

Zak Jones

Age

29

Ht

182cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.8

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.0

5star

CL

1.7

4star

D

19.1

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

8.6

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.1

4star

CL

4.9

5star

D

7.0

2star

K

2.8

1star

HB

4.2

4star

M

1.0

1star

T

1.6

4star

CL

1.0

3star

type player which would be really disappointing for a pick 5.

 

[Jewelsbon]

Concerning somewhat will be his 5th year and hasnt cemented down a position yet.

Sorta heading down being a Zak Jones type player which would be really disappointing for a pick 5.

Is it his fault or the coaching panels fault? Truth is that it's probably somewhere in-between, but I think he'd have shown more than he has if he hadn't have been stuffed around so much.
Such a beautiful kick, he needs to play forward and stay forward.

 

[bedford]

Another shocker by the match committee making Braeden sub again for another grand final

That’s twice he’s had to come on in the third quarter with the match gone and his teammates broken zombies

(On a side note he also wasn’t part of that power debacle …inexplicably omitted while we started with players like Lladams, Wicks, Mills, Francis )

On the positive - unlike the rest, he hopefully doesn’t have the same mental scarring of the others. Its not his fault the GFs have been over by halftime

One of the few things the coaching staff can do different from this year is to make Campbell a mainstay rather than a bit player …no more sub, not more VFL…play him at high wing/ half forward all year and watch him smash it

Yep and get 12 disposals a game , he's trade bait

 

[caesar88]

Is it his fault or the coaching panels fault? Truth is that it's probably somewhere in-between, but I think he'd have shown more than he has if he hadn't have been stuffed around so much.
Such a beautiful kick, he needs to play forward and stay forward.

The King! and I said this throughout the season. I don't think Campbell got more than a month in any set role or position at either level.

This was his year:

Mar 7 - Defence in AFL side
Mar 15 - Wing in AFL side
Mar 23 - Wing in AFL side
Mar 31 - Wing in AFL side
Apr 6 - Wing in AFL side
Apr 13 - Bye
Apr 21 - Senior sub
Apr 28 - Senior sub
May 4 - Inside mid in VFL
May 11 - Inside mid in VFL
May 17 - Senior sub
May 23 - Wing in AFL side
May 30 - Bye
June 9 - Senior sub
June 15 - Wing in AFL side
June 22 - Wing in AFL side
June 29 - Defence in AFL side
July 7 - Wing in AFL side
July 13 - Defence in AFL side
July 21 - Defence in AFL side
July 28 - Wing in AFL side
Aug 3 - Bye
Aug 9 - Defence in AFL side
Aug 16 - Half forward in AFL side
Aug 24 - Half forward in AFL side
Aug 31 - Bye
Sep 7 - Senior sub
Sep 14 - Bye
Sep 20 - Wing in AFL side
Sep 28 - Senior sub

An absolute mess.

 

[bedford]

Concerning somewhat will be his 5th year and hasnt cemented down a position yet.

Sorta heading down being a Zak Jones type player which would be really disappointing for a pick 5.

He's not a dickhead

 

[Nuggetz]

Concerning somewhat will be his 5th year and hasnt cemented down a position yet.

Sorta heading down being a Zak Jones type player which would be really disappointing for a pick 5.

Has to play off half forward next year. Either he kicks goals or sets them up. No more shifting him around, he's done his defensive apprenticeship.

 

[strauchanie59]

Is good overhead, chases, has a booming left foot. Need to play him a a half-forward who can get the ball 60-80m from goal.

 

[bedford]

Is good overhead, chases, has a booming left foot. Need to play him a a half-forward who can get the ball 60-80m from goal.

He won't get it

 

[S120]

Has to play off half forward next year. Either he kicks goals or sets them up. No more shifting him around, he's done his defensive apprenticeship.

Agreed. If we can lock in a high HF/small or medium deep forward group of Campbell, Papley, Hayward, and Cleary we'll be in better general shape for ground balls and skill forward of the ball than what the side looked in the GF.

 

[caesar88]

Agreed. If we can lock in a high HF/small or medium deep forward group of Campbell, Papley, Hayward, and Cleary we'll be in better general shape for ground balls and skill forward of the ball than what the side looked in the GF.

Problem is, does Horse even consider this to be something we should be focusing on?

I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact he named a team with one small forward and no elite pressure players in his forward line for the finals.