AFL Player #19: Kayle Gerreyn - Welcome to Essendon!

[RedmanWasHere]

Draper,

Fingers crossed him and Essendon aren't a 2027 pairing.

Need ruckmen who don't do dumb things and have an occasionally horrible connection to the aggott.

 

[Agronomus]

Is he the Draper replacement then?

 

[Yoda_]

See alot of Rowan Marshall

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Rowan Marshall

Age

29

Ht

201cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.4

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

3.4

5star

HO

20.2

5star

D

12.9

3star

K

9.3

4star

HB

3.6

2star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

17.8

5star

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

7.8

5star

in this guy. How he plays, the movement around the ground. Seems competitive enough

 

[King Patty]

Is he the Draper replacement then?

If Draper goes.
Bryan becomes the ruck. Geryn become s forward/ ruck
Vissentini is backup ruck
Wright & Goldy is surplus.

If its Bryan who goes then
Draper/Gerryn ruck combo.

 

[jdstorm]

So big enough to be ruckman, but actually having forward craft. If everyone stays healthy, surely club is looking to trade one of Bryan or Draper in a few years. Caddy, Kako and Gerreyn cover a lot of forward needs between them, while Gerreyn can add ruckman minutes to the side as well. Good get. I wonder if this means we are going to let Draper go. I get the feeling that Gerreyn won't take as long as most ruckmen to come on due to his thickness and mobility.

Even if Draper stays after having a great season there’s no guarantee we keep either of Nick Bryan or Peter Wright.

Could also be we just wanted another VFL tall so Goldy wouldn’t have to play every week and we’d have injury cover. Or that Kale’s blend of Size/Athleticism was just too good to pass up.

 

[faible]

Even if Draper stays after having a great season there’s no guarantee we keep either of Nick Bryan or Peter Wright.

Could also be we just wanted another VFL tall so Goldy wouldn’t have to play every week and we’d have injury cover. Or that Kale’s blend of Size/Athleticism was just too good to pass up.

People need to cool their jets a bit, both Gerreyn and Visentini (if they make it) are still a couple of years off being AFL ready for a KPP, let alone a ruckman.

Wright is 28 and should be good for a few more years, Goldstein is in his final season and may finish up mid-year if we need a MSD spot.

By the time Wright is in his early 30s we'd hope one of Gerreyn or Visentini is ready to play as an AFL KPF. Neither are high picks so the chance of one making it is less, hopefully with two (plus Jones) we can find a KPF to pair with Caddy long-term.

 

[fishardansin]

The "talls" take a long time is not just a truism. It is that they are often less coordinated and being skinny will take a long time to build the body mass while completing all of the athletic requirements of an AFL player. Gerreyn looks a good size already and moves well. He may have lots of things to work on to be an AFL ready player, he may not. It won't be just because he's a tall.

If the first half of next year looks like the 2nd half of this year and he's fit and in form, then we should be playing him.

 

[faible]

The "talls" take a long time is not just a truism. It is that they are often less coordinated and being skinny will take a long time to build the body mass while completing all of the athletic requirements of an AFL player. Gerreyn looks a good size already and moves well. He may have lots of things to work on to be an AFL ready player, he may not. It won't be just because he's a tall.

If the first half of next year looks like the 2nd half of this year and he's fit and in form, then we should be playing him.

Being an AFL ready KPP, and playing at AFL level aren't the same things.

He's a few years off being the weight and strength of a mature KPP. Draper is a bit of a physical specimen in terms of his size and strength and it wasn't really until he was 23 or so he started to be able to hold his own.

Last thing we should be doing is rushing talls in to the AFL side, far better to let them build continuity of games and training to build their body up.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Talls are the great unknown for EFC.

We had that Hooker / Hurley / Daniher era but it’s been wobbly since

If we want to be going deep into finals before 2030, we need maybe four of Caddy, Reid, Draper, Bryan, Visentini, Jones, Gerreyn, Hayes to become dominant - much more than nearly role players.

 

[bombreys]

If Draper goes.
Bryan becomes the ruck. Geryn become s forward/ ruck
Vissentini is backup ruck
Wright & Goldy is surplus.

If its Bryan who goes then
Draper/Gerryn ruck combo.

I get the feeling Wright could be gone next offseason, if someone's willing to take him. Wonder if Brisbane might have a look.

Of all the traits we are rumoured to be looking for, I'm not sure he fits.

 

[bombreys]

Talls are the great unknown for EFC.

We had that Hooker / Hurley / Daniher era but it’s been wobbly since

If we want to be going deep into finals before 2030, we need maybe four of Caddy, Reid, Draper, Bryan, Visentini, Jones, Gerreyn, Hayes to become dominant - much more than nearly role players.

I think if they had a plan on paper, 2030 probably would be the year you'd circle to be aiming to win a final.

Hopefully no more shortcuts.

 

[Donflicted]

I get the feeling Wright could be gone next offseason, if someone's willing to take him. Wonder if Brisbane might have a look.

Of all the traits we are rumoured to be looking for, I'm not sure he fits.

Pies way he was a Collingwood supporter

 

[King Patty]

I think if they had a plan on paper, 2030 probably would be the year you'd circle to be aiming to win a final.

Hopefully no more shortcuts.

No reason it cant be done in 2025 win a final. Or do you mean a flag?
our medicos have got injury worries under control.

Just need the players to run out the season. Maybe Brad needs to rotate the squad more.
We seemed to get a bit stale last year.
Lost Stringer, Hepp, Kelly.

likely a net positive.

everyone a year older plus we have Kako

I Imagine we get more goals from Perkins and Martin to replace Stringers goals

we're not carrying anyone with long term injuries or coming back from acl's recently
(Hunter, Davey, Baldwin all gone)

El-Hawli and Prior are like new recruits who are ready made, should be able to replace Hepp/Kellys output.
Reid likely pushes LAV out
Caddy is a year stronger
Kako is genuine small forward with pace and excitement
No Stringer = potential opportunities for Perkins/martin up forward or even Day-Wicks when injuries occur

We should be better than next year.

 

[fishardansin]

I think if they had a plan on paper, 2030 probably would be the year you'd circle to be aiming to win a final.

Hopefully no more shortcuts.

We've drafted young guys for 3 years now and you think it is 6 years to winning a final? If this build works, we should be challenging before then, and 2030 would be rebuilding after Merrett, Parish, Langford, McKay and Ridley retire.

 

[Petrify]

Talls are the great unknown for EFC.

We had that Hooker / Hurley / Daniher era but it’s been wobbly since

If we want to be going deep into finals before 2030, we need maybe four of Caddy, Reid, Draper, Bryan, Visentini, Jones, Gerreyn, Hayes to become dominant - much more than nearly role players.

Dodoro has never been able to draft talls. Daniher was a father son gift, Hurley was pick 5 and we had to take him as he was the best available defender & Fletcher was getting old, Mal Michael Retired.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Dodoro has never been able to draft talls. Daniher was a father son gift, Hurley was pick 5 and we had to take him as he was the best available defender & Fletcher was getting old, Mal Michael Retired.

Not a dodo fan by any means but he did get carlisle, hooker, ryder hurley in similar time. Pears was showing a decent trajectory too b4 injury. That's not a bad list of talls.

 

[Zach Package]

Dodoro has never been able to draft talls. Daniher was a father son gift, Hurley was pick 5 and we had to take him as he was the best available defender & Fletcher was getting old, Mal Michael Retired.

Mark Harvey was the medium/tall defender whisperer. It’s not a tall/small thing that we have struggled with, it’s a forward/back thing, we have struggled with forwards of all shapes and sizes and had great success with defenders.

 

[MightyDon]

Might be the Josh Kennedy part of the Harley Reid (Judd) trade.

I would have stuck with Josh Kennedy

 

[Keystone agony]

Goldys hardly playing next year if those main 2 are fit... and im talking playing VFL

Also the club will hardly be banking on any of Gerryn or Visentini making it. Clubs always have a squad where not everyone can play together in the same side.

Dont necessarily think its a Draper/Bryan replacement or not. Although as ive harped on it may be hard to keep both Bryan and Draper and many giants are OOC

I wouldnt necessarily be ruling out a Caddy, 200cm+, Gerryn as 3 talls in like 3-4 years time

But he is also that ready to go ruckman aswell if need be

 

[jdstorm]

To be fair In the modern AFL tall defenders are much more important than tall forwards.

Goal scoring is done as a unit and it doesn’t really matter much if your primary option is a tall. Just as long as you have good options and at the very least 1 tall forward who can negate the impact of an elite tall defender

Yet the reverse isn’t true. If you put a poor. Tall defender on a Good key forward your screwed

 

[Lingsface]

This guy has serious presence, could be a Jonathon Brown type player if all goes to plan. Really hoped we took him, well done bombers.

 

[King Patty]

Modern day Brown..

I think someone who can Forward and ruck, Essendon have been blessed with a few talented ones
Madden
Salmon
Ryder
Daniher

now Gerryn

 

[Old Campaigner]

He sure is getting hyped up a lot for a middling pick in the draft

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

I'm getting Coleman vibes..and i don't mean Glen

 

[joey_jo_jo]

He sure is getting hyped up a lot for a middling pick in the draft

hey its pre-season, its all cheery optimism till round one