AFL Player #20: Peter Wright

[Lore]

Contract Status: Free Agent (?) 2027
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 21, TheGrizz

 

[ghostdog]

"One good year". He's had one bad year for us, of which he was injured for over half the season.

He was one goal and 5 hitouts away from being only the third player to kick 30+ goals and average 10+ hitouts a game in the 21st century in 2021.

He's getting a bad wrap. People want him to be Paul Salmon. He's not.

Rather, I meant one good year as a forward. His value is as a forward-ruck, obviously.

 

[Nicholas61]

Has major limitations but is the purest set shot for a tall you will ever see. That last one near the boundary - didn't bother running out and or curling it in just straight in and straight through.

 

[Ants]

Rather, I meant one good year as a forward. His value is as a forward-ruck, obviously.

Even this year, ignoring the ruck work, he’s 42nd in the league for goals per game (played >3 games). And although he doesn’t mark as many as we’d like, he does bring it to ground a lot. He’s a solid contributor as a forward even ignoring his ability to be our second ruck option.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Having said that, that aweful handball along the wing which cost a goal and inability to impact consistently was atrocious. If he doesn't fix his brainfade low IQ plays he could become a liability.

 

[Vander18]

His value is as a genuine second ruck who can kick 30-40 goals a year. They don’t grow on trees.

That said - he has a lot of limitations to his game, consistent competitiveness and physicality chiefly. He’s not getting the best defender anymore (Langers is) but he’s not feasting on this the way he should be.

Cox looked ok on the ruck last night….if that’s a thing then it’s trouble for 2MP. To me, if he’s not providing back up ruck minutes then there is a strong case for him to go back to VFL given current form. We may very well benefit from working another small into the forward mix.

 

[jdstorm]

Reminds me of Shane Watson (cricketer) what he produced was/is really good but people see his moments of brilliance and wish he did that more consistently.

Real handy player. Needs to be paired with an 80% ruck and fast forwards for best results

 

[MiguelM]

He was good around the wings last night.

Caddy may take forward minutes away from him, but he still has a spot IMO

 

[MiguelM]

Has major limitations but is the purest set shot for a tall you will ever see. That last one near the boundary - didn't bother running out and or curling it in just straight in and straight through.

Yeah, just kicks straight through it and bulletproof ball drop.

Very reliable and just as good from 60m

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Boy oh boy is he stinking it up. Nice goal though.

 

[Vander18]

Boy oh boy is he stinking it up. Nice goal though.

When your second ruck gives you 2 goals you think “did his job”…..but yeah, he stank.

He does kick darts however. As pure a striker of the ball as I think I’ve seen.

 

[Yoda_]

Had enough of this shit


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[Schnitzengruben]

Poleaxing that Sydney scrub has ruined his season. Bloke is mentally checked.

 

[Megabattimus]

Weird we subbed him out and not Cox.

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[fairbump_playon]

Weird we subbed him out and not Cox.

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There’s still hope for Cox to be a good player

 

[DERO]

It is like he is playing in oven mits!

 

[bombreys]

Poleaxing that Sydney scrub has ruined his season. Bloke is mentally checked.

Is it ironic that was the last time he’s showed some actual ticker?

 

[gillon]

One of the slowest players in the comp and can’t stick a mark. Jones, Cox and Wright shouldn’t be playing together.

 

[ant555]

Can not mark. Slow in the legs and slow in the brain.

 

[The Donners]

There’s still hope for Cox to be a good player

Reminiscent of Kepler Bradley.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Will be dropped I reckon. Shame but that’s where his form is at.

Not putting a line through him as he’d shown he can do it, but he’s on horrible touch.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Been saying it all year the forward line functions better without him, but constantly get told how great he is as 2nd ruck. He offers absolutely no 2nd effort and allows his man to intercept too often.
His best form was pre shoulder injury, im not sure we will see that 2MP again.

 

[sup3rfish]

His only 'good' game after his suspension was the GC game. Needs a week or two. Cox can second ruck. Go clunk a few in the VFl

 

[TheFrenchCut]

If I could make him sit in a room and watch one player's highlights to learn from it'd be Tom Hawkins

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Tom Hawkins

Age

36

Ht

197cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.9

4star

G

2.1

5star

D

12.7

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.1

3star

G

1.6

5star

D

7.8

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

2.2

5star

, particularly v Essendon. He needs to get proactive and initiate the contact with his opponent if he gets in a 1v1; use that famously two meter Peter stature and get better at pushing your opponent away from the footy to effectively turn contested marks into uncontested marks. He should also seriously spend time with an MMA instructor because those guys know how to move an opponent from weird positions.

He's a bit too earnest in how he plays and it makes him easy to play on. Take away his run and jump at the footy, or give him some contact as he goes up and he'll usually struggle.

 

[Yoda_]

Perhaps we’re seeing why Gold Coast didn’t play him

 

[ant555]

Perhaps we’re seeing why Gold Coast didn’t play him

Well we are but sometimes that is what you get when you pay a packet of chips. Was good enough before he did his shoulder last pre season. Cost us **** all. Kicked 50 goals. Got injured. Out of form. Sometimes that is how it is.