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Writeups as promised
# 45 Collingwood - Clancee Pearce (183cm / 85kg / Swan Districts)
To be fair I was not surprised he had not been taken by here as he has clearly drifted in a lot of peoples thinking so in some ways have probably gone against the grain of most of the group on these next two choices.
AA defender and have seen Pearce quite a few times. Is a player that has impressed me greatly. Has played WAFL seniors as a medium defender and can either play loose or man up. His performances have been very good against men and point to someone who can play in 09 if required. Many look at him and ask what stands out? For me I think its his creativity and decision making - particularly by hand. He is aggressive at the ball and usually gets his hands on it. Its then that you see he very often makes the correct choice. His kicking is better than average - the style is a little awkward but he is prepared to use the corridor and his kicking backs him up more often than not. I like aggressive HBF and he reminds of Guerra and Dew in this regard.
I do see him as someone that in 2 yrs could go into the middle as a part of a rotation as I think he has proven he likes the 'traffic' and the physicality of the contest. He also knows how to find the footy and seems one of those players that cant help but get 20 touches in a game. In the short term I see him as AFL ready for a HBF and he will offer the coach the chance to put either Clarke or Shaw into the middle much more often.
# 46 Collingwood - Aaron Cornelius (192cm/ 84kg / Tas)
This is not a knock on my fellow posters but I couldnt believe he was still here. I started watching for him from #30 and thought he was zero chance to make it so again I fear I have missed something everybody has figured out.
Another player I have seen a lot of over the last few years and he is a favourite. I had no intention of taking a player like this, rather was more focussed on getting DeBoer / Shannon / Hall / Klemke or a tall back like Stopp / Geartner but just couldnt pass him up as he was the best player left at that time. From a needs point of view he does allow us to send back Reid or Anthony so in practical terms it serves a similar purpose to getting a tall back.
Been a terrific player at all levels for the last few years. His carnival last yr was particularly good as a 16yo and has the capacity to really change a game of footy. Terrific 1:1 player and just seems to read the ball in flight better than his opponents. Good on the lead but when in contested situations his body work is good and his hands are strong. Finishes his work very well and is someone that will bring other players into the game as he will usually take more than one defender. He has been conditioned against men for the last 2 yrs when he has played at VFL level. He could certainly be someone who is trialled down back as well as he is very agile, good in the air and tends to play the loose ball pretty well to. However I think he should be given every chance as a fwd as he just has that x factor that you want in your fwds.
Very happy with these two and taking a tall here gives me the flex to take the best player with the last selection.
# 45 Collingwood - Clancee Pearce (183cm / 85kg / Swan Districts)
To be fair I was not surprised he had not been taken by here as he has clearly drifted in a lot of peoples thinking so in some ways have probably gone against the grain of most of the group on these next two choices.
AA defender and have seen Pearce quite a few times. Is a player that has impressed me greatly. Has played WAFL seniors as a medium defender and can either play loose or man up. His performances have been very good against men and point to someone who can play in 09 if required. Many look at him and ask what stands out? For me I think its his creativity and decision making - particularly by hand. He is aggressive at the ball and usually gets his hands on it. Its then that you see he very often makes the correct choice. His kicking is better than average - the style is a little awkward but he is prepared to use the corridor and his kicking backs him up more often than not. I like aggressive HBF and he reminds of Guerra and Dew in this regard.
I do see him as someone that in 2 yrs could go into the middle as a part of a rotation as I think he has proven he likes the 'traffic' and the physicality of the contest. He also knows how to find the footy and seems one of those players that cant help but get 20 touches in a game. In the short term I see him as AFL ready for a HBF and he will offer the coach the chance to put either Clarke or Shaw into the middle much more often.
# 46 Collingwood - Aaron Cornelius (192cm/ 84kg / Tas)
This is not a knock on my fellow posters but I couldnt believe he was still here. I started watching for him from #30 and thought he was zero chance to make it so again I fear I have missed something everybody has figured out.
Another player I have seen a lot of over the last few years and he is a favourite. I had no intention of taking a player like this, rather was more focussed on getting DeBoer / Shannon / Hall / Klemke or a tall back like Stopp / Geartner but just couldnt pass him up as he was the best player left at that time. From a needs point of view he does allow us to send back Reid or Anthony so in practical terms it serves a similar purpose to getting a tall back.
Been a terrific player at all levels for the last few years. His carnival last yr was particularly good as a 16yo and has the capacity to really change a game of footy. Terrific 1:1 player and just seems to read the ball in flight better than his opponents. Good on the lead but when in contested situations his body work is good and his hands are strong. Finishes his work very well and is someone that will bring other players into the game as he will usually take more than one defender. He has been conditioned against men for the last 2 yrs when he has played at VFL level. He could certainly be someone who is trialled down back as well as he is very agile, good in the air and tends to play the loose ball pretty well to. However I think he should be given every chance as a fwd as he just has that x factor that you want in your fwds.
Very happy with these two and taking a tall here gives me the flex to take the best player with the last selection.
And you got my ruckman one pick before i wanted him...
