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Here's my write up for Pick 38, Sam Wright
Wright is an elusive sort of player with plenty of versatility. Physically he bears a striking resemblence to Dale Thomas, and his style of game isn't too different, though I'd say that Wright has more of an inside game as well as a good outside game.
At 188cm he's got a good height for the sort of player he is. Early in his TAC Cup career he was pigeon holed as a small/medium forward for the Bushrangers. Around the half way point of this year they moved him up the ground a bit, where he played in the midfield and across the half back line. He rebounded well when played back and he was pretty handy in the clearances when was in the guts. He was usually able to bob up for a goal as well, and only went 6 games (out of 21) this TAC Cup season without scoring a goal.
His kicking is a bit inconsistent. His best kicks are really good, but he doesn't hit them sweetly often enough for my liking. I know that can be said for a lot of players, but I think it's particularly prominent with Wright. What is really important to note is that he improved his efficiency quite a lot as the season went on and also started looking a lot more fluent on his non preferred side. I'm always really encouraged by a player who can improve consistency in their disposal. His kicking for goal from set shots still concerns me, but he's got good goal sense in general play.
He's a pretty opportunistic type of player, which is complemented really well by his good ground skills. He's quite clean below his knees. Wright is also a good reader of the play, so if he can't be in a marking contests he's great at getting front and centre to a contest to crumb a goal, or at least keep the ball in the forward line.
His overhead skills for his size are excellent and I consider this to be one of his greatest strengths. He's a tough player to match up on, because he's equally adept in the air and on the ground, so it takes a very specific sort of player to match him in both of those aspects.
I like his work ethic too. He runs hard to receive and he keeps this up all game, so I'd suggest he'd at least have decent endurance. His speed and agility also look fine to me. I'd obviously be keen to see how he tests, but I reckon that would only confirm that he's a good all round athlete.
Wright is an elusive sort of player with plenty of versatility. Physically he bears a striking resemblence to Dale Thomas, and his style of game isn't too different, though I'd say that Wright has more of an inside game as well as a good outside game.
At 188cm he's got a good height for the sort of player he is. Early in his TAC Cup career he was pigeon holed as a small/medium forward for the Bushrangers. Around the half way point of this year they moved him up the ground a bit, where he played in the midfield and across the half back line. He rebounded well when played back and he was pretty handy in the clearances when was in the guts. He was usually able to bob up for a goal as well, and only went 6 games (out of 21) this TAC Cup season without scoring a goal.
His kicking is a bit inconsistent. His best kicks are really good, but he doesn't hit them sweetly often enough for my liking. I know that can be said for a lot of players, but I think it's particularly prominent with Wright. What is really important to note is that he improved his efficiency quite a lot as the season went on and also started looking a lot more fluent on his non preferred side. I'm always really encouraged by a player who can improve consistency in their disposal. His kicking for goal from set shots still concerns me, but he's got good goal sense in general play.
He's a pretty opportunistic type of player, which is complemented really well by his good ground skills. He's quite clean below his knees. Wright is also a good reader of the play, so if he can't be in a marking contests he's great at getting front and centre to a contest to crumb a goal, or at least keep the ball in the forward line.
His overhead skills for his size are excellent and I consider this to be one of his greatest strengths. He's a tough player to match up on, because he's equally adept in the air and on the ground, so it takes a very specific sort of player to match him in both of those aspects.
I like his work ethic too. He runs hard to receive and he keeps this up all game, so I'd suggest he'd at least have decent endurance. His speed and agility also look fine to me. I'd obviously be keen to see how he tests, but I reckon that would only confirm that he's a good all round athlete.
Good attacking HBF who will move through the middle of the ground as he develops I reckon.
