Player Watch 2023 Father Son player watch - McCabe, Dear and Maginness

[Strapping Young Lad]

Guys, I keep deleting posts referencing this, but can we move away from suggesting or making juvenile jokes about the bloodlines of players.

This is a public forum and parents of players do read here.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Not even Tom Hawkins style in the F50?

You’d think we’d still have better options like Lewis, Ryan or Chol who all have 5cm on him.

 

[Slainte]

He’s likely only 194-195cm. He won’t be going anywhere near the ruck.

Jack Silvagni goes OK at 194cm

 

[TylerDurden]

really hope his name is called... will be very emotional

No doubt.

 

[Dewnior]

Jack Silvagni goes OK at 194cm

Does he?

 

[Colloquy]

If Dear makes it, it'll be one of the great footy stories.

Yep seeing a few posters said he wouldn’t even get drafted.

 

[The German Hunter]

Anything short of a norm smith and I’ll be disappointed

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Yep seeing a few posters said he wouldn’t even get drafted.

If not for how he finished the back end of year that was most certainly going to be the case.

 

[MrPremiership]

He’s likely only 194-195cm. He won’t be going anywhere near the ruck.

We've got midfielders taller than that

 

[Slainte]

Does he?

He did a job on us.

 

[Dewnior]

He did a job on us.

Their whole team did

 

[arupist]

He did a job on us.

Sorry, but that is not much of a measuring stick. We would need him to do it against other clubs.

 

[Slainte]

Sorry, but that is not much of a measuring stick. We would need him to do it against other clubs.

Assuming we nab young Dear and he earns a spot in our best 22, it would not surprise me if he was able to make a contest in the ruck if called upon to do so. It certainly would not be his main gig and I doubt it would be his secondary gig. However there could be times when we want to play just one ruck and Dear could be the man to provide a chop out. There have been plenty of undersized players who handled ruck work - going right back to our own John (Kanga) Kennedy who played at 188cm and, more recently, Adam Goodes at 191cm

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Assuming we nab young Dear and he earns a spot in our best 22, it would not surprise me if he was able to make a contest in the ruck if called upon to do so. It certainly would not be his main gig and I doubt it would be his secondary gig. However there could be times when we want to play just one ruck and Dear could be the man to provide a chop out. There have been plenty of undersized players who handled ruck work - going right back to our own John (Kanga) Kennedy who played at 188cm and, more recently, Adam Goodes at 191cm

Exactly and Jordan Lewis did it In our premiership years. More as a 3 man up! But still contributed to the rucking at 186 cm.

 

[crazywildhorse]

Assuming we nab young Dear and he earns a spot in our best 22, it would not surprise me if he was able to make a contest in the ruck if called upon to do so. It certainly would not be his main gig and I doubt it would be his secondary gig. However there could be times when we want to play just one ruck and Dear could be the man to provide a chop out. There have been plenty of undersized players who handled ruck work - going right back to our own John (Kanga) Kennedy who played at 188cm and, more recently, Adam Goodes at 191cm

Roughead 193

 

[Colloquy]

Roughead 193

I wonder if he could play that roughy role of FWD/MID

 

[toomanysquibs]

I wonder if he could play that roughy role of FWD/MID

When required hIs dad was a bullocking on baller long before Rough was at the Hawks.

Was very similar in agility and strength to Rough.

Was rucking not ruck covering though.

 

[Flukey!]

When required hIs dad was a bullocking on baller long before Rough was at the Hawks.

Was very similar in agility and strength to Rough.

Was rucking not ruck covering though.

Yep. Super versatile was Paul Dear.
Very much like Rough was.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

His dad played 30 years ago. Might be time for some to recognise that the game has changed significantly.

 

[toomanysquibs]

His dad played 30 years ago. Might be time for some to recognise that the game has changed significantly.

Physical makeup similar to Rough this year or 30 years ago though. In truth the game has changed significantly since our last flag, which rendered Clarko obsolete to everyone but the shinbeggers.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Physical makeup similar to Rough this year or 30 years ago though.

Have you watched him play?

 

[toomanysquibs]

Have you watched him play?

I'm talking about his dad. Never referenced Calsher. I'm a world away from anything that isn't streaming over here.

 

[HedgeFund]

I'm talking about his dad. Never referenced Calsher. I'm a world away from anything that isn't streaming over here.

Calsher Dear is built like Dustin Fletcher

 

[toomanysquibs]

Calsher Dear is built like Dustin Fletcher

I've seen pictures of him. Just haven't seen him play.

Mind you Dustin Fletcher played on Jason Dunstall and Tony Lockett as a schoolboy.

Are you saying Calsher is exceptionally powerful and super quick despite his frame?

 

[HedgeFund]

I've seen pictures of him. Just haven't seen him play.

Mind you Dustin Fletcher played on Jason Dunstall and Tony Lockett as a schoolboy.

Are you saying Calsher is exceptionally powerful and super quick despite his frame?

No.

 

[toomanysquibs]

No.

OT but pretty weird coincidence.

I've seen Dustin Fletcher's son play a bit during his stint in Cincinnati.

Honestly don't think either of them look like Calsher.

FWIW, Calsher (at a guess) will be clocking in around 94KG after a preseason or two.

If DGB's Wikipedia entry is correct, Calsher is already 7 KG heavier than him (listed at 88KG - 10KG lighter than Rough at his retirement weight).

He's going to be huge like his old man if he's good enough to stick around.