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I dont even care if he never becomes good at winning contested ball, feed it to him on the outside. Its like worrying about Sheezel not being a contested beast. Who gives a shit.So stupid. Size means nothing for contested footy it's about heart and the speed of mind. Especially with the game opening up more the classic inside mid isn't needed as much
He's also not an elite level athlete. My personal rubric is that a prospect can't be small and slow and have poor disposal. Its the reason why Will Phillips has struggled, and I was lower on Jhye Clark than others.People worry about his ability to win contested ball and hes a bit on the smaller size I think. Things I couldn't give a flying **** about.
Or warner, gulden, butters, Daniels, Whitfield etc. super overrated skillI dont even care if he never becomes good at winning contested ball, feed it to him on the outside. Its like worrying about Sheezel not being a contested beast. Who gives a shit.
Yeah fair enough. I was much lower on Clark also, he was a get ball player who had average disposal to me. Cant say I watched Phillips pre draft. The difference between Clark and Reid (other than disposal) is Reid has far more strings to his bow and the processing. If you can process things as quickly as him it makes up a lot for an issues he might have with pace. He moves smooth and is rarely rushed or pinged HTB, got a sixth sense for where the pressure is around him and what he needs to do with the ball.He's also not an elite level athlete. My personal rubric is that a prospect can't be small and slow and have poor disposal. Its the reason why Will Phillips has struggled, and I was lower on Jhye Clark than others.
Murphy Reid has elite disposal skills of course, so he doesn't fall foul of my formula, but being small and not elite pace does come with its own challenges for him to overcome, which I'm confident he will.
FWIW, I like Reid. Just a fun exercise.POSITION: Forward/Midfielder
DRAFT ANALYSIS: "Crafty midfielder/forward who loves to take the game on and can carve up the opposition with his attacking creativity.”
Having put together a sensational NAB League finals series which ended in premiership glory last year, XXX consolidated his high standing among the Chargers' raft of elite Draft prospects. The diminutive midfielder/forward is a high impact player in attack, able to tear games open with his magnificent evasion and ability to hit targets by foot in full flight. Most of his work as a bottom-ager was done at half-forward, where XXX worked hard to find space and receive in all the right areas to not only set up scoring opportunities for his teammates, but also for himself. The prospect booted six goals in his seven NAB League games last year, including two in the Grand Final to set the tone for his side. He also ran out for Caulfield Grammar during the APS football season, with his overall form enough to earn passage into the Vic Metro Academy. While he has not been able to show his wares on-field this year, XXX earned a National Combine invite and remains an exciting talent destined for the elite level. Something which aids his burning efficiency is his poise amid chaos. He is one of the most agile players in the draft pool, proving as much with a preseason agility test time of 7.97 seconds. Most importantly, he translates those numbers onto the field as he wheels into attack, able to gather the ball cleanly and work his way out of tight spots with incredible lateral movement. High-level smarts and awareness also come to the fore in these situations, as he has the vision to pick out teammates by hand in a flash while also knowing just where his opponents are coming from. Clubs will undoubtedly value the immeasurable traits he provides, such as x-factor and character, while also rating the more visible attributes such as his clean skills, work-rate, and overall attacking acumen.
Bailey LaurieJust a fun little game – who's draft profile do we think this is:
FWIW, I like Reid. Just a fun exercise.
Haven't you constantly been pumping up JT over the past few weeks? Make up your mind lolWe have a habit of over correcting/compensating and liking to zig when every other club zags so expect us to draft Armstrong at 5 and Jaull at 25
Our tall forward stocks at Casey will be Fullerton, Jefferson, Armstrong, Derksen, Kentfield and Jaull.
Meanwhile all other clubs will focus on fast high pressure small forwards.
Haven't you constantly been pumping up JT over the past few weeks? Make up your mind lol
Interestingly ESPN rankings came out today too. Reid is at 16!
Seems like such an even draft this year, especially at that top-end.
Makes me wonder if we'd consider trading down with pick 5, for something like picks 8 + 12 or similar.
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sorry to spoil the fun, i didn't really think it was gonna be right. my brain must be working ok today for a change.That was quick lol
I assumed it was going to be Laurie before I even read it lol.That was quick lol
All are not up to the big league.We have a habit of over correcting/compensating and liking to zig when every other club zags so expect us to draft Armstrong at 5 and Jaull at 25
Our tall forward stocks at Casey will be Fullerton, Jefferson, Armstrong, Derksen, Kentfield and Jaull.
Meanwhile all other clubs will focus on fast high pressure small forwards.
Yeah, I've been throwing that out there a bit for this draft. It is just so even and so midfielder stacked as a double whammy.Interestingly ESPN rankings came out today too. Reid is at 16!
Seems like such an even draft this year, especially at that top-end.
Makes me wonder if we'd consider trading down with pick 5, for something like picks 8 + 12 or similar.
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My son is at Caulfield Grammar with Murphy Reid and my step son played at Sandy Dragons with him the last two years. No doubt he is very talented but I do worry about how some of his strengths will translate at AFL level. He's a bit one-paced for my liking.He's also not an elite level athlete. My personal rubric is that a prospect can't be small and slow and have poor disposal. Its the reason why Will Phillips has struggled, and I was lower on Jhye Clark than others.
Murphy Reid has elite disposal skills of course, so he doesn't fall foul of my formula, but being small and not elite pace does come with its own challenges for him to overcome, which I'm confident he will.
100% agree. Hope we're targeting pick 12 which they might want to trade out so it doesn't get chewed up if Lombard gets an early bid.Just further to pick splitting and this year's draft. Hopefully we are sniffing around gold coast picks as they need points this year and next. Might be able to package up some of those 38-61 picks or future 2nd-4th to get that pick 20. Maybe even 12 so they can circumvent pies making that the centre piece of the John Noble deal.
Also be watching the tigers and Freo closely. Tigers won't want everything in this year's draft, they would want a couple of future picks and that's where we could get involved i.e. future first and second rounder for 10 and 16 from freo this year or something like that.
It's normal to pay a bit of a premium when moving up, so 300 points wouldn't amount to much coming back at all I wouldn't think. I do like the idea of moving up to pick 12 if possible though.100% agree. Hope we're targeting pick 12 which they might want to trade out so it doesn't get chewed up if Lombard gets an early bid.
Pick 12 - 1268 points
Our picks - 25 (ANB), 38, 45 are worth 1568 - or 38, 45 and 50 are worth
Might get a future pick coming back our way or something