Training 2025 Pre-Season - Standards are currently being driven

[FootySmartSimpson]

Ignoring stats, the eye test says that McKercher, Sheezel, Daniel and Powell all above average disposal by foot. Probably make a case for a half dozen others but those four immediately stand out to me.

Curtis has some of the best field kicking in the team.

Corr and Logue are actually great kicks in the back half of the ground. The pressure they find themselves under inflates the perception of them being average. But given the same space as the above, they are reliable.

Parker is a reliable kick. So is Phillips.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Yeah, our drafting and list management comes under a bit of criticism here (lol) but I think it is fair to say we absolutely nailed this pick.

hmmmmm, I'm as happy as any to have Powell on our list but that pick came at the expense of trading out of the previous draft that would've netted us Caleb Serong, Sam Flanders or Kozzie Pickett.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

l just read where William Duursma is training with the Dawks pre-season. Anyone know if he was offered the opportuntity to train with us seeing as we have 1 of his brothers?

Nah. AFL Academy chose where the players get to train on at.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Nah. AFL Academy chose where the players get to train on at.

So the AFL can have a centralised academy when it wants to?

Just not in the northern states…

 

[Fish Sticks]

Careful mate.. everyone round here thinks we have a team of A class ball users. We have exactly 3 players that have above average disposal by foot (best 18 players).

No one send me the afl stats for averages, efficiency stats are compromised.

Literally nobody has said that.
I do however remember you banging on & on & on about Kerch being a shit kick before we drafted him. Terrible call.

 

[The Dark]

hmmmmm, I'm as happy as any to have Powell on our list but that pick came at the expense of trading out of the previous draft that would've netted us Caleb Serong, Sam Flanders or Kozzie Pickett.

Trading the pick is a whole other argument, but Powell at 13 was a great pick for the list build, especially in that COVID draft.

 

[Shermanator]

Literally nobody has said that.
I do however remember you banging on & on & on about Kerch being a shit kick before we drafted him. Terrible call.

 

[Fish Sticks]

Yep. There are literally pages & pages of DY posting about Kerch being a hack kick, butcher & shit truck. Apparently he is just another Tsatas.
Never seen anyone be so wrong in all my life…

 

[HongKongRoo]

You don't stick your best mid, who has a thirst for the contest on the wing. It's ridiculous.

He's one of the best kicks in the game. Definitely don't have a problem with him receiving on the outside and delivering into fifty or linking play from the backline to the forwards. Schwatta was one of our best and he owned the wing.

 

[king of the road]

hmmmmm, I'm as happy as any to have Powell on our list but that pick came at the expense of trading out of the previous draft that would've netted us Caleb Serong, Sam Flanders or Kozzie Pickett.

Do you think Powell has the potential to be equal to any of those players? Considering he is one year behind them in development. Also, it has been mentioned we were interested in Flanders.

 

[HongKongRoo]

Ignoring stats, the eye test says that McKercher, Sheezel, Daniel and Powell all above average disposal by foot. Probably make a case for a half dozen others but those four immediately stand out to me.

Chom, Jacko are pretty reliable too.

 

[DuckYeah]

So you don’t watch north?

Memory problems?

Never watched a game in my life.. whats footy?

 

[DuckYeah]

Literally nobody has said that.
I do however remember you banging on & on & on about Kerch being a shit kick before we drafted him. Terrible call.

7/10 kick. He’s good for 35/40m. He’s not Nick Daicos level of kicking a footy, which everyone round here makes him out to be.

 

[DuckYeah]

Chom, Jacko are pretty reliable too.

HAHAHA GTFOH! Thats hilarious

 

[Fish Sticks]

7/10 kick. He’s good for 35/40m

Hahaha!!
You’ve certainly changed your tune.
It used to be his kicking was garbage, trash, awful, ****ing butcher, turnover merchant, hack & shit kick who you don’t want anywhere near our club.
Your words, not mine.

 

[DuckYeah]

Hahaha!!
You’ve certainly changed your tune.
It used to be his kicking was garbage, trash, awful, ****ing butcher, turnover merchant, hack & shit kick who you don’t want anywhere near our club.
Your words, not mine.

I was half right

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

I was half right

did u watch the games this year?


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[Fish Sticks]

I was half right

What half?
Kerch being a hack kick?
Or you not wanting him anywhere near our club?

 

[The Dingrel]

I was half right

 

[Fish Sticks]

did u watch the games this year?


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He went so bloody hard on Kerch being a terrible kick, that he will look silly admitting he got it so wrong!
Really strange hill to die on…

 

[Loose_Cannon]

Trading the pick is a whole other argument, but Powell at 13 was a great pick for the list build, especially in that COVID draft.

People bang on about us missing in this draft, but so did a lot of other teams. I think it was fine as there was limited data and so they hedged on two similar types in the top 15, hoping at least one would turn out great and the other OK.

 

[Twangler]

Curtis has some of the best field kicking in the team.

Corr and Logue are actually great kicks in the back half of the ground. The pressure they find themselves under inflates the perception of them being average. But given the same space as the above, they are reliable.

Parker is a reliable kick. So is Phillips.

Yep agree with all that except maybe Logue who I think is pretty average by foot and isn’t particularly reliable for mine as I’ve seen him turnover a few times without any pressure.

I’d be tempted to add Fisher to the mix as a damaging kick. He does run himself into trouble at times though.

I’d add also that Tucker is a reliable kick.

 

[winalotroos]

I had one about 10 years ago. Easy as
Try a Kidney Stone

Kidney Stone..........OMG i had one in each kidney about 10 ago I still feel the pain

back to Standards Sorry.

 

[Hatchy1992]

Yep agree with all that except maybe Logue who I think is pretty average by foot and isn’t particularly reliable for mine as I’ve seen him turnover a few times without any pressure.

I’d be tempted to add Fisher to the mix as a damaging kick. He does run himself into trouble at times though.

I’d add also that Tucker is a reliable kick.

Agree on Tucker.

9 times out of 10 he'll hit a target 40 metres away.

 

[winalotroos]

Powell is borderline. I havent seen him stand out and pull off a 45. He’s an Average disposal. He is a baseline disposer.

I would be surprised if supports from other clubs are not saying the something about their teams.