Training 2025 Pre-Season

[Shifty Crow]

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Reading talk about pick playing round when I'm not convinced Nicks will even pick Curtin.

We played Maxy, Rachelle and even McAsey all round

I would even suggest Curtin would have played round if he didn’t get injured




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[AFC979810]

Right so Curtin was more physically developed than Fyfe and more ready to play AFL

C'mon. Thats a pretty idiotic thing to suggest - even for you.

The examples you have compared him to are ridiculous - they are all genuine midfielders / smaller players - Fyfe/Bont/McLeod/Cripps - These players are all around or below 191cm when drafted.

Curtin is 197cm and 95 kilo. He has the body of a KPP player who spent the majority of his junior career playing that position.

His best comparison needs to be a bigger Pavlich than Embley or any of the other genuine midfielders you have listed.

Curtin dominating and being front and center in 2025 should not be an expectation at all!

 

[Scorpus]

C'mon. Thats a pretty idiotic thing to suggest - even for you.

The examples you have compared him to are ridiculous - they are all genuine midfielders / smaller players - Fyfe/Bont/McLeod/Cripps - These players are all around or below 191cm when drafted.

Curtin is 197cm and 95 kilo. He has the body of a KPP player who spent the majority of his junior career playing that position.

His best comparison needs to be a bigger Pavlich than Embley or any of the other genuine midfielders you have listed.

Curtin dominating and being front and center in 2025 should not be an expectation at all!

Matthew Pavlich was averaging 18 touches a game in his 3rd season and was named All Australian that year. He was a gun very early in his career.

That's exactly the sort of trajectory I'm suggesting for a versatile supposedly elite player

 

[MarcusP2]

C'mon. Thats a pretty idiotic thing to suggest - even for you.

The examples you have compared him to are ridiculous - they are all genuine midfielders / smaller players - Fyfe/Bont/McLeod/Cripps - These players are all around or below 191cm when drafted.

Curtin is 197cm and 95 kilo. He has the body of a KPP player who spent the majority of his junior career playing that position.

His best comparison needs to be a bigger Pavlich than Embley or any of the other genuine midfielders you have listed.

Curtin dominating and being front and center in 2025 should not be an expectation at all!

False

He grew 10cms from 16-17 (and presumably kept growing) and moved from midfield to defense after that.

‘Hard to escape’: Top WA prospect Daniel Curtin opens up on draft rumours

‘Hard to escape’: Draft prodigy opens up on No.1 pick rumours amid big AFL trade mystery

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[AFC979810]

False

He grew 10cms from 16-17 (and presumably kept growing) and moved from midfield to defense after that.

‘Hard to escape’: Top WA prospect Daniel Curtin opens up on draft rumours

‘Hard to escape’: Draft prodigy opens up on No.1 pick rumours amid big AFL trade mystery

www.foxsports.com.au

Well the first part is correct. He 197cm and has the body of a KPP.

You are correct - he played local footy as a midfielder - but his serious junior footy the last 2 years was played as a swingman.

Matthew Pavlich was averaging 18 touches a game in his 3rd season and was named All Australian that year. He was a gun very early in his career.

That's exactly the sort of trajectory I'm suggesting for a versatile supposedly elite player

Expectations of Pavlich career trajectory are mighty lofty. Who knows - he might have the talent to get there in year 3, but the expectation for a 197cm player should be for him to start dominating in year 4 or 5 - possibly 6.

 

[Chances Are]

He looks like Schoenberg after the off-season

Man he's so fat.

 

[cleanhands]

Man he's so fat.

He’s a big boy

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Man he's so fat.

Size of a tank maybe.

 

[Mutineer]

He’s a big boy

So is Jarrad Redden...

 

[Cromulant]

So is Jarrad Redden...

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Was

He trimmed down a fair bit this year

 

[DJ75]

So is Jarrad Redden...

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You seen Mitch Harvey these days?

 

[cleanhands]

So is Jarrad Redden...

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And a bit older than 18

 

[bigman]

Still waiting to see what you're seeing.

Prior to his knee injury, some of his movement at pre season training was outstanding.

One half volley, spin and then side step in particular had Sloane going ape seeing it.

He’s not the most fluent runner but ball in hand he’s silk ala Tex. if his knee is feeling better, be prepared to see some lovely lateral moment next year.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Did Curtin end up having surgery after the season on his knee?

 

[BRL121]

Did Curtin end up having surgery after the season on his knee?

What is the matter with it? It looks chronic given that he seemed to come in from WA with it.

 

[dylan123]

What is the matter with it? It looks chronic given that he seemed to come in from WA with it.

I recall bigman mentioning during the pre-season how he was flying early on, hurt it and looked to carry that through the rest of the season.