AFL Player #24: Nick Bryan

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 16, ant555

 

[JT_the_Man]

Here we go.

 

[carnthedons]

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Appropriate given this may be what our fans do to him

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Hoo ha

 

[fairbump_playon]

my boy, welcome

 

[ant555]

Big opportunity for Nick. Personally in time I think he will be similar to English.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

It will be good for Nik to see a fellow unicorn out there.

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Happy to see him debut against an average ruck.

 

[Donakebab]

Club is vibing with the young group, love to see it, especially when we’ll be finishing bottom 6 most likely.

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[VelvetSledge]

It will be good for Nik to see a fellow unicorn out there.

Hnnngg

 

[blitzer]

Really looking forward to this debut. I've just got a feeling about Bryan. I reckon he might just be the second best of our 1st and 2nd year players only behind Cox. Watching him in the first quarter of the VFL last week - he absolutely cut the opposition open. Just won everything he was involved in and his ball use was really damaging which you don't normally say about rucks.

Also Rutten really made him sweat a bit before he told him he was making his debut. I did like one thing Rutten said which (paraphrasing) was like : "I know you've been wanting to come in but you've kept doing the hard work". Who doesn't like a young player with real ambition to get in the seniors?

 

[fairbump_playon]

Really looking forward to this debut. I've just got a feeling about Bryan. I reckon he might just be the second best of our 1st and 2nd year players only behind Cox. Watching him in the first quarter of the VFL last week - he absolutely cut the opposition open. Just won everything he was involved in and his ball use was really damaging which you don't normally say about rucks.

Also Rutten really made him sweat a bit before he told him he was making his debut. I did like one thing Rutten said which (paraphrasing) was like : "I know you've been wanting to come in but you've kept doing the hard work". Who doesn't like a young player with real ambition to get in the seniors?

Totally agree. The scratch matches this year showed he has so much class and moves so fluently. Could be a superstar in multiple positions.

 

[Ambrosia]

Big opportunity for Nick. Personally in time I think he will be similar to English.

Rhys Stanley is who I see. Hopefully he can be more consistent than him but Stanley’s best games were very good

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

Big opportunity for Nick. Personally in time I think he will be similar to English.

It seems to me English has found his role primarily as a forward target who can also do a stint as a (second) ruck man. Perhaps lacking the body to be No 1 ruck. Is this what you see as a path for Nick?

 

[Towno78]

Big opportunity for Nick. Personally in time I think he will be similar to English.

Well he might well have the hair for it

You're talking about Jon, right?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Well he might well have the hair for it

You're talking about Jon, right?

May's well book him for a semi-regular spot on Blankety Blanks.

 

[fairbump_playon]

May's well book him for a semi-regular spot on Blankety Blanks.

Was his sitcom called All Together Now?

God anything could get made on Australian telly once upon a time

 

[ant555]

It seems to me English has found his role primarily as a forward target who can also do a stint as a (second) ruck man. Perhaps lacking the body to be No 1 ruck. Is this what you see as a path for Nick?

I see that Draper will be the number 1 ruck so yes. Bryan to be number 2 and play forward. If Wright holds his form we be the land of the Giants.

 

[ant555]

Well he might well have the hair for it

You're talking about Jon, right?

Well turn the page was one of his hits so that is appropriate for what is going on now.

 

[BrunoV]

Haven't quite seen enough of a contested marking or forward game yet, as he hasnt played there, and it may never manifest as a KPP but I think Bryan's probably got a natural level of raw ability that could be in Daniher's league.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Haven't quite seen enough of a contested marking or forward game yet, as he hasnt played there, and it may never manifest as a KPP but I think Bryan's probably got a natural level of raw ability that could be in Daniher's league.

He moves and handles the ball like a 180cm player - so fluid.

He’s potentially an upgrade on even the Grundy style ruck “midfielder” who is useful around the ground.. he will make Grundy look cumbersome I reckon.

There was a time a few years back when ruckmen were getting 4 possessions and calling it a good day’s work. Those days are gone and Bryan is the man for these times.

 

[ghostdog]

Well turn the page was one of his hits so that is appropriate for what is going on now.

Won't get black eyes though. Too tall.

 

[ghostdog]

He moves and handles the ball like a 180cm player - so fluid.

He’s potentially an upgrade on even the Grundy style ruck “midfielder” who is useful around the ground.. he will make Grundy look cumbersome I reckon.

There was a time a few years back when ruckmen were getting 4 possessions and calling it a good day’s work. Those days are gone and Bryan is the man for these times.

Careful now. You might end up in whatever their equivalent of Delusional Pearlers is.

 

[Yoda_]

He moves and handles the ball like a 180cm player - so fluid.

He’s potentially an upgrade on even the Grundy style ruck “midfielder” who is useful around the ground.. he will make Grundy look cumbersome I reckon.

There was a time a few years back when ruckmen were getting 4 possessions and calling it a good day’s work. Those days are gone and Bryan is the man for these times.

Was thinking there are a few guys like Nick Bryan in the league now. Ryder was perhaps the first one I can remember dominating (Dean Cox for all his glory was cumbersome too, Paddy could genuinely play ruck rover).


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[fairbump_playon]

Careful now. You might end up in whatever their equivalent of Delusional Pearlers is.

I just got into crypto and I’m operating in full dumb optimism mode. Don’t slow me down.

 

[Godzke]

How has his VFL form been looking?