AFL Player #24: Nick Bryan

[Lore]

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

 

[jmoo wan]

Wasn’t disastrous but… if Peter Wright is seeing this bloke get a game ahead of him and it’s not an almighty kick up the arse, then there’s no hope for 2MP.

okay thanks damian

 

[ant555]

Has to stay in the side and we have to hold him to his contract.
You can see how under developed he is when you see him against the big rucks at AFL level but he has to be our guy next year even if he is still only 90% ready.

 

[ghostdog]

Thought Bryan was just reasonable last night. Had a few wins which was good, and took a couple of important marks in transition. Needs some confidence in his size and to continue to put muscle on.

At first I couldn't believe he was subbed for Ads and not Menzie. Turned out to be a good move to give us more run and forward pressure. He would have been spewing not to be on the field at the final siren, but we might not have gotten there if he'd stayed on.

 

[sup3rfish]

Competed well against both Freo rucks. Holds his spot.

 

[bennyg12]

looked good keep him in the side

 

[Howard Moon]

Dont forget the last game he played was against Goldcoast and he never played again for months...be brave selectors, stay the course

 

[ant555]

Thought he did well in the first half against a man mountain but they did wear him down. Has to keep playing if he is fit.

 

[andleanback]

42% hit out to advantage rate. A huge reason why we got on top early from clearance

 

[Old Campaigner]

Just needs to spend the preseason shacked up with NLM to toughen him up

 

[carloss]

 

[quotemokc]

Happy with the quality of his work but he still needs to build his tank to increase the quantity.

Whilst Darcy is a good ruckman there has been a lot of comment about his laziness. Don't think Bryan would have done as well against a player that works around the ground a lot more.

 

[Ambrosia]

When opposed to the opposition's ruckman in marking contests he needs to approach the contest like a defender and focus on not being out marked. These Peter Wright like efforts down the line are infuriating.

 

[P Money]

Happy with the quality of his work but he still needs to build his tank to increase the quantity.

Whilst Darcy is a good ruckman there has been a lot of comment about his laziness. Don't think Bryan would have done as well against a player that works around the ground a lot more.

'Although 22-year-old 16 AFL games Bryan had a great game matched up with a much bigger, more experienced and highly rated ruckman, if his opponent was an even better player then he wouldn't have done so well'. Give me a spell.

 

[Howard Moon]

Happy with the quality of his work but he still needs to build his tank to increase the quantity.

Whilst Darcy is a good ruckman there has been a lot of comment about his laziness. Don't think Bryan would have done as well against a player that works around the ground a lot more.

You mean like Jackson?

 

[HirdyLannister]

Liking what I'm seeing, he stays in the team and needs to stay at Essendon.

 

[Yoda_]

Hopefully this is the launch that Bryan stays in the team. The do/don't from Goldstein is his call now. He retires we go and get a 3rd/4th choice, if he continues, he should be well aware he is 3rd fiddle

 

[naraku]

Has been OK against Witts.

 

[mcgrath_truther]

Has been OK against Witts.

it’s a hard match up, witts is great

 

[naraku]

it’s a hard match up, witts is great

That's what I mean, I thought he did OK.

Yep, witts is probably the most underrated ruck/big guy in the comp.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Competed well. Next year might well be his year.

 

[DERO]

Hopefully he stays.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

One of two positives (+ Caddy) from today.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Pretty good game from Bryan and Witts is one of the better rucks in the comp to play against. Some of his tapwork is really nice and his defensive actions are really underrated.

 

[Howard Moon]

It's coming together, he just can't run out a full game. Last quarter was a ghost

 

[andleanback]

It's coming together, he just can't run out a full game. Last quarter was a ghost

Just not afl match fit, plus half the time he plays he gets subbed out after 50% match time.