Player Watch #24: Tom Powell - signed thru 2026 - finishes 5th in the 2024 SBM.

[Horizons_00]

He isnt fit. He is a star and I don’t think we should be playing him rn until we get him right.

He looks tiny atm

 

[koshari]

All of them

We’ll redraft Farren Rarren and Gavin littlehead.

dont knock the fazz razz,
could have been one of the recruiting moves of the decade,










if he could play.

 

[shinboner magic]

Can someone be kind enough to drop footage of his underage footy down at Arden st.

Thanks

 

[apollo_creed]

I think people in here are convincing themselves that Noble knows what he’s doing and has some plan for Powell. This is the guy that took forty years longer than the rest of the world to realise Ziebell sucked in defence.

Playing Powell sub every week doesn’t help him at all. Or us for that matter.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Yep, if unfit let him play 4 qtrs in the 2s.


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[muttley45]

Without Cunners at centre bounces, Tommy is best candidate to use his handball, vision, and decision making to get us going forward.

The recent big momentum swings of multiple consecutive goals is clearly linked to centre bounce clearance dominance, more CBA's for Tommy please.

 

[shinboner magic]

It’s a copout that he’s to young to play midfield.
Every other club plays kids in there.

 

[LB2Snake]

It’s a copout that he’s to young to play midfield.
Every other club plays kids in there.

It’s the North MC “too underdeveloped“ syndrome……I swear we don’t let out blokes near the weight room either. Pics were posted all preseason of guy likes Perez and Kyron…..but in reality, most of em should bloody look like that. Maybe not all Adonis type chassis, but our blokes are generally tiny.

 

[Roosurgence]

Has more talent than potatoes like Atu, Young, Bonar, Turner, Hayden etc.

Just play him, we aren’t winning a flag, let alone playing finals.

All we are doing is destroying the confidence of a talented player, to give games to sub standard AFL players.

 

[apollo_creed]

Has more talent than potatoes like Atu, Young, Bonar, Turner, Hayden etc.

Just play him, we aren’t winning a flag, let alone playing finals.

All we are doing is destroying the confidence of a talented player, to give games to sub standard AFL players.

This pretty much nails it.

 

[the flying ham]

It’s a copout that he’s to young to play midfield.
Every other club plays kids in there.

Petracca, Danger and Martin didn't early days, so not a cop out at all. It's reality. Throw in breaking down in his 1st year and all of a sudden he needs to be managed. Throw in the middle and he will get bashed and increases his chances of breaking down. There is no issue with Tom, bigfooty is a very impatient place

 

[apollo_creed]

Petracca, Danger and Martin didn't early days, so not a cop out at all. It's reality. Throw in breaking down in his 1st year and all of a sudden he needs to be managed. Throw in the middle and he will get bashed and increases his chances of breaking down. There is no issue with Tom, bigfooty is a very impatient place

Lol you are delusional. He is getting played out of position and playing as a sub. There’s no positives whatsoever to how he is being managed or developed and the fact guys like Young, Scott, Hayden are stealing a living (arent and never will be AFL standard) only highlights what a poorly coached, directionless, tactically deficient basketcase we are at the moment. But if you want to continue the happy clapping then proceed.

Amazing though what a good, tactically astute young coach can do to a young side. Mitchell at Hawthorn is putting Noble to shame.

 

[the flying ham]

Lol you are delusional. He is getting played out of position and playing as a sub. There’s no positives whatsoever to how he is being managed or developed and the fact guys like Young, Scott, Hayden are stealing a living (arent and never will be AFL standard) only highlights what a poorly coached, directionless, tactically deficient basketcase we are at the moment. But if you want to continue the happy clapping then proceed.

Amazing though what a good, tactically astute young coach can do to a young side. Mitchell at Hawthorn is putting Noble to shame.

Yeah OK mate, let's throw the bloke coming off osteitis pubis and who weights 40kg straight in the guts.

 

[apollo_creed]

Yeah OK mate, let's throw the bloke coming off osteitis pubis and who weights 40kg straight in the guts.

Just coming off?
40kgs?

You’re just making things up to mount an argument to defend a very average, tactically deficient coach.

 

[the flying ham]

Just coming off?
40kgs?

You’re just making things up to mount an argument to defend a very average, tactically deficient coach.

Broke down in his 1st year. Extremely slightly built. Best on ballers in the game played in other spots. I'm not defending Noble at all, it's just how the world works. I think Tom should either play all game this week or 4 qtrs on ball in the 2s. Either way it wouldnt hinder his development

 

[shinboner magic]

No one is saying to play Powell solely in the middle but min dozen times a game he should be in there

 

[Themanbun]

No one is saying to play Powell solely in the middle but min dozen times a game he should be in there

I don't disagree with you, but who's he taking those dozen off? Especially once we get Jed, Cunners, Tarryn back and Will Phillips in the side. Greenwood the obvious candidate but we need him there for some semblance of defensive pressure.

 

[apollo_creed]

I don't disagree with you, but who's he taking those dozen off? Especially once we get Jed, Cunners, Tarryn back and Will Phillips in the side. Greenwood the obvious candidate but we need him there for some semblance of defensive pressure.

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Will Phillips? I’m sorry but Powell has shown alot more than Phillips at this stage.

 

[Themanbun]

Will Phillips? I’m sorry but Powell has shown alot more than Phillips at this stage.

Even without Will it's hard to see where Tom gets another 9 centre bounce attendances from unfortunately. Which sucks because we're bottom of the ladder, playing awful football, and can't give a good prospect much time in his preferred position.

 

[archereleven]

Even without Will it's hard to see where Tom gets another 9 centre bounce attendances from unfortunately. Which sucks because we're bottom of the ladder, playing awful football, and can't give a good prospect much time in his preferred position.

Sounds like terrible list management if we can't find a skilled pick 13 mid playing time in his preferred position...



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[shinboner magic]

I don't disagree with you, but who's he taking those dozen off? Especially once we get Jed, Cunners, Tarryn back and Will Phillips in the side. Greenwood the obvious candidate but we need him there for some semblance of defensive pressure.

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JHF,sleevo , Greenwood and jy can cut back their time in there for Tommy.
Can’t see jed getting much time in there

 

[koshari]

Sounds like terrible list management if we can't find a skilled pick 13 mid playing time in his preferred position...



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sort of moot when the guts we are fielding are part of 10 goal losses.

 

[The Dingrel]

Yep. Dusty was the one that was workable and when we started down that path we were ahead of most of the comp in where we rated him. Still, if we had him we probably wouldn't have a handful of our most promising players... and so it goes. Football history is littered with gun players that played in teams that never got near putting their hands on the cup. Even Carey needed a good team around him to win them.

Yep, Buddy was seen as the Swans Saviour,,,,,,yet to deliver one and squeezed their cap in the process.

 

[shintemaster]

Yep, Buddy was seen as the Swans Saviour,,,,,,yet to deliver one and squeezed their cap in the process.

He's been a very good player for them and was IMO their best in their loss to Hawthorn... still, the fact remains that they might have had a better overall team if he'd never gone there.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

He's been a very good player for them and was IMO their best in their loss to Hawthorn... still, the fact remains that they might have had a better overall team if he'd never gone there.

The fact they’ve never won a flag with him gives credence to this position.