Delisted #25 Cooper Vickery

[Todman]

I wonder what the relationship he has with Darren Vickery?

Darren was a goalkicker that whilst playing with Orbost and Morningside lead the competitions between 1986 and 2006.

 

[Kapers]

Jesus at 27

Jesus was available at 27?

We're going to get crucified for not picking him...

 

[ShireSwan]

Jesus was available at 27?

We're going to get crucified for not picking him...

Wasn't available at 27. He has risen.

 

[ShireSwan]

Reading his rookieme profile seems an Annakin to Lloyd's Obe Wan.

 

[Ticky009]

Reading his rookieme profile seems an Annakin to Lloyd's Obe Wan.

Anakin turned out to be a bit of chocker - don't think Cooper will be.

 

[RUNVS]

Anakin turned out to be a bit of chocker - don't think Cooper will be.

To be fair he was badly injured early in his career.

 

[Ticky009]

Beatson seems to have good belief he could be the guy to lockdown the opponents best small forward. Nice selection for the long run.

Well if he goes half as well as Smooch used to back in the day I'll be ecstatic!

 

[Kiama Chris]

Well if he goes half as well as Smooch used to back in the day I'll be ecstatic!

Looks to play calm and relaxed. Always a good start. Really look forward to seeing these kids in VFL.

 

[scaryness]

Not sure about this one. Highlights were fairly mild.
Any description of a lightweight half-back flanker who is "speedy but not damaging" is a red flag.

 

[ShireSwan]

Not sure about this one. Highlights were fairly mild.
Any description of a lightweight half-back flanker who is "speedy but not damaging" is a red flag.

His write-ups read A LOT like Lloyd as a player TBH. Good speed to get out of trouble, safe boot. I don't mind it. You need some guys that take risks, and others to just tick over like a metronome to make a good team. Seems a quiet kid, will take a few years of growing into the professional level I reckon.

 

[HawthornHawk]

Odd choice as on the Hawthorn board they are saying he is a super speculative pick.

Based on the highlights i've seen I don't think he's a super speculative pick at all. Probably the type of player we have excess of atm so it stings a bit less but he looks to have a lot of tools.

 

[HawthornHawk]

How many Gippsland Power players do you guys have now?

 

[WillHayward]

How many Gippsland Power players do you guys have now?

3 off the top of my head

Papley
Vickery
Kostanty

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

How many Gippsland Power players do you guys have now?

Not enough

 

[Callipygian]

Not enough

Zane Duursma coming up next year.

 

[Maximumlnsanity]

Zane Duursma coming up next year.

Jeez I hope we aren't in a position to draft him

 

[Callipygian]

Well, I definitely don't want to finish bottom of the ladder but he may not wind up being in the top 5 as has been suggested (in fact, just based on probability, I will tip him right now to 'slide'). Also, we may use our extra picks to trade forward in the draft.

 

[Mathelios]

I wonder what the relationship he has with Darren Vickery?

Darren was a goalkicker that whilst playing with Orbost and Morningside lead the competitions between 1986 and 2006.

Darren is his old man

 

[Wolftone]

Dogs.

Listens port. Your mob do not have a good record with people need Vickery lol. I mean you traded Tye Vickery. How many games, dis you get out of him? So, just let young Vickery come to a club that appreciates Vickery.

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[Callipygian]

Jeez I hope we aren't in a position to draft him

Actually Archer Reid from Gippsland is looking like a better fit for our needs (and possibly closer to our pick range).

 

[RUNVS]

My only worry with Cooper is that he was a Hawks Academy member and touted as likely ending up at the Hawthorn before the draft. As a result I very much doubt he was mentally prepared to suddenly be living in Sydney.

 

[Bonz]

My only worry with Cooper is that he was a Hawks Academy member and touted as likely ending up at the Hawthorn before the draft. As a result I very much doubt he was mentally prepared to suddenly be living in Sydney.

I'm confident our recruiting staff would have had previous discussions with him before calling out his name in the draft.

He would have been open to the possibility and on the flip side may want to back in the faith we have shown in him.

 

[Ticky009]

My only worry with Cooper is that he was a Hawks Academy member and touted as likely ending up at the Hawthorn before the draft. As a result I very much doubt he was mentally prepared to suddenly be living in Sydney.

He wasn't touted as being in the Hawks side. He was a chance to be selected but was by no means a resounding must have from everything I've read. The already had a surfeit of players re his position.

 

[Callipygian]

I've read that Cooper is great mates with Bailey Humphrey and that Bailey loves playing footy with Cooper (as they did at Gippsland Power). I mention this because I am confident that Bailey is one of those players whose career the Swans will track closely. Imagine if we could reunite them some day down the track...

 

[caesar88]

I've read that Cooper is great mates with Bailey Humphrey and that Bailey loves playing footy with Cooper (as they did at Gippsland Power). I mention this because I am confident that Bailey is one of those players whose career the Swans will track closely. Imagine if we could reunite them some day down the track...

Konstanty as well from what Instagram would suggest. I've never seen two people in so many photos together not with the last names Florent or Hayward.

But a reunion will be tough to do. This board still wants to fit four Warners, two McDonalds and two McCartins into the team. With the Gippsland power trio, that'd take us to 11. Would only leave half the team for the rest of the squad, a problem that would be alleviated by the fact this board thinks Rankin, Rowbottom, McInerney and Florent are all goners as Vic Metro kids.