Player Watch #25: Paul Curtis - has signed a three-year extension until end of 2028

[Flawed Genius]

A top 5 Syd finish. Good job Paul.

 

[giantroo]

 

[amaz199]

He will be our most dangerous forward next year.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Huge effort from Paul and Tommie to finish top 5. Both well deserved.

So, 3 of the top 5 played their 50th game during the season, one hasn't yet hit 50 and the winner just played his 100th.

I'm stupidly optimistic every pre-season, but this is surely a great sign for the future.

 

[lockheed]

A top 5 Syd finish. Good job Paul.

Well done Paul. Cam also did well, but interestingly, Paul finished two places above him.

 

[pupstar]

Huge effort from Paul and Tommie to finish top 5. Both well deserved.

So, 3 of the top 5 played their 50th game during the season, one hasn't yet hit 50 and the winner just played his 100th.

I'm stupidly optimistic every pre-season, but this is surely a great sign for the future.

Great to see such a positive post.

 

[Ashley B]

I look at our top 10 best and fairest and the majority of these players are the ones you want in there. The new group is now starting to establish itself and lead . Hopefully this translates in more wins going forward.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Good effort considering the trash forward line entries he has been dealing with.

Not beyond the realms for him to be a 40+ goal per year forward once the whole team starts to improve.

 

[koshari]

so much upside, could become so much better instantly just by keeping his mind on the job, those silly frees and 50s hold him back a little.

 

[the big lebowski]

Good effort considering the trash forward line entries he has been dealing with.

Not beyond the realms for him to be a 40+ goal per year forward once the whole team starts to improve.

Should be the expectation

 

[Ligma]

Hope he builds his tank so he can have a run through the middle

 

[Del191229]

He improves each off season and appears intensely coachable.

He's going to be an absolute weapon in a real team.

 

[Its a Process]

Weirdly linear progression from Paul except for that match where he got dropped last year.

It's been mentioned but this guy with a tank would be one of the best small/mid forwards in the comp and his field kicking would be a huge asset for us.

50 games in and progressing really well.

 

[RossHenshaw]

Weirdly linear progression from Paul except for that match where he got dropped last year.

It's been mentioned but this guy with a tank would be one of the best small/mid forwards in the comp and his field kicking would be a huge asset for us.

50 games in and progressing really well.

This guy finished 1 position behind Harry in our BF …
Could not be a bigger gap between them ….miles apart

 

[hotchilli]

This guy finished 1 position behind Harry in our BF …
Could not be a bigger gap between them ….miles apart

And the votes quite clearly reflected that.

 

[Lomas]

This guy finished 1 position behind Harry in our BF …
Could not be a bigger gap between them ….miles apart

There is a huge gap between the top three and everyone else, to be fair.

 

[shinboner magic]

This guy just has to believe he’s the man - be aggressive

 

[the big lebowski]

What is a small forward?

I heard thursfield say that we have some young small forward options. Some scoffed.

But Curtis is a genuine small forward isn’t he?

He averages comfortably more tackles
Inside 50 than

Papley
Ah chee
Watson
Cameron
Rankin
Rayner
K Pickett

Infact we know that Curtis is 16th in the comp for ave i50 tackles, im yet to see who are the players infront of him.

But there are other important parts to a small forwards game. Namely kicking and setting up goals. Being opportunistic. I’d argue tick tick tick.

He’s got clear areas of the game to work on. Staying involved and not switching off. Covering more ground as fitness improves. Improving goal/behind ratio. Lacks a yard that the other best small forwards possess.

All in all, for his 3rd season PC has produced inspired but statistically significant football.

He’s on his way to becoming a premier small forward in the game.

 

[DuckYeah]

What is a small forward?

I heard thursfield say that we have some young small forward options. Some scoffed.

But Curtis is a genuine small forward isn’t he?

He averages comfortably more tackles
Inside 50 than

Papley
Ah chee
Watson
Cameron
Rankin
Rayner
K Pickett

Infact we know that Curtis is 16th in the comp for ave i50 tackles, im yet to see who are the players infront of him.

But there are other important parts to a small forwards game. Namely kicking and setting up goals. Being opportunistic. I’d argue tick tick tick.

He’s got clear areas of the game to work on. Staying involved and not switching off. Covering more ground as fitness improves. Improving goal/behind ratio. Lacks a yard that the other best small forwards possess.

All in all, for his 3rd season PC has produced inspired but statistically significant football.

He’s on his way to becoming a premier small forward in the game.

Can’t argue against that. He has small forward craft too, his front and centre work is spot on, gets himself into the right positions at the right time to swoop on that crumb. Its unfortunate it doesn’t happen to regularly because we are out marked a lot in our forward line. All in all, he’s a really good pick up and the bastard is tough, loves a scrap. Gets massive ticks from me

 

[Possession]

Can’t argue against that. He has small forward craft too, his front and centre work is spot on, gets himself into the right positions at the right time to swoop on that crumb. Its unfortunate it doesn’t happen to regularly because we are out marked a lot in our forward line. All in all, he’s a really good pick up and the bastard is tough, loves a scrap. Gets massive ticks from me

Next to Larkey, this guy could potentially benefit the most from Darling leading and drawing away an additional defender. Can mark, can crumb, looked absolutely deadly semi-frequently this year. Would love to see him go to the next level in 2025.

 

[ferball]

What is a small forward?

I heard thursfield say that we have some young small forward options. Some scoffed.

But Curtis is a genuine small forward isn’t he?

He averages comfortably more tackles
Inside 50 than

Papley
Ah chee
Watson
Cameron
Rankin
Rayner
K Pickett

Infact we know that Curtis is 16th in the comp for ave i50 tackles, im yet to see who are the players infront of him.

But there are other important parts to a small forwards game. Namely kicking and setting up goals. Being opportunistic. I’d argue tick tick tick.

He’s got clear areas of the game to work on. Staying involved and not switching off. Covering more ground as fitness improves. Improving goal/behind ratio. Lacks a yard that the other best small forwards possess.

All in all, for his 3rd season PC has produced inspired but statistically significant football.

He’s on his way to becoming a premier small forward in the game.

If you count players who've played 10+ games he's 12th. There's 6 of the top seven players who have played less than 10 games and five of them, including Hugh Greenwood, played three or less.

Ranked five for total tackles inside 50 too.

He's also got our second highest number of Goal Assists behind Sheeze.

 

[Disco Dew]

I love PC. He does some brain dead shit sometimes but he’s skillful, strong and tough af.
Will go to another level next year

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

What is a small forward?

I heard thursfield say that we have some young small forward options. Some scoffed.

But Curtis is a genuine small forward isn’t he?

He averages comfortably more tackles
Inside 50 than

Papley
Ah chee
Watson
Cameron
Rankin
Rayner
K Pickett

Infact we know that Curtis is 16th in the comp for ave i50 tackles, im yet to see who are the players infront of him.

But there are other important parts to a small forwards game. Namely kicking and setting up goals. Being opportunistic. I’d argue tick tick tick.

He’s got clear areas of the game to work on. Staying involved and not switching off. Covering more ground as fitness improves. Improving goal/behind ratio. Lacks a yard that the other best small forwards possess.

All in all, for his 3rd season PC has produced inspired but statistically significant football.

He’s on his way to becoming a premier small forward in the game.

PC is not a 'genuine' small forward - at 185cm's and slow off the mark he doesn't get close to meeting the industry accepted definition of small forward.

He is extremely strong and can stick a tackle which is great - but he doesn't have the 'run down from behind' electric pace to scare defenders into rushing kicks/making the wrong option.

That all said PC is progressing well as an effective mid sized forward - nice overhead marking, awareness and good kick for goal - and is certainly in the first few picked each week and we need to be looking at locking him in asap.

 

[Possession]

we need to be looking at locking him in asap.

He extended til 2028 a few months ago. Should be sweet.

 

[ferball]

PC is not a 'genuine' small forward - at 185cm's and slow off the mark he doesn't get close to meeting the industry accepted definition of small forward.

He's the same height as Lohman and Ginnivan. Are they small forwards?