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

[Mr Lloyd Christmas]

See above. 140ish bench at 18 with an immature physique is startling.

I stand corrected then.

That's a huge amount.

 

[Lomas]

I stand corrected then.

That's a huge amount.

Pfft, couldn't even push Stewy Dew off himself at that weight.

 

[Massive Unit]

Pfft, couldn't even push Stewy Dew off himself at that weight.

I reckon old Stewy would struggle to do a push up with the rig he's got going on there

 

[Themanbun]

I don't think he is strong in a gym sense.

He has excellent balance and core strength which is why he holds position against bigger players (maybe that's you meant TMB)

Yep that's what I presume this bloke meant. He played on him so wasn't benching with him I suspect.

 

[koshari]

reckon this bloke will be better for the run last week after his covid break. Go Paully.

 

[giantroo]

 

[tazaa]

Any updates on his shoulder?

 

[William Caresser]

Credit where credit's due - the recruiters taking him at 35. Where would he be in a hindsight draft? 9 or 10?

 

[hotchilli]

Credit where credit's due - the recruiters taking him at 35. Where would he be in a hindsight draft? 9 or 10?

Don't reckon he'd get up that high, possibly 15-20 range?

 

[Yianni]

Don't reckon he'd get up that high, possibly 15-20 range?

Yeah, but that’s only because people are still taking players like JHF or Darcy above him on potential.

On first year performance, I’d have him Top 10.

 

[Yianni]

So let’s quickly look at what Paul Curtis has done this year:

1. Turned up at an AFL Club at 18yo
2. Gotten a game.
3. Kicked 12 goals in 14 games
4. Performed consistently in
   • The hardest position to find consistency, in
   • The worst team

You just love to see it. Puh-lease let this not be a false dawn, because I want to see what this kid is capable of.

Kudos to Paul, and kudos to the recruiters who got him here.

 

[Val Keating]

Yeah, but that’s only because people are still taking players like JHF or Darcy above him on potential.

On first year performance, I’d have him Top 10.

He’s rated the 5th on the player rankings for 19 year olds. It’s not the be all and end all of course.

 

[Yianni]

He’s rated in the 5th on the player rankings for 19 year olds. It’s not the be all and end all of course.

Of course it isn’t, but he’s not scraping into the Top 10. Kind of proves what we’re thinking from the eye test.

 

[The acurate one]

You can see why he went second round and that would be due to the type he is. Nothing wrong with that FYI, it is just that we have become accustomed to horrible second round drafting.

Many a very good footballer is taken in the second rd by many clubs, just doesn't tend to be us unfortunately.

 

[TheBigHorne]

You can see why he went second round and that would be due to the type he is. Nothing wrong with that FYI, it is just that we have become accustomed to horrible second round drafting.

Many a very good footballer is taken in the second rd by many clubs, just doesn't tend to be us unfortunately.

I reckon if someone had no clue on where he was drafted they'd say he went somewhere from picks 15-25.

 

[The acurate one]

I reckon if someone had no clue on where he was drafted they'd say he went somewhere from picks 15-25.

Yeah I suppose if you wanted his type and you had an earlier second you'd be very happy. My point is, it is ok to expect a bloody good footballer with your second draft pick.

#22 Goater
#35 Curtis



#36 Lazzaro

#31 Comben
#34 Mahony
#35 Perez



#23 Will Walker
#34 Dec Watson
#36 Josh Williams

#31Ryan Clarke
#33 M Hibberd


#25 D Nielson
#36 EVW

#30 Trent Dumont


All of those are in the age group to still be playing footy. I will also suggest we are getting much better with our second round picks.

 

[shintemaster]

Yeah I suppose if you wanted his type and you had an earlier second you'd be very happy. My point is, it is ok to expect a bloody good footballer with your second draft pick.

All of those are in the age group to still be playing footy. I will also suggest we are getting much better with our second round picks.

I'm somewhat of an apologist at times given how compromised the post 2010 period was for picks, especially for clubs in our position around the middle of the ladder. I think there is an argument - with whatever weight you might care to give it - that we got in the habit of taking risks in that 2nd round (which in some years let's be honest was more a 3rd round given the compromises) because we recognised that we needed more of certain elite traits and were never going to get them with guaranteed talent using the picks we were ending up with. Each year that went on we were more and more desperate to fill the list gaps in quality around a list that was competitive. We kept recruiting to fill gaps and taking on injured players or those with a heap to prove but "potential" when arguably we should have just kept banking the best available rather than selecting for running or specific qualities we were lacking... I guess there's no way to know now whether it would have ended up better, worse or in the end mostly the same result.

 

[koshari]

Yeah I suppose if you wanted his type and you had an earlier second you'd be very happy. My point is, it is ok to expect a bloody good footballer with your second draft pick.

#22 Goater
#35 Curtis



#36 Lazzaro

#31 Comben
#34 Mahony
#35 Perez



#23 Will Walker
#34 Dec Watson
#36 Josh Williams

#31Ryan Clarke
#33 M Hibberd


#25 D Nielson
#36 EVW

#30 Trent Dumont


All of those are in the age group to still be playing footy. I will also suggest we are getting much better with our second round picks.

surely we couldnt get worse?

 

[William Caresser]

surely we couldnt get worse?

It's not good reading.

Think Perez will work out though.

Comben if - and that's a big big if - if he can stay assembled.

Goater too early.

Curtis was a great selection. Didn't go to a fashionable APS school, probably jumps 15 spots if he did.

 

[Mr Lloyd Christmas]

Imagine if he played for a "big" club?

Curtis is a deadset gun imo and will be very dangerous as we improve as a team.

 

[hotchilli]

Mate who is a Richmond fan saw him play for the first time when we knocked them off and is now absolutely obsessed with PC every time we are playing.

 

[the big lebowski]

Media: gee Archie Perkins looks good, get him a rising star nom

Also

Media: who’s Paul Curtis? Do you mean Curtis Taylor

5

Curtis Taylor

Age

24

Ht

188cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

? Actually who’s Curtis Taylor

5

Curtis Taylor

Age

24

Ht

188cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

?

Paul Curtis and Archie Perkins AFL Stats Comparison

Paul Curtis and Archie Perkins AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

 

[LB2Snake]

Will he play this week.....another that went off injured wasn’t he? Can’t remember, my mind is awash with all things dim sim, orangutans and Clarko. Been a long week.

 

[TheBigHorne]

Media: gee Archie Perkins looks good, get him a rising star nom

Also

Media: who’s Paul Curtis? Do you mean Curtis Taylor? Actually who’s Curtis Taylor?

Paul Curtis and Archie Perkins AFL Stats Comparison

Paul Curtis and Archie Perkins AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

It's big club shit. Just look at the wankfest for Nik Cox when he averaged a whopping 11.8 touches and 0.4 goals a game alongside not being threatening offensively. Just boasting about how he was tall but he didn't really use it to his advantage at all.

Same goes for Carlton's mediocre small forwards. Paul Curtis is already better than a few of them imo.

 

[roomagic1984]

This guy should have won best first year player, not Judas Horne-Francis