Player Watch #3 Taylor Adams

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Drafted by GWS with Pick 13 in the 2011 National Draft, Taylor Adams

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Taylor Adams

Age

31

Ht

181cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.9

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.4

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

20.4

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

5.9

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

18.2

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

2.2

4star

made his AFL debut in Round 5 of the 2012 season. After 31 games with the Giants the midfielder moved to Collingwood where he went on to play 10 seasons and five finals campaign for the Magpies. He joins the Sydney Swans with a wealth of experience including a Grand Final appearance in 2018. In 2020 he was named the club’s Best and Fairest and selected in the All-Australian team.


DOB: 20 Sep 1993
Draft: 2011
RECRUITED FROM: Collingwood

 

[Kiama Chris]

Really pleased that Taylor is coming to us and that it's on his own volition. He was in good odour with his club so there seems to be no external reason for the move. My curiosity burns to know what triggered him to approach us between the prelim and GF.
In any case he's a great get.

 

[sataris]

In a Venn Diagram of Collingwood fans and Taylor Swift fans I would not imagine there would be a lot of intersectionality.

In the venn diagram of Collingwood fans who know what a venn diagram is and what the word intersectionality means is a blank piece of paper.

 

[BloodySwan]

Really pleased that Taylor is coming to us and that it's on his own volition. He was in good odour with his club so there seems to be no external reason for the move. My curiosity burns to know what triggered him to approach us between the prelim and GF.
In any case he's a great get.

He rolled himself out with injury that week. I think he just wasted no time and told his agent to get cracking

 

[rustycrate]

Really pleased that Taylor is coming to us and that it's on his own volition. He was in good odour with his club so there seems to be no external reason for the move. My curiosity burns to know what triggered him to approach us between the prelim and GF.
In any case he's a great get.

I think he wasn't playing enough mid time AND he only had 1 more year on his contract.

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

I think he wasn't playing enough mid time AND he only had 1 more year on his contract.

By the sounds of things he probably had Grundy in his ear too

 

[Kiama Chris]

By the sounds of things he probably had Grundy in his ear too

Sounds like a possibility. A factor at least along with other things

 

[mtooler]

That was probably the pitch


" don't worry mate, I won't let something as trivial as a hamstring torn off the bone cost you a spot in the gf"

pmsl

 

[mtooler]

I think he wasn't playing enough mid time AND he only had 1 more year on his contract.

Spot on, could see writing on the wall.

 

[TheMase]

I think he wasn't playing enough mid time AND he only had 1 more year on his contract.

I wonder whether, in situations like this, we put a call put to the player managers and say “we are after x players for x positions, do you have anyone that fits this description who is interested in moving”.

This would make sense why Adams manager might have approached us and suggested he might be available pending the right offer.

Obviously often we target a specific player but Adams is not that case but I also doubt it was a random phone call to us.

 

[caesar88]

I posited the idea of change-overs in the midfield throughout games as a way to ensure we've always got a fit and firing midfield over the course of four quarters, not just a half or three quarters. If we were to run say six mids through the midfield over the course of a game, ideally three of them would have the bulk of their rotations in the first half, before the other three would have the bulk of their rotations in the second half.

I doubt it will ever happen, there's probably logistical flaws to it that I'm blind to, but I do feel like the recruitment of Adams could be the closest we get to it, in the context of Parker. I've said before I'm 100% not in the Parker-is-cooked camp. I think the plan for him next year will be to absolutely play him in the midfield and only slowly phase him out into a forward role. However the blessing of Adams is that we can now swap the two whenever either of them needs it.

 

[mtooler]

I posited the idea of change-overs in the midfield throughout games as a way to ensure we've always got a fit and firing midfield over the course of four quarters, not just a half or three quarters. If we were to run say six mids through the midfield over the course of a game, ideally three of them would have the bulk of their rotations in the first half, before the other three would have the bulk of their rotations in the second half.

I doubt it will ever happen, there's probably logistical flaws to it that I'm blind to, but I do feel like the recruitment of Adams could be the closest we get to it, in the context of Parker. I've said before I'm 100% not in the Parker-is-cooked camp. I think the plan for him next year will be to absolutely play him in the midfield and only slowly phase him out into a forward role. However the blessing of Adams is that we can now swap the two whenever either of them needs it.

I don't mind it, it's a little like Geelongs run last year, seemed like they put their veterans more on the ball in the finals after keeping them fresh through the year.

 

[Punts]

We’re not the cats the most rotataing mid group in 22?

 

[mtooler]

We’re not the cats the most rotataing mid group in 22?

Not sure but in the finals I suspect selwood and dangerfield time increased on the ball.

 

[mtooler]

I wonder whether, in situations like this, we put a call put to the player managers and say “we are after x players for x positions, do you have anyone that fits this description who is interested in moving”.

This would make sense why Adams manager might have approached us and suggested he might be available pending the right offer.

Obviously often we target a specific player but Adams is not that case but I also doubt it was a random phone call to us.

that would make sense as it would be a deep thinking player to second guess a teams list strategy between finals matches to go hey I reckon the Swans want to restructure their on ball division for my skill set.

 

[Jewelsbon]

By the sounds of things he probably had Grundy in his ear too

That's what I was thinking too. I also thought that perhaps the fiancé is a Sydney girl as he mentioned she loved the idea, so after the suggestion was made, it was very appealing for all concerned.

 

[GoTheSwannies]

In the venn diagram of Collingwood fans who know what a venn diagram is and what the word intersectionality means is a blank piece of paper.

Or as Collingwood fans call it: "The empty space between our teef"

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Bucks on Taylor Adams

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Taylor Adams

Age

31

Ht

181cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.9

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.4

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

20.4

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

5.9

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

18.2

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

2.2

4star

at the start of this clip:

 

[Swansujelly]

would be interseting to know what the 3 year deal lloked like. Did we split his current contract over 3 years, over 2 and added 1 year? Pay the 1 year add 2?

 

[Kiama Chris]

would be interseting to know what the 3 year deal lloked like. Did we split his current contract over 3 years, over 2 and added 1 year? Pay the 1 year add 2?

We'll never know and that's how it should be.

 

[sataris]

We'll never know and that's how it should be.

Disagree

I prefer the NFL/NBA system where the salary cap is transparent.

 

[caesar88]

The length of his contract (if he can stay fit) will be a really important factor beyond next year IMO. Glad we got this done.

 

[Swansujelly]

Hanstrings I'm not concerned about, when the calves start going on an over 30 it panic stations lol

 

[The King!]

I hope they don't go with the Taylor Swift shit , cringier than sweet caroline

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

I hope they don't go with the Taylor Swift s**t , cringier than sweet caroline

I still dont get the connection

 

[The King!]

I still dont get the connection

Similar surname maybe