Traded #30: Brandon Zerk-Thatcher - 🚨 traded to the Pear, thanks for your service

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2023
My Boy Draft 2023: Pick 8, 84859300

 

[Kakkle]

No? His agility and marking seem to be his forte ... I would have pegged him as one. Maybe ‘contested’ marking, vs intercept defender?

It might have been the block games I saw him in, but what I saw was a KPF who read the ball (not so much intercepting, but just positioning), and a player who will literally commit to every contest. His marking didn't stand out to me. Has similar traits to Rance.

 

[eth-dog]

Ridley will be our main intercept defender for the rest of the year.

 

[Don Won]

He is not a intercept defender though.


(From what I've seen so far)

I think he could be. Reads the ball exceptionally well and happy to back himself and run off his man. A couple of games his marking has been a little off, but think it was more about spending it before he had it than lack of skill.

 

[Yoda_]

People were thinking about who BZT reminds them of, Michael Talia is the guy who he plays like. Just an unassuming lock down type defender who plays to his limits. Reads the ball well.

Will he amount to anything more than a B grade player? Maybe not but the potential to fill a spot at FB in our AFL team is there.

 

[Doss]

I'd hope he's better than Michael Talia.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

People were thinking about who BZT reminds them of, Michael Talia is the guy who he plays like. Just an unassuming lock down type defender who plays to his limits. Reads the ball well.

Will he amount to anything more than a B grade player? Maybe not but the potential to fill a spot at FB in our AFL team is there.

I hope you mean Daniel Talia.

 

[DERO]

Ridley will be our main intercept defender for the rest of the year.

It is your fault that he was injured on the weekend.

 

[Kakkle]

I'd hope he's better than Michael Talia.

He is nothing like him. Bizarre comparison.

 

[BrunoV]

Best example I can think of is Alir.

Both in terms of his athletic strengths and the way he plays.

When I think of Talia I think of him wearing a forward like a glove on the lead without that much of an intercept or high marking game. That's not something BZT or VFL defenders generally do a lot of.

 

[Studly Baker]

People were thinking about who BZT reminds them of, Michael Talia is the guy who he plays like. Just an unassuming lock down type defender who plays to his limits. Reads the ball well.

Will he amount to anything more than a B grade player? Maybe not but the potential to fill a spot at FB in our AFL team is there.

I prefer the Rance comparisons, thankyou

 

[Yoda_]

I'd hope he's better than Michael Talia.

My apologies, yes. DANIEL. The Adelaide one

 

[TheFrenchCut]

But just to be safe we better not let him know our tactics before any games against Adelaide.

 

[Liberator]

This kid. I like this kid .... (photos from Galivant)

 

[Runk]

Sheesh who is the fat unit on his left?

 

[fairbump_playon]

Sheesh who is the fat unit on his left?

That's the umpire. Doesn't seem that fat.

 

[Runk]

That's the umpire. Doesn't seem that fat.

'HIS LEFT' not left of screenohyouwerebeingsarcastic.....

 

[DapperJong]

'HIS LEFT' not left of screenohyouwerebeingsarcastic.....

I wish i was that fat

 

[Ambrosia]

Best example I can think of is Alir.

Both in terms of his athletic strengths and the way he plays.

When I think of Talia I think of him wearing a forward like a glove on the lead without that much of an intercept or high marking game. That's not something BZT or VFL defenders generally do a lot of.

Have been told BZT can play on smalls which if transfered to AFL level would give him a string to his bow that Alir Alir doesn't have .

 

[Runk]

Zerk kind of looks like Prince in that picture hanging onto two phonies who're about to get played.

 

[fairbump_playon]

'HIS LEFT' not left of screenohyouwerebeingsarcastic.....

Yep, sorry - cheap gag but we’re out of the finals, you gotta make your own fun.

 

[Beerfish]

Zerk kind of looks like Prince in that picture hanging onto two phonies who're about to get played.

Checks out. Nicely spotted.

 

[Beerfish]

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

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Was about to quote the original picture and query why he was being double nipple crippled but it’s even better when it’s Prince coz I reckon he would have kinda enjoyed it. I meant look at his face, he IS enjoying it.

 

[Runk]

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****en LOL!!

 

[Mootsy]

View attachment 440079 Welcome to Essendon, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher.

I'm not sure why we've drafted a tall defender, but I trust Dodo.

Also, longest neck ever.

welcome, Jonny Greenwood!