Player Watch #30 Tom Brown

[Dr Tigris]

Brown back, his kicking is so creative. He will slowly start intercepting the longer he plays with Vlastuin and Broad. Just scratched the surface in essentially his first season.

Brown has that look of someone above the level. Just bits and pieces. But for a player new to the AFL he looks like his ceiling is pretty high.

Banks has shown a bit too. If those 2 make it we have a much better kicking team straight away. Plus tall.

 

[Grrr]

Brown has that look of someone above the level. Just bits and pieces. But for a player new to the AFL he looks like his ceiling is pretty high.

Banks has shown a bit too. If those 2 make it we have a much better kicking team straight away. Plus tall.

Banks was always a slow burn because of his size, skinny and not particularly fast for that build. He is getting to the size he needs to be now because he can now win some contested ball and run in straighter lines, rather than wanting the ball given out to him. He is not fast enough to play the outside game. But he is class and should get better which gives him a good shot at taking a wing.

Brown just needs to go up another 10% and become more consistent and he will be a player. Can't not see that happening.

Campbell is the other one that has real upside as well and just needs to get a bit more contested ball in his game. I think he's a potential gun, but maybe not for a year or so.

Interesting to have young developing players with real upside before any of the real talent from the draft comes in. Add Gibcus to that group as well.

 

[Muddiemoose]

Brown has that look of someone above the level. Just bits and pieces. But for a player new to the AFL he looks like his ceiling is pretty high.

Banks has shown a bit too. If those 2 make it we have a much better kicking team straight away. Plus tall.

Throw Clarke in that basket as well

Such a nice kicking style
Such a shame he copped that ACL last season

 

[Yo Yo Ma!!!]

Defender.

Him banks and trezise all fighting for spots.

You’d assume the locks are Balta broad vlas and short

Short being a lock makes me feel sick.

 

[Grrr]

Throw Clarke in that basket as well

Such a nice kicking style
Such a shame he copped that ACL last season

I reckon Green is one to watch as well. Right place at the right time, tough and very good user of the ball. Strong build, didn't show much at VFL level, but he looked good at AFL.

 

[Muddiemoose]

I reckon Green is one to watch as well. Right place at the right time, tough and very good user of the ball. Strong build, didn't show much at VFL level, but he looked good at AFL.

Absolutely
A few gems that have gone under the radar but have all shown some signs they can really be important moving forward

Just need some continuity and a little bit of luck

 

[Football Tragic]

I'm really looking forward in seeing Brown, Gibcus, Banks and Clarke all hit their straps. I think they all have potential and just need a good run at it. Add them to the new high end draftees, and we should have the core of our next flag/s.

 

[Dr Tigris]

Throw Clarke in that basket as well

Such a nice kicking style
Such a shame he copped that ACL last season

Definitely. Was just talking about similar style of players.

Clarke is exciting. He looks like he can become a hybrid small forward, lead up forward/mid (like Lambo).

Gibcus looks like he could be anything (injured or A grade really)

Sonsie, anything between very good VFL player and ... not at all sure at the AFL level. Too much talent not to make it. Too little character, or something, displayed so far to make it. I'm worried we'll have an A grade talent that just can't put it together.

Great draft by us for talent. Hoping on (no) injuries and development to make it a great draft for actual AFL players.

 

[wigglyworm]

He should be ruck height now after a good offseason.

 

[tiger_tough]

Heard he's started shrinking

 

[Grrr]

Heard he's started shrinking

I think he's shrunk back to about 189-90cm.

 

[THE_GUN]

Heard he's started shrinking

It was a cold day