Player Watch #32: Toby Pink - has triggered an extension for 2025.

[ChairmanZia]

The Josh Walker revamp?

I don't mind walker, he would be quite a good player if he played in a strong team.

 

[shintemaster]

I don't mind walker, he would be quite a good player if he played in a strong team.

Nah, he was well worked out in the end. Teams would let him get the ball and then sweat on him. Champ bloke, warrior but he would be poor in any team nowadays.

 

[ChairmanZia]

Nah, he was well worked out in the end. Teams would let him get the ball and then sweat on him. Champ bloke, warrior but he would be poor in any team nowadays.

Well, we need that 2nd key forward quickly so if pink doesn't work out, then teake must come in.

 

[Chadwiko]

Thought he did alright today.

 

[shintemaster]

Thought he did alright today.

Same. He's obviously no world beater but he took a couple of useful grabs up the ground which ultimately made space for the rest of the team. Still not sure if his bad kicking forward is intrinsic or nerves but I think he's doing okay as a role player.

 

[ChairmanZia]

Same. He's obviously no world beater but he took a couple of useful grabs up the ground which ultimately made space for the rest of the team. Still not sure if his bad kicking forward is intrinsic or nerves but I think he's doing okay as a role player.

And i think that's exactly what a good coaches do, i.e. setup role players to do a job out of ordinary players who wouldn't get a game when all is equal.

 

[koshari]

Same. He's obviously no world beater but he took a couple of useful grabs up the ground which ultimately made space for the rest of the team. Still not sure if his bad kicking forward is intrinsic or nerves but I think he's doing okay as a role player.

Should have kicked that goal. But otherwise was pretty serviceable

 

[King Corey]

There's a role there for him as a "do your job" 3rd tall swingman.

In a strange way the fact he plays with no tricks is an asset. You can structure with 1-2 talls, a rotation of mad bastards like Zurhaar and Curtis and have Pink as a pretty regulation leading/space clearing target.

Has good hands and think his kicking is decent when nerves aren't getting in the way.

 

[shinboner_99]

Well, we need that 2nd key forward quickly so if pink doesn't work out, then teake must come in.

Watching Teake in the VFL seems he needs a few more hitouts before he can be considered. Not an upgrade on Pink atm.

 

[Roosurgence]

Pink in Nostra’s mind

 

[ansonholt]

Has straightened us up in the forward line. Pinch hits in the ruck. Good speed. Can mark it. Playing a role, and stays in while he keeps doing what he's been doing.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

No worse than Billy Frampton

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Billy Frampton

Age

27

Ht

201cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.1

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

0.7

3star

MG

99.0

2star

D

8.5

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.5

3star

T

0.5

1star

MG

99.0

2star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.0

3star

MG

107.0

2star

who played in a flag.

As long as he contests and takes a few marks, he does his job.

 

[LeFtBehinD]

Didn’t know what to think when we started playing him forward, but we look soooo much better structurally with him providing a contest and taking a good defender.

 

[Caracas]

Toby could never be described as a world beater. However, he has definitely over-delivered on expectations at this stage. Well done Toby.

 

[scottywiper]

Imagine being him...and getting to actually sing the song of the club you supported as a kid for the first time.

 

[koshari]

Becoming a pretty reliable journeyman

 

[showusyacunningt]

I go between thinking he must be the worse KPF playing in the comp and loving him. There's something cultish about him. He's actually quite good at everything but marking and kicking for goal. He pressures well and is clean and keeps the ball moving quickly. He also creates a consistent front and centre, similar to how Petrie used to when his only intent was bringing it to ground.

 

[KiwiRoo]

i want to see what he's like with 10 games in a row under his belt.
Thought he was pretty handy today.
Nothing like a bit of confidence after a win too

 

[bennymate]

 

[koshari]

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we will drink to that.

 

[Merlin007]

People sneered when he was made the sub - the coaching staff knew what they were trying to do, which is make the best of the list you've got

 

[Devington]

Gets a tick next to his name for this week and his name written on the white board for the next. He's giving himself a foundation to build from, and it sounds like it will be a bit before a challenger from the 2's pops up properly, so hopefully he gets a nice solid block of games and makes enough of them that he can be holding that spot when the talls in the VFL come knocking.

 

[The acurate one]

Becoming a pretty reliable journeyman

Read the first 4 words and at that stage you were heading for a like. Then I finished the sentence .

 

[ChairmanZia]

Watching Teake in the VFL seems he needs a few more hitouts before he can be considered. Not an upgrade on Pink atm.

I agree, too lumbering and lacking afl level finesse.

I don't mind pink as he is a chf type size. Teake is probably too big.

 

[justroyal]

If he could add a bit of that xrrri type of aggression as his confidence grows. Could be huge