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He's a good size, but an odd kicking action, especially for someone that's come through the Academy?
Look forward to seeing him do his stuff.
Exactly! Also leans back and seems to pull to the left. All this observed from about 15 secs of footage so hardly categorical, but I expected an Academy lad to have better technique.No follow-through
Looks like a long lost McCartin brother. Hopefully he plays as well as them.
Very pleased with him tonight. I think he can be important for us this year - brought good intensity and pressure to the forward line, and looked comfortable enough under pressure down the field as well.Made the most of his opportunity tonight. Looked pretty comfortable and brings pace that we lack overall.
Think he will be important for us next year.
Not saying he will or should get picked, but I have this gut feeling that if Cleary was to play a senior game right now he'd be right at home and very well end up staying in the team.
I agree wholeheartedly.The kid is goooooooood.
I'm not usually one to be all "told you so" but a few months ago I posted this...
Because I just knew if given the chance he'd have a red hot crack at the game. Hard workers tend to almost always have good games because they don't allow themselves to have bad ones. They redeem every mistake they make.
That was Cleary last night, to me. He made some mistakes and his inexperience showed in moments, but I saw a kid out there getting things wrong and keeping at it, rather than going into his shell. There were times he impacted in 1v2 contests and managed to halve them, even win some, with just a hand or bit of body contact.
And as far as that player we've clearly been after, who can buzz around the forward half creating some chaos without the ball while still being effective with it... he looked pretty damn good in that role.
I think Konstanty’s papers were well and truly stamped weeks ago. Maybe months. Nothing to do with Cleary who, I imagine, is destined for the engine room in the near future.I’d go so far as to say Cleary’s emergence has stamped Konstanty’s papers. Potentially Wicks too (at least for 2024).
Cleary is gooooooooood.
It’s a good point that Cleary will ultimately end up an inside mid.I think Konstanty’s papers were well and truly stamped weeks ago. Maybe months. Nothing to do with Cleary who, I imagine, is destined for the engine room in the near future.
And Wicks’s four week suspension has stamped his own papers for 2024, especially with our VFL team very likely to miss the finals, thereby robbing him of the AFL bye weekend as one more to count towards the four weeks.
Because he hasn't been injured at all this year (from memory), he's used the time in the 2's to work and build his tankThe kid is goooooooood.
I'm not usually one to be all "told you so" but a few months ago I posted this...
Because I just knew if given the chance he'd have a red hot crack at the game. Hard workers tend to almost always have good games because they don't allow themselves to have bad ones. They redeem every mistake they make.
That was Cleary last night, to me. He made some mistakes and his inexperience showed in moments, but I saw a kid out there getting things wrong and keeping at it, rather than going into his shell. There were times he impacted in 1v2 contests and managed to halve them, even win some, with just a hand or bit of body contact.
And as far as that player we've clearly been after, who can buzz around the forward half creating some chaos without the ball while still being effective with it... he looked pretty damn good in that role.
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Number 2The best grand final cameos all come down to alliteration - it’s all in the name.
Take exhibit number 1 - Mitch MORRRRRTON.
I present the case that Caiden Cleary will be our grand final wildcard.
Caiden is fast, very fast.