Player Watch #34 Harry Armstrong

[Morro]

Elite at most other things. I'd be a great moderator.

low bar been set.

 

[Cotchy9]

Best forward in the draft at 23, how good. Was so keen to get him at 10/11. Thought it was a mistake going Faull over him but to land both is a great result

 

[Dr Tigris]

Left foot key forward , bit of Royce hart about this kid , get him in the no4

Woah!! Bit of Royce. If we get the lucky then we just got the best ever pick up for 23. If you mean left foot. OK

All good though. I'm excited. If we got a top 10 KPF because he can't talk well, then

 

[Football Tragic]

He looks like just what we need up forward. Some kids get it in their heads that they should go early in the draft and then are disappointed when they 'slide.' In the end, as soon as you get to a club, you are just another baby faced recruit.

This year you can't even hang your hat on the fact that you are a first rounder. We have 6 first rounders, all just as eager and hungry to win a spot in the team, with two other recruits desperate to prove themselves as well. Add in all of our young players that have been on the list for multiple years now, who are also trying to fight for a spot,l and Armstrong will quickly learn the past means very little unless he can translate that onto the training track, practice games and footy field.

I love the competition and winning culture this will create, across the whole club. I think Armstrong will develop into a fierce, team first forward because of it.

 

[tigs2010]

Reckon he got to 23 on the back of Lloyd being a tosspot

 

[G String]

Reckon he got to 23 on the back of Lloyd being a tosspot

100% - it sounded like lloyd was scheming and building him for his own benefit- scared a few clubs off i reckon.

 

[Barnzy]

I reckon we could potentially look back on this guy as the best pick of our draft.

Scary amount of similarities to Jeremy Cameron

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Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

in his game. Sometimes I watch Cameron and I'm thinking he could be a lot more physical at the contest. Then he pops up with a 2-3 goals in a short period of time to turn a game.

Yes bash and crash and constantly making a contest is nice (we have that with our other talls now). But agile and skillful tall forwards that just know how to kick lots of goals in different ways are match winners.

 

[Grin]

Reckon he got to 23 on the back of Lloyd being a tosspot

Wasn’t Hotton also one of Lloyd’s?

 

[tigs2010]

Wasn’t Hotton also one of Lloyd’s?

Yeah but Lloyd wasn't jacking off over him to anyone who was willing to listen

 

[THE THIN MAN]

I wonder if Lloyd was hoping Essendon would get another 1st round pick and pick up his protege?

 

[Woodstock]

I wonder if Lloyd was hoping Essendon would get another 1st round pick and pick up his protege?

Bombers could well do with a key forward, it’s currently Caddy then daylight.

 

[Steely Brown Eye]

is he as skilled as jezza? jezza kicks em from anywhere

 

[db26]

Left footer KF nothing beats them.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

is he as skilled as jezza? jezza kicks em from anywhere

extremely accurate, has good goal sense when not taking grabs, pops them through from outside fitty like its nothing

 

[tiger_tough]

Can see him playing quite a few games.

 

[Morro]

Can see him playing quite a few games.

Groupie_ recons he wont play until 2027 FFS

 

[tigs2010]

I will say one thing here for the people complaining we paid too much for the Brissy pick, I'm glad we didn't risk it going to someone else. We ended up with a top 10 talent for the pick.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Left footer KF nothing beats them.

There’s something nice about watching a left footer kick for goal, kinda like left arm fast bowlers.

 

[Karp3_dm]

Yeah but Lloyd wasn't jacking off over him to anyone who was willing to listen

And the poor campaigner had no escape stuck in rehab

 

[Tygrys]

I will say one thing here for the people complaining we paid too much for the Brissy pick, I'm glad we didn't risk it going to someone else. We ended up with a top 10 talent for the pick.

Actually the greater controversy was whether we keep the Brisbane pick or trade it out with our six to get Norfs 2nd (that seemed the most frequently spoken of deal). If we had it would have cost us Smilie and Armstrong. Plus Norf would have had zero incentive to trade out their future 1st. That's some hefty price to pay to move up four places in a very even draft (or at least the first six picks or so).

Personally I was always against the idea. Those late first rounders were priceless. Thank God Hartley stuck to his guns and said no.

 

[Infamy]

I will say one thing here for the people complaining we paid too much for the Brissy pick, I'm glad we didn't risk it going to someone else. We ended up with a top 10 talent for the pick.

It also maintains our reputation for being good to deal with at trade time, which comes back around eventually like we saw this year.

 

[tigerfan1961]

Actually the greater controversy was whether we keep the Brisbane pick or trade it out with our six to get Norfs 2nd (that seemed the most frequently spoken of deal). If we had it would have cost us Smilie and Armstrong. Plus Norf would have had zero incentive to trade out their future 1st. That's some hefty price to pay to move up four places in a very even draft (or at least the first six picks or so).

Personally I was always against the idea. Those late first rounders were priceless. Thank God Hartley stuck to his guns and said no.

Yep, I was up for trading for pick 2 to begin with, but did back off that idea as the draft got closer. In hindsight, in Blair we trust as he made the best and right call.

 

[Azzleberry]

Welcome Harry Armstrong

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Harry Armstrong Draft Profile

Sandringham spearhead Harry Armstrong is the top key forward of this year's draft and has dominated goalkicking charts across the board.

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AFL Draft Profile: Harry Armstrong

A dominant key forward who has been likened to a Coleman Medal winner.

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The ‘ruthless’ top-10 prospect with goalkicking great in his corner

Delicious highlights.. so good hearing "Smillie to Arrrmmstrooong" and "Trainor out of defence.. Armstrongggggg"

 

[Azzleberry]

It also maintains our reputation for being good to deal with at trade time, which comes back around eventually like we saw this year.

North and Gold Coast are the nicest to deal with.. let's keep doing deals with them

 

[bedford]

Sorry to intrude , but Harry is from my club , a great kid and a great family.
Fantastic pick up and with Faull you have 2 big key forwards for many years , can't believe he went when he did an absolute gift . Good luck and enjoy the future with him . Just please those that called him dumb , i hope you regret it .