Past #35: Aaron Black - 50 NM games - 64 goals - traded to Geelong for pick 92 in '16 trade period

[tazaa]

Need vid of that mark at the Lockett end. LIKE A BOSS. LIKE A BOSS.

 

[Roopassion]

Agree his speed and ground work is huge, his ability for his size, well a player of any size on a half volley is simply amazing.

 

[Kcrack]

Can't blame the talls for not kicking goals tonight, I think Scott instructed the midfielders to look for the short pass, hence all the midfielders' goals.

 

[benbanjo]

Moves so well!
another 7-8kg and a few more games and look out!!

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Yep I think one of the best things about Black is that even when he doesn't kick a goal he does work around the ground and sets up goals.

Probably one of the strings that Tarrant doesn't have in his bow at the minute.

 

[DarwinRoo]

I thought the talls were good despite not hitting the scoreboard.

 

[shinboner magic]

Took a great mark at chf when we needed him.
So many great touches, just needs to get stronger in the contest.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

I thought the talls were good despite not hitting the scoreboard.

agree. I was at the game and Tarrant really nullified the work of Taylor, while he failed to beat him one on one he didn't allow Taylor to get thrid man up or loose behind the play at all.

 

[Jack Bradley]

Anyone else think he will take mark of the year one day? My second fav player. Gun in the air and on the ground.

 

[The Big H]

Like Blacky but h doesn't hit many handball targets. (yet)

 

[benbanjo]

Anyone else think he will take mark of the year one day? My second fav player. Gun in the air and on the ground.

Wish he pulled that one in at CHB... would have been great!!

 

[Mav]

Like Blacky but h doesn't hit many handball targets. (yet)

he's not the only one in our team that cant handball. Do we actually practice this at training?

 

[Devil Fish]

Aaron Black simply looks like a footballer. Surely he'll be a key forward for us for the next decade. Surely.

 

[MinistryOfMajak]

He's a star in the making.

 

[RHLK]

Hits it hard, stays on his feet, keeps his eye on the ball. The ****.

 

[king of the road]

he's not the only one in our team that cant handball. Do we actually practice this at training?

You kidding? He's great at picking the ball up and dishing it off. His hands along the boundary that went in board and lead to that clean half volley pick up and snap by mullet were great.
There were so many great chains of handballs out of the back line today that cut Geelong open - was great to watch.
You're either very ignorant, negative or unobserveant. Perhaps even a very unfortunate combination of all of the above.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

Can't handball? 'Ken hell.

His vision in traffic is superb, and I love how he'll take the ball on the half volley and hold it before dishing it off, usually to a runner.

Was terrific tonight. Seems to get himself involved in so many scoring chains.

 

[Tas]

I thought the talls were good despite not hitting the scoreboard.

They had numbers back, makes it hard to get a lot of marks, but a lot of the space we had for mids to run into was due to the work of the KPFs. If you have guys the opposition don't respect then they will just zone the entire forward 50 and stop the mids finding space.

 

[Royal Flush]

Aaron Black simply looks like a footballer. Surely he'll be a key forward for us for the next decade. Surely.

1000% agree. He is an intelligent footballer, agile on the ground ... Strong mark and a consistently nice kick (rare these days).
Almost buddy esk today, the way he played up and down the ground.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

He abused them when the ball was on the ground.

 

[Chadwiko]

As others have said, Black is silky smooth with the ball both in the air and on the ground/in traffic.

He's a gem.

 

[roomagic1984]

It's his reaction time that amazes me. If the ball spills to the ground, just watch how quickly he can sum up the situation and decide what to do.
I love his gather at ground level...

 

[Donkey Chop]

He is unbelievably good on tight for a bloke his size. 6"4 men should not be able to move like that.

 

[Deleted member 98541]

I swear I thought it was a mid running past for the receive, camera pans in its 192 Black. Unreal.

Will only get better, as a wise man once said, "he's all potential" lmao.

 

[Artaxx]

don't even know how good he could be. Limitless.