Player Watch #36 Joel Amartey

[Kennedy Parker]

Joel Amartey
Joel Amartey has shown strong form in the ruck and as a key-position player at both ends of the ground since being drafted to the Sydney Swans as a rookie ahead of season 2018. The Ghanaian-Australian produced arguably his best performance of the 2019 season against Sydney University in Round 6, which saw him collect 42 hit-outs and a goal. In season 2020, he made his AFL debut against Brisbane Lions in Round 17 after producing some strong individual performances in scrimmage matches, and impressed with eight hit-outs and two inside 50.

Joel Amartey
DOB: 02 September 1999
DEBUT: 2020
DRAFT: #28, 2017 Rookie Elevation
RECRUITED FROM: Beaumaris (Vic)/Mentone Gram (Vic)/Sandringham U18

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[Caj]

Jonathan Brown last night asked whether Sydney can win a flag with Armatey & McLean as key forwards.

He clearly doesn’t rate either.

And given Joel has kicked 4 goals in the 8 weeks since the 9 goal game (and looked ineffective most of the time), I’m finding it hard not to share Brown’s concern.

C’mon Joel - prove Brown (and me) wrong.

Big key forwards don’t win premierships, they just need to compete, take the odd contested mark, and bring the ball to the ground for the smalls

It’s very rare for KPFs to have a day out in finals football

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

He could barely jump v GWS with his rolled ankle.

So fully fit I’m expecting massive things from him tomorrow night including F50 tackling pressure.

“How do ya feel ? When you face big Joel under the ball at the SCG”

He’s due. Bookmark it.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

He could barely jump v GWS with his rolled ankle.

So fully fit I’m expecting massive things from him tomorrow night including F50 tackling pressure.

“How do ya feel ? When you face big Joel under the ball at the SCG”

He’s due. Bookmark it.

JHWF deserves 100 likes for this post

 

[The King!]

The marking and the work rate paid off

Started getting to the front and paid off big time.

 

[J_Moore]

Beat game of his career, including the 9.

 

[Edmund hunt]

Should have had 4 today. Still prone to the odd shank.

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[SSwans2011]

Should have had 4 today. Still prone to the odd shank.

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Irritating, but at least it's not a pressure thing, because he was nailing them when they really mattered.

 

[SM]

He was really poor in the first ten minutes, second to everything, then it just seemed to click.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Really pleased for big Joel that he had a serious impact on the game with his goals but with a couple of huge tackles as well. Finally getting his body right and making a real contribution.

 

[rustycrate]

He played 4 quarters of quality football.
That adds another element to the Swans game.

He has been irrelevant in many games in the past. If he plays like this every week then he will believe he is good enough and he will play like this every week.

That is huge.

 

[.Shotties.]

3 contested marks inside fifty. It's what we've been needing. Please keep it up next week Joel

 

[Nool Carpenna]

Back when he arrived, a Bulldog-supporting mate and I used to joke about the BISP's grandstand shuddering every time Big Joel got into full stride.

Mate was a apparently a pretty decent full-forward in his day and on the odd occasion we'd go to the footy together, whether pre-season out at Blacktown or H&A at the SCG, he thought it was laughable Joel was still on our list.

He joined me again last night live and has succumbed to the greatness of our club, buying his first pieces of Swans merch and wearing them proudly.

Not surprisingly after Joel's significant contribution, mate is now calling him Plugger

 

[sataris]

He's a conundrum to me, he doesn't crash packs or take marks consistently enough. He's not good enough to work around these issues and be a consistent goal scorer.

What is his purpose?

 

[Nuggetz]

I'd tell him the expectation is you ruck & play fwd. Him v Mclean for the fwd/ruck role or someone else. He's not good enough to play as a fwd only.

 

[sataris]

I'd tell him the expectation is you ruck & play fwd. Him v Mclean for the fwd/ruck role or someone else. He's not good enough to play as a fwd only.

We don't have anyone good enough to play KPF full time (including Logan).

 

[The King!]

PLAY IN FRONT FFS

 

[Superstar swan]

Send him down back .

He has no forward nous whatsoever

 

[Punts]

Good athlete

That’s his ceiling imo

Jessie white like

 

[Bloods86]

Good athlete

That’s his ceiling imo

Jessie white like

Nah, he's better. Needs to be more consistent though.

Would make him work almost solely on rucking and judging the ball in the air in the off season. Was a better ruck than McLean 2 years ago, don't know where it went.

Have them fight each other for a spot (figuratively).

 

[Superstar swan]

Good athlete

That’s his ceiling imo

Jessie white like

Is he a good athlete though ? Never really showed any real great leap, he may be quick over 4 or 5 minutes

 

[Nuggetz]

Nah, he's better. Needs to be more consistent though.

Would make him work almost solely on rucking and judging the ball in the air in the off season. Was a better ruck than McLean 2 years ago, don't know where it went.

Have them fight each other for a spot (figuratively).

Injury pretty much stopped him rucking.

 

[DobmusEdge]

43 goals in a year for a 53 game player - Joel is tracking fine

 

[sataris]

Nah, he's better.

There is such a minuscule difference between them statistically. Joel kicks slightly more goals, but white beats him on a lot of other stuff (including contested marks).

 

[The King!]

Is Joel a good athlete? looks out of puff a lot

 

[zyzzbruh]

There is such a minuscule difference between them statistically. Joel kicks slightly more goals, but white beats him on a lot of other stuff (including contested marks).

I was a big fan of Jesse, he was just playing in the wrong era in which there were so many power forwards. In this team I rekn he'd look like prime plugger in comparison to Amartey tbh, he was a very solid contested mark.