Player Watch #37: Cooper Harvey - signs 1yr extension - Roo til end 2025

[The Nostradamus]

Not talking bout aflw here buddy

You not familiar with the artist?

 

[trooroo4life]

He has more talent and upside than both of Drury and Laz combined. Not saying he is a top prospect, far from it, but a 1 year deal sounds about right.

Have no issue they were let go, don’t rate either of them. But Coop should be joining them, I’m not sure where anyone sees “high upside”, he’s far too slow to be a small forward in the modern game and doesn’t really have scope to move into the midfield at this level.

Let’s not sugar coat it, he’s got an extra year because of who his old man is.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

He has more talent and upside than both of Drury and Laz combined. Not saying he is a top prospect, far from it, but a 1 year deal sounds about right.

How is he more talented? Physically he has the same limitations as the other two and is less professional.

 

[Krakouer Bonar]

Should have gone

Maybe there was a petition to keep him.

Or arrange one for him to go.

 

[kangatragic]

Absolutely idolized his dad and so wanted Cooper to make it but unfortunately just don't think he has it and to me a waste of a list spot. But I'd love to be proven wrong

 

[justroyal]

How is he more talented? Physically he has the same limitations as the other two and is less professional.

He can mark and makes kicking look super easy.
But he does seem way too nonchalant for my liking - especially compared to the other two

 

[shintemaster]

Wake up call or gone in 12 months. Ball is well and truly in his court.

 

[kangatragic]

As far as I'm concerned we will be going into 2025 with Cooper Harvey and CCJ not being up to it, Taylor Goad a long way off being ready and George being injured for the year and that's just for starters.

 

[krakouers]

As far as I'm concerned we will be going into 2025 with Cooper Harvey and CCJ not being up to it, Taylor Goad a long way off being ready and George being injured for the year and that's just for starters.

Somehow, still better than years previously though

 

[Horace]

It may have escaped some people but each week, we, as do all clubs, are only allowed to send 23 players out to contest a game. Which means in a perfect no-injuries world, with our extra 2 spots, 21 players are missing out.

So if for arguments sake, after another 12 months on the list, Cooper doesn't make it, is that all that much of a problem? Its not as if he is taking a spot that we might have otherwise filled, with say a top 30/40 draftee, because we don't have a pick in that range.

Every year, every club, has one of more players on their list, who never makes it, never even plays a game. Have a look at this years list of retirements and delistings. There are names on there, as there are every year, who are in that boat, who get delisted and the vast majority of us have never even heard of them.

Every one of those no name, no game, delisted footballers, is the ultimate definition of a list clogger.

On balance of probability, if something doesn't change over the next 12 months, Cooper will get his chance to participate in that list. The ball is absolutely in his court.

But if not him, who else should we have there?

AFL Retirements, Delistings, Trades - AFL.com.au

The full list of all AFL Club retirements, delistings and trade for the current Toyota AFL Premiership Season.

www.afl.com.au

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Not good enough for a HF spot, not fit enough for midfield time.

Quality extension.