Player Watch #38: Tristan Xerri - signed thru '29 - 2024 All Australian squad member - runner up '24 SBM

[tricknologist]

I saw him live for the first time on the weekend and he's even more impressive in person. He's a behemoth in the contest and a physical nightmare for the opposition to deal with (no wonder TDK's family had a sook). And I'm amazed at how his skills have developed. I was right behind that second LDU goal and earlier in the season I wouldn't have believed X would have that deft tap in him. Thank god we didn't ship him off to the Saints for a third rounder.

 

[cybercrab]

Incredible, his tap work was phenominal in the last quarter a real shame our useless midfield didn't do anything with it. Should be our captain next year

 

[Themanbun]

Immense

 

[Flawed Genius]

30 touches 6 marks 13 clearances 12 tackles 34 hitouts.

 

[Themanbun]

30 touches 6 marks 13 clearances 12 tackles 34 hitouts.

24/30 contested too

 

[The Nostradamus]

Going to end up with 2 blokes make the All aus team this year coming from 17th

 

[Psychic Roo]

24/30 contested too

He played like a captain.

 

[amaz199]

****ing huge.

He had a slow start in the first but was confident he would get going, and get going he did!

Star.

 

[Midas]

Did anyone notice him kick the ball naturally on his left in the first quarter about 50m I50 - from a free kick?

The bloke has some skills for a man his size, if that doesn’t cement an AA with the numbers he has put up there’s something seriously wrong.

 

[koshari]

ruck work is top notch but his 2nd efforts and ground level stuff is becoming a real asset of his, becoming more ruck rover like while still keeping good ruck presence.

 

[bennymate]

All-Australian. Has to be.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

He’s at a level that not even he would’ve suggested he could get to.

Incredible improvement.

 

[Possession]

Tapped to himself out of the middle and ran off with it in the fourth (I think). He's mad.

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Backing up a bunch of hype midweek with that stat line is gonna go a long way to securing AA.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

He was a colossus again today. His physicality is next level. Bailey Williams is tough, but X really man-handled him.

But……**** me his tapwork in the last 5 minutes handed WC half a dozen clean centre clearances. Real poor effort there when we desperately needed him to tighten it all up.

 

[Roosurgence]

Sliding doors moment when the club dug its heels in and didn’t let him go to St Kilda for a packet of chips.

Just lucky for us that St Kilda got in his ear and then tried to low ball us on a trade.

Thanks dwarf lighters!

 

[cybercrab]

He was a colossus again today. His physicality is next level. Bailey Williams is tough, but X really man-handled him.

But……**** me his tapwork in the last 5 minutes handed WC half a dozen clean centre clearances. Real poor effort there when we desperately needed him to tighten it all up.

I thought his tap work in the last quarter was great, our midfield didn't capatilise on it and were killed on the spread plus the 500 turnovers

 

[The Dougster]

24/30 contested too

5 out of 6 contested marks?

 

[muttley45]

Tim English won't be sleeping easy this week

 

[RossHenshaw]

Hold your head up big X .

 

[JGreezy]

I don't understand the incredible change with his contested marking. He went from a liability to elite mid-season.

He dominated the game today like a top 5 player in the comp would. A few months ago I had him marked down as just a solid player who could do a role, but nothing special.

 

[The Law]

amazing what a run of games and some confidence can do. His ceiling just keeps rising. If we were a better team and he continued this form I think he'd be top 5 in the brownlow.

 

[Psychic Roo]

I don't understand the incredible change with his contested marking. He went from a liability to elite mid-season.

He dominated the game today like a top 5 player in the comp would. A few months ago I had him marked down as just a solid player who could do a role, but nothing special.

Lion hearted today. Amazing game

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

Sneaky captain candidate?

 

[JGreezy]

Imagine if someone said 12 months ago that Xerri would be a top 3 ruck in the comp, maybe number 1. I feel like that would be like someone saying that Eddie Ford will be a 2025 AA, or something.