Player Watch #39: Finnbar 'Moose' Maley

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roos_fanatic08 said:
Club is quietly confident they've found one here. Not just a contributor either, but a player, who might just have a long-term future at the top level.

Just needs to refine his game sense when playing forward and needs to add a few kg's so he can compete with the big boys.
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Other clubs manage to pull these late to footy types out pretty regularly, would be a nice addition to our reportoire if we can too.

Seems to have his head screwed on right.
 

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roos_fanatic08 said:
Club is quietly confident they've found one here. Not just a contributor either, but a player, who might just have a long-term future at the top level.

Just needs to refine his game sense when playing forward and needs to add a few kg's so he can compete with the big boys.
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Anybody who can fly for a contested grab like he can has some attributes to work with
 
roos_fanatic08 said:
Club is quietly confident they've found one here. Not just a contributor either, but a player, who might just have a long-term future at the top level.

Just needs to refine his game sense when playing forward and needs to add a few kg's so he can compete with the big boys.
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Ben Brown vibes about him. Mature age, characteristics that give him cult hero potential, if he can end up actually being a gun forward like Brown was at his peak, will be a massive win. Not going to get excited until he actually plays a game though.
 
Liam Boy said:
Ben Brown vibes about him. Mature age, characteristics that give him cult hero potential, if he can end up actually being a gun forward like Brown was at his peak, will be a massive win. Not going to get excited until he actually plays a game though.
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This guy has some mongrel in him unlike brown
 
Great hands bad feet. Really needs to work on his kicking at goal but definitely has something to work with. Hopefully Jack Darling can be a good influence on him and teach him a thing or two
 
Serious question for the serious VFL watchers.

Could this guy be the answer to our long term CHB hole and allow Chom to play CHF full time?

All of his attributes sound like he could play an intercepting role like Chom does currently as they both have athleticism and strong hands (and some campaigner by the sounds of it).
 
Shermanator said:
Serious question for the serious VFL watchers.

Could this guy be the answer to our long term CHB hole and allow Chom to play CHF full time?

All of his attributes sound like he could play an intercepting role like Chom does currently as they both have athleticism and strong hands (and some campaigner by the sounds of it).
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I think like Petrie he could play a swingman role. The smart forwards would out craft him though.
 
Shermanator said:
Serious question for the serious VFL watchers.

Could this guy be the answer to our long term CHB hole and allow Chom to play CHF full time?

All of his attributes sound like he could play an intercepting role like Chom does currently as they both have athleticism and strong hands (and some campaigner by the sounds of it).
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The way he flew for and clunked his contested marks up forward I think he's more suited to staying forward.
 
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Liam Boy said:
Ben Brown vibes about him. Mature age, characteristics that give him cult hero potential, if he can end up actually being a gun forward like Brown was at his peak, will be a massive win. Not going to get excited until he actually plays a game though.
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Brown ended up seriously contending for the Coleman three years running. If Maley can play half a season in the 1s in 2025/26 that will be a huge win.
 

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Themanbun said:
I think like Petrie he could play a swingman role. The smart forwards would out craft him though.
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I'm a Chom forward guy but based on this blokes attributes I think safer with him forward than back. Chom has pretty clean disposal, you can't afford poor kicks in the backline anymore. As we've seen at Brisbane, Carlton and other teams a FF that sprays the odd one from multiple chances isn't necessarily a deal breaker.
 
FootySmartSimpson said:
Brown ended up seriously contending for the Coleman three years running. If Maley can play half a season in the 1s in 2025/26 that will be a huge win.
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I think he was 24 when he started doing that.

If Maley does what you say he'll be about where BBB was at the same age.
 
Maley has serious deficits in his in-play and set shot kicking actions to be addressed before he should be mentioned anywhere near BBB. If he marks 60 out he doesn't look capable of quickly wheeling around chipping a pass.

At the moment he has a base of size, intensity, athleticism and marking to build from.

But that's just a starting point albeit a very good one.
 
FootySmartSimpson said:
Some people’s opinions have been clouded by the vegan, opinionated partner and not saluting a DV perpetrator thing.

BBB was a gun - memorable, won games off his own boot and just an all round great person.
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During his time, he was also the only player who gave the Club some profile after having the colour coached out of us. He kept the lights on for awhile.
 
Should be shadowing Jack Darling every step of the upcoming pre season.
 

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