Player Watch #40 Tyler Sonsie

[cairo tiger]

Boy from Rowville, good luck son.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Didn't put a foot wrong in that clip. Every kick went where it should've. No turnovers too.

No lowlights in a highlights clip... odd.

 

[peternorth]

No lowlights in a highlights clip... odd.

100% efficiency

 

[Marcel Proust]

No lowlights in a highlights clip... odd.

When he misses targets still looks classy

 

[The Goon]

Just watched this kids highlights ... which to be honest is all i ever do for the drafting period, but my god he looks like a ripper.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Didn't put a foot wrong in that clip. Every kick went where it should've. No turnovers too.

The new George.

 

[Rubber Hips]

Rowville lad…welcome Tiger Tyler

 

[TigerImposter]

Our best pick so far and he's got mongrel in him and will be ready made after one season. I'm happy again. Bargain pick of the draft.

 

[Maybenextyear]

A bloke I know saw him play quite a bit of footy going through the ranks . He said this kid was an absolute gun . He looks like a pure footballer from the highlights.

 

[Cotchy9]

23 touches, 12 contested, 5 clearances, 1 goal. Geez that’s a great break down of numbers. Not to mention how classy he is

I’m still in shock we got him at 28. I would have taken him before Ward/Hobbs. Didn’t quite have their production this year but he’s way more classy imo. He’s a match breaker. Reads the play beautifully off the tap. Gibcus is an amazing steal also, but Sonsie the one I’m almost excited about

 

[cotcha now]

Yeah anyone know why he’d dropped So much? Shocked hawks didn’t go for him after he was playing vfl for boxhill. Sin only dropped from maybe 5-12 after having worse injury woes.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Allegations of questionable attitude...not sure what that means to be honest...didn't stop us from picking him up..

 

[Lord of the Wings]

Allegations of questionable attitude...not sure what that means to be honest...didn't stop us from picking him up..

Yeah he told every other club during their interviews to FO he wants to play for the Tigers

 

[Toadvine]

Yeah anyone know why he’d dropped So much? Shocked hawks didn’t go for him after he was playing vfl for boxhill. Sin only dropped from maybe 5-12 after having worse injury woes.

Nothing official but he finished year 12 last year and apparently struggled for motivation during lockdown.

Everyone can probably relate to that. I bet being drafted by your fav club and a pre season with Dusty and Cotch will fix that up.

 

[Tetley Tigers]

Goes to where the ball is at


Tetley Tiger

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Goes to where the ball is at


Tetley Tiger

Cotch like...

 

[Grrr]

Yeah he told every other club during their interviews to FO he wants to play for the Tigers

That's not questionable.

 

[Lacustrus]

Boy from Rowville, good luck son.

What's the story about his attitude? In Jake Niall's article - anything in this?

 

[Toadvine]

What's the story about his attitude? In Jake Niall's article - anything in this?

Read my post a bit further up.

 

[RockJobster0312]

Nothing official but he finished year 12 last year and apparently struggled for motivation during lockdown.

Everyone can probably relate to that. I bet being drafted by your fav club and a pre season with Dusty and Cotch will fix that up.

Other thing as well that I think is endemic of all sports that have a draft, often when you’re touted as the top pick, or top three or top five or whatever, you’re often expected to perform at a certain level.

If you don’t - and by all accounts Sonsie didn’t last season - think you’re judged more harshly than most and fall further. Even if you’re still performing at a level that means you should be a top 15 or so pick.

 

[Toadvine]

Other thing as well that I think is endemic of all sports that have a draft, often when you’re touted as the top pick, or top three or top five or whatever, you’re often expected to perform at a certain level.

If you don’t - and by all accounts Sonsie didn’t last season - think you’re judged more harshly than most and fall further. Even if you’re still performing at a level that means you should be a top 15 or so pick.

Yep and I think the other thing with being highly rated for so long and with the U18 season cancelled some would definitely have gotten frustrated and basically feel like they are just waiting for their life to start.

I remember Daniel Rich and Jack Darling had similar issues in their draft year. Basically knowing they were certain to be drafted so just coasted through their final under age year.

Not that I have anything to base it on but I think that one of his best games of the year being when he played his first VFL game is very telling and backs up my point.

 

[Ancient Tiger]

Goes to where the ball is at


Tetley Tiger

Ah yes! The opposite to the old Jack Dyer criticism of "he keeps going where the ball ain't".

 

[Calcium Man]

Nothing official but he finished year 12 last year and apparently struggled for motivation during lockdown.

Everyone can probably relate to that. I bet being drafted by your fav club and a pre season with Dusty and Cotch will fix that up.

We also have a reasonable track record with kids that don’t quite have the best attitude, Bolton, Balta, and Stack.

Which I think is a lot to do with our culture and drafting a lot of leaders and hard workers who all set a high standard.

 

[cairo tiger]

What's the story about his attitude? In Jake Niall's article - anything in this?

Haven’t read the article assistant principal reckons he’s a great kid

 

[Lacustrus]

Other thing as well that I think is endemic of all sports that have a draft, often when you’re touted as the top pick, or top three or top five or whatever, you’re often expected to perform at a certain level.

Haven’t read the article assistant principal reckons he’s a great kid

they're kids, not robots...