Player Watch #40 Tyler Sonsie

[crackertiger]

The reality for Sonsie in 2025 is to step up to become a regular AFL standard player. Otherwise it will be an easy delisting at the end of the year. He needs to play 18 games at a decent standard and hopefully Serpell can put some size on him. At the moment he is a bit timid due to his small frame.

 

[Boxo004]

Just needs to earn some AFL midfield time. Comes into the ones and plays that hybrid High HFF role. Games in the VfL where he has been pure mid are actually pretty good

 

[Grechy]

Just needs to earn some AFL midfield time. Comes into the ones and plays that hybrid High HFF role. Games in the VfL where he has been pure mid are actually pretty good

I just don't see how he plays midfield now, especially with the kids we are going to have coming through + Taranto and Hopper. He needs to find another position.

 

[Infamy]

I just don't see how he plays midfield now, especially with the kids we are going to have coming through + Taranto and Hopper. He needs to find another position.

It's going to take some time for our new kids to build up an AFL tank to play as a starting midfielder. You need about 8-10 that rotate through there these days anyway.

 

[Boxo004]

I just don't see how he plays midfield now, especially with the kids we are going to have coming through + Taranto and Hopper. He needs to find another position.

He has a 2 year head start on those kids. Don’t expect them to impact straight away. He needs to force the hand of the coaching staff

 

[sanaya]

sonsie is already a k-mart murphy reid

hopefully this year is the year but i don't have much faith in our development nor him at this point, please prove me wrong sonz

it's not like his vfl form is bad since he gets to run around in the midfield, he just needs to add another string to his bow or get played in the midfield at afl level, i'd say needs to work on getting his tackling numbers up




although to be fair to him his pressure acts numbers are considered above average for whatever CD believes his position is, while tackling is below average

i guess our hopes rely on taranto's getaway with him, hopefully it inspired something

 

[tunksy]

Should be playing midfield well ahead of players like Dow

 

[Punt Road Feral]

Everyone knows how hard HFF is. Daniel Rioli

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Daniel Rioli

Age

27

Ht

179cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.2

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.7

3star

T

3.2

5star

MG

179.2

3star

D

8.1

2star

K

4.9

2star

HB

3.3

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.6

4star

MG

144.9

3star

D

9.0

3star

K

3.8

2star

HB

5.2

4star

M

0.8

1star

T

3.8

5star

MG

160.2

3star

obviously had his moments but ended up getting put at HBF as he struggled to influence games in the forward half.

Is there a chance Sonsie could make it as a HBF where you can get ball a bit easier?
There’s certainty an opening for him no Rioli is gone.

 

[THE_GUN]

Everyone knows how hard HFF is. Daniel Rioli obviously had his moments but ended up getting put at HBF as he struggled to influence games in the forward half.

Is there a chance Sonsie could make it as a HBF where you can get ball a bit easier?
There’s certainty an opening for him no Rioli is gone.

Rioli & Sonsie are very different players but a better comparison is Flanders
Was in the exact same position 2 years ago and people were calling him a flop and now he is a weapon

Tyler Sonsie and Sam Flanders AFL Stats Comparison

Tyler Sonsie and Sam Flanders AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

 

[energyquant]

Rioli & Sonsie are very different players but a better comparison is Flanders
Was in the exact same position 2 years ago and people were calling him a flop and now he is a weapon

Tyler Sonsie and Sam Flanders AFL Stats Comparison

Tyler Sonsie and Sam Flanders AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

Great perspective.

Kids are kids. The ones we draft will take YEARS to reach their potential.

We just need to get games into them and see how they go. Very few of them believe they belong until they have hit 50 games.