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hoffseason gains 01
Debutant
- Jun 19, 2024
- 107
- 285
- AFL Club
- North Melbourne
He was better overall yesterday, but he is still hesitant and reactive around the contest. Noticed a couple of times yesterday around a contest when he was the obvious outlet, he didn't move until the ball was on its way and then he didn't get it clean, ie stuck one hand out or was under more pressure. A quicker anticipation (or desire to get the receive) and he would have been away. I would persist as long as he is keen to stay in Melbourne and continues to work on his weaknesses.
Just needs to adjust to the speed of the game. Plenty of worse small forwards have been given more time to develop. I think with a consistent run of games and another preseason he’ll see the same form increase in the AFL as he did in the VFL.