AFL Player # 5: Elijah Tsatas

[TheGrizz]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2026
2024 My Boy Draft: Pick 14, Lore

 

[boncer34]

They can get worse?!

Hank. Stop playing with them you bully.

 

[Ambrosia]

Think his kicking has more upside than Clarke who genuinely looked like he had trouble dropping it onto his foot.

 

[sup3rfish]

watched our captains run and he spent a good portion of the session just kicking 30 - 40 metres kicks with a staff member. three quick steps then kick almost like breaking away from the stoppage to kick.
He looked frustrated at his kicks then! Missed the target a bit and all seemed to be very low. He clearly knows he needs to work on this area of his game. I'm backing him to turn it around.

 

[Nicholas61]

It all starts with grip - the best passing kickers usually run the ball seam between the middle and ring finger. Hopefully they are looking at everything in his action and with Scott you imagine they are. He needs to walk around the house with a ball in hand and play it out in his mind again and again. Good luck to the kid hopefully it doesn't get him too down.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

It all starts with grip - the best passing kickers usually run the ball seam between the middle and ring finger. Hopefully they are looking at everything in his action and with Scott you imagine they are. He needs to walk around the house with a ball in hand and play it out in his mind again and again. Good luck to the kid hopefully it doesn't get him too down.

You'd think all the draft experts/recruitment would have picked this up..can't recall it being a red flag at the time

 

[ghostdog]

You'd think all the draft experts/recruitment would have picked this up..can't recall it being a red flag at the time

They've got this machine at Athlete's Foot... pretty sure you'd just go into Settings...

 

[Mercurial89]

You'd think all the draft experts/recruitment would have picked this up..can't recall it being a red flag at the time

That a player can go top 5 and have his kicking be this bad says something about the entire pathway system and where it's focus is

 

[Agronomus]

What about his draft highlights? He kicked some great running goals. How come he dominates the vfl if he ain't no good?

 

[Agronomus]

Could someone put up a more manly picture of him please?

 

[dank420_]

Could someone put up a more manly picture of him please?

You feeling a bit insecure?

 

[bombreys]

What about his draft highlights? He kicked some great running goals. How come he dominates the vfl if he ain't no good?

He’s not ‘no good’.

And while he gets plenty of the ball, he doesn’t really dominate in the VFL. He maybe has once this year. He’s not slotting them from 55m out on the run.

 

[yodellinhank]

What about his draft highlights? He kicked some great running goals. How come he dominates the vfl if he ain't no good?

You haven't watched the VFL, have you?

 

[Agronomus]

You haven't watched the VFL, have you?

Nope. 300 kms from Melbourne with a Bluetooth speaker and a laptop

 

[NAB777]

Nope. 300 kms from Melbourne with a Bluetooth speaker and a laptop

Put it this way. His 37 against Collingwood weren't Bontempelli-esque

 

[Foxx]

What about his draft highlights? He kicked some great running goals. How come he dominates the vfl if he ain't no good?

His kicking has no penetration. I'm not sure I've seen him kick over 35 meters yet.

 

[yodellinhank]

Nope. 300 kms from Melbourne with a Bluetooth speaker and a laptop

AFL website has replays of the VFL you can stream if you're interested/have the time, and I think 7 plus has the broadcast games from this year and last.

 

[Agronomus]

Put it this way. His 37 against Collingwood weren't Bontempelli-esque

Parish -like?

 

[ghostdog]

Parish -like?

At the start of the season I reckon worse than Parish. Genuine helicopters.

 

[NAB777]

Parish -like?

I wish.

 

[Agronomus]

Think his kicking has more upside than Clarke who genuinely looked like he had trouble dropping it onto his foot.

How would Clarke have even known he likes playing footy if his kicking is that bad as a professional let alone a beginner?

 

[Agronomus]

His kicking has no penetration. I'm not sure I've seen him kick over 35 meters yet.

Yeah but once he gets 50 or so games and understands his limitations, his elite traits will make him an excellent player for us. Development year remember

 

[Agronomus]

You feeling a bit insecure?

I don't feel insecure, insecure feels me

 

[dank420_]

Oh ok

 

[Kong]

I don't feel insecure, insecure feels me

Well he looks about 9 in this one:

 

[justlookingaround]

Well he looks about 9 in this one:

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To be fair he was 9 in 2013, which was only like 2 weeks ago.