Bigman’s Training Reports

[crows dude]

Do you know what a ceiling is?

Yes and Mackay was there in his second year. I dont believe Jones is yet. He has weapons that Mackay didnt.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Mackay 2009 and Mackay 2010 onwards were two different players

 

[George Kramer]

Do I have to start issuing thread bans?

 

[BunjiMac]

Gollant doesn't sound like he's progressed at all.

Cook probably made more progress, but the McAdam role still up for grabs.

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

Gollant doesn't sound like he's progressed at all.

Cook probably made more progress, but the McAdam role still up for grabs.

Gollant has played well in his limited opportunities at AFL level and has been one of the best forwards in the SANFL. Cook has barely fired a shot in the SANFL let alone in the AFL.

I do concede that Cook has an excellent highlight reel*, mostly selling candy, but he struggles to find the ball. I would love to see Cook make his mark in the AFL but I would not be betting on it.

*Tariek Newchurch has an even better highlight reel.

 

[Pugsley]

Back on topic now.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Gollant has played well in his limited opportunities at AFL level and has been one of the best forwards in the SANFL. Cook has barely fired a shot in the SANFL let alone in the AFL.

I do concede that Cook has an excellent highlight reel*, mostly selling candy, but he struggles to find the ball. I would love to see Cook make his mark in the AFL but I would not be betting on it.

*Tariek Newchurch has an even better highlight reel.

Cook for mine the most overrated player on bigfooty

Yes he does have high talent …. At some point though you need to show it for more than snippets at any level

He really should be absolutely dominating sanfl games this season then knocking door down

 

[LoBu]

Cook for mine the most overrated player on bigfooty

Yes he does have high talent …. At some point though you need to show it for more than snippets at any level

He really should be absolutely dominating sanfl games this season then knocking door down

Give it a year, he's still a kid

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Give it a year, he's still a kid

Definitely happy for that theory to be applied consistently for ALL players

They all develop at different rates

 

[LoBu]

Definitely happy for that theory to be applied consistently for ALL players

They all develop at different rates

Yep, and re-read your post that said you were expecting him to be dominating this year, so not actually disagreeing with you.

 

[Trigger13]

bigman how has Edwards been training? Interestingly Tex said he's a chance for a round one debut.

Roo asked him on a triple m segment this week and he responded by saying “he’d be close”.

I got the impression from your reports that his kicking as been a little disappointing? Has he been training with the mids in match sim?

Or maybe Tex was just being polite?

 

[Scorpus]

Cook for mine the most overrated player on bigfooty

Yes he does have high talent …. At some point though you need to show it for more than snippets at any level

He really should be absolutely dominating sanfl games this season then knocking door down

It's because we're desperate for more skilled players instead of just another grunt to throw at the contest. Most people on here just want him to make it

 

[George Kramer]

It's because we're desperate for more skilled players instead of just another grunt to throw at the contest. Most people on here just want him to make it

This and we used a decent pick on him

 

[Big Dub]

This and we used a decent pick on him

A pick in the 20s feels like a good pick, but history suggests that it actually isn't that great (av 66 games, with over half playing less than 30).

I did like him in his draft year, and knew he would be a bit of a slow burn. But it's getting on now . . .

 

[Jeffcrowe]

It's because we're desperate for more skilled players instead of just another grunt to throw at the contest. Most people on here just want him to make it

It’s interesting you say that given we were close to the best ball movement team in the comp last year

Lots of elite kicks

 

[maxlilly]

I've always thought Cook was a forward from his junior days
But as the Crows way, we needed to 'educate' him with his defensive side of his game and his running.
So we have played him out of position on HBF and on the wing
Give him a couple of years up forward and I think he will come good, he has a bit of the Stevie J's about him

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Cook for mine the most overrated player on bigfooty

Yes he does have high talent …. At some point though you need to show it for more than snippets at any level

He really should be absolutely dominating sanfl games this season then knocking door down

I'm still waiting for Charlie Cameron and Darcy Fogarty to dominate the SANFL

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I'm still waiting for Charlie Cameron and Darcy Fogarty to dominate the SANFL

Don’t think you’ll ever get to see that

Edit - get your point though , you don’t have to dominate sanfl to be a good afl player

Just wonder where it’s going to come from is all

His debut was the best game he played at afl level in a showdown of all games

Guys like Nank seem to have developed and gone past , hope he can still make it

 

[Jeffcrowe]

bigman how has Edwards been training? Interestingly Tex said he's a chance for a round one debut.

Roo asked him on a triple m segment this week and he responded by saying “he’d be close”.

I got the impression from your reports that his kicking as been a little disappointing? Has he been training with the mids in match sim?

Or maybe Tex was just being polite?

That was a shock for me too

Most reports I’ve heard including but not only bigman’s were that Curtin and Ryan were impressing the most

Great to hear tex rate this lot of draftees as good as any we’ve had come in

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Don’t think you’ll ever get to see that

Almost as though it doesn't matter

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Almost as though it doesn't matter

It might help

 

[1990crow]

That was a shock for me too

Most reports I’ve heard including but not only bigman’s were that Curtin and Ryan were impressing the most

Great to hear tex rate this lot of draftees as good as any we’ve had come in

They showed a Insta post of Edward’s taking a shot for goal this week.
His kicking action is questionable.

 

[Trigger13]

They showed a Insta post of Edward’s taking a shot for goal this week.
His kicking action is questionable.

Yup, really stabs at it.

 

[George Kramer]

Don’t think you’ll ever get to see that

Edit - get your point though , you don’t have to dominate sanfl to be a good afl player

Just wonder where it’s going to come from is all

His debut was the best game he played at afl level in a showdown of all games

Guys like Nank seem to have developed and gone past , hope he can still make it

He played a decent game against Melbourne and was dropped never to be seen again. Hard for him to show much under those circumstances.

 

[George Kramer]

A pick in the 20s feels like a good pick, but history suggests that it actually isn't that great (av 66 games, with over half playing less than 30).

I did like him in his draft year, and knew he would be a bit of a slow burn. But it's getting on now . . .

That ended up being a pretty crappy draft from in the 20s, only notable miss was McCreery after Cook. Never going to get Goulden, what a bargain he was