Player Watch #?: Caleb Daniel - Welcome to North Melbourne - NM trade R2(25) for CD

[The Nostradamus]

plays his 200th game with us in the grand final next year

 

[Bulldogs85]

Going to miss this little man but wish him all the best

 

[buttox]

Excellent pick up.
Good player

 

[Roostorm]

Welcome Caleb….this idea excites me..

 

[Makeshift Park]

Totally pumped for this one.

He'll surprise a few.

Also has one of the most memorable rookieme profiles of any player ever.

2014 Draft Profile: Caleb Daniel

Caleb Daniel (South Adelaide) Height: 168 cm Weight: 68 kg Position: Midfielder/forward Strengths: Pace, agility, endurance, core strength, disposal, inside ability Areas of improvement: Nothing within his control Player comparison: Dayne Zorko (more skilled version) Caleb Daniel is a special...

central.rookieme.com

 

[Roostorm]

 

[Nylex]

Daniel is a good ball user.
Allows Sheezel to stay in the midfield

 

[marklovesbeer]

 

[Harvey Manfrenjensenden]

Can see what he brings to the table, but damn I wish we didn’t part with 25.

You’d want to hope his leadership next year results in a considerable up tick in wins.

I can see your point, particularly as you spend a lot of time on the draft as do a few other legends around these parts that have bemoaned using this pick on him. Reassess after the rest of the pre-draft pick trade period plays out. See what we take to the draft as a whole including what we brought in with players.

I think this guy moves the needle for us next year.

 

[Billy Not Really]

Probably one of the best ball handlers in the comp for as many years, he was crucial in the Doggies' finals campaigns.

He'll come into this team and upgrade our passing ability instantly. I'm stoked we got him, he's a great player.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Also has one of the most memorable rookieme profiles of any player ever.

2014 Draft Profile: Caleb Daniel

Caleb Daniel (South Adelaide) Height: 168 cm Weight: 68 kg Position: Midfielder/forward Strengths: Pace, agility, endurance, core strength, disposal, inside ability Areas of improvement: Nothing within his control Player comparison: Dayne Zorko (more skilled version) Caleb Daniel is a special...

central.rookieme.com

There's 2 sentences in that profile which may explain why we targeted him:

"Below the knees his hands are excellent and he doesn’t ever fumble with his pickups always clean.
When receiving a handball irrelevant of how poor the handball is, whether it’s behind him, on the ground or too far in front of him he collects it cleanly without breaking stride".

 

[ReservoirDog]

We need a little class and composure in the back half. Reckon Caleb can give that.

Yes, Although I believe he's better when played more centrally as a quarter back role distributing into the forward line.

 

[Grogg]

Yes, Although I believe he's better when played more centrally as a quarter back role distributing into the forward line.

Exactly what we lack. Class.

 

[Themanbun]

Welcome to Helmet #2

 

[AnEmptyChair]

I reckon one of the hardest things to teach young players who have dominated every team theyve played in, as ours have, is that a large part of the defensive structures are set when we actually have the footy. By the time we lose it, it's actually too late if the work hasnt been done beforehand

The problem with us in the last couple of years is that we havent been able to reliably retain possession for any length of time when we're exiting our defensive half so we just dont have the time to get those things in place.

Enter one of the best ball users and best players at retaining possession in the league. He's going to be massive for our transition game on both sides of the ball for the next 5 years.

As a bonus, hes someone, like Boomer, whose game will actually allow him to play well into his 30s i reckon.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Gut feel is we overpaid. I think he's a decent enough player and worth around pick 25 at other clubs, just to not to one still years off being top-half competitive.
Still, he's at North now, so hopefully he kicks on with a fresh start and becomes a star.

 

[Devski]

I actually have some confidence that he will probably perform better at North than he did at the dogs this year.

Purely based off Bevo being a gronk and getting away from him probably feels like winning the lotto.

Can Bevo even play guitar? Clarko can.

 

[Disco Dew]

We overpaid, but I've always liked the way CD plays so I'm over the cost now. He's here, he's ours, get on board!

 

[KangaRooster]

Sheezel plays HB for us - most disposals in a rookie season ever.

Fisher plays HB - averaged like 28+

McKercher plays HB - would’ve outnumbered Sheezel if he didn’t miss games.

This dude is going to rack up SO much footy and his disposal and decision making will unlock our running game exponentially.

Forget the spend, it’s a good pickup.

 

[Bren]

Welcome mini X

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Tough, uses the ball extremely well and has plenty of leadership qualities.

Great pick up. 25 ends up being 30 odd with academy and father sons. Comfortable with the trade.

 

[SWMD]

Feels a tad malicious to be honest.

 

[LB2Snake]

Admittedly I was against this trade, so I have form, but what an uninspiring “highlights package”……Apologies GR if you put that together. Love your work.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Unsure why they didn't ask him why the deal wasn't done earlier if both clubs were on the same page.

I wonder if he was at the same Japanese baseball game that our lads were at.

I'm guessing the Dogs would have been heavily focussed on that other deal.

 

[amaz199]

Has skills and agility.

That's what we need. Paid a helluva price but it is an absolute need.