Oppo Camp Caleb Poulter (Bulldogs MSD 2023)

[35Daicos]

Does he pay board? Pretty big sacrifice from the crisp family

He babysits in exchange for board and lodging!:

 

[Rorzza]

He did exceptional well to get a game this year! Just turned 19, 6 foot 4, more than likely still growing....
Great left foot, can run, could be anything....Will take some time though before he will be able to consistently perform against men.

 

[Jen2310]

Does he pay board? Pretty big sacrifice from the crisp family

Think they just see him as another child haha. I'm sure if needed, he gives them something. Believe Mikayla's brother is living with them too, who plays for our vfl team. One big family.

 

[Apex36]

Does he pay board? Pretty big sacrifice from the crisp family

I can’t see how that’s any of your business…

 

[Kappa]

I can’t see how that’s any of your business…

Please go post that on every Bigfooty thread that talks about players personal lives…

 

[Scodog10]

I see lot of Players had there Tackles Broken

I say he is in 2nd Season so you can't really put a Cap on how good they are.

I thought after his 1st season or so that Josh Daicos might not make it as was not doing a Ton at VFL Level but after 4 Seasons he started to come good

Yep a lot did including Poulter and as a club we need to be much better. The thing is your statement was that he can stick a tackle which is debatable. No one’s talking ceilings aside from you by suggesting he’s “just another James Aish”. What does Poulter’s 2021 have to do with Josh Daicos? They are very different footballers.

 

[Buckley is my hero]

For me his pace is the only down side we have a pretty slow midfield so I don’t know how that translates to fitting him in…or perhaps it’s just my perception and him adjusting to the rigours and speed of the game. He had some good games on a wing and with his size it seems like the obvious choice, on ball another good one too… not sure how he performs in traffic though!

Are you saying he's slow? He's actually lightening quick. I don't know which Poulter you've been watching?

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

Are you saying he's slow? He's actually lightening quick. I don't know which Poulter you've been watching?

Nope hes at best average speed.

 

[magpies42]

Are you saying he's slow? He's actually lightening quick. I don't know which Poulter you've been watching?

I would consider anything under 3 second over 20m fast. Everything above that average going on slow. He was over three from memory, so perhaps not slow as such…but not a line breaker either. And one of our problems is we are very one paced as a midfield.

 

[ZEV]

I would consider anything under 3 second over 20m fast. Everything above that average going on slow. He was over three from memory, so perhaps not slow as such…but not a line breaker either. And one of our problems is we are very one paced as a midfield.

3.058

 

[Buckleys_Chance]

Does he pay board? Pretty big sacrifice from the crisp family

All clubs do something similar with new players. It means the young players have someone to keep an eye on them, and the established players get some of their mortgage covered. I’d be interested to see if the draftee folks out or the club does. Might be a loophole or something.


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[Buckleys_Chance]

No that’s incorrect. He was ok in that role and had one good game. Which of his 22 tackles suggested to you he can stick them? I’d also suggest we saw nowhere near enough to say he’s a good mark and his 2 goals indicated to me that he’s a sound set shot not that he “can kick a goal”. TBH I hope he’s another James Aish who’s an underrated role player, IMO, and right now that seems an appropriate bar to set for him because I believe they have similar skill sets.

If he becomes a 194cm James Aish I’d be very happy.


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[Pleasedontfail11]

If he becomes a 194cm James Aish I’d be very happy.


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I think hes a 194cm Tom Phillips. Its still early though he could be better or worse.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

Mulletfest is returning re.. we'll get Poulter down there.. I reckon we've got a chance mate.

 

[Buckley is my hero]

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I don't care what time he ran the 20m dash. The guy is lightening quick. How about you actually watch him run down a field before you read it from some book and decide he's not quick? For the record these are the guys who are quickest at the club - Poulter, McInnes, Hoskin-Elliot, Quaynor, Chugg, Murley, Harrison and Nick Daicos. Not sure if I've missed anyone. Maybe I'd even put Darcy Moore into the equation. We are definitely not one paced in the midfield any more.

 

[Buckley is my hero]

I would consider anything under 3 second over 20m fast. Everything above that average going on slow. He was over three from memory, so perhaps not slow as such…but not a line breaker either. And one of our problems is we are very one paced as a midfield.

"Threatens to break matches open". That's his profile description from the Collingwood website. I have no idea where you got the words "but not a line breaker either". This describes a player who has ground speed. And then to say our midfield is one paced ignores our recruiting over the last two years.

 

[anshell]

I don't care what time he ran the 20m dash. The guy is lightening quick. How about you actually watch him run down a field before you read it from some book and decide he's not quick? For the record these are the guys who are quickest at the club - Poulter, McInnes, Hoskin-Elliot, Quaynor, Chugg, Murley, Harrison and Nick Daicos. Not sure if I've missed anyone. Maybe I'd even put Darcy Moore into the equation. We are definitely not one paced in the midfield any more.

DeGoey also has good burst pace.But who knows if he’ll play for us again?That’s still very much up in the air.

 

[ZEV]

I don't care what time he ran the 20m dash. The guy is lightening quick. How about you actually watch him run down a field before you read it from some book and decide he's not quick? For the record these are the guys who are quickest at the club - Poulter, McInnes, Hoskin-Elliot, Quaynor, Chugg, Murley, Harrison and Nick Daicos. Not sure if I've missed anyone. Maybe I'd even put Darcy Moore into the equation. We are definitely not one paced in the midfield any more.

The 20 metre sprint is a measurement of power not speed.

Id have McReery, Maynard, Mihocek, Howe and maybe even Noble as the quickest you have missed.

Im sure someone can find the GPS data but from personal experience the "eye" test often means little.

 

[Kappa]

The 20 metre sprint is a measurement of power not speed.

Id have McReery, Maynard, Mihocek, Howe and maybe even Noble as the quickest you have missed.

Im sure someone can find the GPS data but from personal experience the "eye" test often means little.

20 metre sprint is the most relevant to AFL, no one ever has a 100metre sprint to the footy, it's all about acceleration over a short period to make a lead or break away from a pack... Poulter isn't slow, but definitely does not have explosive pace. He's more like a young Nick Maxwell, same height, same build, same speed.

 

[Jelly Bean]

20m sprint test is about speed - as Kappa says, it is the speed distance that is the most relevant to AFL. Poulter is definitely not quick, and probably slightly below average for the role he wants to play (wing/outside mid).

I think the comparison to 194cm Tom Phillips

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Tom Phillips

Age

28

Ht

187cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.4

5star

K

13.4

5star

HB

9.0

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.5

4star

CL

1.6

4star

D

15.1

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.3

3star

CL

0.5

3star

D

16.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

7.0

5star

M

5.2

5star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.8

3star

(without the endurance) is the best I've seen yet for Poulter. If he can learn to use his height (he is not a strong overhead player so far) he could make up for some other shortcomings, but I see him as being a fringe / 15-26 player for his career.

 

[Buckley is my hero]

20 metre sprint is the most relevant to AFL, no one ever has a 100metre sprint to the footy, it's all about acceleration over a short period to make a lead or break away from a pack... Poulter isn't slow, but definitely does not have explosive pace. He's more like a young Nick Maxwell, same height, same build, same speed.

It's definitely relevant but it's whenever the test was done. How was the player at the time. How fit was was and what age was he. It's a diagnostic tool. That's all it is. The measure of how fast a footy player is the way he moves up and down a football field. Also it's relevant the different rate of movement. Guys like Pendlebury and Sidebottom move at a constant speed but they're elusive. MaCrae and Lipinski look a little faster but they're essentially one paced as well. As pointed out De Goey has explosive pace. Never said Poulter has explosive pace. but the point is he breaks lines. He's fast. He's two paced. To have explosive pace you need to have great upper body strength which De Goey has. Poulter is too thinly built. To say Poulter is one paced however, has never watched Poulter play.

 

[Mollythedolly]

I see lot of Players had there Tackles Broken

I say he is in 2nd Season so you can't really put a Cap on how good they are.

I thought after his 1st season or so that Josh Daicos might not make it as was not doing a Ton at VFL Level but after 4 Seasons he started to come good

Agree it’s too early to make definitive calls but I don’t see tackling as a strength. Lacks the aggression at the man for mine. Seems to accumulate a couple by default more so than design. Much like Phillips in that regard.

 

[Mollythedolly]

I think hes a 194cm Tom Phillips. Its still early though he could be better or worse.

Good comparison. Better ball use might be the other difference. Wouldn’t have the Phillips tank either but very few do.

 

[Mollythedolly]

It's definitely relevant but it's whenever the test was done. How was the player at the time. How fit was was and what age was he. It's a diagnostic tool. That's all it is. The measure of how fast a footy player is the way he moves up and down a football field. Also it's relevant the different rate of movement. Guys like Pendlebury and Sidebottom move at a constant speed but they're elusive. MaCrae and Lipinski look a little faster but they're essentially one paced as well. As pointed out De Goey has explosive pace. Never said Poulter has explosive pace. but the point is he breaks lines. He's fast. He's two paced. To have explosive pace you need to have great upper body strength which De Goey has. Poulter is too thinly built. To say Poulter is one paced however, has never watched Poulter play.

Was there something wrong with Poulter when he did his 20m sprint for draft testing? Coming off a full SANFL season unless I’m mistaken so I’d have thought his fitness would have been good. Definitely closer to mid table for pace at the club for mine.

 

[jonbe54]

Was there something wrong with Poulter when he did his 20m sprint for draft testing? Coming off a full SANFL season unless I’m mistaken so I’d have thought his fitness would have been good. Definitely closer to mid table for pace at the club for mine.

Raw data can mislead - if a player reads the ball really well and has a fast first few steps they can be a lot quicker in play than in testing.

After all it's producing on the field that counts above all else.