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[Apex36]

That will just be more imaginary lines deciding where short people and monsters cut off, and considering they are all following the ball these days I'd say it's perfectly relevant

You’d be wrong, but ok.

 

[Taylortime]

You’d be wrong, but ok.

You'd be passive aggressive, and wrong

 

[Taylortime]

Big is better, in every way

 

[Apex36]

Judd? Cripps? Pendlebury? Fyffe? Bontempelli? Fyffe? Dangerfield?

7 mids in a league of how many? No doubt there are plenty around that are pushing around and beyond the 190cm mark, but they’re regarded as tall for midfielders.

You'd be passive aggressive, and wrong

Except I’m not wrong.

Anthropometry of AFL Football Players

Yes it’s a few years old, but the height averages across the league wouldn’t have changed dramatically over the past few years.

 

[stui magpie]

Fairly irrelevant averages if they’re including rucks, 3rd talls and KPPs.
A more relevant average would be the average height of midfielders league wide, which I suspect would be closer to the 183-85cm mark.

Any adult male under 6" (183cm) should officially be classified as a Hobbit.

 

[Taylortime]

Except I’m not wrong.

You never will be in your head, that's why you do the same thing day after day year after year, but you are most assuredly wrong

 

[Apex36]

You never will be in your head, that's why you do the same thing day after day year after year, but you are most assuredly wrong

Ah, I just worked out who you are. How long will you last this time?

 

[sr36]

It's been rising over the years, both GF teams were 187+ cms, and in our last 2 H&A games we were 187+ and Brisbane were 188.3 and Essendon 187.1

AFL Match Statistics : Melbourne defeats Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium Grand Final Saturday, 25th September 2021

Melbourne defeats Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium Grand Final Saturday, 25th September 2021 AFL match statistics

www.footywire.com

Melbourne 8 players below 184
WB 9 players below 184

183 is well and truly within the inner quartile of AFL player heights.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Fairly irrelevant averages if they’re including rucks, 3rd talls and KPPs.
A more relevant average would be the average height of midfielders league wide, which I suspect would be closer to the 183-85cm mark.

To be honest, rucks and KPs probably haven't increased in height as much as midfielders in recent times - In our 2002-03 Grand Final teams, our KPs and rucks were a similar height to now, but the mids and flankers were on average a fair bit shorter.

KP sized midfielders like Bont and Cripps and Fyfe are pretty common now, but back then there was pretty much just Kouta and Goodes. Crisp would've been the tallest midfielder/flanker on our team back then, and he's not in the top 3 now.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Anthropometry of AFL Football Players

Just saw this too - Good resource, but to me it shows a gradual but clearly upward trend in the height of midfielders.

Not an explosion, but a clear upward trajectory, compared to ups and downs with rucks and forwards and a near plateau with defenders.

 

[Apex36]

Just saw this too - Good resource, but to me it shows a gradual but clearly upward trend in the height of midfielders.

Not an explosion, but a clear upward trajectory, compared to ups and downs with rucks and forwards and a near plateau with defenders.

There is an upward trajectory, absolutely, but in response to the original declaration that N Daicos is short, it shows that currently by position, he’s pretty much bang on average height, which was my point.

 

[sr36]

Just saw this too - Good resource, but to me it shows a gradual but clearly upward trend in the height of midfielders.

Not an explosion, but a clear upward trajectory, compared to ups and downs with rucks and forwards and a near plateau with defenders.

I'm not convinced the trend will continue to outstrip population increases in height. The trend that we can see may simply have occurred because recruiters for a while collectively decided that blokes under a particular height were on the nose. We've since seen them start to be recruited again.

 

[Couch Coach]

Any adult male under 6" (183cm) should officially be classified as a Hobbit.

My sub 6' stature and hairy feet dislikes this.

If you are going to go of Tolkien for sizing may I suggest:
- Hobbits (3' to 4') 90 to 120cm
- Dwarves (4' to 5') 120 to 150cm
- Human ~6'+ or ~183+cm
- Elves slightly taller than human but thinner in stature
- Wizards (6' to 6'6") or ~183 to 198cm
- Orc = Carlton supporter

 

[Jen2310]

I may be going out on a limb here, and I'm just going from his name (his insta says Tom Wakelin). But could this be Shane Wakelin

Shane Wakelin

Age

50

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

8.2

4star

HB

2.6

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

's son, Tom? He's be a teenager at this point.

 

[Pragmatic Shill]

I may be going out on a limb here, and I'm just going from his name (his insta says Tom Wakelin). But could this be Shane Wakelin

Shane Wakelin

Age

50

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

8.2

4star

HB

2.6

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

's son, Tom? He's be a teenager at this point.

It is.

On SM-G981B using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Jen2310]

It is.

On SM-G981B using BigFooty.com mobile app

Do we know how old he is?

 

[Pragmatic Shill]

Do we know how old he is?

This article from March 2008 lists him as 2, so born either 2005 or 2006. Would put him at 16 or 17 this year.

 

[35Daicos]

Do we know how old he is?

This is probably him playing U16's last year:


He might have been playing basketball for a few years until last year.

 

[Pragmatic Shill]

This is probably him playing U16's last year:
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He might have been playing basketball for a few years until last year.

So I suppose draft eligible for 2023 if he wishes to go down that path? I dare say we would have heard a bit about him by now if he was going to be a gun father-son prospect.

 

[Jen2310]

I saw that. Was in a JFC. Sucks they dont record stats.

So if he was 15 (I assume if you are playing U16) then. Maybe he is 16 now. Would have to play for a senior club. As a bottom ager. Hard to know who that may be. Sandringham if he is good enough.

 

[35Daicos]

So I suppose draft eligible for 2023 if he wishes to go down that path? I dare say we would have heard a bit about him by now if he was going to be a gun father-son prospect.

If it's correct that he hasn't played a lot of football in recent years (thanks to covid and focusing on basketball) that might explain why we've heard nothing about him. Hopefully he'll get to play a bit over the next couple of years and he develops nicely! He looks a decent sized lad.

 

[35Daicos]

Might become like a Thomas Hird add to the list?

It looks like he's still a couple of years from draft age, and if he plays football up until he gets to 18 he won't qualify as a 3-year unregistered player, as would have been the case with young Hird.

 

[Jen2310]

Have discovered a little information.

1. In year 11 this year, and likely will play for Haileybury's firsts. Will be 17 when the season starts.
2. Then will likely play for Sandringham Dragons (figured, as he played his junior career up that way)
3. Plays Half forward/Wing. Close to 6ft.
4. Good ball user, just doesnt get a lot of touches.

 

[Apex36]

Why do we care about him? He’s only FS eligible for Melbourne, same as his brother who was drafted last year iirc.

 

[Jen2310]

Why do we care about him? He’s only FS eligible for Melbourne, same as his brother who was drafted last year iirc.

Melbourne? Shane never played for melb.

Only played 3 for port.
94 for saints.
154 for Collingwood