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You........sorry I meant 'he' is hard to miss with the boots he wears
Played okay today. Kicked some nice goals. Obviously hard to tell from a distance but I think it safe to say he has a lot of self belief
Will not be top 5 draft pick height will go against him. Don't think he will go top 30 and a high chance he will not be drafted at all. In my opinion he has not improved dramatically over the last 2 years and may not develop any further then were he is at now. Good player in a side that is not as strong as last years squad and has a history of soft tissue injuries. Currently in Vic Country Squad (dont believe he should be) so it will be interesting to see if he continues to get through on past performances as he has done for the last 3 years. Ive seen him play at least 40 times over last 4 years and I think you have really over rated him and his potential. H e wouldn't even get close to last years top 20 players that were drafted.
I think if you check your stats you will find that you have value addded a bit. According to the TAC stats for the first 3 rounds Dash is averaging below 20 effective possesions. Still really good numbers but not 24 a game.
Who said anything about effective disposals?
Firstly I have no vendetta against this kid. I actually know Dash well and he would be the first to say he doesn't need to be pumped up. The kid is a top player but facts are facts, recruiting officers do look at effective disposals as one key assessment tool. That's why they take the stat in the first place. You point of averaging 25 is incorrect. After 4 games he is averaging 13 effective disposals. And if you use your figures he is still only averaging 19 possessions according to the official TAC stats. I believe that for him to be considered as a genuine top 30 pick in the draft he would have to lift his possession rate to at least 18 effective possessions, espicially as he plays predominately in the midfield. He also has to increase his goal kicking capacity when he is resting, currently he has only 2 goals this season. The other point to consider (which I am sure recruiters look at) is his ability to recover and demonstrate resilince. He currently has a soft tissue injury that is restricting him (quad) and this is on top of his 2007 history were he had a number of injuries through the year.
I wouldn't rely on the TAC data. Most of the clubs use Champion data software but those using it are not professionals. For example at a recent Chargers game the "caller" who wasn't their regular came up with a record number of tackles and not effective tackles. All TAC games go to Champion data for analysis which is then relayed to the clubs and recruiters and is something they pay to get done. The game and stats that appear on the TAC website whilst useful are certainly not as accurate as those which are analyzed post mortem. Don't pay any attention to TAC effective disposals, some kids cop a bad wrap because of this one, trust your own eyes.
Fully agree, the TAC stats are only usefull as one guideline and are ptentially flawed both in respect of missing stats but also of recording incorrect ones. As I stated before Barolli is a top player but I don't feel he is good enough at this stage to warrent being spoken about in top ten terms. We will find out at the end of this season.
Didn't play by the looks of things. Hope he can get up to play in the Vic Country trial game this week. I can't see him getting selected if he doesn't play this week? Or can he?
Why not? I'm sure the selectors take other things into account not just practice match form.
I don't think anyone, other than the OP, is saying that he's a Top 10 prospect.
I was actually referring to his status within the TAC and the GVFL. I think all players in the TAC are "top " players. The selectors rightly or wrongly felt so and picked them in their squads. I have no doubt that Dash is in the top 15 players in Bushies. But not in the top 6. This is only my opinion. So it just depends on how you interpret the use of "top". Imagine the comments if I was to have stated that he is an "average" or "handy" TAC player. I still don't rate him as a draft chance at this stage of the year.
Spoke to Dash's father the other night and he informed me that Dash could have played Bushies last week but they chose to rest him as a precaution. He stated that Dash will play this weekend in the trial game. He also stated that Dash has been told that he also has to play this week to push for final selection.
