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Can anyone (davo or anyone else who knows their stuff) shed some light on exactly what type of mid FOS is?
I don't really have a clear picture from the bits I've read. Seems he's a good mark (not near the top of the ist of traits a great mid requires), is quite evasive & fairly good skills.
What I want to know is:
Production - Is he high production a-la your McKerchers, Jagga Smiths, or more quality of possession type player like Wardlaw
Pace - Is he your break from a stoppage type player, or first possession & dish to receiver (or neither)
Run - does he provide overlap run / through the lines
Contested - is he strong in the contest, wins a lot of his own ball, or more a balanced inside/outside mid
Skills - Good kicking skills (sounds like he's fairly decent)?
Who is he most comparable to? Some say Sam Walsh but is that just because they're related? Sam Walsh is a very high production player & I get the sense FOS isn't quite that.
I don't really have a clear picture from the bits I've read. Seems he's a good mark (not near the top of the ist of traits a great mid requires), is quite evasive & fairly good skills.
What I want to know is:
Production - Is he high production a-la your McKerchers, Jagga Smiths, or more quality of possession type player like Wardlaw
Pace - Is he your break from a stoppage type player, or first possession & dish to receiver (or neither)
Run - does he provide overlap run / through the lines
Contested - is he strong in the contest, wins a lot of his own ball, or more a balanced inside/outside mid
Skills - Good kicking skills (sounds like he's fairly decent)?
Who is he most comparable to? Some say Sam Walsh but is that just because they're related? Sam Walsh is a very high production player & I get the sense FOS isn't quite that.
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I say hes more Adam Treloer mould
Trent Cotchin.
But a better kick one would hope
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I'd have to say Joe Berry, speed, crafty, can sniff out a goal or 4, just pips Kako, then maybe Champion from WA and Evan Bradey from SA.
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Taj Hotton played like Chris Judd early season, too bad he did his ACL, I wanted to see his champs, at this stage he could have been a sneaky pick 1 chance, Finn moves great and has great traits, but needs to show something before the year is out, especially getting his numbers up and making good decisions, but if he continues averaging 20 flat with mediocre impact he may slide, I never rated Smillie too high because of lack of running power, but I rate him 4-10 based on skill, IQ, size and the fact he usually performs in big games either off hbf or in the midfield
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Sorry the thread has been slow this season, I have been busy with work, but I hope to get some time off soon, catch up on a bunch of games and share my opinions a bit more soon, cheers for your patience, hopefully I can catch up on some champs and u16s games and update future predictions as well.
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Take your time mate. Keen to hear your thoughts on the Campo twins and Cody Walker
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Look forward to seeing your top 10 for 2027 in a couple of months' time.
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I think the VM V VC game changed my rankings a bit, very disappointed with Finn O'Sullivan, could struggle to go top 5 the way he is playing, Sid Draper the only top 10 worthy player in good form and pushing his claims, Harvey Langford and Harry Armstrong pushing claims for top 10 status, Leo Lombard also has claims for pick 1, but academy/fathersons usually go 2 at the highest, Tobie Travaglia and Taj Hotton I would pick in my top 10, Murphy Reid likely to go pretty high I think 10-15, he has been good this champs and has been super clean in past champs/finals, Berry edges Kako imo, both should go top 30ish, Whitlock twins both played well and showed potential, they would both be in that 15-30 range of talents, lack of popping off disqualifies them from the pointy end imo, Day-Wicks had an impact, good to see him play well again, Adrian Cole will be a good Saints NGA pick up as I'm unsure if he gets picked before the cut off, but a good talent nonetheless, Alix Tauru could get picked early and the Hawks could miss out on a strong defender as an NGA he was pretty impressive at the champs, but if he slides because of the depth of the draft I'll take it as a win.
As for the draft it is weak at the pointy end with no real obvious top 2-5 players, i was hoping FOS would pop off and provide some elite talent, but he is not performing, it seems to have depth elsewhere in the draft and for recruiters with a keen eye they could pick up some bargains.
As for the draft it is weak at the pointy end with no real obvious top 2-5 players, i was hoping FOS would pop off and provide some elite talent, but he is not performing, it seems to have depth elsewhere in the draft and for recruiters with a keen eye they could pick up some bargains.
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I am on the Tauru bandwagon at the moment, thought he showed enough elements to get drafted.
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I tend to agree. If FoS is injured he shouldn’t have played. He’ll still get drafted high but not at the heights Twomey keeps banging on about. I’ve been on Smil for a while but I’ve gone off him. Others have gone ahead imo. Jagga was great today but wouldn’t expect anything less. Langford has bont attributes. Travaglia will seemlessly fit into being an afl player. Armstrong will be this years biggest bolter. How’s his pack mark in the last few mins. X factor. As it’s a tough draft to select maybe we will see some Geelong style picks at the backend.
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It's not a knock but he reminds me of Xavier Duursma who is imo an average AFL player, good at a lot of things, but doesn't stand out, Duursma went at 18 he might go 20s or 30s? He had a good game though and could spark interest earlier? Who knows?
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I feel like this is a really good draft in that it looks like there's a lot of depth and plenty of different types.
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I think Kako will be a dud and no one should take him in the top 40
You dont have to worry the AFL are changing the rules just in time to help you out....
AFL proposes change to NGA access for this year’s draft - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1173998
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Is Harry Armstrong not eligible?
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Draft Expert - Davo-27's 2024 Draft Thread
Bo Allan looks good in the midfield, Luke Urquhart is a very direct long kicking mid who can burst away from congestion, Hamish Davis looks decent as well Malakai Champion should fit the criteriaChampion will be nowhere near the pointy end. On SM-S921B using BigFooty.com mobile app
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