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AFLW 2024 - Round 6 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Just saw this photo of Dylan with his Dad on Facebook.
Seems to have grown a bit recently. Jim is mid 170's in height and Dylan appears to have about 5cm on him, putting him around 180cm tall by my guess. Decent enough height for a mid, just needs to add plenty of strength to his frame.
FFS what's all this crap about him not being any good just because we're using our last pick? Hello people, take a look at how many ROOKIES we have playing in our best 22; Jamison, Garlett, Carrazzo, Joseph, Laidler, Thornton, Ellard, Curnow (has shown at his best he is up to it), Betts was a PSD pick, Duigan was a late pick also. You people need to settle down and give the kid a chance to prove himself.
Also, to those in the know, could you please outline what sort of player he is, I know he isn't a KPP but what are his strengths and weaknesses? Who will he be challenging for his position. Thanks.
Can I ask what position he plays?
Just noticed one thing about him from that picture Sub... check out the size of his forearms...
Breed with 2E?Was thinking the same thing.
Thicker than his thighs FFS~!
Breed with 2E?
He isnt going to be an in and under mid... more of an outside mid/winger in a similar mode to Simpson... who will be the person that Dylan is challenging for a position in the side.
From everything that I have heard about him... he seems to be a smooth moving player who, like Gibbs, seems to be moving in treacle with excellent decision making abilities and a good kick on him (coming from the Jimmy Buckley tree, he is going to be a very good kick).
Also the interview with Jimmy says how much influence Carlton has had in the junior development of Dylan. With guys like Col Kinnear and David Parkin giving advice as he was growing up, how can he go wrong.
Also... because he is coming to us with a very low pick... it means that there is less expectations on him than there was for Lucas. If SOJ wasnt coming to us as a f/s pick, then we would be expecting him to go around the 8-15 mark in this years draft and I think that Sheedy had slated down pick 8 for him as one of their under 17's last year. Which is why we nominated him 2 years ago.
Also, I would just like to say that it is awesome that we got Dylan to the club. Out of the sons of Kenny Sheldon, Wayne Johnson and Jimmy, we got the best of the lot with Dylan. I am really looking forward to seeing him get his first run out in Navy Blue with the CFC logo on his chest.
Welcome to Carlton young man.
Did "Fabulous" have any kids?
looks a little like Houlihan.
I agree it's a win win no matter if he doesn't make it. I'm glad we didn't use our first pick, it would be kind of foolish to use it on a player that missed near 2 years.Hey, paying last pick is OK. Can't go wrong from there.
Renewed feud by Jason PhelanThree years ago Mitchell and Buckley lined up against each other in the Grand Final of the Yarra Junior Football League's under-15 competition - Mitchell for Ashburton and Buckley for Fitzroy.
"My team got up and I still hold it over him, even today," Buckley says with a broad grin.
"It is kind of [surreal] to be in this situation though. If you'd asked three years ago, I would have said that it was a long shot, but it's definitely something we've both been aiming for."
Renewed feud by Jason PhelanA lot will have to go right for both players to be selected in the senior squads for their respective clubs when they first meet next season with Buckley, in particular, needing a strong pre-season after an ankle injury stalled his development in 2011.
"I hurt it at the start of the year, but they said that it would come good," Buckley explains.
"I played a bit of footy and it kept coming up, so I had to get a little clean out in the end, but I'm fine now and I'll start running in the next few weeks.
"I think Tommy's probably got me covered at this stage, he used to throw me about a bit and I think he still could, but I'll bulk up soon."
Dylan has put on a lot of weight since then...
That is quite a leap for a kid that age. I wonder what Robert Walls would make of it.