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I posted this on our board a few weeks back, as I hadn't see a heap of him so went back and watched a few of his games for Claremont to get a better feel for him. I think you will get a very good player IMO.
As promised, Ed Allan highlights (again apologies for bad quality).
I wanted to watch a bit more of him, as I'd only seen him play off a wing in the WA vs SA champs game and thought he was pretty good, and like most on here after that game thought of him more as a tall outside midfielder. How the hell could he possibly be top 10!!!
I went into watching the game, slightly negative on him for the above reason. I have to admit, he turned my opinion around pretty quickly!
He started the game, inside the centre square and played the entire game on ball (No Wing/No outside). After watching the game, I'd comfortable label him a balanced midfielder with a nice blend of contested game and outside game.
He has some real AFL quality assets, kicking for one is right up there, he seems to weight the ball perfectly and even when he looks like he's pumping it down the line to a contest it seems to be at the advantage of the forward still. His kick is long and penetrating, and I'm going to make a big call but I think he's equal best kick in the draft with MacKenzie!
Other assets, speed and agility. He knows when to put on a explosive burst to get clear so he can use that kick. He uses it regularly, he can also move laterally quickly to get out of the contest. You'll see both in the video.
He seemed to get to every contest easily, so seems to have a good endurance base and is a handy marking option around the ground. This combined with winning the ball at stoppages, he can accumulate strong midfield numbers.
Two things I thought he could develop; his contested game is good but could be better especially for his size. I'd like to see him tackle more and fight to win the ball a bit more. The other, is when the ball is at his feet rather than out in front as he's so tall he struggles and the opposition usually win the ball. If the ball is out in front and he can semi bend over rather than fully, he is fine.
I'll caveat the above pump up, with I'm fully aware this game was just a colts game and not a championship game. But it's more about the ability he has and what he can do, rather than he just beat up on a weaker opposition. He did carry this form right through the colts end of year, so wasn't just a one of performance.
Based on this, I would be comfortable taking him with pick 12 as I see big upside and that potential. At pick 8, I think there are better options with more runs on the board so I'd prefer to play it safe with that pick, Clark, Phillipou or MacKenzie.
I posted this on our board a few weeks back, as I hadn't see a heap of him so went back and watched a few of his games for Claremont to get a better feel for him. I think you will get a very good player IMO.
As promised, Ed Allan highlights (again apologies for bad quality).
I wanted to watch a bit more of him, as I'd only seen him play off a wing in the WA vs SA champs game and thought he was pretty good, and like most on here after that game thought of him more as a tall outside midfielder. How the hell could he possibly be top 10!!!
I went into watching the game, slightly negative on him for the above reason. I have to admit, he turned my opinion around pretty quickly!
He started the game, inside the centre square and played the entire game on ball (No Wing/No outside). After watching the game, I'd comfortable label him a balanced midfielder with a nice blend of contested game and outside game.
He has some real AFL quality assets, kicking for one is right up there, he seems to weight the ball perfectly and even when he looks like he's pumping it down the line to a contest it seems to be at the advantage of the forward still. His kick is long and penetrating, and I'm going to make a big call but I think he's equal best kick in the draft with MacKenzie!
Other assets, speed and agility. He knows when to put on a explosive burst to get clear so he can use that kick. He uses it regularly, he can also move laterally quickly to get out of the contest. You'll see both in the video.
He seemed to get to every contest easily, so seems to have a good endurance base and is a handy marking option around the ground. This combined with winning the ball at stoppages, he can accumulate strong midfield numbers.
Two things I thought he could develop; his contested game is good but could be better especially for his size. I'd like to see him tackle more and fight to win the ball a bit more. The other, is when the ball is at his feet rather than out in front as he's so tall he struggles and the opposition usually win the ball. If the ball is out in front and he can semi bend over rather than fully, he is fine.
I'll caveat the above pump up, with I'm fully aware this game was just a colts game and not a championship game. But it's more about the ability he has and what he can do, rather than he just beat up on a weaker opposition. He did carry this form right through the colts end of year, so wasn't just a one of performance.
Based on this, I would be comfortable taking him with pick 12 as I see big upside and that potential. At pick 8, I think there are better options with more runs on the board so I'd prefer to play it safe with that pick, Clark, Phillipou or MacKenzie.
