Player Watch Flynn Appleby (Delisted 2020)

[sr36]

I think he was a victim of Player Development incompetence. It took too long to try him as a forward, they kept persisting with him in defence but he looked much better up forward

Nah. He kicked a few goals in 14 a side scratch matches, but he just doesn't have the skillset of an AFL forward.

 

[mike123]

Not really sure what the club saw in him that was worth paying a fine over but he was given an opportunity and had a crack fair play to him.

I don't think he was crucified; I think he was given an opportunity. With a lack of offensive weapons, for him to have made it in the AFL as a defender, he needed to be able to compete with a large range of opponents in the air and on the ground - ala Alan Toovey

Alan Toovey

Age

37

Ht

189cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.8

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.9

5star

MG

141.8

2star

No current season stats available

D

12.6

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.6

4star

. In that game, he wasn't done by height or size - the marks weren't contested. He kept on losing his man, misreading the play and/or ball flight and not getting a body on his opponent.

To be fair he probably lost his man because he was afraid of engaging one on one and losing a strength battle, happened to Jack Frost all the time he just had closing speed and the reach to hide for a while.

 

[jackcass]

Oh silly me, I didn't realise we couldn't criticize players on an AFL forum, you're completely correct.

Wow, I've never encountered anyone who has as much difficulty admitting they're wrong as you.

 

[gouki88]

Wow, I've never encountered anyone who has as much difficulty admitting they're wrong as you.

He's insufferable. Must be the saddest bloke with how everything he says is negative as ****

 

[rand corp]

Looked a good honest trier for mine but never felt for even a moment he would make it at Collingwood, wish him all the best.

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[Jen2310]

 

[JB1975]

Gratifying to see a young bloke who struggled to have an impact with us move onto some exciting opportunity elsewhere.

Well done.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Always seemed like a good egg, would have loved for him to make it as a regular, but good on him all the same for making VFL captain.

 

[TradeDraft]

Didn't think he was that Big of a Kick of the Footy

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Didn't think he was that Big of a Kick of the Footy

When players leave Collingwood, they reveal all sorts of talents we never knew they possessed!!

 

[pablo disco bar]

Unbelievable.
Not making it in AFL best thing that could of happened to him

 

[ZEV]

Didn't think he was that Big of a Kick of the Footy

Hard to judge when he only had 79 kicks in 3 seasons...

 

[Anzacday]

Decent roost…

‘Dear God’: Ex-Magpie stuns USA with mind-blowing ‘Aussie punt’

‘Dear God’: Ex-Magpie stuns US with mind-blowing ‘Aussie punt’ after code switch

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[manicpie]

Surely he's on the roids, this is Applebee's where talking about

 

[Soups]

Surely he's on the roids, this is Applebee's where talking about

They all are aren’t they?

Good on him, didn’t think he was ever a booming kick when he played for us but credit to him.

 

[ThePheonix]

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They all are aren’t they?

Good on him, didn’t think he was ever a booming kick when he played for us but credit to him

Interesting cause Jordan Roughead thought Appleby would be successful cause he trains so hard, who would of thought it would be in American gridiron though.

 

[Jen2310]

Surely thats a torp, otherwise since when could apples kick like that lol

 

[Occidental]

Flynn’s gonna play in front of some massive crowds in his Conference. Rutgers comes up against Penn State, Michigan & Ohio State all with 100,000+ stadiums, plus Nebraska, Wisconsin & Iowa all pull around 70,000+ Good luck to him.

 

[whiskeytown]

Hope he gets a decent gridiron contract and makes a lot of $$$

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Good on Apples!

Bill Belichick is known for taking a lot of players from Rutgers, so maybe Apples will be a New England Patriot one day!

 

[gouki88]

Good on Apples!

Bill Belichick is known for taking a lot of players from Rutgers, so maybe Apples will be a New England Patriot one day!

Would be awesome. Love me some special teams gems

 

[Mollythedolly]

Good on him.

 

[Gaspard]

What a good story. I was disappointed when he was delisted, as I thought he had a bit. turns out he has something different to what Collingwood was looking for.