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Probably more to do with Fyfe's shoulder troubles compared to when he was first drafted more than anything.I’m not sure we want Sturt to bulk up like Fyfe has. Early on in his career Fyfe was cat like in the contest with his ability to contort himself into small spaces to either get to or get away with the ball. Since he’s added bulk he’s been able to bulldoze his way through more often than not and he’s been less concerned with ducking and weaving. I’m not sure it’s a huge positive as I think that’s affected his ability to dispose of the ball cleanly at times and puts a reasonable load on him as he drives through the contest with players hanging off him.
Comparisons to Fyfe are unfair at this stage in any case. Bewley is sounding like the pick of the bunch so far with not much said about Sturt from the training watchers.
Did anyone watch the Saints Draft video on the AFL app? Sam got a mention but the Saints didn’t rate him as highly. I know it’s all opinion but Sam was certainly a draft bolter
Surprisingly they also mentioned Lule Foley. They thought he'd go much earlier.Did anyone watch the Saints Draft video on the AFL app? Sam got a mention but the Saints didn’t rate him as highly. I know it’s all opinion but Sam was certainly a draft bolter
Did anyone watch the Saints Draft video on the AFL app? Sam got a mention but the Saints didn’t rate him as highly. I know it’s all opinion but Sam was certainly a draft bolter
Saints rated him and Foley around pick 19.Did anyone watch the Saints Draft video on the AFL app? Sam got a mention but the Saints didn’t rate him as highly. I know it’s all opinion but Sam was certainly a draft bolter
Don't be silly. Sturt was pick 17, 3 higher than Fyfe so should be playing round 1, play all 25 games and win the Coleman, Brownlow and Norm Smith or gtfo.Fyfe broke into a much stronger team in 2010* despite being a beanpole and was a fixture in the side from that point onwards. Just keeping in the sprit of the unfair Fyfe comparisons but the point remains the same; if he's good enough he'll get games regardless of his frame.
*Round 5 debut, RS Nom by round 9 (win vs Syd in Syd). 18 games all up including 2 finals. Obviously Sturt has little to no chance of replicating that because Fyfe was a freak from the get-go but 10-12ish games would be a good outcome imo
And then... St Kilda still wouldn't rate him.Don't be silly. Sturt was pick 17, 3 higher than Fyfe so should be playing round 1, play all 25 games and win the Coleman, Brownlow and Norm Smith or gtfo.
I would be interested to know how much of Sturt the recruiting team had seen, and where their intel on him has come from. With Sturt's limited exposed form, I imagine that they would have known more about many others looked at around the same pick.Sturt is definitely high risk because of the minimal exposure, but you don't get the ceiling he has at pick 17 without that risk. Surprised the Saints weren't interested given the vanilla-ness of there list. They chased RCD but he is similarly speculative IMO.
I hope they put up a video of Adelaide’s discussions as they traded with Carlton & had offers from at least St Kilda plus had the option of selecting a player.
Would be very interesting.
I would be interested to know how much of Sturt the recruiting team had seen, and where their intel on him has come from. With Sturt's limited exposed form, I imagine that they would have known more about many others looked at around the same pick.
Also, with the drafting of both Schultz and Bewley (neither featured in many discussions about mature players in the draft), it indicates to me that the club has a bit of depth in their pre-draft research. All three picks look a little bit surgical in terms of the decision making, and I am expecting them to yield results.