I hope they have offered him a contract cause if he gos the cupboard really is bare
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I hope they have offered him a contract cause if he gos the cupboard really is bare
He looks MOC light ... I wonder how easily he would get pushed aside. He is doing it all on instinct.
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Nick Stevens looks the most talented of the lot IMO.
if that group of 4 players comes on like they have the potential to in the next few years.. we may not be in as doom and gloom a spot as people think
if that group of 4 players comes on like they have the potential to in the next few years.. we may not be in as doom and gloom a spot as people think
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Great signs with so few afl listed players.
Stephens knevitt dempsey all really good and neale i reckon could jag an afl debut soon at this rate.
Great job by our vfl guys too against an admittedly average brisbane side
Stephens knevitt dempsey all really good and neale i reckon could jag an afl debut soon at this rate.
Great job by our vfl guys too against an admittedly average brisbane side
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Im sure we have offered him one its just if he wants to sign hopefully he doesnt want to go home as WA will be calling
Agree - but he's only 19 and definitely has the frame to put size on.
Has very good agility at ground level for a 202cm player - I'm a huge fan
Really good win, after I gave us no chance as the Lions worked back into it following our early onslaught. Man, they have an ordinary list, when we can (deservedly) knock them off with a deficit of 18 to 7 AFL-listed players.
Cooper getting stronger and edging closer to a senior game.
Mitch was very bright early and then faded, but still showed plenty.
Whyte seems a bit lost for role at the moment, so I hope they work that out and get more out of him in coming weeks.
Stevens still doing more than enough to impress. Did stand up well under pressure in the backline in the last (apart from one shocking OOF), so that was a promising sign.
Neale doing everything you could possible ask of him. Takes so many of the opportunities presented to him, in direct contrast to the bloke he can't dislodge from the senior team.
Tsap is still miles off anything significant. But he did get more involved today, and can palm the ball to advantage on occasions.
And Dempsey just leave you speechless with some of what you see out there. I'd like to know the last player we had come through who generated so many 'what the?' moments in his first three VFL games. Just fantastic to watch. I think he's too raw to really make it in the seniors this year, but the future is so bright you gotta wear shades with this kid.
Very happy with the 'W', of course. But even more pleased to see the potential on show from quite a few of our recent draftees, with some of them only playing their second or third game in the VFL.
IWWT.
Cooper getting stronger and edging closer to a senior game.
Mitch was very bright early and then faded, but still showed plenty.
Whyte seems a bit lost for role at the moment, so I hope they work that out and get more out of him in coming weeks.
Stevens still doing more than enough to impress. Did stand up well under pressure in the backline in the last (apart from one shocking OOF), so that was a promising sign.
Neale doing everything you could possible ask of him. Takes so many of the opportunities presented to him, in direct contrast to the bloke he can't dislodge from the senior team.
Tsap is still miles off anything significant. But he did get more involved today, and can palm the ball to advantage on occasions.
And Dempsey just leave you speechless with some of what you see out there. I'd like to know the last player we had come through who generated so many 'what the?' moments in his first three VFL games. Just fantastic to watch. I think he's too raw to really make it in the seniors this year, but the future is so bright you gotta wear shades with this kid.
Very happy with the 'W', of course. But even more pleased to see the potential on show from quite a few of our recent draftees, with some of them only playing their second or third game in the VFL.
IWWT.
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Wow. Ollie Dempsey. Meat. On. Bones. Look out.
Oh yeah he is not half the footballer now, that he will be in 4 or 5 years he will be a beastAgree - but he's only 19 and definitely has the frame to put size on.
Has very good agility at ground level for a 202cm player - I'm a huge fan
I'm probably over analysing but apart from his aerial work he seems a natural around the contest - doesn't panic , sits off it and injects himself at the right time and is prepared to tap it to advantage to gather a cleaner possession - that's a natural athlete at work , you can't teach that.
Similarly he just caressed that kick after the play on baulk , didn't rush or over kick and it split the middle from 40 on an angle
i actually missed alot of his goals... most of what i saw ended up being stop play for long periods of time.
noticed on the stats he kicked 4 but had only something like 2 marks?? how did he come by his goals?
You will have to watch the replay
I entirely agree. He understands where his body shape is at, recognises when the opportunity is there to take clean possession, and steers clear of just getting caught up in traffic.I'm probably over analysing but apart from his aerial work he seems a natural around the contest - doesn't panic , sits off it and injects himself at the right time and is prepared to tap it to advantage to gather a cleaner possession - that's a natural athlete at work , you can't teach that.
Similarly he just caressed that kick after the play on baulk , didn't rush or over kick and it split the middle from 40 on an angle
And the two kicks for goal (the one off a step at the southern end, and then 'the Gaz' at the city end) were both just timed perfectly off the boot. Flew straight and true through the goals, without any arc or great deviation. Just kicks the ball really truly, more often than not. And both moments show how much (well-placed) confidence he has in his own ability. Just mad.
In the end, it's true that we don't know whether he'll really make it. All I know now is that there's just no way he's not at AFL level on any reasonable measure of talent. There's blokes who've played 100+ AFL games (and not just at our club) who haven't shown as much flair as this kid has in three VFL matches.
Is there anyway to view a replay?
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Ollie Dempsey I reckon compares pretty well at this stage with Ollie Henry - the difference is where they were taken.
Hate to make early comparisons, but geez I reckon he’s got a bit of Stevie J about him.
Hate to make early comparisons, but geez I reckon he’s got a bit of Stevie J about him.
I reckon is very pre-knee issues Menzel like
Let’s run Ollie Dempsey out v the Hawks on Easter Monday. Be bold Geelong.
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On the afl app not the website there’s Ollie Dempsey highlights under the headline player spotlight
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Dont expose him before hes ready but he shows good signs.
First year Cats Toby Conway (hip), James Willis (knee) and Flynn Kroeger are progressing with their programs as the club bullet-proofs the young trio before letting them loose via the VFL.
Maybe they are playing it down but it doesnt sound too worrying to me. Willis maybe as the knee was a known.
We dont see what the club sees... he must be close if they are nominating him as a emg. Id agree they should tread carefully. Id think it would get down to stamina to run out a game. Can he cover Close and Miers type ground?
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