grayza2018
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Welcome to the club Josh! Fills a list need nicely, and hopefully we see him pushing for a debut soon
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Player Watch Josh Carmichael (Retired 2024)
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Nowhere near the draft as 17-18 year old. Kid is from Mildura and nowhere near even a rep squad as a kid. He is the same age as my son so I know all those rep kids. Had a good eye as a cricketer and could really belt the ball, but was a chubby happy go lucky kid last time I saw him as a 15 year old. No way would you ever think he would make AFL.
Played 11 senior games as a 17 year old in the Sunraysia league but it all changed when he went to Darwin. Won a B&F, came back home and started to turn heads before heading off to SA.
Great story, especially for all those kids who started off behind the 8 ball. Doubted he ever really thought of being an AFL player, all of a sudden.
Merbein are the Magpies so it's an even better story, they were the easy beats back then, doing much better these days.
There's 2 things that I'm immediately impressed with the 1st highlight clip. The first being SAFL having a common sense approach of awarding 25metres instead of 50metres. I've banged on before that the AFLW / VFLW should only have 25metres pentalies due to the average kick of the player but to see it in a men's senior game, it just makes so much more sense. IMO 50 metres is just too harsh these days.
The 2nd thing obviously was Carmichael taking on the game and producing a lovely roost. From the start of his kick to where it ends up it's a 70 metre drop punt.
Welcome to Collingwood Josh!!!
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There's 2 things that I'm immediately impressed with the 1st highlight clip. The first being SAFL having a common sense approach of awarding 25metres instead of 50metres. I've banged on before that the AFLW / VFLW should only have 25metres pentalies due to the average kick of the player but to see it in a men's senior game, it just makes so much more sense. IMO 50 metres is just too harsh these days.
The 2nd thing obviously was Carmichael taking on the game and producing a lovely roost. From the start of his kick to where it ends up it's a 70 metre drop punt.
Welcome to Collingwood Josh!!!
Especially with how easy it is to give away 50m with the current protected area rules. It's a massive penalty for a player who is usually just trying to defend an opponent or form a zone, rather than impact the kicker, which is what the rule is there for.
If only we had Sier. Time to reinvigorate his thread. Lest we forget.
Sier: It reinforces why we play
Hear from Magpie youngster Brayden Sier as he speaks with Collingwood Media following the club's VFL win over Essendon on Saturday.
Can't see him holding up his end of a discussion with our resident philosopher, Grundy. Speaks like he spends most of his life pushing sheep or cows around and hanging out with simple country folk.
Some light reading / watching/ listening for stalkers:
2021 Merbein:
IMPERIAL JUNIOR FOOTBALL/ NETBALL CLUB INC 2010:
westadelaidefc.com.au
2021 Merbein:
IMPERIAL JUNIOR FOOTBALL/ NETBALL CLUB INC 2010:
Senior Men's List Update - West Adelaide Football Club
westadelaidefc.com.au
The Phantom
Border Collie-wood
No 45?
Think Goodly
Senior List
Another JC at the club
Praise be..........
Praise be..........
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Prob can’t take roughys 23 given he is still technically on the list
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I don’t see that to be relevant mate
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Anyone ever won the Brownlow after being drafted in the mid season draft? Not getting ahead of myself but reckon he’s got a chance
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If he's not picked this week, we riot.
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Thanks for this intel. It does explain why he was so under the radar at a time when other kids his age were picked up. We all have our own paths in life and his trajectory to our club may not be the straight line most adhere to.
A typical late bloomer from the bush.
Very excited to have him.
Will look through the history books and get back to you…
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Maybe if he’s good enough, and comes into midfield, will give more time for McInnes n Macrae to develop fully and build their bodies, fingers crossed he is a goody
Wasn’t just the distance. Was his kicking style as well. And yes, hitting targets can be another thing… but he also did this nicely in the state game highlights. V small sample size though
Bring him in for QB, we win and he gets voted BOG.....I can see it happening...
I was merely observing that he is obviously a country boy - from up your way, Mildura!
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Or the opposite... Travis Cloke. Could hit a bloke lace out from 60m on the run in general play but struggled in front of the sticks.
This kid has good form (kicking) and seemingly powerful slipper.
Fu***n yeah the boys, good group of lads.
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See him winning multiple medals during his career but just top-ten this year.
You've got to be realistic.
Let’s hope, lots of positivity around the kid.
I thought the Son of God was hypothetically speculated as going to Hawthorn (back in the 70s). The wall poster said "what would you do if Jesus Christ came to Hawthorn?" and some wag scrawled underneath it "move Peter Hudson to CHF".
Oh....I forgot about Jack Crisp
