Player Watch Liam McMahon (Delisted 2022)

[loki04]

The bloke with hands on head clearly not a Collingwood fan.

Haha or disbelief that hes actually made afl. Dream become reality etc.

 

[loki04]

One would be a start..... hopefully a free agent next year might be another.

They all look long term so maybe for depth we need a tall DFA

Hoping they get a callow or baldwin down to play train and take after that.

 

[loki04]

Only just turned 18 today - wonder if he has another inch or so left in him with his final growth spurt?

His height is perfect imo. Its the KGs that let him down.

Most 200cm KPF arent as athletic in agility stakes catergory as the 194 to 197 types.

 

[loki04]

McMahon is Taller then Jack Riewodlt as he is 192cm and McMahon is around 196cm

Yup he's traditional KPF height. Perfect height imo.

 

[partypie]

His height is perfect imo. Its the KGs that let him down.

Most 200cm KPF arent as athletic in agility stakes catergory as the 194 to 197 types.

Yeah I'm fine with 196cm as well but if he had a final growth spurt which took him up to 198cm I wouldn't be surprised.

I'm not sure why there's so much hang-wringing aver him being 84kg - it's a perfectly acceptable weight for a 196cm kid who has literally just turned 18 and hasn't yet filled out or been through a dedicated weights program to develop an AFL-standard physique.

Between the two of those things you can easily see him stacking on at least another 10 kgs without too much trouble and that would put him in the sweet spot for KPF's.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

He looks skinny pulling on that jumper. Doesn't back himself to kick long at goal and always passes off in the highlights around 50 meters. The longer shots I saw him take he missed. The marks he took were not against opposition. I think we will be waiting a long time to see him trialed at AFL level.

 

[stormskye]

Gut feel thinks Hines grabbed this kid to be a defender

 

[sr36]

Need 2 to make the grade.

You're getting greedy Loki, understandable considering how famished we've been.

 

[partypie]

He looks skinny pulling on that jumper. Doesn't back himself to kick long at goal and always passes off in the highlights around 50 meters. The longer shots I saw him take he missed. The marks he took were not against opposition. I think we will be waiting a long time to see him trialed at AFL level.

First shot on goal early on in the NT Thunder highlights video he nailed comfortably from 50m.

 

[swoop42]

Phantom Draft VII: 2006 Phantom AFL Draft

Presenting Matt Burgan's eagerly-anticipated 2006 phantom draft, from Bryce Gibbs at no.1 through to St Kilda's pass with the 89th and final selection.

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Ben Reid

20

Ben Reid

Age

35

Ht

196cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

4.9

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.0

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.0

1star

was only around the 82kg mark when drafted.

He was listed as being 20kg heavier in the latter stages of his career.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Ben Reid

20

Ben Reid

Age

35

Ht

196cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

4.9

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.0

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.0

1star

was only around the 82kg mark when drafted.

He was listed as being 20kg heavier in the latter stages of his career.

And then his body collapsed under the weight!

 

[The Royal Sampler]

I'm not sure why there's so much hang-wringing aver him being 84kg - it's a perfectly acceptable weight for a 196cm kid who has literally just turned 18 and hasn't yet filled out or been through a dedicated weights program to develop an AFL-standard physique.

I think if there’s hand-wringing it should be over his limited or inconsistent impact on games. However if he was consistently impacting games, he wouldn’t have been there at #31.

At least he’s not as slow as molasses like McLarty.

 

[TradeDraft]

I think if there’s hand-wringing it should be over his limited or inconsistent impact on games. However if he was consistently impacting games, he wouldn’t have been there at #31.

At least he’s not as slow as molasses like McLarty.

Or Deaf

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

He is the right combination of height and agility. Im not sure about skills its hard to work out from a short video clip. But at least hes no dinosaur.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Or Deaf

 

[partypie]

I think if there’s hand-wringing it should be over his limited or inconsistent impact on games. However if he was consistently impacting games, he wouldn’t have been there at #31.

At least he’s not as slow as molasses like McLarty.

I think the one thing that we'll continue to keep forgetting is that the Victorian boys have missed their top age season of footy. It's something I'm trying to keep in mind especially when it comes to the taller prospects.

 

[OniAu]

Why such criticism over a kid that hasnt even had a week to train. Yikes you guys are tough.

Considering we had potatoes on our list for multiple seasons doing nothing

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[Apex36]

Hoping they get a callow or baldwin down to play train and take after that.

We’d be bonkers not to have Callow come and train with us over the summer to see first hand if he has what it takes, but I can almost guarantee we won’t. It would make way too much sense.

 

[loki04]

Yeah I'm fine with 196cm as well but if he had a final growth spurt which took him up to 198cm I wouldn't be surprised.

I'm not sure why there's so much hang-wringing aver him being 84kg - it's a perfectly acceptable weight for a 196cm kid who has literally just turned 18 and hasn't yet filled out or been through a dedicated weights program to develop an AFL-standard physique.

Between the two of those things you can easily see him stacking on at least another 10 kgs without too much trouble and that would put him in the sweet spot for KPF's.

Yes dont see an issue of him beefing up so long as he puts in the work in the gym.

Seemingly over the years dekka has picked a few players who are near allergic to weights.

 

[loki04]

I think if there’s hand-wringing it should be over his limited or inconsistent impact on games. However if he was consistently impacting games, he wouldn’t have been there at #31.

At least he’s not as slow as molasses like McLarty.

Yeah the club had him listed at 3.06 which is slow but draft profiles have him down for 2.92 so quick for height.

 

[TradeDraft]

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[TheGreatGrundy]

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[sr36]

Paywall.

Judging by the headline, it's probably not worth getting around the paywall on this one. My bet is junior coach says he's a great kid with great scope for develpment and is confident he'll be a player.

 

[swoop42]

Thilthorpe 201cm 100kg
Cox 199cm 82kg
Reid 202cm 82kg

It's interesting that Callow might have been judged as a man playing among boys and his performances deemed not dominant enough with the physical advantage he possessed and yet Thilthorpe is another who is also far more physically advanced than most of his peers and he still went pick 2.

The most dominant key forward of this season was a big gorilla playing out of the goal square in Hawkins who was listed at 97kg when drafted.

Callow might well not be good enough but I'd rather he be given a chance to fail than no chance at all because of a few extra kilos and it would have been an interesting experiment to take both McMahon and Callow and see which type of key forward prospect came out on top.