Player Watch Mid-Season Pick #12 (2024) - Logan Evans

[GremioPower]

¡¡OLE!!

 

[1954]

Kudos to whoever it was at Port who identified the talent this lad has, to go from the dead leg magoos last season to the form he is now showing at the top level is sensational.

 

[rogerjames]

Kudos to whoever it was at Port who identified the talent this lad has, to go from the dead leg magoos last season to the form he is now showing at the top level is sensational.

Agree, he's a real footballer. Great skill, judgement & stamina. Loved his game against the Hawks. Such maturity. His linking with Burgoyne was brilliant, they really get each other.

 

[SureBuddy]

Absolutely unreal what he is doing at 18. This kid is a star already, just imagine what he is going to be like in a couple of years. We are going to be talking about our quartet of young stars soon. JHF, Butters, Rozee and Evans. He is that good.
If we picked him with a top 5 pick in the draft this year and he performed like this, we would be over the moon. The fact he was mid season at pick 12 is hilarious.

 

[manureid]

Almost as good as Bonner at the same age.

 

[Willsy10]

Almost as good as Bonner at the same age.

Did play the kids steal your username?

 

[Willsy10]

Amazing pick up, has slotted in so well. I love what he brings.

Interesting going back to the the start of this thread, and the general consensus from those that had watched a bit more of him from SANFL level weren't overly enthused.

 

[Ported]

No idea how he wasn't taken last year outside of some Tredrea-style secret draft shinanigans.

For a young, lighter framed player he's so balanced and is rarely pushed off the ball or knocked off balance.

 

[Relativity]

Almost as good as Bonner at the same age.

Reminds me of Cam O'shea.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Amazing pick up, has slotted in so well. I love what he brings.

Interesting going back to the the start of this thread, and the general consensus from those that had watched a bit more of him from SANFL level weren't overly enthused.

Not me. I called it in the pre-season.

 

[YoungsterPA]

should call him roller

 

[Peninsula Boy]

No idea how he wasn't taken last year outside of some Tredrea-style secret draft shinanigans.

For a young, lighter framed player he's so balanced and is rarely pushed off the ball or knocked off balance.

Is there anything better than secret draft shenanigans?

Hide and stash in plain sight.

 

[RossFC]

Makes me wonder why the club didn’t use all 4 spots in the SANFL rookie program. Logan Evans was the only guy picked.

 

[Chrizzt]

He's had a few bombscare moments in big games, but also a couple of really mature, level-headed moments in contests like the Hawks highlight above.

Coming along very nicely and trending to be that ultra consistent player by game 50 which is super.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

I know they didn't kick a lot of points but he took all the kicks in after 1/4 time.

That says something about how much trust the coaches and players have in a 10 gamer.

 

[RangaInTeal]

Makes me wonder why the club didn’t use all 4 spots in the SANFL rookie program. Logan Evans was the only guy picked.

Are there 3 other lads plying Magoos footy that may be close?

D’Olia or however the name is spelt would have been a good option, however playing Leauge at Torrens

 

[Addy23]

so is he on a 2 year rookie contract or main list?

He's on an 18 month rookie contract. Up to the club whether they want to upgrade him to the main list or not. There'll be several considerations that go into that including how many list spots we have and how our F/S prospects go in draft combine since all 3 prospects could go between 3rd round and rookie.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Amazing pick up, has slotted in so well. I love what he brings.

Interesting going back to the the start of this thread, and the general consensus from those that had watched a bit more of him from SANFL level weren't overly enthused.

I do think players that are well-rounded like Logan often get missed by the hype.

If you look for example at a bloke that is really tall, or fast, or can take big marks, kick crazy goals, have elite skills, or burst out of packs, people (myself no exception) will see that big positive and overlook a lot of the negatives, especially if you're looking at highlight reels. Players like Logan often go under the radar for that reason. I'd say a lot of the biggest "draft bargains" in history have a similar type. Just bloody good all-round footballers.

 

[JimmyBC]

He'll need a lumberjack beard by round one.

 

[PortWTF]

Maybe we should have retired the number 22 to symbolically retire the bomb it long to the forwards game plan.

But then I remembered the coach didn't retire too.

 

[TazD]

He'll need a lumberjack beard by round one.

Hopefully the oppo long bomb on to him

 

[Harlott]

I do think players that are well-rounded like Logan often get missed by the hype.

If you look for example at a bloke that is really tall, or fast, or can take big marks, kick crazy goals, have elite skills, or burst out of packs, people (myself no exception) will see that big positive and overlook a lot of the negatives, especially if you're looking at highlight reels. Players like Logan often go under the radar for that reason. I'd say a lot of the biggest "draft bargains" in history have a similar type. Just bloody good all-round footballers.

Wasn’t there a bit of hiding him taking place or did I make that up?

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Wasn’t there a bit of hiding him taking place or did I make that up?

Hiding him away to not select him at all ourselves?

 

[cosmicwinduptoy]

He mentioned having faced some personal challenges during his draft year, which likely impacted his performance;

It seems the club has a preference for selecting players who were rated highly pre-draft year but slipped in the draft due to a less-than-ideal season. Moreas, though to a lesser extent, is a another recent example of this approach.

I like the approach, at least you know the talent is there, rather than wasting a selection on someone that has never demonstrated that they can reach the level.