Player Watch Oscar Steene

[ipswichpies]

I can Actually see this time next year that Steene will go past Cox as our KPF and 2nd Ruck

I think TD there is a fair chance he goes past Cox and also Cameron,Oscar,s run out of energy not talent.

 

[ipswichpies]

The shortest 203 cm player I have ever seen!

The picture of him and NN was taken last season,just because he is not 7ft tall does not mean he is less a player than your favourite he will go straight past both Cox and Cameron.

 

[Jen2310]

We thought it was just DC's injury that spurred us into action, but turns out, it was St Kilda who tried to steal Oscar from us. Explains why we gave him a 2 year contract

It was St Kilda that made the first move in this strange series of events. Markov had been joined at Collingwood by fellow train-on player Oscar Steene, a 201cm ruck that the club was considering adding to support Darcy Cameron

14

Darcy Cameron

Age

29

Ht

204cm

Wt

103kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.0

1star

K

3.3

1star

HB

2.7

2star

CL

0.3

2star

HO

5.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

CL

0.5

3star

HO

3.5

5star

D

6.0

2star

K

3.3

2star

HB

2.7

3star

CL

0.3

2star

HO

5.3

5star

and Mason Cox

46

Mason Cox

Age

33

Ht

211cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.7

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.8

5star

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Steene had impressed during his month at Collingwood, so much so that word of his talent was circulating. It led to St Kilda, also looking for ruck depth at the time, offering the youngster a contract and forcing the Pies into action.

By Friday, February 3, Markov's time at Collingwood was done. He was told the next weekend that the club's vacant list spot would be filled by Steene, leaving him once again without a footballing home.

Out of the Blue: Pie's wild ride culminates in unlikely GF

Pies defender Oleg Markov's 2023 has been a wild ride, one that will continue in Saturday's Toyota AFL Grand Final

www.afl.com.au

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Awesome how much we love Oleg, given how much we’d hate him if he didn’t get a contract and had to play for the cheats. Swings and dirty, crooked, no-good, slimy roundabouts.

 

[ipswichpies]

We thought it was just DC's injury that spurred us into action, but turns out, it was St Kilda who tried to steal Oscar from us. Explains why we gave him a 2 year contract

Out of the Blue: Pie's wild ride culminates in unlikely GF

Pies defender Oleg Markov's 2023 has been a wild ride, one that will continue in Saturday's Toyota AFL Grand Final

www.afl.com.au

It has been like having your cake and eating it too getting both of them the pair of them have slotted in well. Marshall at St Kilda is a very good ruck I always thought Oscar was steal at the place where we were able to get him, him and Ned would be a great pairing as I think Steene could be more than handy up forward as shown by some of his marking. He was very good early on and ruckman is a tough position for anyone let alone a 19 yr old and that was why Moyle is so good because of his age,bloody Suns got 2 high class rucks from under our nose and we should pay them back by pinching Ned back.

 

[KinderSmock]

We thought it was just DC's injury that spurred us into action, but turns out, it was St Kilda who tried to steal Oscar from us. Explains why we gave him a 2 year contract

Out of the Blue: Pie's wild ride culminates in unlikely GF

Pies defender Oleg Markov's 2023 has been a wild ride, one that will continue in Saturday's Toyota AFL Grand Final

www.afl.com.au

I like what I see in Steene. His ruck craft is raw but he's young and will improve.

 

[Jen2310]

I like what I see in Steene. His ruck craft is raw but he's young and will improve.

His talent and potential has been on show, some meat on those bones and a few more pre-seasons, and he'll be something special.

 

[Anzacday]

We might look to him back on the rookie list and free up a spot.

 

[sr36]

We might look to him back on the rookie list and free up a spot.

I doubt it. The downside of moving someone onto the rookie list is that you have to delist him and they then become forever a DFA whenever out of contract. To me, it's an option for players who are contracted and little chance of making it - and if that's the case with him, why did we give him an extension at all.

 

[manicpie]

I doubt it. The downside of moving someone onto the rookie list is that you have to delist him and they then become forever a DFA whenever out of contract. To me, it's an option for players who are contracted and little chance of making it - and if that's the case with him, why did we give him an extension at all.

It might be different because he's a ruckman. A very speculative ruckman. I know he's being pumped up a bit but he is really average atm. The odd contested mark in the VFL doesn't make him a future star. Put him on the rookie list, ruckman are easily replaced

 

[JLC]

With Steene and Smit do either or both have the ability to clunk marks and rest up forward?

I think the ruck spot is the one position that I generally prefer another club do the development and then we grab them. I equate it to the wicket keeper in cricket.

 

[sr36]

With Steene and Smit do either or both have the ability to clunk marks and rest up forward?

I think the ruck spot is the one position that I generally prefer another club do the development and then we grab them. I equate it to the wicket keeper in cricket.

In 2023, Steene took some good grabs. Went missing a heap and didn't look that likely in the ruck though.

 

[sr36]

It might be different because he's a ruckman. A very speculative ruckman. I know he's being pumped up a bit but he is really average atm. The odd contested mark in the VFL doesn't make him a future star. Put him on the rookie list, ruckman are easily replaced

My view is if you are going to shift a kid like Steene on to the rookie list - why the hell did we re-sign him? Move him out the door.

 

[JLC]

In 2023, Steene took some good grabs. Went missing a heap and didn't look that likely in the ruck though.

Is he good enough as a forward or are we just wasting our time and a list spot?

Ruckman can be a slow slow burn, so to me it's often a wasted list spot.

 

[Anzacday]

The downside of moving someone onto the rookie list is that you have to delist him

Is this in reference to delisting and re-drafting?
If so, that is no longer the case, we can simply move him there.
I don’t believe that constitutes a delist.

 

[manicpie]

My view is if you are going to shift a kid like Steene on to the rookie list - why the hell did we re-sign him? Move him out the door.

Probably due to him being a ruckman. if he was a flanker, it might be different.

 

[sr36]

Is this in reference to delisting and re-drafting?
If so, that is no longer the case, we can simply move him there.
I don’t believe that constitutes a delist.

We can't just move him there. That was a temporary rule when they cut senior lists due to covid, but that's gone. You have to add rookies through rookie draft, SSP or MSD, which means delisting.

 

[manicpie]

Is he good enough as a forward or are we just wasting our time and a list spot?

Ruckman can be a slow slow burn, so to me it's often a wasted list spot.

Without being overly negative, he has a long way to go but he does have some good attributes. Besides Smit, he's the only other ruck we have in reserve

 

[Jen2310]

If we were gonna re-rookie him, then we would have delisted and rookied. But no, we re-signed him, so would be a big backflip and there would be too many suitors for him.

We only put him on the senior list 12 months ago.

 

[pablo disco bar]

Hope he spent 2024 in the gym.

I think this kid will be a good forward ruck.

Need him to come on in 2nd half of 2025

 

[sr36]

If we were gonna re-rookie him, then we would have delisted and rookied. But no, we re-signed him, so would be a big backflip and there would be too many suitors for him.

We only put him on the senior list 12 months ago.

Agree, but not sure about the too many suitors. He was an SSP and didn't really perform far above his previous SA state league form in 2023. Then missed this year with injury.

 

[Jen2310]

Agree, but not sure about the too many suitors. He was an SSP and didn't really perform far above his previous SA state league form in 2023. Then missed this year with injury.

St kilda tried to poach him early on. I just remember reading an article where it mentioned he had interest from other suitors. Imagine st kilda would have tried again.

Whether this was current interest or just interest previously, I'm not sure. But we didn't want to take the risk

THE RUCK merry-go-round continues to thin, with Collingwood's Oscar Steene and Fremantle's Liam Reidy among the untried talls on the cusp of re-signing at their current clubs.


Steene and Reidy both attracted a handful of interest from ruck-needy clubs across the competition, though the Pies and the Dockers are in advanced negotiations to lock away both players to respective one-year extensions.

 

[sideswipe]

We can't just move him there. That was a temporary rule when they cut senior lists due to covid, but that's gone. You have to add rookies through rookie draft, SSP or MSD, which means delisting.

Can't see any reason why they can't just expand senior lists to include "normal" rookies and just have 3 Cat Bs?

 

[sr36]

Can't see any reason why they can't just expand senior lists to include "normal" rookies and just have 3 Cat Bs?

I agree. It's a stupid distinction and clubs are forced to do nonsensical stuff as there are mandates on number of rookie vs main list guys and rookies have salary cap exemptions. I can't see a single advantage or purpose of them being categorised differently.

 

[JLC]

Without being overly negative, he has a long way to go but he does have some good attributes. Besides Smit, he's the only other ruck we have in reserve

We now have a mid season draft. I don't believe we need to have multiple ruckman (that are pure ruckman) in reserve.

Multiple tall forwards, now you would be talking my language.