Can't wait to see Boots prove everyone wrong. I see a lot of upside in him. People expect way too much to early from draft picks. Only a select few can play in the seniors every week in their first and second year
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Bootsma was pick 22 in the draft. In any 'regular' draft, that equates to a 2nd round pick.
Who says we 'reached' for him? Did we reach for him because he hardly featured in any BigFooty mock drafts?
From memory, Bootsma appeared in Kevin Sheehan's top 30.
That is true rregarding his position.
I guess I mean that he was our first pick and usually I'd hope you pick someone highly likely to be a long term player.
Boots has a lot of question marks with some undoubted potential. You normally expect a project 195+ player but not the in between size.
All these people saying he needs to put on 10kgs and play on the wing is nonsensical. He really has shown nothing at the elite level except spoiling and maybe leap. He is going to be a third tall defender or nothing.
He isn't an amazing mark or kick and has below average decision making for his level.
There is a load of knocks and few positives. Still won't stop me from cheering him on during match day. I just strongly feel it was an odd decision.
I guess I mean that he was our first pick and usually I'd hope you pick someone highly likely to be a long term player.
Boots has a lot of question marks with some undoubted potential. You normally expect a project 195+ player but not the in between size.
All these people saying he needs to put on 10kgs and play on the wing is nonsensical. He really has shown nothing at the elite level except spoiling and maybe leap. He is going to be a third tall defender or nothing.
He isn't an amazing mark or kick and has below average decision making for his level.
There is a load of knocks and few positives. Still won't stop me from cheering him on during match day. I just strongly feel it was an odd decision.
In theory it's easy. For ectomorphs like Boots (and myself), it is hard, but he should be doing better. I gained 8kgs one pre-season (over 16 weeks), stopped weights for less than 2 months and dropped 5 and a half kg's (went from 67kgs to 70kgs. Yeah, that skinny). I still gained 3 kgs of muscle whilst working a full-time job and not having time to fully prepare proper meals.
If your job was to gain weight and get paid for it you should gain at least 5 or 6 over the pre-season. But it's not that easy to get 'stacked'.
Has anyone ever found out why WCE is Bootsma's only option. His old man played at Freo, it's also in WA and they are premiership contenders. Why not there also.
They have plenty of trade options - Crozier, Mellington, Sheridan, Smith and Taberner as young prospects.
They have plenty of trade options - Crozier, Mellington, Sheridan, Smith and Taberner as young prospects.
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I thought Braddles was Regular Chickens?
Yes, but if you traded a pick for Bootsma, you'd only have 1
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Yet one of these posters bashing Boots called me negative for not wanting Thorp, White and Savage.
The irony.
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Well if true, and I am not saying it is, it would be consistent with the post I made a week or two ago that a recent AFL club CEO said we are trying to get 2nd rounders to on trade for a KPP and the 3 names mentioned were Tarrant, Mckernan, and ... IIRC Gumbleton
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I would personally drive Bootsma to Perth if it meant we got Tarrant as a KPF.
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What have you seen in Tarrant?
A 24/25y.o. who hasn't showed much of anything to date.
That doesn't make any sense to me... If we thought that pick would be enough to get Tarrant, why won't we just give them 32 now and worry about trading Boots later? Or better yet, keep him.
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I see him as somebody who is capable of taking a contested mark up forward and being a decent enought set shot at goal.
I also see him as somebody who fits the size profile to address a key area where we are severely lacking, while still being young enough to develop and enhance their game further.
It could all be moot anyway, as I doubt North would trade him for #31 given they have Petrie (over 30 years old).
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We need a KPF with bad shoulders to replace Mitchell.
With a bit of "luck" we could have a squad of players who have had shoulder recos.
Interesting that Beantown posted on that thread that he wasn't a fan of Tarrant as a junior. Felt he was lazy. Good poster.
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Casboult is the better contested mark and is younger..............................kicking for goal though is not great
Who knows, Tarrant may end up coming good but I doubt he'd even be the preferred forward for North.
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Lazy is a good term as for the games I've seen of him whether it be in the VFL or Senior level, that's the way he came across to me.
Having said that, if we go see gold there then by all means, let's throw the kitchen sink at him.
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Cool. Road Trip.
And as a bonus Boots is vaguely reminiscent of the skinny kid in the movie.
Most talls take time
Tarrant seems a competent, strong type - no obvious flaws technically
Strikes me as a player who might break out eventually and become a good KPP
Also strikes me as type of player who might thrive under Malthouse
Has bagged 4 gls a game x4 times in last 2 years in fact, to go with a bunch of 3s - whithis is a stat is a good indicator IMO
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