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What seems to be the hype over this guy in the back-line, and what can justify his selection as a bench rookie over say, Maguire from Brisbane?
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he played pretty average against port, so im not so sure about him. currently he's on my bench
To be honest, if he plays round one, he is good enough for me. He won't start on the field, but he sounds like a good bench player. Picked in the first round of last year's 2008 draft.
I dunno how many points he will score, but you need someone on that bench, and he sounds good enough.
I dunno how many points he will score, but you need someone on that bench, and he sounds good enough.
Nothing that crash hot about him at all. He's just one of the ones that looks most likely to play. Shepheard, Moore, Waters are another few in the same boat. No doubt the guy picked to be the 7th defender by most will be the lucky SOB that is picked to play rd 1.
I have both Davis and Mcguire on my defense bench. Am also considering Moore, Trengrove and Waters.
Not much to choose from at all to be honest with bench defenders but the next few weeks could change all that.
Not much to choose from at all to be honest with bench defenders but the next few weeks could change all that.
Hes been hyped this whole time because he was a 1st round draft pick last year who was ear marked as a possible round 1 starter. But now the hype has died down as more and more bench player options come into the picture.
He will probably be the one to take over Andy Otten's role. He was mighty close to getting a game towards the end of last season.
Will love it if Davis turns out to have a season like Otten did last year. (starts licking lips)
He is a somewhat different player to Otten.
For a start, he is 195cm. That doesn't exactly make him suited to playing tall or small and ultimately being set for a role closer to the guts, as Otten was this year before his injury.
He is certainly a candidate, but most certainly did not impress in NAB1
I have both Davis and Mcguire on my defense bench. Am also considering Moore, Trengrove and Waters.
Not much to choose from at all to be honest with bench defenders but the next few weeks could change all that.
Goose is not Zac
Don't reckon he'll get much of a game to be honest. I'm a crows man and I'm staying well clear of him. body isn't quite there and I reckon Symes - Sellar - Stevens will take over some of ottens duty and the load will be shared.
However, I'm not actually on the crows selection committee so don't take anything i say as gospel.
My prediction 3-7 games av. 30-45 and won't play rd1
However, I'm not actually on the crows selection committee so don't take anything i say as gospel.
My prediction 3-7 games av. 30-45 and won't play rd1
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This is pretty much spot on for me. I'm no expert in Supercoach but Davis is more a KPP, will likely eventually develop into a CHF in the future (that's where the club appears to have earmarked him), and he doesn't have the mobility of Otten to play small and tall. I have heard Neil Craig briefly mention this in an interview recently that Davis can't play small like Otten can. Davis is probably a good 2 years away from showing us what he is really made of. He probably will get games this year but he may only play half the season, unless one of our KPP's go down an then he may be forced to play more. Probably isn't much of a cash cow. He is still a boy in a man's body. From all reports on the Adelaide board, he has a lot of talent but he's still maturing into his 196cm frame. He needs to put some meat on those bones for starters! For memory, Otten's body was more AFL ready this time last year than Davis this year.
A month or so ago Neil Craig said Scott Stevens was most likely to take over Otten's role from last year so Davis needs to find another way in. He is really a KPP as others have said. The next few games should give us a better idea.
Why the hype? It's the forum team effect I think. Some picked him out early as a back rookie because he's from the 08 draft and Crows fans were predicting he would take over from Otten. The names gets dropped in early draft teams and then everyone's on board! He's not been hyped in any official reports from the club.
Why the hype? It's the forum team effect I think. Some picked him out early as a back rookie because he's from the 08 draft and Crows fans were predicting he would take over from Otten. The names gets dropped in early draft teams and then everyone's on board! He's not been hyped in any official reports from the club.
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