Player Watch Pick #18 (2016) - Sam Powell-Pepper

[Lagooner]

Our 2018 draftees get a lot of attention and rightly so but the 2016 class goes alright too. It’s a great haul especially when you consider that SPP, Marshall and Drew were later picks.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

It is getting to the point where every draft year since 2016 is borderline elite given the number or quality of picks.

 

[PJ Power]

Our 2018 draftees get a lot of attention and rightly so but the 2016 class goes alright too. It’s a great haul especially when you consider that SPP, Marshall and Drew were later picks.

Agree. Even the recruitment of Ladhams in the rookie draft deserves some credit.

 

[Stryke]

Some North numpty was posting that Zurhaar is twice the player SPP is lol

 

[Grave Danger]

Some North numpty was posting that Zurhaar is twice the player SPP is lol

SPP got more Brownlow votes in 2022 than Zoehrer has in his whole career - in fact SPP is nearly twice the player in Brownlow terms (19 votes to 10).

 

[Ford Fairlane]

That's ok, they can keep Zurhaha and we will keep Peps.

 

[TeeKray]

SPP has an underrated level of skill. Zurhaar is a decent player but lacks the skill that takes SPP from just being a wrecking ball to being a high impact player.

 

[JimmyBC]

Pepp can fukc ya gizzards out with 10 possessions.. lots of nuffies are blind to it.

 

[TazD]

Pepp can fukc ya gizzards out with 10 possessions.. lots of nuffies are blind to it.

Poetry

 

[Schulzenfest]

One of SPP and Zurhaar is a genuine tough guy; the other slags off a teenager on Instagram to try to sell his tote bags.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Sam and Charlie together in our forward line, put the wind up oppo defenders. Would love to see their double act working at full force on the MCG this September.

 

[RossFC]

 

[GremioPower]

I like his other goal more.

 

[RangaInTeal]

Only The one nomination for the week?

 

[Lawnchair Larry]

Managed to get into the change rooms after the Collingwood loss, through some completely obscure associations with Carr.
What struck me is how much SPP has come on as an ambassador of the club. Completely taken aback with the manner in which he interacted, without prompting, with the kids who were present. A rub on the head, a high 5 - splendid diplomacy. The others, despite the loss, were friendly when asked, but for SPP it was completely natural and unrequested.
Great marketing tool.

 

[RossFC]

 

[n4nirvana]

sometimes I feel like we need Sam in the midfield for his crash/bang, forcing the issue to change things up/turns things around at times

 

[JimmyBC]

sometimes I feel like we need Sam in the midfield for his crash/bang, forcing the issue to change things up/turns things around at times

It's a card to use in a final I reckon, run him through like a wrecking ball in a last quarter.

 

[Bundilla]

He is awesome. He just keep rolling forward hitting bodies pushing the ball ahead. He loves physical contact.

Very different to me when I played country footy!

 

[Jonts]

sometimes I feel like we need Sam in the midfield for his crash/bang, forcing the issue to change things up/turns things around at times

He started in a couple centre clearances didnt he?

 

[Peninsula Boy]

We have to seriously think about playing Powell-Pepper in back of the rotation minutes of the midfield and more centre bounces.

He has the tank and as others stated he gives us some grunt in there that Wines use to give us a bit.

 

[TazD]

Kenny's ace up the sleeve come finals will be Pep attending stoppage... as a ruck!

 

[Chrizzt]

He started in a couple centre clearances didnt he?

Reckon he only took one - and from what I saw looked like it wasn't planned. They were a man down in the centre and were waving at him to quickly fill a spot.

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

Outside chance for captain in 2024?

 

[Lefti93]

sometimes I feel like we need Sam in the midfield for his crash/bang, forcing the issue to change things up/turns things around at times

I can't understand for the life of me when we are crying out for a clearance in the last quarter why they don't chuck him in. I understand he's settled at HF, but throw him in there like Clarko would with Shaun Burgoyne back in the day.