Pick 61 - Dom Barry

[MrPortAdelaide]

why do i feel he's better than Impey already? i know the bar is low but afterall we did gift him 40 games

 

[Magus]

why do i feel he's better than Impey already? i know the bar is low but afterall we did gift him 40 games

The bar is set at 10 possessions, 1 goal, a few tackles and minimal turnovers. I have faith that he can do it.

 

[Doctor Feel]

I reckon Impey will improve massively at the Hawks. They'll give him the tough love we never did. Impey was never going to be anything at Port, but he may well be something pretty good elsewhere.

In regards to dom barry, I wasn't sold on the pick then and i'm not sold now. Mostly because he's basically SANFL tier and still has lots of improving to do, and at his age - it may be hard to take that step. He does have the right mindset this time around though.

 

[RangaInTeal]

I reckon Impey will improve massively at the Hawks. They'll give him the tough love we never did. Impey was never going to be anything at Port, but he may well be something pretty good elsewhere.

In regards to dom barry, I wasn't sold on the pick then and i'm not sold now. Mostly because he's basically SANFL tier and still has lots of improving to do, and at his age - it may be hard to take that step. He does have the right mindset this time around though.

What do you mean this time around?

 

[chiwigi]

What do you mean this time around?

He used to be in the AFL system with Melbourne.

 

[Amarula]

He used to be in the AFL system with Melbourne.

Melbourne didn't want to let him go either, they liked the way he was developing but it was him who chose to leave for personal reasons. The knock on him was that what he did, he did well, but he needed to be in the game more. In the time since then he's certainly developed physically and he's probably developed mentally, so I'm really keen to see what he can do. He's not best 22 as things stand at this moment, but could have a lot of upside. A great speculative buy.

 

[Magus]

I reckon Impey will improve massively at the Hawks. They'll give him the tough love we never did. Impey was never going to be anything at Port, but he may well be something pretty good elsewhere.

In regards to dom barry, I wasn't sold on the pick then and i'm not sold now. Mostly because he's basically SANFL tier and still has lots of improving to do, and at his age - it may be hard to take that step. He does have the right mindset this time around though.

You could basically interchange the names of Barry and Impey and either statement could be true. Only time will tell IMO.

 

[G3TWOTYAD3S3RV]

I reckon Impey will improve massively at the Hawks. They'll give him the tough love we never did. Impey was never going to be anything at Port, but he may well be something pretty good elsewhere.

In regards to dom barry, I wasn't sold on the pick then and i'm not sold now. Mostly because he's basically SANFL tier and still has lots of improving to do, and at his age - it may be hard to take that step. He does have the right mindset this time around though.

What like put a blowtorch up his arse ?

 

[Visenfest]

I reckon Impey will improve massively at the Hawks. They'll give him the tough love we never did. Impey was never going to be anything at Port, but he may well be something pretty good elsewhere.

In regards to dom barry, I wasn't sold on the pick then and i'm not sold now. Mostly because he's basically SANFL tier and still has lots of improving to do, and at his age - it may be hard to take that step. He does have the right mindset this time around though.

Age? He's 23 not 33 farken. He's still young and every chance to take that step from Sanfl to AFL level.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Age? He's 23 not 33 farken. He's still young and every chance to take that step from Sanfl to AFL level.

23 is getting on the older side if you haven't "made it" yet.

 

[Visenfest]

23 is getting on the older side if you haven't "made it" yet.

Nah, he's got plenty of time. If you give him, say, 2 or 3 years to hit AFL level, he'd be up and running by 25/26. I do agree that he's a speculative pick though.

 

[Power Raid]

Fingers crossed he shines in his new surroundings

 

[Jonts]

Dom Barry left on his own accord for family reasons from Melbourne didn't he? I think he'll play 5+ games this year

 

[devil demon]

Melbourne didn't want to let him go either, they liked the way he was developing but it was him who chose to leave for personal reasons. The knock on him was that what he did, he did well, but he needed to be in the game more. In the time since then he's certainly developed physically and he's probably developed mentally, so I'm really keen to see what he can do. He's not best 22 as things stand at this moment, but could have a lot of upside. A great speculative buy.

Sorry to intrude just thought I would add a Melbourne supporter perspective.

When Dom was picked to play all, a lot of the supporters were questioning why he was picked as he had not starred in VFL level to justify selection. And he was barely noticeable in his handful of afl games.

But the club had a lot of faith in him and signed him up to a 2 year deal. I didn't hint too much disappointment went he quit his deal as we got more list space.

Hopefully, he has improved and is finding a bit more of the ball these days.

 

[GremioPower]

We hired his former coach before the draft. We know what we have picked.

 

[Forzaport]

Just to keep Barry’s drafting in perspective, he has replaced our depth players. This long overdue cycling of the list at least gives more players opportunities to succeed and gives us the chance to find better players. If Barry proves to be a better option then great, if not, we keep turning over our depth as we should have been doing all along.

 

[GoPorts]

Just to keep Barry’s drafting in perspective, he has replaced our depth players. This long overdue cycling of the list at least gives more players opportunities to succeed and gives us the chance to find better players. If Barry proves to be a better option then great, if not, we keep turning over our depth as we should have been doing all along.

But maybe one more year is all it would have taken for Impey, Young, Ah Chee et al to really star at Port.
Having said that it works both ways. Impey will be closer to family and the other guys will get more opportunity at their new clubs so any improvement they have would likely not happen if they stayed

 

[Andre]

But maybe one more year is all it would have taken for Impey, Young, Ah Chee et al to really star at Port.
Having said that it works both ways. Impey will be closer to family and the other guys will get more opportunity at their new clubs so any improvement they have would likely not happen if they stayed

Nah, this is the attitude that held us back over 2015-2017, we weren't ruthless enough. They all wanted out and would likely have stagnated next year if they'd remained (certainly much higher odds then suddenly improving).

 

[GoPorts]

Nah, this is the attitude that held us back over 2015-2017, we weren't ruthless enough. They all wanted out and would likely have stagnated next year if they'd remained (certainly much higher odds then suddenly improving).

 

[wilbur_15]

Came 2nd in the 3km time trial today. Didn't realise he was the endurance type.

 

[RangaInTeal]

Came 2nd in the 3km time trial today. Didn't realise he was the endurance type.

Absolutely, not a usual Central Australian Footballer with his time Boarding in Vic. A super athlete, while still being explosive

 

[TimmyD11]

Nah, this is the attitude that held us back over 2015-2017, we weren't ruthless enough. They all wanted out and would likely have stagnated next year if they'd remained (certainly much higher odds then suddenly improving).

Agree. I don't think there is a greater example of this than Butcher. How many years was he on the list? And even when he was finally delisted there were still people hoping we'd rookie him and he'd become the next Tredrea.

No doubt if we had delisted him much earlier we would have drafted an extra tall forward instead of just Howard whose now looking like a CHB and Marshall who was drafted once Butch was delisted. No I'm not forgetting Harvey.

 

[Andre]

Agree. I don't think there is a greater example of this than Butcher. How many years was he on the list? And even when he was finally delisted there were still people hoping we'd rookie him and he'd become the next Tredrea.

No doubt if we had delisted him much earlier we would have drafted an extra tall forward instead of just Howard whose now looking like a CHB and Marshall who was drafted once Butch was delisted. No I'm not forgetting Harvey.

Nah, Butcher was a top ten KPF pick. That's the one exception to the rule for keeping on, hoping they'll come good (or in Butcher's case given a decent run of games, instead of picking the likes of Sam Gray to beat up on a pathetic Brisbane in 2014). And his been on the list wasn't an excuse for not drafting additional KPF's. That was separate poor list management.

 

[TimmyD11]

Nah, Butcher was a top ten KPF pick. That's the one exception to the rule for keeping on, hoping they'll come good (or in Butcher's case given a decent run of games, instead of picking the likes of Sam Gray to beat up on a pathetic Brisbane in 2014). And his been on the list wasn't an excuse for not drafting additional KPF's. That was separate poor list management.

Partly agree. Yes top draft picks get more opportunity, the same as top talent gets more opportunity, just look at all the top players who have been given endless chances eg. Bennell, Cousins, even Krakouer for us. But that simply mean that it's even more important to make the call sooner rather than later as it's too easy to keep a player on the list for even longer than a lower pick and get the same output. We held on to Moore a season to long, probably because he was a decent pick. We moved Young on a season earlier probably because he wasn't as high, but you could argue he still should have been traded a year earlier. As for not drafting another KPF, I agree it probably was our own fault we didn't draft another one despite Butch still being on the list but had he not been there altogether it's hard to see us not being forced to draft one more by virtue of not having enough players in the KPF column at draft time.

 

[Amarula]

Like many things, these decisions are more obvious in hindsight than they were at the time.