Player Watch Sam McLarty (Delisted 2018)

[Mame]

CTV Vid:

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/video/2016-11-25/draft-highlights-sam-mclarty

Looks a beauty!

 

[Hong Kong Pie]

Welcome, Sam!

Love that we've gone for a strong marker. Hope you get some strength and conditioning up over the next year, and play some good, promising footy, son.

 

[Good_Old]

Welcome aboard McLarty.

Something tells me if we picked Jesus at number 98 someone wouldn't be happy about it.

I'm glad we didn't, he goes missing far to often.

 

[shizzle]

I'm ok with the pick, I like that he's a big lump of a lad, seems to have a bit of toe for his size, and is strong overhead.

The shoulder being a slight concern, and potentially disposal.

Good luck to him, he's one of ours so I hope he has a long, healthy and successful career with us.

 

[TW Sherrin]

CTV Vid:

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/video/2016-11-25/draft-highlights-sam-mclarty

Good hands, good mover and decent kick.

 

[TradeDraft]

Looks a beauty!

That was a Larger Sample Size then a Youtube One

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Can't pick a player that doesn't exist.

 

[MightyPies2010]

That 1 minute clip looks a lot better than the first one. Some of those marks and leaps; wow. Talk about sticky fingers. Let's hope the shoulder holds up.


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One thing is for sure, the first one showed he had no left foot!

 

[legendstatus]

I wouldn't either. From all report he was small and not very athletic. It's also very difficult to play our game in sandals and robes.

Apparently his second efforts are legendary!


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[Saintly Viewed]

Sounds Promising but the Injury Concern is a Worry. Good that he is Versatile

Gives our esteemed Davoren something to tinker with

 

[Mame]

Good hands, good mover and decent kick.

Pretty tall too

 

[Snoop Dog]

And just for the record Snoop did list McLarty, write up as follows...

Sam McLarty / Oakleigh / 197cm / 91kg

Really liked this kid last year but injuries stopped him from really showing us his best. I think the other thing with Sam is he a key forward or back. I like him as a back and think he could be a ripper. Loves the contest and hits the pack pretty hard. Good mover across the ground and his ball use is good for a kid his size. He is an attacking defender as well so that might see him get an edge on others. Problem is he has a dodgy shoulder and clubs will be wary of him.

Welcome to the Pies young fella, may your career be littered with premiership medallions.

Guys just reading some of the comments on him bit worried people are disappointed...dont be.

If you want to watch some of his best footy try and get some vision of his u18 footy last year along with last years TAC GF.

Sam is a good player. He is a big boy, he is athletic and tough and he runs into dangerous positions to intercept. I would have had him top 10 at end of last year but his injuries worried me this year and hence couldn't have higher. Club will have done their homework.

Vs Cox for instance I would say he is more mobile, they can both intercept mark, Brennan is probably a better kick long but Sam is a better kick short distance. I haven't watched the vision some of you have put up but dont walk way with a view he is a poor user. When I have watched him I haven't walked away worried about his skill levels. The only knock I have really ever had on his game is sometimes he isn't adventurous enough with his kicking. Remember he is an Oakleigh kid and we know those boys v well.

 

[Apex36]

The pundits form their opinions primarily on the back of the TAC cup, u18 carnival amd then draft camp results.

Last year Seir and Wills raised eyebrows as they played footy for their private schools...so the "pundits" had nothing to rate them on.

A player like Sam who is injured and barely plays is always going to be "speculative" when trying to rate him against other kids who played full seasons.

All it highlights is that clubs have much larger scouting networks them the so called draft experts.

But if you play in the carnival, have your name quoted in a few phantom drafts by draft "experts" you then become a known name and supporters become familiar and comfortable with them. Then a few posters read a few articles start throwing around some of the familiar kids and then a ground swell of excitement develops....ie for Battle this year.

Gambling is a completely different kettle of fish to trying to identify talent.

Wills was a Collingwood VFL player.

 

[Mame]

One thing is for sure, the first one showed he had no left foot!

One more than Brown then?

 

[Saintly Viewed]

But was Sier not the definition of "speculative". Then he has followed it up with another first pick which has taken the "pundits" by surprise. We do know that the "pundits" generally are pretty accurate year after year in their overall draft predictions. Hence my concern regarding the human frailties I outlined above. I think you will find that Sier and McClarty are both very big calls in terms of determining the future of Derek Hine. He's either going to be proved to be very clever, or a failed gambler.

The big difference between the two of Sier and McLarty is that McLarty has demonstrable exposure.
Strong last year I believe, plays key both ends, very tall, good grab. So has more to say he's a top 25 to 50 type.
Sier is a bit different, I imagine they've seen things and taking the punt for a huge upside.

 

[NT.Thunder]

What's the deal with his kicking? Looks like he's been at Collingwood for years.

 

[Stoods]

Guys just reading some of the comments on him bit worried people are disappointed...dont be.

If you want to watch some of his best footy try and get some vision of his u18 footy last year along with last years TAC GF.

Sam is a good player. He is a big boy, he is athletic and tough and he runs into dangerous positions to intercept. I would have had him top 10 at end of last year but his injuries worried me this year and hence couldn't have higher. Club will have done their homework.

Vs Cox for instance I would say he is more mobile, they can both intercept mark, Brennan is probably a better kick long but Sam is a better kick short distance. I haven't watched the vision some of you have put up but dont walk way with a view he is a poor user. When I have watched him I haven't walked away worried about his skill levels. The only knock I have really ever had on his game is sometimes he isn't adventurous enough with his kicking. Remember he is an Oakleigh kid and we know those boys v well.

So did he only play one game this year snoop? Due to injury?

 

[Saintly Viewed]

One thing is for sure, the first one showed he had no left foot!

Must be hard hopping along

 

[Good_Old]

Must be hard hopping along

This has me worried, will be knocked off the ball very easily.

 

[Anzacday]

For the late comers there's a better video of him here...
http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/video/2016-11-25/draft-highlights-sam-mclarty


Really wish people would try to paint players in a positive light for a change.

 

[TradeDraft]

Guys just reading some of the comments on him bit worried people are disappointed...dont be.

If you want to watch some of his best footy try and get some vision of his u18 footy last year along with last years TAC GF.

Sam is a good player. He is a big boy, he is athletic and tough and he runs into dangerous positions to intercept. I would have had him top 10 at end of last year but his injuries worried me this year and hence couldn't have higher. Club will have done their homework.

Vs Cox for instance I would say he is more mobile, they can both intercept mark, Brennan is probably a better kick long but Sam is a better kick short distance. I haven't watched the vision some of you have put up but dont walk way with a view he is a poor user. When I have watched him I haven't walked away worried about his skill levels. The only knock I have really ever had on his game is sometimes he isn't adventurous enough with his kicking. Remember he is an Oakleigh kid and we know those boys v well.

So Hopefully with the Shoulder we got a Talented Kid who could go quite Higher IF Fit

 

[doodles98]

The pundits form their opinions primarily on the back of the TAC cup, u18 carnival amd then draft camp results.

Last year Seir and Wills raised eyebrows as they played footy for their private schools...so the "pundits" had nothing to rate them on.

A player like Sam who is injured and barely plays is always going to be "speculative" when trying to rate him against other kids who played full seasons.

All it highlights is that clubs have much larger scouting networks them the so called draft experts.

But if you play in the carnival, have your name quoted in a few phantom drafts by draft "experts" you then become a known name and supporters become familiar and comfortable with them. Then a few posters read a few articles start throwing around some of the familiar kids and then a ground swell of excitement develops....ie for Battle this year.

Gambling is a completely different kettle of fish to trying to identify talent.

It is gambling... If you are going to draft someone from off-broadway, who is playing school footy or who has not played much TAC cup and has injury issues; then you are knowingly drafting against odds. Effectively you are drafting on a much reduced sample size and against a lower quality of known opposition. Hine has stuck his neck out these last 2 drafts. Either he is a very very clever guy at identifying schoolboys talent or he is suffering from the affliction I was talking about. Time will tell.

 

[doppleganger]

Wills was a Collingwood VFL player.

Yeah another group that arent highly rated by the draft experts...mature guys playing VFL/SANFL or WAFL

 

[Snoop Dog]

So did he only play one game this year snoop? Due to injury?

nope think played maybe half a dozen or so in the TAc. Def played 1 game in champs and from memory was game at Geelong but stand corrected as might be thinking of last year. If am right did a couple nice things in that game intercepting. I'm happy with that pick.

 

[swoop42]

The red hair surely helps.

An angry ginger should be feared.