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List Mgmt. Welcome Harley Reid (Pick 1, 2023 National Draft)
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Tholstrup has massive wraps on Oliver, reckons he’s been ever part of the mentor and senior clubman, but that’s for a different thread.
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He was always gonna be a complete midfielder.
Never bought the crap from all his detractors attempting to downplay the hype.
There was never an alternative if you held the first pick.
No number of players from splitting were ever gonna equal him.
Never bought the crap from all his detractors attempting to downplay the hype.
There was never an alternative if you held the first pick.
No number of players from splitting were ever gonna equal him.
JD has just been through two years where he has had no support , trying to lead a forward line devoid of numbers ,with a non existent midfield spraying the ball and virtually never going into a contest without being double teamed .
He’s needed broad shoulders!
Maybe now he’s starting to get a bit of joy back in playing footy! Yes he makes me want to tear my hair out at times, but he’s been a warrior and a great club servant!
Craziest subtlest angles allied with a spectacularly unsubtle fxxx off weed….
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Maybe not now but if McKercher and Duursma become top line players (even if they're both at North), it will be an interesting debate. Not that North were ever offering 2 and 3 for Reid anyway.
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The first two everyone says nice things about them and they both seem genuinely decent guys.
The latter - eh, the Melbourne police might have an alternative viewpoint.
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One little thing in the double fend of Petracca/Oliver is he then goes backwards to check if Oliver is there to tackle (& likely receive another don't argue.Not sure if posted here but afl.com.au has a montage of the best moments:
Fend-offs and finishes: The best of Harley Reid against the Dees
Harley Reid pulls out all the tricks as he leads the way for an upset Eagles winwww.afl.com.au
Crazy footy awareness/IQ/confidence.
Most players would put it straight to boot.
Bruce McAvaney would love to still be commentating with this special talent
That's some great early footage, the moves are all there already...
Not sure if already posted, but yet another read on Reid....
Big fish, small pond: A sponsorship goldmine awaits Harley Reid - he'd be mad to ever leave the Eagles
The hype and attention he is gaining from just nine games is phenomenal – and could almost like a money printer for the 19-year-old if leveraged correctly.
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Yeah back in 22 there was a fair bit of chat he would have gone at pick 1 instead of Ashcroft. Has had all the tools for a while. Still it's quite a impressive ability to take it straight away to senior level.
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Now that we’ve had Harley’s double fend-off a couple of times, I am looking forward to a triple fend-off in the near future.
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Just looking forward to the day he does this:
View attachment Six-Year-Old Footballer Stiff-Arms Five Other Players in Touchdown.mp4
Ran too far, free kick Collingwood
Puts the ball in between his legs to fend off two players at once.
Didn't he already do that?
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Anatomy of a fend-off: What goes into Reid's signature move
It's the perfect blend of balance, strength, power, pace, composure and timing. But not many players can pull it off. 'It' is the effective fend-off
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The video in the article should have a nsfw warning ‘cause damn boy
lol I’m glad he plays for us because it would be bloody annoying to be an opposition fan with all this media hype. People thought Nic Natmania was bad!Anatomy of a fend-off: What goes into Reid's signature move
It's the perfect blend of balance, strength, power, pace, composure and timing. But not many players can pull it off. 'It' is the effective fend-off
The video in the article should have a nsfw warning ‘cause damn boy
My favourite isn't even a fend off, it's the one at 01:49 on the boundary. Doesn't plant his feet and get toppled over, goes a tiny bit with the tackle before he plants his feet wide of the boundary and the tackle falls away.Anatomy of a fend-off: What goes into Reid's signature move
It's the perfect blend of balance, strength, power, pace, composure and timing. But not many players can pull it off. 'It' is the effective fend-off
The video in the article should have a nsfw warning ‘cause damn boy
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Nic Nat never had this much attention early in his career. Might be because Harley’s Victorian that propels it somewhat
Teams and midfielders will be working on the 'Harley counter-fend off technique'.
Be curious to see how that pans out over the coming games.
It will backfire on him (spectacularly?) at some stage, and whoever does it will get equal publicity, as Yeo did when he broke Dusty's fend-off.
But it won't stop Harley of course, he'll learn from it and adjust.
Other players are polishing up on their fend-offs, it's always been around, but now come into focus as an effective tactic for gaining space and time..
The Crows are waiting for their turn... ((;
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Hope coaches tell players to give up and just tackle Harley at the hips.
Other players have tackled Harley pretty sure it happened with sereong tackling Harley
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From memory Nic Nat's second game was in pouring rain against the reiging champs where he kicked 3 goals and won the game for West Coast. He got nomination for goal of the week that round. Didn't he also get a nomination for mark of the week in his first game?
There was a lot of hype, but the nature of bigmen is that they start a bit slower than ready made midfielders.
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Great article...he says it backfired once and he got an injured leg from it...amazing the amount of practise he put into it, palming off heavy medicine balls! He has entered the arena fully versed and dedicated to his craft!Anatomy of a fend-off: What goes into Reid's signature move
It's the perfect blend of balance, strength, power, pace, composure and timing. But not many players can pull it off. 'It' is the effective fend-off
The video in the article should have a nsfw warning ‘cause damn boy
Not sure if it's the same instance on the wing, pretty sure Serong did what Yeo did to Dusty with a slap down of the hand, held back, knocked the arm down and took him over the boundary.
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