Toast Welcome to Fremantle Neil Erasmus (pick 10 2021 AFL Draft)

[freo_leo29]

Mate you had a really lame dig at a (very) young player learning his craft, and were rightfully piled on for being a tosser. Erasmus shows you to be very wrong today - just own it

His weaknesses were still on show today

• Still not much burst from contests
• disposal iffy, missed handballs and kicks
• looked slow on the spread (prime example was when he and banfield had the 2 on 1 running towards goal and stuffed it)
• Got caught in traffic a few times

He also did a lot of good things but certainly not enough to prove people wrong on his potential ceiling as of yet

 

[millsy]

His weaknesses were still on show today

• Still not much burst from contests
• disposal iffy, missed handballs and kicks
• looked slow on the spread (prime example was when he and banfield had the 2 on 1 running towards goal and stuffed it)
• Got caught in traffic a few times

He also did a lot of good things but certainly not enough to prove people wrong on his potential ceiling as of yet

For clarity where have you got his potential ceiling currently?

 

[Sean_09]

Is still only 19 and just played his 10th game. That HTB on Tom Mitchell with the arm trap? Outstandingly good tackling technique and fearless. Could be a special talent if he can put it all together.

Edit: Just saw he's listed at 190cm? Deceptively tall and still time to grow

 

[Purple Jesus]

Is still only 19 and just played his 10th game. That HTB on Tom Mitchell with the arm trap? Outstandingly good tackling technique and fearless. Could be a special talent if he can put it all together.

Edit: Just saw he's listed at 190cm? Deceptively tall and still time to grow

2-3 years and we have peak Serong, Brayshaw, Johnson and Erasmus in there with Jackson and Darcy. Perfect age profiles and will have no excuses then. Desperately need a good mids coach now to give it time to bed in for then.

 

[Righteo]

For clarity where have you got his potential ceiling currently?

P Cripps

 

[freo_leo29]

For clarity where have you got his potential ceiling currently?

Ceiling is too hard but I've got him projecting Matt Crouch so far, solid accumulator and tackler

 

[dropbear101]

elliot yeo

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Elliot Yeo

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31

Ht

191cm

Wt

91kg

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Last 5

D

19.5

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.5

5star

MG

377.9

5star

D

18.9

4star

K

10.9

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

5.8

5star

MG

287.4

4star

D

16.6

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.6

3star

for me.

 

[FreoRicci]

Him or Johnson should get the Rising Star nomination. Probably Johnson on his body of work.
But both stood up and willed the contest

 

[Pussinbootz]

Him or Johnson should get the Rising Star nomination. Probably Johnson on his body of work.
But both stood up and willed the contest

Criminal that Johnson hasn’t received a nom yet, but Erasmus deserves it based off that game. 10 tackles!

 

[Cobbler]

13 contested possessions
10 tackles

Did some serious grunt work. Seriously young. A couple of preseasons and could be a Fyfe type wrecking ball through the midfield.

Agree with some other comments. Gets caught. Seems to lack urgency, not in a Matthew Johnson ‘matrix’ style of elusiveness. More like a, doesn’t have that instinct of where his team mates are.

I can easily see this bloke as a Fyfe lite version.

Him and Johnson 3 years from now with mature bodies are exactly what we’re needing now.

We do have some serious great youth.

 

[Superkoops]

13 contested possessions
10 tackles

Did some serious grunt work. Seriously young. A couple of preseasons and could be a Fyfe type wrecking ball through the midfield.

Agree with some other comments. Gets caught. Seems to lack urgency, not in a Matthew Johnson ‘matrix’ style of elusiveness. More like a, doesn’t have that instinct of where his team mates are.

I can easily see this bloke as a Fyfe lite version.

Him and Johnson 3 years from now with mature bodies are exactly what we’re needing now.

We do have some serious great youth.

He just takes a little too long to dispose of the ball by foot and hand. Then under pressure or gets caught. But every game played he gets a little better. Hopefully he can start to add a bit of size this coming pre-season.

Thought he played quite well and moves well up and down the ground.

 

[Cobbler]

He just takes a little too long to dispose of the ball by foot and hand. Then under pressure or gets caught. But every game played he gets a little better. Hopefully he can start to add a bit of size this coming pre-season.

Thought he played quite well and moves well up and down the ground.

Patience required.

Johnson also takes too long but he has an incredible ability to break tackles and/ or free his arms. Like others have said very Pendlebury like.

Erasmus can find the ball and there’s been some nice signs.

 

[estibador]

Maybe Erasmus is a victim of having similar weaknesses to the rest of our mids. Johnson adds something different, which I guess is more exciting than more of the same good traits?

I actually think some of Erasmus' projected strengths are exactly what we are missing in our midfield at the moment. A powerful, big-bodied contested bull who won't be walked through by the big boys from other teams.

 

[apuchar]

Yeah. That lack if awareness was not evident in his junior footy. I know it is quicker in the Afl but he seemed to know where his teammates where in juniors and disposed of it more instinctively

 

[Spirit Level]

Stood up against the best team in the comp at the MCG, that tells me he has something

 

[rgauci]

Kids a gun, the flaws will iron out with experience.

 

[wakojako]

At least this thread will be quiet now for a while. Ridiculous to write off a player that young and inexperienced.

 

[Pussinbootz]

At least this thread will be quiet now for a while. Ridiculous to write off a player that young and inexperienced.

Who wrote him off?

 

[nurries]

Erasmus is a tough kid who works hard. Like Andy but a bigger unit when he fills out. He will work on defiencies and will be first to training and last to leave. I am not worried at all about him. Him and Johnno could be the Mundy / Fyfe replacements in time

 

[free at last]

Clearly Erasmus’s best game today! I’m confident now we’ve got a very solid,tough as nails on baller.He reminds me of a taller & probably slower Rory Sloane

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Rory Sloane

Age

34

Ht

183cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

11.9

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

6.6

5star

CL

5.7

5star

D

15.3

4star

K

7.3

3star

HB

8.0

4star

M

1.3

1star

T

3.3

4star

CL

4.2

5star

D

22.2

5star

K

8.6

4star

HB

13.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

6.0

5star

CL

4.6

5star

like type on baller….Can see him having potential concussions issues over his career- the lad is fearless.

 

[theGav56]

Don’t discount the headless chook.

One of my aunts had a rooster that would torment her daily. When grandad went on a cull, and finally lopped the roosters head off, the body got up, and chased my aunt around for a few more minutes.

Sounds like a potential game plan.

 

[Fyfster]

Erasmus will have a better time in traffic when he carries the bulk to shrug off the short people trying to bring him down.

When he builds his core will be a very solid AFL player , Will stand up in those tackles and distribute by hand look at Rory Laird slow as treacle , Tackles well , positions himself well and has a strong core , Erasmus is taller , he is going to be ok just going to take a little longer like many of the COVID effected drafts , Just no competition for a couple of years set them back , just be patient.

 

[free at last]

Our first three picks in the 2021 AFL draft are starting to shape as pretty sound selections.

 

[Dockeroo]

Another game or two like today and he could come into the reckoning for RS nom. Would be a nice confidence boost for the kid

 

[King Tenz]

Another game or two like today and he could come into the reckoning for RS nom. Would be a nice confidence boost for the kid

If you check the stats, he clearly should be the front runner for a nomination this week. Just depends on if they want to reward an individual performance or go back to the annoying 'body of work' nomination.

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