Toast Welcome to Freo Hayden Young – Fremantle’s 1st 2019 National Draft Pick [Pick #7]
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Finally, after 20 rounds my buddy "tag line" finally comes true! Ya ****ing ripper. Three more games, three more nominations for my buddy, please!!
https://www.afl.com.au/news/658822/back-with-a-bang-young-docker-marks-return-with-rising-star-nom
https://www.afl.com.au/news/658822/back-with-a-bang-young-docker-marks-return-with-rising-star-nom
Serong reminds me a lot of Haselby. But Young is Hodge. I’m backing him to be the best player on our list in no time.
Kicking and intercept marking as advertised but what was really impressive was some of his handballing. Some lethal kicks are terrible handballers as they've always been told to kick. Particularly those who play off half back.
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Not just 20 rounds, but had to wait after his bad luck with injury last year.
Well deserved for the young Young!
And well done Dockers for recruiting this core of talented determined players.
Wizard
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Reminds me of a Mundy of about 21-22 years old.
A bit of Daniel Rich and Mundy in him. Elite kick like both of them. Bit of a lumbering type like Mundy (Rich is slow but that hasn't held him back).
Wouldn't mind seeing him develop into more of a large midfielder with elite kicking skills, which would complement Brayshaw, Serong really well.
We seem to be covered for rebounding half back flankers, particularly once Chapman comes back. Chuck him in the middle.
Darcy, Brayshaw, Cerra, Serong, Young plus Fyfe, Mundy for a few more years. Need more midfield depth in future though. Hopefully we get Erasmus and Henry comes on.
Wouldn't mind seeing him develop into more of a large midfielder with elite kicking skills, which would complement Brayshaw, Serong really well.
We seem to be covered for rebounding half back flankers, particularly once Chapman comes back. Chuck him in the middle.
Darcy, Brayshaw, Cerra, Serong, Young plus Fyfe, Mundy for a few more years. Need more midfield depth in future though. Hopefully we get Erasmus and Henry comes on.
Personally I agree with you, and would have a long discussion with Fyfe about playing 80% forward. Challenge him to become the forward we need right now., and spend the preseason getting it to function.
Except that Haselby was fat, lazy and soft.
edward powlett
tassie ted
Serong and Luke Ryan are the blokes you want when things get heated.Haze not so much.
this is an absolute no brainer. we need fyfe forward, like lyon didnt tolerate pav going midfield.
midfield is excellent (maybe need another winger and better depth, henry can be the winger)
defence is excellent, walker, chapman and young replace hughes, wilson and conca
forward line is a deadset warzone.
currently
tab
lobb
treacy
banfield
colyer
shultz
crowden
switkowski
Henry
Next year
Treacy (more dev + preseason)
Tab
Fyfe
Walters/henry (rotate forward/wing)
Sturt
Draftee?
Hughes (defensive fwd?)
one of: Shultz, Swit
Western
surely we can create better scoring and have targets ahead of the ball that can halve or win more 1v1's
midfield is excellent (maybe need another winger and better depth, henry can be the winger)
defence is excellent, walker, chapman and young replace hughes, wilson and conca
forward line is a deadset warzone.
currently
tab
lobb
treacy
banfield
colyer
shultz
crowden
switkowski
Henry
Next year
Treacy (more dev + preseason)
Tab
Fyfe
Walters/henry (rotate forward/wing)
Sturt
Draftee?
Hughes (defensive fwd?)
one of: Shultz, Swit
Western
surely we can create better scoring and have targets ahead of the ball that can halve or win more 1v1's
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Imagine if this comes true. With Young and Brayshaw we’d effectively have a Hodge and Selwood.
Listening to hayden talk today i was thinking gee that voice doesn't seem to match the face. First time i heard him speak.
Got a pretty deep voice for a youngster.
Looks a ripper by the way and what about his quote "The future is now".
Has JL created his own sayings for the group
Got a pretty deep voice for a youngster.
Looks a ripper by the way and what about his quote "The future is now".
Has JL created his own sayings for the group
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I’m pretty sure ‘being the best I can be’ is a club mantra. They say it a lot.
Purple Jesus
not jess
CHF. Had his name all over it from day one. Slim down a bit, and kick 10000000 goals under every possible condition. Have Pav coach him, 1:1 for the entire preseason.
There is no way Wilson is anywhere near getting replaced any time soon. His average game is better than the best games Walker and Chapman have produced for the club. Hughes will be back in the 22 pretty quickly too if he produces the form he produced pre-injury.
Conca is three weeks away from being delisted and hasn’t played in weeks despite being fit. No ones replacing him now - it happened half way through the season.
Young’s performances are actually on another level to Walker and Chapman who’ve shown glimpses.
edward powlett
tassie ted
You do understand that Walker and Chapman are in their first season atthis level don't you mate?
What difference does that make when talking about our best 22? People are talking like they’re already better players than Wilson which is simply not the case or even close. I really don’t get why people want to replace a very good rebounder so desperately.
We’re talking a gap in performance that’ll take 3-4 years to cover at least by which time Wilson will be beyond 30.
I don’t think my post writes off Walker or Chapman in any way, shape or form. I actually think Chapman will be quite special tbh. Talking about Wilson like he’s about to lose his spot to first year players is simply inaccurate.
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You mean Rising Star, AA, 4 Derby medals, 6 x Top 5 Doig Medals including a r/u, back and groin injuries, knee reco, 200+ games for our club Hasleby? That guy?
The one that led hard ball gets and contested possessions in 4 separate seasons? The clearance machine with his fast hands out of a pack? That Hasleby?
Hase is so very underrrated on this board.
Agree on Fyfe (provided he can sort out his goalkicking). He is clearly feeling the effects of years of crashing into bodies in the packs and has also stated he is very worried about the effects of concussion. Time may be nigh to extend his career by sending him forward, pinch hitting in the middle when needed like Pav did (wish he could kick like Pav!!).
Hopefully we can get some further x-factor in our forward line with someone like Motlop in the draft, who becomes our Ky Pickett and/or Sturt. I'm not sold on Traecy.
Back to Young. He's a future goalkicking mid IMO, his ceiling is the highest there. Could become an absolute weapon.
It isn't just that Fyfe can do it (pending a preseason dedicated to the role), it is also that our young midfielders are maturing rapidly, and the move would be beneficial to them.
I think he just looked like had played 100 games against Richmond. You could be right but I have Brayshaw as our best youngster at this stage .Liked Young from the first time I saw him play . Said to my wife "this kid can play" , I said the same thing to my wife the first time I saw Pavlich play and I can't remember any other time I have said it . Could it be an omen?
Hughes as a forward??? Looks like a player who prefers the ball in front of him and not that agile . And if Sturt is fit he plays that medium height forward role .
