Universal Love Welcome to Freo - Heath Chapman (Pick 14 2020 National Draft)

[WilloTree]

Has only played 19 games and already a gun . Great news

Early days but that Draft starting to look pretty special.
Chappy - 19 games
Disco - 8 games
Walker - 27 games
(Western)
Cyclone - 19 games

 

[nurries]

Early days but that Draft starting to look pretty special.
Chappy - 19 games
Disco - 8 games
Walker - 27 games
(Western)
Cyclone - 19 games

Yep great crop. Our drafting since 2016 overall has been very good

 

[Purple Jesus]

Yep great crop. Our drafting since 2016 overall has been very good

Which is good because earlier than that it makes for some dire reading.

 

[Righteo]

We picked a pretty good time to bottom out. Such a shame we couldn't make 2018 count with the strong hand we had but at least we nailed the other 5 drafts.

 

[MadDocker]

I like him more and more...

Sauce - IF Patrick Dangerfield was a car ... THEN

 

[poshman]

A bit forgotten in rehab. I still have high hopes for Chappy.

Part of that is hoping we can start to be played up the ground and rotate between wing and back. I think he is under utilised in the backline as it is currently made up.

Put him in the middle with his increased size, evasion and skills. Maybe at some of the contests Jackson is on the bench or forward.

IMO he is to talented to leave in the back half unless they move clark or Young to the midfield and he is played in their role.

 

[sherrif]

A bit forgotten in rehab. I still have high hopes for Chappy.

Part of that is hoping we can start to be played up the ground and rotate between wing and back. I think he is under utilised in the backline as it is currently made up.

Put him in the middle with his increased size, evasion and skills. Maybe at some of the contests Jackson is on the bench or forward.

IMO he is to talented to leave in the back half unless they move clark or Young to the midfield and he is played in their role.

I think we had too many defenders trying to play loose and intercept kicks in our first few games. Our defence now has a better balance of attack and defence. That's why I think playing Chappy on a wing and then rotating him back when Young or Ryan are on the bench is an idea worth considering.

 

[Sean_09]

I think we had too many defenders trying to play loose and intercept kicks in our first few games. Our defence now has a better balance of attack and defence. That's why I think playing Chappy on a wing and then rotating him back when Young or Ryan are on the bench is an idea worth considering.

Hughes is playing his position until he's back. 3rd tall down back and rotation to a wing

 

[Megalon]

A bit forgotten in rehab. I still have high hopes for Chappy.

I find myself checking the injury list every couple of weeks to see where he's at. Seems like a particularly bad hammy but I trust Merriman to get it right. Speaking of who, we should be throwing the guy a 5 year contract, doing a great job

 

[Freomaniac]

We picked a pretty good time to bottom out. Such a shame we couldn't make 2018 count with the strong hand we had but at least we nailed the other 5 drafts.

2018 isnt bad....

ok Luke Valente didnt work out.

I am still holding on to faint hope Sam Sturt makes it. I admit I was Shane Kerstens biggest fan on the freo board when he had a solid 2017 season...

Lachie Schulz looks solid for a mature ager.

I was hoping Brett Bewley was gonna last a while too.

Jordan clark was pick 15 in that 2018 draft. We traded him in at the end of 2021.

I think between Jordan Clark, Lachie Schulz and Sam Sturt, I think Clark will be the last man standing

 

[mattis117]

I find myself checking the injury list every couple of weeks to see where he's at. Seems like a particularly bad hammy but I trust Merriman to get it right. Speaking of who, we should be throwing the guy a 5 year contract, doing a great job

Actually I think they are concerned about the back to back injuries and have put him on a strength program to ensure he breaks the run of strains. So he possibly could have returned sooner under a different rehab program.

Great to see them prioritising long term health and fitness over rushing players back only for them to get reinjured.

 

[Sweetback]

He’s had a major injury every year he’s been with us, which is a concern, but it does mean that he’s been able to hit the gym in rehab and looks massive now.

 

[mightymouse75]

I tore my hammy clean off at 46 doing the splits 2 years later and it feels 100%
Chappy will be fine now that Webber is no longer around with his voodoo medicine

 

[poshman]

I tore my hammy clean off at 46 doing the splits 2 years later and it feels 100%
Chappy will be fine now that Webber is no longer around with his voodoo medicine

Did you get all the way down or was it abort mission? I have so many questions haha

 

[Dayts]

I worry about Chappy talked about playing on the wing. Too much soft tissue stuff going on to be playing such a physically taxing role.
I think Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson

Age

48

Ht

182cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

14.1

5star

HB

5.6

4star

M

5.9

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.8

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.6

3star

said it last week but it would be good to see Young move into more of a midfield role. Like a Jordan Dawson

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Jordan Dawson

Age

27

Ht

191cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

11.4

4star

HB

5.7

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.8

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

15.7

4star

K

10.9

4star

HB

4.9

3star

M

2.9

3star

T

2.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.6

3star

type. Develop down back then move into the mid, where he can really maximize the deadly left foot

 

[FreoGirl]

Actually I think they are concerned about the back to back injuries and have put him on a strength program to ensure he breaks the run of strains. So he possibly could have returned sooner under a different rehab program.

Great to see them prioritising long term health and fitness over rushing players back only for them to get reinjured.

it's great to have that luxury

 

[Megalon]

Actually I think they are concerned about the back to back injuries and have put him on a strength program to ensure he breaks the run of strains. So he possibly could have returned sooner under a different rehab program.

Great to see them prioritising long term health and fitness over rushing players back only for them to get reinjured.

I'd forgotten about his previous injury TBH, was it a back or soft tissue I can't remember? Either way agree that long term health and fitness is the way

 

[Ge3ks]

 

[Swan Districts Kid]

Gee Heath's been hitting the weights during his injury layoff. Much bigger arms/upper body!

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[mayne iac]

He's like the forgotten one, can not wait for him to get back.

 

[poshman]

I am not sure what his best spot will be - but I am certain he has a tonne of talent. Looking forward to him getting a few games in the back half of the season.

 

[Sean_09]

I am not sure what his best spot will be - but I am certain he has a tonne of talent. Looking forward to him getting a few games in the back half of the season.

He's ready to claim his spot as Ruck Rover, Bontempelli style.

 

[Righteo]

The Other Unicorn.

 

[King Huskii]

He's a gun. He has missed a bit of footy but he has the tools to be A grade

 

[sherrif]

He's a gun. He has missed a bit of footy but he has the tools to be A grade

His first 10-12 games were absolutely superb. Since then he's had a ton of injuries that have slowed his progression but the talent is still there. Here's a reminder of some of the things he can do.