Player Watch Welcome to Port Adelaide Pick #15 (2024) - Joe Berry

[rogerjames]

Obviously nowhere near enough footage to get a clear idea of how good he will be but my early observations from the footage:

*Very well balanced
*Nice balanced kicking style, weights the ball well, gets ball on boot effortlessly
*Has foot speed
*Works hard, chases & tackles but needs to improve preventing opp from moving the ball on during tackle
*A few times looked a bit fumbly trying to pick up the low ball, didn't get low enuf imo

That's my 2c worth

 

[Ant Bear]

I hope he's as good as his brothers Jarrod and Sam

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

So is Berry going to be the kid we bag the club for drafting until he shows he’s a good selection and then we start talking him up as a Robbie Gray pick ?

Yes, for me rightly or wrongly, he has to be our most under pressure pick we've had since Boak just because currently the Houston trade is considered one of the worst trades ever in footy.

 

[Coobk001]

Obviously nowhere near enough footage to get a clear idea of how good he will be but my early observations from the footage:

*Very well balanced
*Nice balanced kicking style, weights the ball well, gets ball on boot effortlessly
*Has foot speed
*Works hard, chases & tackles but needs to improve preventing opp from moving the ball on during tackle
*A few times looked a bit fumbly trying to pick up the low ball, didn't get low enuf imo

That's my 2c worth

I'd like to see some elite small forward vision of him snapping some miracle goals or twisting and turning in tight to create scores. Those are the small forward traits we need. There's a lot of Farrell in his clips so far. Outside player with polish, but probably more a high half forward/wing in modern times. Hanging to see a highlights vid from the club.

 

[all seeing eye]

Predominantly played as mid as a kid, lots of the footage has him higher up the ground at clearances or as outside receiver. Real hybrid rather then specialised small forward.

 

[Coobk001]

Yes, for me rightly or wrongly, he has to be our most under pressure pick we've had since Boak just because currently the Houston trade is considered one of the worst trades ever in footy.

Currently looking like.

Port OUT: Houston, Future 1st, Pick 39 (Gobbled up in Leo Lombard Pick swap), Pick 58 (currently 53)

Port IN: Lukosius, Berry, Richards, Atkins, Pick 33, Pick 38


Pick 45 came in and went out, so basically doesn't need to be noted.

 

[Coobk001]

Here we go, some better highlights here.

 

[DaTBird187]

Just watched his highlights package again. Reminds me of Angus Monfries…

R.I.P

 

[portly]

He's gotta play round 1 for this to be worth it. Just gotta play him.

SPP, DBJ, Rioli and Berry is a pretty great small forward line

And Richards.

 

[portly]

Just gonna say it

Didn’t exactly look pumped imo

I reckon he and his family already knew he was coming to us.

 

[El_Scorcho]

If he's a capable midfield rotation as it seems then this is a pretty good pick.

Seems to have pretty good hands and good acceleration and evasiveness from the stoppages. Obviously it's a highlights package but seems to react quickly when the ball hits the deck. Knows where the goals are. Qualities that would no doubt have gotten Robbie and Zak interested.

And Richards.

I don't see that Richards has the runs on the board to be best 22 at this stage. Maybe he'll have a big preseason and force his way in.

 

[Mr Gor]

Reckon DBJ will go back, either to BP (heaven forbid) or even wing. Either that or we’ll try Richards on a wing.

I was being told (in the #sackhinkley thread) that DBJ was our most important small forward now, and how he led the team in goal assist and score involvements or some shit. Now he's first on the chopping block