Welcome Welcome to St Kilda - Alex Dodson!

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Alex Dodson Draft Profile

Sturt tall Alex Dodson has shown that with a commitment to football, he has the potential to be this year's best ruck prospect.

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Alex Dodson is rated as one of the best ruck prospects in this year's draft

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Inside freak 203cm star’s late draft call… and what truly swung him from basketball to AFL

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[Ekomaira]

welcome Alex!

 

[sammm]

 

[noobermensch]

Best pure ruck in the pool

 

[lethalsaints]

A tap ruck. Yeah boi

 

[stavro#4]

A tap ruck. Yeah boi

More than a tap ruck.

Will be ahead of Heath in the pecking order by seasons end.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Games with 30 + touches...definitely Roma's protege.

Maybe he can teach Roma to tap

 

[goodie23]

Was shouting his name at the TV pick 53 (and 32) - very happy with this pick-up. Looks like a stretched version of Troy Schwarze

Troy Schwarze

Age

43

Ht

190cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

6.1

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

1.6

2star

T

0.4

3star

 

[Veer Right]

Was shouting his name at the TV pick 53 (and 32) - very happy with this pick-up. Looks like a stretched version of Troy Schwarze

He does too! Good call.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Welcome to the club, Dean Cox

Dean Cox

Age

43

Ht

203cm

Wt

107kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.5

3star

G

0.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

5.8

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.0

1star

’s son. Should have gone Father son.

 

[Crouch#44]

My son played with Alex in under 18's sturt this year.

Meeting him a few times Alex is a genuine good person and is a professional.

Watching him play, he runs a shit load and covers the ground extremely well. You don't see it in highlights very much but he does get a heap of 2nd and 3rd effort ground ball. Meaning he doesn't just loap around being Mr big... he is very active.

His downsides only are he sometimes takes the ball from ground and bomb kicks its from the clearance instead of a nice exit kick 25mts to a running player but what 200cm player does that well.

As a crows fan, he reminds me of a young Shuan Rehn But has some Grundy traits to the way he covers the ground.

I really rate this selection for you.

Enjoy

 

[L_W_P]

Love getting this bloke in.

Insane that so many clubs passed over him multiple times. Gonna prove them all wrong, just like Arie last year.

If Keeler can stand up as a R/F we will have the best 1-2 punch in the game.

 

[SteeleSaints]

Welcome to club Alex, I have been screaming from the roof tops to recruit you for months. I love that you are now a Sainter!

 

[goodie23]

Love getting this bloke in.

Insane that so many clubs passed over him multiple times. Gonna prove them all wrong, just like Arie last year.

If Keeler can stand up as a R/F we will have the best 1-2 punch in the game.

Which will just make Adelaide fans heads spin

 

[TheJackal]

This was such a 'surely not' moment in the draft. It's why we follow it and put ourselves through torture. When he kept getting skipped over and over, we've done well lately with these guys.

To think Boxshall & Dodson were among those who we all wanted at the Barrat pick, we did very very well.

I found something super interesting in those articles. Ivan Soldo

13

Ivan Soldo

Age

28

Ht

204cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

3.9

2star

HB

4.1

3star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

24.2

5star

D

7.3

2star

K

3.1

1star

HB

4.1

3star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

23.0

5star

D

6.4

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.4

3star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

21.4

5star

was a major influence over his ruck craft and progression into the best ruck in the U18s. Weird little full circle situation this off-season!

 

[Murraj1966]

Such a great selection, hope he gets to an AFL level physique as soon as he can as the longer we can get him and Ro as a double team the better

 

[pebblesofsand]

Ruckcraft could do with some work - pity TC isn't still at Sandy.

One thing I did notice is that he knows how to handball. If he makes it it would be good if the team had a few outside line breaking runners who can kick the ball.

 

[BrutThough]

My son played with Alex in under 18's sturt this year.

Meeting him a few times Alex is a genuine good person and is a professional.

Watching him play, he runs a shit load and covers the ground extremely well. You don't see it in highlights very much but he does get a heap of 2nd and 3rd effort ground ball. Meaning he doesn't just loap around being Mr big... he is very active.

His downsides only are he sometimes takes the ball from ground and bomb kicks its from the clearance instead of a nice exit kick 25mts to a running player but what 200cm player does that well.

As a crows fan, he reminds me of a young Shuan Rehn But has some Grundy traits to the way he covers the ground.

I really rate this selection for you.

Enjoy

Sounds like the perfect Marshall apprentice.

 

[stavro#4]

I’m very excited about Dodson. Been posting about him for months.

Sky is the limit.

Few things here.

The tackle. The movement around stoppage for a ruck post hit out and then look at him run through for a handball receive



A week later. The tap work. Spread from contest again like a midfielder


And all of this again at state level. Seriously his desire and ability to stay in the play and link up…. Is Dean Cox

Dean Cox

Age

43

Ht

203cm

Wt

107kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.5

3star

G

0.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

5.8

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.0

1star

like.

 

[Remboy]

Ruckcraft could do with some work - pity TC isn't still at Sandy.

One thing I did notice is that he knows how to handball. If he makes it it would be good if the team had a few outside line breaking runners who can kick the ball.

I was thinking it’s a shame Paddy Ryder isn’t still there.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Like the way he tries to get prime position in the ruck contest .... its like he has played basketball and always winning the rebound

 

[L_W_P]

Which will just make Adelaide fans heads spin

They'll be ok.

They have ROB.

#1 for HO in the comp.

 

[Joffaboy]

Best pure ruck in the pool

Love the Roh like ruck clearance and kick inside 50 only for Travaglia to fly across for the intercept make

 

[King_Steele]

Absolute steal.

Topped our draft haul off with Heath no certainty to make it

 

[bakes10]

Wowwee the Pou is going to need some lonzengers once this guy starts tapping the pill down his throat. Looks like a beauty of a tap ruckman.