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we need a bullocking ball winning electrifying inside mid who kicks goals. his name is Cockatoo. We dont need half fwds half backs and wingman to mould into inside mids in 3 to 4 yrs time and might be a flop. laverde is nothing like stevie j. Hes more a half back, but has shown he can play in front of his opponent and take a chest mark. I do not see the freakish ability in him at all. I see more freak in cockatoo. actually I see every trait in him we need and what a lot of teams have. He will be a fan favourite and afl icon. if we ever wanted to win more ball in the middle in 2015 and take pressure off shuey etc we would take cockatoo. He is the DAMAGING mid we so crave. So many players have injuries early. majority get over them. Would we change our mind on having Darling now going through foot fractures or would we change our mind on Nic Naitanui having gone through groin adductor injury. Im behind the Cockatoo 110% I see parts of all the best players In him.
others may say different. even ones who will go higher
You and me both.
Blame Chief and his nanny state rules
Roll on this time tomorrow... Put us out of our misery so we can prepare for the meltdown.
A lot of the time its the reverse actually. Once they add more mass, a lot of the players become a little slower. I know for a fact, Smith and Schoefield have lost some of their pace since coming in to the AFL.
Lol. He's taken a fair few of these:but has shown he can play in front of his opponent and take a chest mark. I do not see the freakish ability in him at all.
Re: Laverde vs Cockatoo.
The problems with Cockatoo are obviously that 1) he doesn't have much exposed form and 2) he has had recurrent injury problems.
Laverde and Cockatoo offer the same basic traits that we're looking for; they're big and athletic with at the very least decent skills, and while they aren't full time midfielders now, they have the tools to potentially play at a high level there.
The difference is that Laverde doesn't have those problems. He's got the abilities without the high amount of risk.
If there's a choice between the two it's a no-brainer for me.
Re: Laverde vs Cockatoo.
The problems with Cockatoo are obviously that 1) he doesn't have much exposed form and 2) he has had recurrent injury problems.
Laverde and Cockatoo offer the same basic traits that we're looking for; they're big and athletic with at the very least decent skills, and while they aren't full time midfielders now, they have the tools to potentially play at a high level there.
The difference is that Laverde doesn't have those problems. He's got the abilities without the high amount of risk.
If there's a choice between the two it's a no-brainer for me.
Aren't North pretty set on getting Cockatoo? Surely this makes him out #1 target?
Just because the only highlights of the last two seasons were times when we trolled NM, doesn't mean that we should skip Laverde if he slides.
Cockatoo breaks out of packs with pure pace, strength in the mould of Shaun/Peter Burgoyne and ala Judd.
I haven't seen Laverde do it in congestion though.
That being said the risks with Cockatoo are very very high.
The only risk I see was his previous foot injury. WC would need to do their homework on that and get confidence. It was stated that it was the sort of injury that after surgery and rest it return back to 100% condition. The concern about lack of recent exposed form is almost meaningless.
The fact that he did not play in the U18 carnival is also a risk, in terms of exposureThe only risk I see was his previous foot injury. WC would need to do their homework on that and get confidence. It was stated that it was the sort of injury that after surgery and rest it return back to 100% condition. The concern about lack of recent exposed form is almost meaningless.
Looking forward to the invariable meltdowns regardless of who we pick.
Looking forward to the invariable meltdowns regardless of who we pick.
Just because the only highlights of the last two seasons were times when we trolled NM, doesn't mean that we should skip Laverde if he slides.
I'd be estatic with Laverde, pleased with Degoey and happy with any of Cockatoo, Weller or Duggan. Outside of those 5, Lever is the only other potential slider who wouldn't disappoint me somewhat.