To be absolutely honest, he has the most upside to most of the top 10. Electric pace, great kick. The play where he breaks away from a center clearance is breathtaking.
We needed mids and pace. It appears we are happy to wait or trade for key backs.
List Mgmt. Welcome to Geelong Nakia Cockatoo - National Draft selection no. 10
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To be absolutely honest, he has the most upside to most of the top 10. Electric pace, great kick. The play where he breaks away from a center clearance is breathtaking.
We needed mids and pace. It appears we are happy to wait or trade for key backs.
I played basketball with him in Darwin. Really good kid back then.
he walked past me at a reserves game, knew me instantly and said hello. Talked for a bit.
Still a great guy.
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This kid could be easily the best out of this years crop. If he remains injury free and committed to his football he'll end up as one of the greats of our game.
Well done on him, has poise, good skills and one of the best overall athleticism of all this years draftees. The kid has a in ya face palm of that rivals Dustin Martin but also seems motionless with all the time in world. Explosive speed, bust packs, can play outside and find his own ball and I for the life of me am gutted that we didnt take a risk on him.
Enjoy the journey
Well done on him, has poise, good skills and one of the best overall athleticism of all this years draftees. The kid has a in ya face palm of that rivals Dustin Martin but also seems motionless with all the time in world. Explosive speed, bust packs, can play outside and find his own ball and I for the life of me am gutted that we didnt take a risk on him.
Enjoy the journey
Pace with size. Not frail pace that Varcoe was at times , Ca2 looks more like a modern power mid , Dangerfield and Judd and Martin. But we should not expect too much , too soon because he looks more ready.
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I made the Billie comparison in the preview thread. It was pointed out he has more tools than Billie. I said I wanted more of a "spine build" with #10 and used Sel, HT and Hawk as the example.
I can see the difference in the tools but Im wary of the same issues..
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I glad you're happy with him Turbo, there's a lot of development I know but the skillset is vast, he's got all the good Varcoe traits along with the rest as far as I can see.
Very fluid in his moments the way he rolls out of congested areas just instinctive and comes natural.
He says he's a strong mark, we've only seen a couple but they looked good, and he's got leap according to the combine test.
I think would have been happy with most of who was there at 10 but this kid has game that would have had him picked earlier if he had played more...so in that sense classic Wells.
He was picked before most thought he would be till the last few hours..in fact teh getting him to GC was probably tipped our pick. In that respect , I wonder if the AFL should try to get teh top 25 or so to the draft , if they want a full on mystery. I glad the reverse order is done and gone.
Only time will tell I guess , but the poor ball use thing doesn't stack up when he was one of the best at the Combine. I suspect its more about him kicking at top pace and being a little out of practice. If we do say Smedts , I can only hope thats a reason to be hopeful rather than sceptical. Billie has the tools to play , and I agree he is a little scrappy by foot. I think he should be closer to the contest where the quick kick is more forgive able .
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I'm excited about Gore, but Gregson sort of surprised me till I saw what I thought was a mind blowing reel, both he and Nakia will bring huge skill potential with them next season, Gregson and Gore have been playing top SANFL they'll relish the VFL comp next season no doubt.
But I think our reserves may leak a few more goals, hope not!
Well done nostra!Just call me Nostradamus....this was in the "Who will we draft with pick 10?" thread....
Yep he was the Nostradamus , and the rest of us were just dumb.ass
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Agree with all.
As far as backs, nobody is really ready to go from an U18 scene, and we do have Kolo, Walker, Blicavs, Toohey on our list, and given that we released Hamling as well- a project player, and Brown, they must have confidence in that quartet, and rightly so? Some will say not rightly so, I know!
We desperately need the Cockatoo type mid as you say, he looks to have the full package with take off speed and strength and kicking ability. What's not to like here? It seems to be what we need this year, and then next season's draft may have a different emphasis. The draft when we got Ablett, Bartel, Kelly, SJ, and Gardiner, all mids, very hard to ever replicate that, but they have intentionally boosted our resources of mids with a plan.
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If we're worried about key defender depth for a year we could do worse than rookie listing Brown.
History of foot injury............
Has come to the right club then
Has come to the right club then
Welcome Cockatoo! Can't wait for him to play in round 1.
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http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au...-four-young-guns/story-fnjuhrxq-1227137564756
Welcome to the Cats, Nakia!
The last quote at the bottom of the story is a bit odd: “I’ll bring a bit of competitiveness and a bit of run to the ball, like Steven Motlop I guess, and loyalty as well.”
Is that a shot at Bundy? Or is loyalty simply a strong trait of his?
Welcome to the Cats, Nakia!
The last quote at the bottom of the story is a bit odd: “I’ll bring a bit of competitiveness and a bit of run to the ball, like Steven Motlop I guess, and loyalty as well.”
Is that a shot at Bundy? Or is loyalty simply a strong trait of his?
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Yeah no problems. As I say 3 mins of highlights is no way to judge a player. Just with the other guys highlights when they disposed of the ball they pinpointed a team mate nearly every time.
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Everyone complaining about his foot skills need to realize that the highlights were from Grand Final day this year which was his only game for the year so he's bound to be a bit rusty, in all honesty if I hadn't played for a year and came out and played like that in my only match i would be pretty stoked, he looks like a gun. I actually see a little bit of Stephen Hill in him from the Highlights with his running and smooth skills, Geelong fans should be excited, he could be something very special, seems like a really nice young bloke too.
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ok, didn't realise that. Fair enough.
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I think people are missing the point about why Wells drafted him.
It's obviously because he comes from Fred's Pass.
It's obviously because he comes from Fred's Pass.
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Absolutely love this pick. Aside from Pickett, Cockatoo was the second most genuinely exciting player in the draft. The fact he is mates with <otlop will help too.
Comes from an outstanding footy family.
A good wrap is here:
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au...-four-young-guns/story-fnjuhrxq-1227137564756
Comes from an outstanding footy family.
A good wrap is here:
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au...-four-young-guns/story-fnjuhrxq-1227137564756
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Watching his two interviews on CatsTV you could really tell he was shocked by being called out by Geelong but at the same time super excited the way he just has so much energy during the interviews & can't stop moving
Very excited to see him on the training track!
Hopefully a NAB Challenge game if we are lucky depending on how much footy they want to give to him early but I think he is a good chance if he gets through pre-season fine
Very excited to see him on the training track!
Hopefully a NAB Challenge game if we are lucky depending on how much footy they want to give to him early but I think he is a good chance if he gets through pre-season fine
Great pick up guys, everyone on the WC board is very jealous!
Hope he becomes a superstar for you - definitely has all the tools. Reminds me so much of Shaun/Peter Burgoyne.
Will be tracking him throughout his career with much interest!
Hope he becomes a superstar for you - definitely has all the tools. Reminds me so much of Shaun/Peter Burgoyne.
Will be tracking him throughout his career with much interest!
