How can you tell after 1 game IF people are Over or Underrating a Player?
So No Collingwood Fan is allowed on here
Lonie also reminds me of Brandon Matera from Gold Coast. Seem to be a lot of similarities there.
Not sure why you're telling me that, but thanks for the tip.
I did rate him leading up to the draft though and saw him play at the champs. Was one of those I would have been very OK with us picking up at 21 or 22 had there not been a Goddard type "slider" or two. The fact he has grown so dramatically in the past couple of years or whatever could mean that there is a lot of development left in him. Definitely seems like Mundy/Barlow type to me.
Thanks for that. Very interesting!
Pretty sure he worked at Port Adelaide in 2008 - Hartlett, Trengove, Broadbent and Redden.Thanks for that. Very interesting!
Surely your man at the end meant 2007 with Cotchin and Rance?! 2008 you got Vickery, Post (delisted and taken just ahead of Beams and Hannebury) and the recycled Hislop (a proven headcase). Either that or you have very low expectations!
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure he (Blair Hartley) worked at Port Adelaide in 2006, but as an opposition analyst. Became involved in the recruiting process in 2007 then moved to the Tigers a few years later.
It doesn't extend to everything, I assure you.
I've taken a pretty keen interest in Hartley over the past few years as he's made a career for himself in recruitment at a really, really young age compared to what's the "norm" in the AFL. Really interesting guy.
Did you see him today, bloody hell!
It seemed like he had a direct hand in every one of our goals! (Actually registered 4 goal assists- no-one else in the game had more than 1). He is one of those who just makes things happen with pretty much every touch and who has a precision instrument on the end of his left leg. So smart and crafty it's not funny. Ended up with 17 possies (at 82% efficiency, with no clangers), 5 inside 50's, 4 GA's and a goal. Goes in really hard too.Did you see him today, bloody hell!
As well as what he did in the finals last year, he averaged the highest number of Supercoach points per game of anyone in Division 1 at the champs last year, more than the likes of Petracca, Daniel and co., with an average of 129 per game, also winning the MVP award for Vic Country. Yet another to slide due to being sub-175cm.
Really liked what I saw from Hugh Goddard down back today as well, he didn't look out of place at all against the likes of McKernan and Giles and just kept on getting his fist to everything (had a game-high 10 1%-ers- next best had just 5). Could play immediately by the looks of it as he is already a big unit. Super-competitive.
Also really impressed with a few of the things Jack Sinclair (pick 1 in the rookie draft) did. Kicked a goal from a snap in a pack within about a minute of being subbed on and then looked like Sam Mitchell with a play late in the game, when he worked his way through traffic really well, evaded a tackle and then made a last moment switch to his (non-preferred) left foot, to put the ball out to our advantage on the wing. Looked very natural doing it, just like Mitchell does. Expecting to see him sometime this year as well.
