Rack Watts
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Bomber did the same thing for the Cats in the early 2000's, he's had a heap to do with recruiting since coming across.
Traded #13: Orazio Fantasia - Off to Carlton as a delisted free agent, scored a 2 year deal?
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Bomber did the same thing for the Cats in the early 2000's, he's had a heap to do with recruiting since coming across.
Big time.
This one was a Bassett master stroke though wasn't it? I know he coached him last year.
To pick up a kid who is all of what 30kgs(not srs) who was on literally no other club's radar and watch him turn it on like he did on Saturday. Crazy good.
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Pretty sure Nathan Basset was a huge influence.
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I know he's only like 65kgs but is he a chance to play this year?
Rack Watts
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He was, absolutely, but I am sure he would have had to have convinced Bomber to have a look at him.
I knew we'd found one the moment Bassett moved heaven and hell to get him to Essendon!
Just glad to have a promising small forward on the list!
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don't be so sure he was on nobody else's radar. it's just that the sub 180 guys who are all of 70 kegs soaking wet very rarely go in the national draft, we just had a better read on him through Bassett and backed ourself in.
I was really impressed by his game on saturday
I was really impressed by his game on saturday
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Great stuff from Bassett. Fooled everyone into thinking Fuller was the best Norwood player for drafting than pulls out this kid instead!
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The interesting thing will be long term whether he can provide SOME stints in the middle like a Eddie Betts or a Milne. Very rare to see stay at home small forwards work. Looks promising though.
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Endurance is supposed to be one of his strengths so it's likely.
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Yep, as I said the signs are there. If he can develop into a Rioli type mid/forward that would be the upper version of ideal. I'd take a Betts type as well. We have lacked a small forward for years!
Wouldn't worry about him being a stay at home small forward. Sure, he's a natural but he spent as much time up the ground as not.
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He looks a genuine small forward. His goal sense looked fantastic. I think the stay at home small forward can work if you have key forwards that can work up the ground, which seems like Joe will be, and also if that small forward gets you 2-3 goals a game. So you leave Ryder/Bellchambers forward and Fantasia forward to crumb him, as well as maybe a resting midfielder. Obviously they can move up and around when required, but that is a starting point.
Let's just keep a lid on it.
It was a pretty low level VFL game, and his last goal was from a freakish bounce away from two opposition players.
He is what we need, so I can understand the excitement, but let's not build him up too much just yet.
It was a pretty low level VFL game, and his last goal was from a freakish bounce away from two opposition players.
He is what we need, so I can understand the excitement, but let's not build him up too much just yet.
"ORAZIO FANTASIA" ..... sounds like a Cirque du Soleil event.
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All this talk of being a forward.
I thought he was drafted as a back.
I thought he was drafted as a back.
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Nah he was always a forward. Check out his draft highlights.
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Yeah at the time i thought it seemed he pushed forward a lot for a defender.
Makes a little more sense now though. Not sure where I got that from.
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Matt Fuller, the other Norwood player drafted is a defender. Maybe you mixed them up.
Hopefully has the career Winderlich never had! Licka has been so unlucky with injuries and not the player he could of been same goes with higgins
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Based on what I saw on Saturday, yes he'll play at some stage this year...Bomber said, we're playing the kids...
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Both I'd say.
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Well, a crafty small forward might be the thing to give Collingwood's defence a working over.
Wouldn't mind seeing him get a gig, although he'd be down the list of potential inclusions.
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