Dark Sharks
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You sook in every thread about Matt. You're like the opposite of Smotie.
A fair portion of people do not rate him at all, just deal with it and move on.
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Any father-son/father-daughter picks coming up in the near future?
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You sook in every thread about Matt. You're like the opposite of Smotie.
A fair portion of people do not rate him at all, just deal with it and move on.
Eastern Rangers
2015 Worsfold Medalist - Rowen Powell
Has similar running patterns to Priddis, Alec lumbers around the ground but gets to the right spots like Priddis. In fact Priddis is probably the perfect player for him to learn from given his lower body mass will always ensure his speed around the ground will be limited, at the highest level the play moves quicker which means you need to move to different areas to get on the end of the pill.
I hope he can with AFL conditioning improve his repeat sprints, not that i expect him to lose weight rather just maintain his current weight while dropping any excess skin folds and improving his efficiency.
Galileo9
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you sook in all threads that you follow me around.
maybe you should deal with the fact that alot more people rate him, INCLUDING 2 COACHES and COMMENTATORS WHO PLAYED FOOTBALL.
think about that.
Eastern Rangers
2015 Worsfold Medalist - Rowen Powell
Around the ground he's like Priddis, burst speed is substantially better. Can break lines unlike Priddis.
Priddis is old, Hutchings isn't a long term option and Sheed isn't what I'd call slow. Not really a long term issue adding Alec.
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Just as long as he can make a positive difference in any way to our midfield I would take him in a heartbeat.
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And these experts (especially at the club) have really turned WCE into a Powerhouse haven't they?
Who are you talking about?
Galileo9
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you are right, maybe the club should listen to BF experts.
So Monkey right you reckon, who is he talking about? Who are you talking about?
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We are all talking about the Elephant in the room, Ploddus.
Galileo9
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Hardly an elephant, we talk about it all the time.
As long as waterman has pace like Mitchell from hawks, that will make ppl happy. After all he isn't fast but does ok I think.
Hodge isn't exactly known for his pace either.
Not a regular on the thread, what are you on about? Who?
I came in late. Is it a tough question?
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The Falcon Strike
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Didn't Waterman get the memo.... to dog the remainder of the season?
Yeah those numbers are far too eye catching for my liking
Ploddus= priddis if you can't make the
Link or am I just feeding a troll
one guy? bit of arse covering going on here?
these experts (especially at the club)
Did I wander in to a chorus of the peanut gallery?
billyboy 21
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No waterman on the national combine list
Does he have any ability to open up the play on the inside? like a Pendles/Mitchell can with a side step or fake? (aka swervability). Slippery or having great vision and hands like Kerr used to (Naita does sometimes) would help negate that lack of pace. Or is he more like Priddis and lacks a little composure even though he gets the ball better than anyone else?
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Pick 28 - West Coast: Alec Waterman - F/S (WA, MID)
183cm, 89kg, 19/8/96
Range: WCE 2nd/3rd
Style: Lenny Hayes/David Mundy
Waterman's one of my favourite players in the crop. The parts haven't come together completely yet but they're definitely there. He's an inside midfielder who also possesses a really handy kick and brilliant core strength. In congestion he just goes where he wants and cannot be stopped or buffeted off the ball. Over the ball and when picking up he ingrains himself to the ground and normally picks up cleanly. Despite such bulk and strength on the burst Waterman is excellent with his breakaway speed a highlight. That said he doesn't have much top speed and is a bit of a plodder on the outside. The difference between Waterman and some of the other inside mids in the draft is that he's able to create space on the outside. Instead of being limited to lateral and backwards options when in possession on the inside due to athletic shortcomings, Waterman is able to create space and effectively dispose of the ball forward instead of disposing with no territory gain or blindly kicking forward. That said if there's an effective lateral disposal to be had Waterman takes it, and given his high work rate he also uses his burst to find more space to present another option for the ball carrier and as such is able to accumulate numerous disposals in the one passage of play. 1 on 1 his marking is excellent with his read of the ball and play as well as his unquestionable strength able to secure him far more wins than losses against other midfielders. As aforementioned his footskills for an inside mid are terrific.
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Dark Sharks
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Couldn't care less TBH. We know we're getting him, if any luck all this could do is end up having him slide some more.
Surely he'd still get tested at the state screening though.
