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What do we think we actually need to do to get him up to scratch?
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Welcome Kane I'm hopeful we'll see the best of you .
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Should be interesting to see how he goes. I'm really hoping he can tear the WAFL apart and make a case for an upgrade.
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Teach him how to Kick, Handball, Run, Chase, Tackle and Marking
If he can do those things and stay fit, show some heart then i still think he won't make it - but he might help East Perth.
Follow Matt Rosa, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to model your game off him. Not a contested beast, but always does what's required and an important link player for us.
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Welcome to the club Kane.
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Rosa might not be an inside player - but he is tough as nails. Tackles hard and commits the body
that's why i said not a contested player, but always does what is required. Never shirks.
Here's his draft profile from back in the day.
Kane Lucas (East Fremantle/WA) – Draft Profile
Height: 187cm
Weight: 79kg
Preferred foot: Right/Dual Sided
Roles: Midfield/HFF/Wing
Potential: 7.5-8.5/10 (very low skinfolds)
Style: Scott Pendlebury
Video Footage
Strengths
> Excellent all-round athletic package - good pace off the mark (OK over distance – doesn’t seem to possess the higher gears), very good vertical leap, evasiveness, balance/agility and endurance – slippery moving through traffic and in general play, however rarely a lengthy ball carrier/linebreaker
> Very good game sense and adaptability – ball magnet that can play a number of different spots with good effect (HB/W/M/HF) - reads the ball well both at stoppages (including 1st hands) and around the ground in a midfielders role - averaged
> Very good decision maker by hand and foot that also shows good vision/creativity in traffic
> Good user by hand – can lack a bit of power at times, but typically clean, efficient, rarely makes significant errors and complements his good vision> Hard runner with a good work ethic – links well around the ground and chases and pressures (inc repeat efforts) very effectively
> Very good overhead mark – good leap, clean hands and gets front position very effectively in marking contests
> Good balance
> Clean ball handling below the knees – he does fumble on occasions, but is also capable of some excellent high difficulty takes
Weaknesses
> Lacks strength and slim build at present -
> Weak tackler – reaches with the arms too much and doesn’t commit the body enough
Other > Can be a little inconsistent with his intensity and attack on the ball - I think some will mark him hard in this area
> Depending on who you ask, he is rated anywhere from a poor to elite kick – I think he has OK-decent disposal by foot over short to medium range and generally weights his passes well – his best passes are very good and often have very good hurt factor both in the speed and accuracy of the kick and the ability to get the ball in damaging positions forward of the centre, but he is a bit inconsistent on occassions and tends to drop the ball from quite high too, which leaves him open to errors that reduce his reliability and consistency of his kicking to be considered a good or better kick IMO - mixed trajectory (can be low and fast or high and slow) - right footed but capable of using his left effectively over short distance - capable of kicking longer >55m (including long goals), but plays a predominantly short-medium game, which lessens his hurt factor somewhat (as he also isn’t a big ball carrier) as an outside player – kicking on goal is very good on the run, but not as good from set shots
> Decent goal kicking ability as a midfielder/forward combo – averaged 1.2g per game (inc. 3SS per game) at the U18 championships
> Played in 2 U18 championships series (2008 and 2009) – played all game in 2008 and in 2009 as well as receiving AA U18 HFF honours.
> Has played 12 WAFL League games this year – started somewhat slowly (looked like a deer in headlights on a number of occasions in the early games I saw of him) and was dropped to colts after 4 games, but returned after the championships and played league football at a higher level and with more confidence in his ability albeit still some inconsistency between games, with his last game (albeit against the weakest team in the competition) being an absolute standout with 27d, 11m and 3g.
> Despite still being physically underdeveloped, he is a chance of playing some AFL games next year outside of inside midfield roles, given his significant league experience in 2009 at WAFL level - he strikes me as someone that may start a bit slowly and need some time to find his feet at AFL and develop confidence
> Reports suggest he is a very hard worker off the field
> AIS-AFL squad graduate
Stats
2009 WAFL League and Colts Stats
2009 U18 Championships Stats
Overall
Lucas is yet another very promising midfield prospect from East Fremantle. He had a good year on the field in 2009 (got better as the year progressed) and added a string to his bow in demonstrating his versatility by playing off half forward very effectively in the U18 championships. A safe prospect that I'm confident should be a very good player in his own right and at best amongst the top 50 in the AFL. Worth a mid to late first round pick in this draft.
Kane Lucas (East Fremantle/WA) – Draft Profile
Height: 187cm
Weight: 79kg
Preferred foot: Right/Dual Sided
Roles: Midfield/HFF/Wing
Potential: 7.5-8.5/10 (very low skinfolds)
Style: Scott Pendlebury
Video Footage
Strengths
> Excellent all-round athletic package - good pace off the mark (OK over distance – doesn’t seem to possess the higher gears), very good vertical leap, evasiveness, balance/agility and endurance – slippery moving through traffic and in general play, however rarely a lengthy ball carrier/linebreaker
> Very good game sense and adaptability – ball magnet that can play a number of different spots with good effect (HB/W/M/HF) - reads the ball well both at stoppages (including 1st hands) and around the ground in a midfielders role - averaged
> Very good decision maker by hand and foot that also shows good vision/creativity in traffic
> Good user by hand – can lack a bit of power at times, but typically clean, efficient, rarely makes significant errors and complements his good vision> Hard runner with a good work ethic – links well around the ground and chases and pressures (inc repeat efforts) very effectively
> Very good overhead mark – good leap, clean hands and gets front position very effectively in marking contests
> Good balance
> Clean ball handling below the knees – he does fumble on occasions, but is also capable of some excellent high difficulty takes
Weaknesses
> Lacks strength and slim build at present -
> Weak tackler – reaches with the arms too much and doesn’t commit the body enough
Other > Can be a little inconsistent with his intensity and attack on the ball - I think some will mark him hard in this area
> Depending on who you ask, he is rated anywhere from a poor to elite kick – I think he has OK-decent disposal by foot over short to medium range and generally weights his passes well – his best passes are very good and often have very good hurt factor both in the speed and accuracy of the kick and the ability to get the ball in damaging positions forward of the centre, but he is a bit inconsistent on occassions and tends to drop the ball from quite high too, which leaves him open to errors that reduce his reliability and consistency of his kicking to be considered a good or better kick IMO - mixed trajectory (can be low and fast or high and slow) - right footed but capable of using his left effectively over short distance - capable of kicking longer >55m (including long goals), but plays a predominantly short-medium game, which lessens his hurt factor somewhat (as he also isn’t a big ball carrier) as an outside player – kicking on goal is very good on the run, but not as good from set shots
> Decent goal kicking ability as a midfielder/forward combo – averaged 1.2g per game (inc. 3SS per game) at the U18 championships
> Played in 2 U18 championships series (2008 and 2009) – played all game in 2008 and in 2009 as well as receiving AA U18 HFF honours.
> Has played 12 WAFL League games this year – started somewhat slowly (looked like a deer in headlights on a number of occasions in the early games I saw of him) and was dropped to colts after 4 games, but returned after the championships and played league football at a higher level and with more confidence in his ability albeit still some inconsistency between games, with his last game (albeit against the weakest team in the competition) being an absolute standout with 27d, 11m and 3g.
> Despite still being physically underdeveloped, he is a chance of playing some AFL games next year outside of inside midfield roles, given his significant league experience in 2009 at WAFL level - he strikes me as someone that may start a bit slowly and need some time to find his feet at AFL and develop confidence
> Reports suggest he is a very hard worker off the field
> AIS-AFL squad graduate
Stats
2009 WAFL League and Colts Stats
2009 U18 Championships Stats
Overall
Lucas is yet another very promising midfield prospect from East Fremantle. He had a good year on the field in 2009 (got better as the year progressed) and added a string to his bow in demonstrating his versatility by playing off half forward very effectively in the U18 championships. A safe prospect that I'm confident should be a very good player in his own right and at best amongst the top 50 in the AFL. Worth a mid to late first round pick in this draft.
For what it's worth, mate who is a die-hard Carlton fan (not sure why we're friends, come to think of it) is convinced Lucas still has upside. Said he was stifled by Mick and the "general shitness" (his words) of Carlton.
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Lucas on the other hand...
Keep him injury free, don't put too much pressure on him, and he'll be ok it seems from the Carlolton board.
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I should add - now he is onboard - I hope he smashes it and makes me look foolish
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At a minimum he should be able to put pressure on some of our fringe mids for a spot in the side if we have an injury run through our best 22. Not the worst choice we could have made and obviously we didn't rate any of the talls kicking around like cripps and keitel
He's on our list now so let's hope he does well and unlocks that talent that saw him recruited as a 1st round draft selection
He's on our list now so let's hope he does well and unlocks that talent that saw him recruited as a 1st round draft selection
Only in the last two years he has done this.
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Do we give him a new nickname, or is "Sugar" good enough?
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Been doing it for longer than that. Maybe early on he didn't go in hard, can't remember, but he's been putting in the big ones for a while now.
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We now have a large number of back-up mid options. Not sure of the quality, but at least we will have a lot to choose from this year.
Our back-up team, with ages as of round 1 2015.
Powell(19) Barrass(19) Butler(29)
Nelson(19) Schofield(26) Duggan(18)
Maginess(19) Colledge(20) Lucas(23)
Newman(21) McInnes(21) McGinnity(26)
Karpany(19) Sinclair(25) Hill(26)
?(?) Hutchings(23) Sheed(19)
Brophy(20) Main(19) Waterman(18) Cavka(18) Adamson(22) Lamb(18) Tunbridge(22)
Our back-up team, with ages as of round 1 2015.
Powell(19) Barrass(19) Butler(29)
Nelson(19) Schofield(26) Duggan(18)
Maginess(19) Colledge(20) Lucas(23)
Newman(21) McInnes(21) McGinnity(26)
Karpany(19) Sinclair(25) Hill(26)
?(?) Hutchings(23) Sheed(19)
Brophy(20) Main(19) Waterman(18) Cavka(18) Adamson(22) Lamb(18) Tunbridge(22)
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i reckon he does have upside and if we can do like what we did with bennell I think we're in good hands.
very interesting draft period hopefully we have some midfielders gunning for some spots next season.
very interesting draft period hopefully we have some midfielders gunning for some spots next season.
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