List Mgmt. Welcome Tom Hickey

[Forward Press]

Thickey not even mentioned at the bottom of this article despite the fact that, unless we draft another mature ruckman, he is 100% chance to play round 1 if fit.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-19/fantasy-players-to-watch-from-the-trade-period

Hope he dominates.

Hickey played some decent games this year (hence doesn't come at a reduced price) and will probably be second ruck behind Vardy, injury permitting.

Wouldn't pick him for fantasy football purposes.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Are we drafting Zac Clarke as a rookie? Who know if Vardy plays every game

We certainly need to draft more rucks. Need another 1 or 2 since the only backups we have are Fmac and Olango (if they survive).

 

[avishka5]

Does Hickey take No.29 since he’s replacing Slyce

And do we call him Thickey?

Thiccy.

 

[Breva_]

Made mofra’s bottom 50 this year, so that’s a good sign I think

 

[FatPizza]

In the spirit of Lycett being Slyce. Tom Hickey will simply be 'Thick'.

 

[Smeg Head]

Made mofra’s bottom 50 this year, so that’s a good sign I think

Well we did win the GF with two Leon Davis medallists playing.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Well we did win the GF with two Leon Davis medallists playing.

Darling and Jetta?

 

[g_TRAIN]

Could be a good player for you in a different environment. I think he was never given a fair chance here. Was racking up 30 disposal 60 hit out games in the VFL on regular basis this year and when he did play in the senior team I thought he was pretty good.

2016 he was one of the best in the comp

 

[KamakazeSalami]

Sounds like he had a good session. Big off season for the big fella. Go mtarried last week too.

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[Carbine Chaos]

He speaks way too well for a ruckman!

Well on board with this fella.

 

[Dazzler9]

He's gonna be a good-un.

 

[avishka5]

Got a very intense look.

 

[AndysAngels]

Yea he does speak very well; was pleasantly surprised. Just needs to have a kid with his new wife and get on board that dad-form that has been so good for Redden, JD et al

 

[ioppolo]

I wouldn't be comfortable looking him in the eye

 

[Natho]

Injuries permitting. Vardy and Hick provide a very athletic ruck duo heading into round 1.

 

[Marlin01]

He looks like he’d make mince meat of a bag of carrots.

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

Injuries permitting. Vardy and Hick provide a very athletic ruck duo heading into round 1.

I wouldn’t be calling Hickey “athletic”

 

[RookiePick]

Could scare the other side off the park if he discovers Lycetts stash of angry pills.

I dunno why but I feel like Hickey will play closer to his potential with us. His.weaknesses will also be less exposed with the 2 ruck policy. Will be a good pickup for not much.

 

[Jandamarra]

Thiccy

 

[Yamumluvsbigcox]

Should be good in combo with vardy . Vardy to play more of a forward ruck role and hickey as main ruck to use his endurance to great effect around the ground .
With the new ruck rule it gives teams with 2 genuine rucks a bigger advantage so simmo will play both imo

 

[RookiePick]

Thiccy

I like this. it's got that whole ironic thing working for it too.

Like calling a huge guy Tiny.

 

[Fatty rules]

Pretty much the luckiest bloke in the AFL right now. Joining the reigning premiers with a chance to play rd 1. Really hope he does well, sounds like a good'un.

 

[FatPizza]

He looks like he’d make mince meat of a bag of carrots.

Is this the new 'Water into Wine'?

 

[Dylan82]

Just for those who weren't aware, he comes from a big Rugby League family (father played A-grade level in Qld for 10 years) and is a late-comer to the sport, playing his first game at 17.

Wikipedia:

While in primary school between the ages of six and fourteen Hickey played rugby league for the Redland Rugby League Football Club in the position of five-eighth. Upon graduation from St. Anthony's Catholic Primary School he moved to Iona College and tried his hand at basketball, rugby union, water polo, athletics and volleyball. He made his main focus volleyball while in high school and represented the Queensland state team and the schoolboys team throughout his schooling life. During his last term of high school in 2008 he joined friends at Iona to compete in four football games at the Associated Independent Colleges school competition and in doing so played Australian rules football for the first time at 17 years of age. While playing he was spotted by an AFL Queensland representative and was invited to join the AFLQ Rookie Search Program.

At the beginning of 2009 Hickey joined the Morningside Australian Football Club's under 18 side. His under 18 team would win the premiership that year and Hickey finished second in the league best and fairest medal. The following year he was picked to represent Queensland in the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships where he was the Queensland ruckman. He also established himself as a ruckman in Morningside's senior team and was a part of the 2010 QAFL premiership winning team. Matching up against former AFL players Peter Everitt and Trent Knobel in the grand final, Hickey's team would come back from a 20-point deficit at three quarter time to win the premiership. Following the 2010 season he travelled to Canberra to showcase himself at the AFL Draft Combine. He was the best performed ruckman in the agility test and equal second best among ruckmen in the beep test as well as being ranked second overall in the 'clean hands' test. Hickey was drafted under zone concessions to the newly formed Gold Coast Suns in October 2010 and moved to the Gold Coast to begin his first AFL preseason.
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He is the accidental AFL player that now finds himself in the highest level of competition that exists as a key piece of the reigning premiership side.
Neither the Suns or Saints have good records in developing ruckmen. One only needs to look at B.McEvoy and his substantial improvement since moving to the Hawks as an example of this.

The upside for us is that when he is in the right environment, he has demonstrated that he is capable of learning very quickly - and there is no better environment for the advancement of ruckcraft than where he is right now.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Vardy played 25 games in 7 seasons at Geelong and was considered nothing short of wasted potential.

Since then, in 2 years with West Coast he's played 32 games and won a flag.



I'm going to back Hickey in