List Mgmt. Welcome Jack Petruccelle (Pick 38, 2017 National Draft)

[CM9000]

http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2017-11-24/pick-38-jack-petruccelle

The drafts fastest player with the ability to win his own ball. Hopefully he won't end up as the reincarnation of Ash Smith.

 

[Biggie]

Welcome Jack Higgins Petruccelle

 

[Truckosaurus]

Frankly I'm more concerned he'll turn out another Lamb than Ash Smith. Late convert and not the sort of player we excel at developing.

 

[Turky]

WARNING: Delist on site

 

[Carbine Chaos]

WARNING: Delist on site

Come on, really?

Welcome Petters hope you tear up those wings in the new stadium!

 

[Turky]

Come on, really?

Welcome Petters hope you tear up those wings in the new stadium!

Nah hope he can make it in the big time just having a sook over the draft

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Nah hope he can make it in the big time just having a sook over the draft

It’s just a phase mate I’m over it now and am quite tickled pink.

 

[bUCKET__]

Weird all the Ash Smith comparisons. Kid can clearly lay a tackle, take a grab. Are we really that scared of raw and pacy?

My first thought when watching the YouTube clips was that he might be able to model his game on Gary Rohan. Might always be a bit of a headless chook but doesn't mean there isn't a player there. Wouldn't be the worst outcome at this pick.

 

[EagleMan87]

https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/ap...s/news-story/dab0c6bcb59cf67690d13e9e1c8d7d77

As well as speed, Petruccelle has ample traits that make it hard for on-lookers to take their eyes off him on a footy field.

The big mop of hair helps, but Northern Knights talent manager Rhy Gieschen says Petruccelle’s “freakish ability” makes him a special player.

“We know he’s quick, but what he was able to show was that he’s got some really quality footy crafts. He’s a pretty natural player,” Gieschen tells foxfooty.com.au.

“He can get up and take a mark, he can outrun the opposition with ball in hand, his crumbing stuff is on the improve.”

...

The 18-year-old set himself up for a fantastic 2017 campaign thanks to his impressive pre-season attitude, with a goal to learning and understanding the game the best he could.

It led to a sizzling start to his 2017 TAC Cup season, where he was named among the Knights’ best players in seven of their first eight games.

Two of those matches were genuine eye-catchers. He racked up a then-career-high 27 disposals against the top-of-the-table Geelong Falcons before booting 5.1 from 18 disposals against the Gippsland Power the next week.

Gieschen reckons ‘Pet’, at that stage of the year, was “performing as well as anybody in the TAC Cup — including the highly rated players”.

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A proud Gieschen says AFL clubs are big fans of Petruccelle’s defensive pressure.

“He’s certainly one of those players that if the opposition is trying to run the ball out of their back-half, they’ll always know that Pet is around. He’s so quick and he sneaks up on them,” Gieschen says.

“I see him, early days, being that small forward who can pressure and chase and harass.

“Once he develops his learning and understanding of the game a little bit, he could potentially slide up to a wing or even into the midfield.”

Doesn't sound like Smith or Lamb to me, actually sounds like a talented kid who's willing to put his nose to the grinder.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Exciting prospect, hopefully he can make it at AFL level, I feel like he could take quite a few years to develop though. Love his speed though.

 

[dispute]

Nickname is Pet.

Only comparison to Smith I can see is his speed.

 

[RookiePick]

Pet and Darl on the HF line.

magnificent

 

[BeornJ]

Welcome welcome Jack!

WCE fans can be an unforgiving lot but if you earn it our love is eternal.

Best of luck!

 

[2006_Eagles]

 

[eagles rule]

I tried to drum up support for Jack pre draft so stoked with this pick ..

Welcome Jack ..

 

[Double the Fist]

Really excited about this kid. Based on very little mainly a gut feel. He's new to the game and has come on in leaps and bounds. Likes the physicality to.

Really bullish.

Go son, ram a barbed rod of proof up the asses of the haters!

 

[Hai_Newman]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/af...s/news-story/dab0c6bcb59cf67690d13e9e1c8d7d77
West Coast playing the risk game again, high risk/reward candidate.
Welcome Jack, hope it works out for you.

 

[Dark Sharks]

The bi-product of a drunken romp between Ash Smith and Lamb

Won't hold my breath, but here's hoping WCE can find a role suited to his raw talents and he doesn't end up being anything like the above 2 players.

Very risky choice considering what we'd taken beforehand and who was still on the table.

 

[Mr Shankly]

After watching the highlights video on the WCE site, here's a few observations. Interested to hear what others think.

- 45 sec: he shows courage going back with the flight to win the ball, tucks the ball under his arm and uses his pace with a player on his tail, all the while keeping his head up and his eyes on the leading forwards, and then kicks to the advantage of two teammates.
- 1:16-1:35: three pieces of play where he picks up the ball cleanly, no fumbles, and at pace.
- he likes to jump and mark the ball at the peak of his leap which, combined with his pace on the lead, makes it very difficult for a defender to spoil.
- he handballs to the advantage of teammates.
- he chases and tackles.

While I understand that highlights videos aren't fully representative of a player, I think there's a lot to like here.

 

[Eagle Wrath]

I prefer this video to the one on the eagles website. Love what he does at 25 sec in.

 

[kerrazy]

Jesus he is fast!! That burst of speed away from the other player and lace out spear inside 50 was incredibly Judd like!

 

[Breezly66]

1. Jack Petruccelle – Medium Forward – 184cm

Petruccelle showed a lot of his trademark dash with some exciting passages of play when he would take the ball under his arm and really take the game on. Something to really like about Petruccelle is how hard he works to put pressure on and as a forward there isn’t much more you could ask for in that regard. Petruccelle is still learning the game after coming from a basketball background and he obviously needs to find a way to become more dangerous up forward, but the signs look very good and he can only get better.

 

[avishka5]

Hopefully he turn into a Charlie Cameron type player for us. His aggression and thirst for the contest already seperate him from the likes of Lamb and Smith. Those two traits plus his pace make him some what comparable to Charlie Cameron.

I wasn't a huge fan at the time but people say he can't make it must also understand Charlie Cameron also picked the game of Aussie rules very later and IMO it seems like basket ballers seem to transition it footy players much easier than Rugby players would.

 

[Double the Fist]

After watching the highlights video on the WCE site, here's a few observations. Interested to hear what others think.

- 45 sec: he shows courage going back with the flight to win the ball, tucks the ball under his arm and uses his pace with a player on his tail, all the while keeping his head up and his eyes on the leading forwards, and then kicks to the advantage of two teammates.
- 1:16-1:35: three pieces of play where he picks up the ball cleanly, no fumbles, and at pace.
- he likes to jump and mark the ball at the peak of his leap which, combined with his pace on the lead, makes it very difficult for a defender to spoil.
- he handballs to the advantage of teammates.
- he chases and tackles.

While I understand that highlights videos aren't fully representative of a player, I think there's a lot to like here.

WCE will stamp out his attitude of handballing to the advantage of team mates. Thats just arrogance!

We will turn him into a demon corralling machine, capable of applying no pressure at all. Welcome to the team dude!

 

[Breezly66]

JACK PETRUCCELLE | NORTHERN KNIGHTS
FWD/MID | 12/04/1999 | 184CM | 73KG
The draft stocks of the dashing Petruccelle continue to rise after producing one of the most impressive and exciting individual displays of the season. He played a majority of the game forward, even dropping deep to the goal square one out on occasions. He is an incredibly difficult match up inside 50, causing his defender doubts as to whether to play in front or behind due to his elite speed and overhead ability. He was creative and hit the scoreboard with five goals, but just as importantly was involved in many defensive pressure acts. His last five to ten minutes were match defining, highlighted by an electrifying run on the far wing which eventually helped set up his own fourth goal, before running full pace onto the ball at a stoppage and surging forward to kick his fifth goal. I can’t wait to see what he can produce on the big stage at the National Championships.