Senior 24. Nic Newman

[Aphrodite]

 

[thylacine60]

where's he from originally? must be a vic?

 

[PrinceCharles]

Look 2 weeks ago i would of agreed. Since then his mentalty wasnt in it. And he has broke his ankle or something preety bad in a gaelic footy match in ireland. Bryne while had major upside was made of glass. Huge respect for him but he stuffed up. Newman alot more durable with great skill aswell. And has finals experience. Hes a carlton player now so i will give him the respect he deserves.... to my knowlage byrne is not a carlton player anymore so good luck to him with his life and i hope he enjoys it back home. One last point... oshea shaw and mullet were all drafted or picked up as dfa. Meaning their worth was squat to begin with.. swans had a one year deal for newman ready to go. I feel newman will be better for us more than byrne the same as i feel fasolo will be better for us more than wright.

Don't want to clog up the bloke's welcome thread, but there's like one sentence in all these words relevant to the discussion and I disagree with it. Byrne was a potential 200 gamer, Newman imo will be a really handy 50 gamer.

 

[MileHigh]

[emoji106]

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Please let "Hello Newman" become a thing every time he gets a touch. 50,000 people saying that in unison... I would die a happy man.

 

[SolGoodman]

Hello Newman indeed [emoji13]

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[Love the Drake]

Look 2 weeks ago i would of agreed. Since then his mentalty wasnt in it. And he has broke his ankle or something preety bad in a gaelic footy match in ireland. Bryne while had major upside was made of glass. Huge respect for him but he stuffed up. Newman alot more durable with great skill aswell. And has finals experience. Hes a carlton player now so i will give him the respect he deserves.... to my knowlage byrne is not a carlton player anymore so good luck to him with his life and i hope he enjoys it back home. One last point... oshea shaw and mullet were all drafted or picked up as dfa. Meaning their worth was squat to begin with.. swans had a one year deal for newman ready to go. I feel newman will be better for us more than byrne the same as i feel fasolo will be better for us more than wright.

Yes

 

[Blue and Blue]

Love the Drake said: ↑
Upgrade on Byrne.

No

If he can play a season without breaking down then yes

 

[BoltonsBlues]

Don't want to clog up the bloke's welcome thread, but there's like one sentence in all these words relevant to the discussion and I disagree with it. Byrne was a potential 200 gamer, Newman imo will be a really handy 50 gamer.

Its ok to disagree. But reality is showing that your opinion is not the case. Newman now has a good chance to reach 100 plus games with carlton. For a future forth. Thats gold

 

[Accidental genius]

where's he from originally? must be a vic?

According to mondayboy he is and he grew up few doors down from Whitfield

 

[Blubagger71]

Don't want to clog up the bloke's welcome thread, but there's like one sentence in all these words relevant to the discussion and I disagree with it. Byrne was a potential 200 gamer, Newman imo will be a really handy 50 gamer.

But he couldn't get on the park. Potential and $5 gets me a bad coffee. Newman was best 22 in a finals team last year whose only knock was he couldn't get a game behind a former captain and an All Australian. I liked what Casey might have offered but, this is most definitely and upgrade.
If nothing else he puts pressure on the young blokes with a bit more athletic ability to get on with their preparation and development and compete for spots. Far from the cast offs we have been acquiring.
You are more than welcome, Nick.

 

[thedan29]

where's he from originally? must be a vic?

Drafted from Frankston VFL team

 

[F_therest]

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/video/2018-10-17/highlights-nic-newman

I always thought he was a solid player and handy pick up.

But those highlights were better than i expected...surprised by the goals from outside 50m and also a few fend offs. Nice.

 

[F_therest]

Not only a stella 2017. But played 8 of your last games in a row including week one of finals and going of stats.... looked to be averaging about 18-19 pos per game. Brilliant byrne replace ment.

Ultimately Byrne was constantly injured and so was never going to become the player we'd hoped. His recent injury while playing gaelic only further confirms it (unfortunately).

He has the potential to be an upgrade on Byrne. Seems durable at the very least.

 

[thylacine60]

Drafted from Frankston VFL team

cheers, td29.....

 

[Cliffords Blues]

Welcome to the mighty Blues Nic

 

[SBYM]

I can't even......

We all know you can't run through the midfield...

Sheesh...

 

[PrinceCharles]

Its ok to disagree. But reality is showing that your opinion is not the case. Newman now has a good chance to reach 100 plus games with carlton. For a future forth. Thats gold

I guess I've been wrong about what reality means all these years...

 

[Love the Drake]

Wouldnt say upgrade. Byrne when healthy was a jet.

Newman's hands aren't as clean and not many have Byrne's agility through traffic.

BUT potentially a good compliment to Docherty and a long term replacement for Simmo, who can now rotate more as an outside mid.

Backline looks very solid now:

FB: Plowman Weitering Simpson
HB: Docherty Marchbank Newman/Williamson

Allows us to scrap Daisy from there too, where I felt his lack of defense screwed us.

I like Newman because he’s a tough old fashioned footy player. Turns up every week and has a dip. Played more games in two years in a lot stronger swans line up than Byrne did in 5 years with us (22 games).

Hopefully Mr Russell gets him super fit because you can back it in he will be extremely motivated to lock down a spot in our back 6.

 

[thylacine60]

I guess I've been wrong about what reality means all these years...

here for ya, chuck.......

 

[DangerousD]

Future 4th based on this years ladder is pick 55, not really nothing.

 

[tencentpiece]

Handy depth player with nice upside, will have an opportunity to play fwd/def next year.

 

[BoltonsBlues]

I guess I've been wrong about what reality means all these years...

Got me there. Preety optimistic of me saying newman has a chance of reaching more games than byrne let alone 100 for carlton. Maybe that part of reality hasnt played its part yet.. but ya gotta admit.. there is more hope of newman making it than than byrne ever will now.. Meaning yes. Was a clear upgrade... edit. Have ya checked out his neat video carlton ffc posted

 

[WeninRome]

An elite kick from what I’ve seen. Love it. And he’s definitely an upgrade on Byrne. Played last eight games of the year for the Swans including a final - can’t see Byrne doing that.

 

[Jeremias]

Future 4th based on this years ladder is pick 55, not really nothing.

Think most will be optimistic we can finish above 18th next year, and the pick will likely be pushed back further by F/S and academy picks.

It's not nothing, but it's not far off. Well worth the risk given where we're at right now.

 

[Salt Lake Cities]

I like him and think at worst he adds depth and helps cover for the loss of Byrne.

Just to play Devi's advocate, does anyone see him actually breaking into our best 22 barring an injury crisis?

Seems like Aaron Mullet all over again. But this time we paid more.

I’ll happily say that I never rated Mullet but I do rate Newman.

Harder at it, better kick, quicker thinker, surer hands. Think we’ve got one here.

 

[PrinceCharles]

Got me there. Preety optimistic of me saying newman has a chance of reaching more games than byrne let alone 100 for carlton. Maybe that part of reality hasnt played its part yet.. but ya gotta admit.. there is more hope of newman making it than than byrne ever will now.. Meaning yes. Was a clear upgrade... edit. Have ya checked out his neat video carlton ffc posted

The original comment is regarding Newman being an upgrade, therefore the fact Byrne is now retired is irrelevant to the argument.