Strapping Young Lad
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I am surprised that no one has compared his athleticism to Franklin. Jordan Lewis said this morning on radio that Franklin could do 15 x 150m off one minute rest in 17 seconds. That is seriously elite. Don't know what CJ can do off the same regime but he was a sub 50 second runner in high school as Franklin was - believe he had a 48 sec PB in high school. We know that he won our second 2k time trial beating Finn who can seriously run. His speed/endurance is probably on par with Bradey Hill but much more physical and around 7-8 cm taller.
Said it before and ill say it again, could well be the next Kouta...
I reckon he's becoming even bigger than a cult hero.
All the talk at work today in regards to the Hawks was how good CJ and Day looked.
I love the fact that he is now racking up 20 plus possessions a game.It’s so rare to find young players with freakish abilities who are also ball-magnets. Maybe that’s just because of his incredible fitness, but he’s everywhere in that back half - and I love the fact that he went for that speccy on Dustin Martin. He is the only defender in the comp with the balls to do that. He is truly unafraid of the opposition, of making mistakes, of getting hurt, he just bites it off and finds out how much he can chew. He’s really inspiring.
Plus he reads it so well in the air and takes contested marks. And has the biggest engine at the club. It's an insane package.I love the fact that he is now racking up 20 plus possessions a game.
Combine that volume of possessions with the athletic prowess and you have 9ne heck of a player.
He knows how fit he is.I watched him for about a minute and he had sprinted forward to press up getting near the F50. Turnover happened and he is working the hardest of any player to get back. Absolutely busted his nuts and looked spent. Still on the same run he had to find another gear to get to aerial contest and he found another gear and made the spoil in an incredibly courageous manner. We got the ball back then he had to run to take a handball receive got it and sprinted again to give off. I don't really know of any other player who could have done what he did. He is just incredible. We are lucky we have found another.
Why not would love us to try something different in the midfieldCould he play wing / midfield at some point? Has a great engine. I love the energy he brings to the side. Makes blues but he always tries to attack and create.
At the end of the year we will be looking at one up and coming stars of the competition. He is now ready to improve to take his game to another level. Just cut out the mistakes and brain fades and he will become elite
Yes he is still a work in progress but he has probably apart from Kosi been the most improved player at the club. If we are talking where he was last year and where he is todayThe commentators always talk about the African imports as 'athletes' and roll out platitudes about their speed, strength and whatever else. CJ seems a different beast because he appears to read the play better and have better football instincts than guys like Daw and Chol.
As happy as I am with him I still find myself frustrated at moments, that patch of play where he tried the speccy over Dusty was one because he had better position and if he was less concerned about his man he'd have had a nice 1:1 win. If he can fix those things he will be a star.
Yes he is still a work in progress but he has probably apart from Kosi been the most improved player at the club. If we are talking where he was last year and where he is today
And improvement for many hits a ceiling. Sky’s the limit for this oneYes he is still a work in progress but he has probably apart from Kosi been the most improved player at the club. If we are talking where he was last year and where he is today
I don't think he was worried too much about who he was up against. He gave Dusty a fend off at one point in that game.The commentators always talk about the African imports as 'athletes' and roll out platitudes about their speed, strength and whatever else. CJ seems a different beast because he appears to read the play better and have better football instincts than guys like Daw and Chol.
As happy as I am with him I still find myself frustrated at moments, that patch of play where he tried the speccy over Dusty was one because he had better position and if he was less concerned about his man he'd have had a nice 1:1 win. If he can fix those things he will be a star.
Hardwick gave CJ a vote for each error that resulted in a Richmond goal. Love his endeavour and his enormous promise for sure but that is the reality of CJ at the moment
Imo Scrimshaw, if fit, takes his place back there. He has sure hands, is a great mark and is a beautiful user. He is not has flashy as CJ but will work better in a system orientated defence.
Agree with some other posters. Start playing him with the forward group. His tireless chasing, blocking, contesting, marking and 'chaos' will give the opposition nightmares. He is exactly what we lack up front. We used to have Cyril and Poppy making other teams look over their shoulder. Now we are vanilla and predictable.
Imo our defence can stand on its own (Day hurts and may change things). Up forward we desperately lack X-Factor. Kosi and Lewis have played 24 games between them. TOB is unreliable. Brockman needs games and Breustt is still a star. CJ could transform the front half.
That spoil he did was GibsonesqueNot sure if you were at the game to see what he did live. Easily our most promising youngster. He's played 9 games. Gets coaches votes and you want to move him forward. He is a game breaker. We haven't had one of these for a while. Now we have 3 in Day CJ and Impey up back.
The game is a run from the back half game again now due to the stand rule. Not sure if you have noticed but our running defence is now our greatest asset.
Once again I don't disagree with this view nor am I disregarding his promise. Happy for the discussion. Its just about balance.Not sure if you were at the game to see what he did live. Easily our most promising youngster. He's played 9 games. Gets coaches votes and you want to move him forward. He is a game breaker. We haven't had one of these for a while. Now we have 3 in Day CJ and Impey up back.
The game is a run from the back half game again now due to the stand rule. Not sure if you have noticed but our running defence is now our greatest asset.
Hardwick gave CJ a vote for each error that resulted in a Richmond goal. Love his endeavour and his enormous promise for sure but that is the reality of CJ at the moment
Imo Scrimshaw, if fit, takes his place back there. He has sure hands, is a great mark and is a beautiful user. He is not has flashy as CJ but will work better in a system orientated defence.
Agree with some other posters. Start playing him with the forward group. His tireless chasing, blocking, contesting, marking and 'chaos' will give the opposition nightmares. He is exactly what we lack up front. We used to have Cyril and Poppy making other teams look over their shoulder. Now we are vanilla and predictable.
Imo our defence can stand on its own (Day hurts and may change things). Up forward we desperately lack X-Factor. Kosi and Lewis have played 24 games between them. TOB is unreliable. Brockman needs games and Breustt is still a star. CJ could transform the front half.