Past #36: Phoenix Spicer - drafted w/ #42 in 2020 ND - delisted end '23 - 12 NM games / 2 NM goals

[HELLSBELLS]

Just play him no matter how ready before we coach the instincts out of him !

 

[shinboner magic]

How sad is it when we have an abundance of forwards with zero genuine crumber with wheels..

I would give my leftie for Kosi P or flyin Ryan right now.

Looks like Wet Toast have found another one with their pick 57 from last year Isiah Winder - kicked 5 in the WAFL this week... unbelievable..

And I think we passed with our pick before they took him.
I thought he was perfect for us but as a rebounding half back

 

[Ether]

How sad is it when we have an abundance of forwards with zero genuine crumber with wheels..

I would give my leftie for Kosi P or flyin Ryan right now.

Looks like Wet Toast have found another one with their pick 57 from last year Isiah Winder - kicked 5 in the WAFL this week... unbelievable..

Winder had a really promising draft profile. Wondered why he slipped so far.

 

[king of the road]

Winder had a really promising draft profile. Wondered why he slipped so far.

Maybe more attuned to living in WA than Vic?

 

[DesertRoo]

I have no idea about Spicer but in recent years our inability to identify and draft small forwards defies all belief.
To think we snared Campbell and Thomas in one draft and then have barely picked one since.
Richmond and West Coast have more than they can use.
Something smells rotten.

What don’t you mean that the recruiting strategy of a heap of 188cm HFF, who are solid citizens, didn’t work..
The list was absolutely cooked..

 

[desie]

I think you'll find they left in the couple of kicks he hit, and left out the ones that went sideways

Not sure it really matters if you just plonk him in the forward 50 and have him buzz around.

It’s not as though our current small forward doesn’t miss with monotonous regularity....

 

[hilly]

I think you'll find they left in the couple of kicks he hit, and left out the ones that went sideways

No need to disrupt the well-oiled machine forward of centre.

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[Frank Thring]

He's clearly not ready physically for AFL and his skills are a bit iffy at this stage, yet, he's still our best small forward. A conundrum.

 

[Waussie]

How sad is it when we have an abundance of forwards with zero genuine crumber with wheels..

I would give my leftie for Kosi P or flyin Ryan right now.

Looks like Wet Toast have found another one with their pick 57 from last year Isiah Winder - kicked 5 in the WAFL this week... unbelievable..

Sherm, I could be wrong, but thought he was part of the Dockers academy?

 

[Shermanator]

Sherm, I could be wrong, but thought he was part of the Dockers academy?

 

[Waussie]

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Jeez, still remember him at peel

 

[Shermanator]

Jeez, still remember him at peel

Went alright eh?

 

[Ligma]

Running patterns look very alike to Cyril Rioli


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[ChoppyGun]

If he isn't selected I'll be annoyed.

 

[DarwinRoo]

It’s a fair call ....... our fans think turner is what a forward pocket should be

There is only one bloke who thinks that.

 

[Merlin007]

If he isn't selected I'll be annoyed.

you'll be wasting your emotional energy, he's not ready

 

[Hojuman]

Kid will snap in half if he plays. VFL 2021 > Corey McKernan

Corey Mckernan

Age

50

Ht

197cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

0.7

3star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.2

4star

circa '93 diet > skills > skills > skills.

 

[andana]

Looks like Wet Toast have found another one with their pick 57 from last year Isiah Winder - kicked 5 in the WAFL this week... unbelievable..

Young Eagle flies for Saints’ clash

West Coast draftee Isiah Winder was one of three possible inclusions for Saturday’s clash with St Kilda after flying with the team to Melbourne this afternoon.

thewest.com.au

 

[Heaps of fun]

If he's selected then we've panicked.

 

[DesertRoo]

If he's selected then we've panicked.

Panicked?
the outs might tell us something more then the ins.

 

[king rising]

If he's selected then we've panicked.

Rubbish.

 

[HELLSBELLS]

He wont break and die if he gets a game he's played against men before and kids his size have played against bigger bodies all their lives.

Do something different instead of playing small forwards who don't chase, tackle, kick goals or get anywhere near it.

We are so bloody scared to just take a chance its ridiculous just incase it doesn't work.

If he comes in and doesn't do any good and looks a million miles off you have lost NOTHING. You know he needs work and then he knows where he has to get to.

But what if he comes in and kills it from the get go ? There is no rulebook or maths equation that says he cant.

Play the Kid and let him run wild up forward !!

 

[Merlin007]

He wont break and die if he gets a game he's played against men before.

Do something different instead of playing small forwards who don't chase, tackle, kick goals or get anywhere near it.

We are so bloody scared to just take a chance its ridiculous just incase it doesn't work.

If he comes in and doesn't do any good and looks a million miles off you have lost NOTHING. You know he needs work and then he knows where he has to get to.

But what if he comes in and kills it from the get go ? There is no rulebook or maths equation that says he cant.

Play the Kid and let him run wild up forward !!

Okay, love your wild running optimism, but here's the facts:

Against Melbourne a fortnight ago, Phoenix played forward, and touched it once

Against Bulldogs a week ago, he played on a wing, and got some of it, but I'd say single figure possessions; each of the dashy forward runs we saw on the video ended in a turnover, in other words, no impact on the game

If he gets a game this week on those performances, like you, I hope he brains it, but if I'm picking the team, players need to earn the spot

 

[King Corey]

Playing Phoenix because he's our only quick player is no more panicky than playing a horridly out of form Larkey because he's our only available tall forward.

 

[HELLSBELLS]

Okay, love your wild running optimism, but here's the facts:

Against Melbourne a fortnight ago, Phoenix played forward, and touched it once

Against Bulldogs a week ago, he played on a wing, and got some of it, but I'd say single figure possessions; each of the dashy

I would settle for a tackle inside 50. Turner is yet to lay one. Doesn't even average one for his whole career. Small forward my arse. Mahoney 1 tackle inside 50.

How many times he gets it isn't as much the problem as how easily they let it come out. With his speed he can make it difficult and god forbid tackle someone.