Player Watch Brayden Cook

[Crow till I die]

Not a surprise seeing him doing what he’s doing after his team mates said he’s the most talented player at the club, you can definitely see why.

Didn’t really look out of place in his debut in a showdown either, which was a high pressure manic game in itself. Think last years draft haul could be massive for us.

He looks like he could be anything once he gets a few preseasons into him to build his tank. I agree that if we had to bottom out 1 year then getting thilthorpe at the pointy end is a massive get and then cook in the same draft along with berry has been very exciting as a supporter to watch. We have not even had a chance to properly see pedlar yet..fingers crossed his body is good to go with a big preseason and happy days

 

[Bay62]

It’s exciting to see players like Cook, Schoey, Doedee who all know what to do and just get on and do it - not overawed by the occasion or opposition, not waiting for senior players to give them permission. Coaches tell them they’ve been chosen for a reason and they get on and deliver. Or as Nicks says, use your weapon - a very clever way to simplify it all for them

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Is there a market for the 2022 Rising Star award yet?

 

[Cleric]

Not a surprise seeing him doing what he’s doing after his team mates said he’s the most talented player at the club, you can definitely see why.

Didn’t really look out of place in his debut in a showdown either, which was a high pressure manic game in itself. Think last years draft haul could be massive for us.

Fo you have a link to what his team mates said?
He is a bigger version of Robbie Gray.

 

[morris086]

Fo you have a link to what his team mates said?
He is a bigger version of Robbie Gray.

Marinoff said the boys thought he was the most talented on our list when she was commentating one of the Sanfl games a couple of weeks back.

 

[hippyhippy]

This. His spacial awareness is special. He's going to be something special.

Yep.. when kids play their first games , usually they look like they're rushing things but this kid looks very natural out there. He's not rushing, the way he moves is like a veteran. Very natural.

 

[FR0GGY]

Yep.. when kids play their first games , usually they look like they're rushing things but this kid looks very natural out there. He's not rushing, the way he moves is like a veteran. Very natural.

And if they aren’t rushing they are getting caught like poholke used to.
I don’t think I’ve seen him caught too often.

 

[Cromulent]

Going big here.. Reminds me a lot of Scott Pendlebury

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Scott Pendlebury

Age

36

Ht

191cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.5

5star

K

13.2

5star

HB

13.3

5star

M

4.1

4star

T

4.9

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

12.9

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

3star

CL

3.6

4star

D

12.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

4.8

4star

M

5.8

5star

T

2.6

4star

. Awesome spatial awareness and time seems to slow down when he has ball in hand.

 

[Truck25]

Pendle like

Yes, I was trying to think who he reminds me of, you nailed it. time and space and very similar movement, long stride but able turn on a dime. Can only hope he gets to the same highs.

 

[Sanders]

He seemed at lot more "present" tonight - in his other games I haven't noticed his possessions as much but this afternoon he looked assured and confident - and generally made great choices - get excited he has a future this lad.


In terms of South players - Palmer, the Brooksby brothers, Shane Butler, Kappler and the late great no.17 Mark Naley {sadly currently seeing his old neurologist but with a much better outlook}.
I grew up at Sturt due to family but ended up living at Panther Park and playing some bad underage games for South.

So good to see South really building some great kids they are obviously doing some good things.

which Kappler? Darren was obviously the faster, but I reckon David was criminally underrated

 

[Soggy2112]

Going big here.. Reminds me a lot of Scott Pendlebury. Awesome spatial awareness and time seems to slow down when he has ball in hand.

Does he have a basketball background though?

 

[WheresGroomgone]

which Kappler? Darren was obviously the faster, but I reckon David was criminally underrated

David was a talent and stayed true to South unlike his brother who ended up being a bit of a journeyman.

 

[Sanders]

David was a talent and stayed true to South unlike his brother who ended up being a bit of a journeyman.

Darren did help us get D.Jarman though

 

[KeaysyInTheBowlsy]

Brayden Cook will go down as a top 3 AFC all time player.

#oracle

 

[hey shorty]

Premature

 

[FR0GGY]

Premature

Undercooked

 

[70lethal]

Steele Sidebottom

22

Steele Sidebottom

Age

33

Ht

184cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.4

5star

K

14.1

5star

HB

13.3

5star

M

5.5

5star

T

3.7

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

24.0

5star

K

12.0

5star

HB

12.0

5star

M

4.5

4star

T

4.3

5star

CL

2.3

4star

D

31.6

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

17.2

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

6.0

5star

 

[eddiespocket]

Maybe the best Panthers player I ever saw was Mark Coombe but sadly his career was really over before it started due to his shoulder injury, probably with the major improvements in surgical processes these days he'd have been remembered as an absolute champion of SA football. People carry on about Jason Horne-Francis but this bloke was better at the same age. On Lindsay Backman a very good footballer with brilliant skills and footy smarts but I always classed him as a bit "soft".

Australian Football - Mark Coombe - Player Bio

australianfootball.com

Mark Coombe | South Adelaide Football Club

MARK COOMBE - 2002 - THE "GREATEST SOUTH ADELAIDE TEAM" Mark Coombe won the Knuckey Cup as an 18 year old in just his second year of League football for South Adelaide, having finished as runner-up for the award in his debut season with the League team. He had had an outstanding record as a...

www.safc.com.au

what about Wayne Slattery amazing teenage footballer

Coombe was a little before my time but my older brother says he was good

 

[DaKids]

what about Wayne Slattery amazing teenage footballer

Coombe was a little before my time but my older brother says he was good

Yep - know Slatts pretty well. Super young talent, started when he was 15 or 16. Took one of the best hangars you’ll ever see.

 

[earlsta]

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

I can’t stop watching it.

 

[Sanders]

Saw both of them live almost every game they played back then, Wayne Slattery was very good as was Shane Butler but honestly Mark Coombe was on a different level.

South Adelaide Hall of Fame with some pretty illustrious Panther names.

Hall of Fame | South Adelaide Football Club

2019 Inductees

www.safc.com.au

Naley was the best I saw; Robin White & Michael Bennett very underrated

used to enjoy watching Darren Troy physically man handle Garry McIntosh so brutally that McIntosh was visibly afraid of Troy. Rightly, he was a wrecking ball straight out of a Stephen King does Country Football novel

 

[Mutineer]

I can’t stop watching it.

Hugo goes alright himself up forward.

 

[dogs105]

Hugo goes alright himself up forward.

Willunga?

 

[Blurter]

I'd have Mark Coombe a smidgin in front of Naley more on what could have been than anything, both absolute AA graders, Coombe's elite dual sided kicking gets him over the line for me.
Yeah Darren Troy was a beauty, and to think he wasn't getting games at the Cats, if I remember right we had thing going on with the Cats back in the day, another very good player we got over from then was Ruckman Rob Hawkins (brother of Jumpin' Jack Hawkins and Tom's uncle). Talking about tough buggers Alan White wasn't very big but he could handle himself. Some I reckon were underrated were Renz Bais, Geoff Baynes, Eddie Fry, Craig utensil and the Kappler Brothers Darren especially.

Still the greatest effort in a team photo, ever.