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Player Watch Ed Allan
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JuniorB
Norm Smith Medallist
Our midfield looked slow yesterday.
Ed is the remedy - get him to more CBAs to accelerate his development and adjustment to AFL level.
He's got size, speed and quick hands - he just needs more game time to build the belief he belongs at the level.
Ed is the remedy - get him to more CBAs to accelerate his development and adjustment to AFL level.
He's got size, speed and quick hands - he just needs more game time to build the belief he belongs at the level.
- Nov 16, 2014
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- 11,609
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- 19 touches at 73%
- 3 clearances
- 7 contested possessions
- 4 inside 50s
- 5 score involvements
There was a lot to like
Unlike some other young mids at the pies… Allan looks like he’ll make the grade
- Apr 24, 2013
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- Collingwood
Good hands n congestion, good acceleration. Most pleasingly, he’s showing an ability to accumulate now (which had previously been an issue) that naturally dropped off when shuffled onto a wing. Not the finished product by a long shot, but for a 3 gamer very encouraging signs.
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JuniorB
Norm Smith Medallist
Bear in mind he doesn't turn 21 until May, so he's far from the finished product.
- 19 touches at 73%
- 3 clearances
- 7 contested possessions
- 4 inside 50s
- 5 score involvements
There was a lot to like
Unlike some other young mids at the pies… Allan looks like he’ll make the grade
I'd be making our starting mids Nick, Harry and Ed.
Just leave them there and rotate others when they need a break - Crisp, McCreery, Schultz, etc.
I'd give Bobby a run too, just to get him into the play more.
Pendles and Sidey are just too slow, as we saw yesterday, unless it's later in the game.
Hopefully by round 2 it will have Jordy. Will make a huge difference.
JuniorB
Norm Smith Medallist
Absolutely, but to start off, he might spend a chunk of time forward, so he could be one of the rotations.Hopefully by round 2 it will have Jordy. Will make a huge difference.
We have to look after him.
Jen2310
Premium Platinum
- Mar 28, 2023
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manicpie
Brownlow Medallist
- Jul 19, 2019
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Doesn't matter, gruzewski would have won it anyway
No but there were more games last year so it wasn't down to only 4 players being eligible.
I feel like it'd make more sense his game was considered in our R3 bye than being judged in 11 games this weekend.
Gone Critical
Moderator
- Moderator
- #1,688
Thought he was okay without giving any real indication of high level performance for the future. Hopefully he continues to develop and develop but is a slow burn currently.
JuniorB
Norm Smith Medallist
Given he's 20 years old and playing his 3rd game, I thought he played well.
sr36
TheBrownDog
GWS were pretty manic, but he managed to turn on the jets and get space a few times - it was a good sign, albeit not having the composure to balance before kicking even though he'd found enough space to do so.
Funny you mention that. I was looking at his draft profile yesterday.
STRENGTHS
ACCELERATION
CONSISTENCY
DUAL-SIDED
UPSIDE
VERSATILITY
IMPROVEMENTS
COMPOSURE
STRENGTH
TradeDraft
Post-Human
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- #1,692
Look at Josh Daicos for that.
Started Really Slow but 2020 just Exploded onto the Scene
TradeDraft
Post-Human
- Thread starter
- #1,693
Hopefully keep playing giving him more Experience so he can Execute Better more Often
JuniorB
Norm Smith Medallist
He's built his strength, and the composure will come with more experience, which is why we have to get games into him.
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sr36
TheBrownDog
Still looks to have a fair way to go on the strength front. Ideally, he has the smarts to play wing or high half forward this year and looking to move into the centre square in the future.
JuniorB
Norm Smith Medallist
As I said, he's far from the finished product at 20 years old.
When he's 23, he'll be a beast.
sr36
TheBrownDog
I don't think he'll even need to be a beast - his running is going to be a serious weapon, once he gets the patterns right and learns how to use it.
- Nov 2, 2012
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- Collingwood
I think he needs to trust himself more (back himself in) and have a shot when in the fwd 50 rather than dish it off. Mind you the the pies were under immense pressure in the fwd 50 for most of the match.
sr36
TheBrownDog
We'll pick the best team, but think he'll get a fair few games.
