AFL Player 21: Archie “The Enforcer” Roberts - Rising Star & Most Improved at the BnF

[VelvetSledge]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2026
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 29, TheUnicorn

 

[brutus76]

I like the boy

Smart, tough nut, has a dip and gives a ****

 

[Chief Hopper]

My Boy!!!!!

Solid game against the Tigs.

 

[Goat Hird]

Already one of our best

 

[Vindicater]

The question on Roberts kicking is very fair. He’s young and he can work it out, but it certainly needs work

I think if we get another distributor around him he will be fine. At the moment he is biting off too much because he has to.

 

[Yoda_]

He's getting under the Tigs players' skin I'm noticing.

who was the last Essendon player to antagonise to the point of returning physicality? Paul Barnard? Mark Johnson? Cale Hooker maybe?

 

[Happyskeret]

He definitely lowers the eyes and without being an exquisite kick he is a very good kick. Can someone with knowledge please tell me if you kick perfectly to a contest in favour of your teammate but somehow his opponent out marks him is that counted as a Clanger?

 

[jdstorm]

He definitely lowers the eyes and without being an exquisite kick he is a very good kick. Can someone with knowledge please tell me if you kick perfectly to a contest in favour of your teammate but somehow his opponent out marks him is that counted as a Clanger?

believe so as technically the result of the play is an intercept

 

[JT_the_Man]

Liked hearing the two guys he’s closest too / looks to for advice are Martin and Durham in his post game interview.

 

[andleanback]

He definitely lowers the eyes and without being an exquisite kick he is a very good kick. Can someone with knowledge please tell me if you kick perfectly to a contest in favour of your teammate but somehow his opponent out marks him is that counted as a Clanger?

Not necessarily. It’ll be classed as a turnover but not necessarily a clanger

 

[andleanback]

Liked hearing the two guys he’s closest too / looks to for advice are Martin and Durham in his post game interview.

Yeh good, keep him away from Mcgrath

 

[Happyskeret]

believe so as technically the result of the play is an intercept

Yeah I thought so. Sometimes I think he doesn’t have a lot to kick to. Watching us against the dogs last week I seen a lot of good kicks get intercepted basically because they were stronger than us.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

One of my lads last night said he reminds him of Heppell in his prime (not kicking). Just cool and composed, knows where to go and what to do. Fair comparison,

 

[Yoda_]

Into $9.00 for the rising star award

 

[Doss]

He’s got a genuine streak of campaigner in him too, and without falling into the trap of blaming our lack of success solely on our lack of that, it’s something we do need more of.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

yeah you can tell hes pretty lippy on the field with the amount of scuffles he finds himself in. Don't mind it at all.. hate it when its a small forward or someone flopping for frees but this kid is 19 and goes in hard and gets under peoples skin. Very maynard like for mine. Someone you'd absolutely love to play with.

 

[Happyskeret]

yeah you can tell hes pretty lippy on the field with the amount of scuffles he finds himself in. Don't mind it at all.. hate it when its a small forward or someone flopping for frees but this kid is 19 and goes in hard and gets under peoples skin. Very maynard like for mine. Someone you'd absolutely love to play with.

Maynard is a dick!

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Maynard is a dick!

And his teammates love him

 

[Happyskeret]

And his teammates love him

His teammates suck.

 

[Yoda_]

is the sort of spiteful campaigner I’ve wanted us to draft.

Good to see Clarke get involved in some scuffle as well

 

[Zach Package]

Has just taken to it like a duck to water. So nuggetty

 

[JT_the_Man]

Yeh good, keep him away from Mcgrath

Probably more importantly said he spent his entire off-season working out with Martin. Our whole team should probably just get on Martin’s off-season program tbh.

 

[NAB777]

He's getting under the Tigs players' skin I'm noticing.

He's got a bit of the Merv Neagle 'mad stare' about him. Love it.

 

[andleanback]

Probably more importantly said he spent his entire off-season working out with Martin. Our whole team should probably just get on Martin’s off-season program tbh.

Or go and work on clarkes farm

 

[JT_the_Man]

Or go and work on clarkes farm

Chopping firewood might be just what some of these guys need.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Maynard is a dick!

Yeah but we want our own dick