Welcome With Pick 24 Geelong Football Club Selects Harley Barker

[Kobe Gryant]

Holmes, Smith, Dempsey, Barker.

Speed and flair in spades!

Said it the other day in reference to HB, if we could somehow pull off a heist for Butters then we're going to be set in there for a long time.

Not holding my breath as he seems Dogs bound, but a man can dream.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

A serious talent who would have gone higher if not for an ACL mid season. Great pick.

A few Barker videos to check out:

Great work as always Noobermensch. You are a treasure to bigfooty

 

[fpm84]

“I like to get the ball on the outside and use my speed. Decision making and kicking combined are probably my strongest points.”

Preseason Q&A: Harley Barker (Sturt)

Sturt wingman Harley Barker is a speedy outside runner who works both ways. We sat down with him at the SANFL Under 18s testing event.

central.rookieme.com

 

[strauchnyy]

Good pick. Reminds me more of a Duncan type with his kicking and decision making, rather than Dempsey who is more mercurial

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Appreciate it mate. My mentality tends to just lead to ragebaiting people on the internet, so it's good to see Harley's got that in spades.

Hopefully he can show it out on the field.

Lucky he doesn't have my mentality. He'd be late to training with pizza stains on his shirt, smelling like booze, and faking a hammy to get out of the 2km

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Good pick. Reminds me more of a Duncan type with his kicking and decision making, rather than Dempsey who is more mercurial

Yeah the dempsey comparison seems to be about covering the ground. His disposal seems much more conventional.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Yeah the dempsey comparison seems to be about covering the ground. His disposal seems much more conventional.

Yeah dempsey is more mercurial. A better comparison is Duncan or someone like menegola (albeit with more speed than sam). Hes a very good mark for his size, built very strong, high endurance runner and good long kicking. I do think he will be a very decent player.

 

[ButterMill]

No ACL, would be a top 5 pick.

Trust me, this kid has talent

Inject these comments into my veins. Love it.

He's was genuinely of interest from his highlights. Has all the attributes to be very good. If the work ethic matches he'll be best handy for us.

 

[Catman]

That goal against Vic Country where he marks, puts the foot down and then drills it from 50 just oozes quality.

Speed, power, skills, he's got all the attributes to make a footballer and he's at the best club to become a damn good one.

 

[cats_09]

 

[CROUCH #2]

Inject these comments into my veins. Love it.

He's was genuinely of interest from his highlights. Has all the attributes to be very good. If the work ethic matches he'll be best handy for us.

Kobe Bryant mindset

 

[year of the cat]

Good pick. Reminds me more of a Duncan type with his kicking and decision making, rather than Dempsey who is more mercurial

Duncan with pace

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Great work as always Noobermensch. You are a treasure to bigfooty

Looks very good! Didn’t realize how fast he is (2.86s 20m). Which wohld have placed him second at the combines.

From the footage, he needs to learn how to use his pace to burn grass and territory a little more. Max and Bailey can teach him that.

Great kid and actually underrated contested side imo

 

[Heckler]

After watching Harley Barker highlights :
Solid skills : Good user : Hard worker : Reliable type player
Didn't see : Blistering speed : Evasive skills : X-Factor
Will be part of the Run and Carry group : Smith ; Holmes : Dempsey
Not the type of player that warrants a risky injury selection.
Selwood worked out great but got burned with Nakia Cockatoo

12

Nakia Cockatoo

Age

29

Ht

185cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.1

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.1

5star

G

0.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.2

3star

+ Lincoln McCartney

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Looks very good! Didn’t realize how fast he is (2.86s 20m). Which wohld have placed him second at the combines.

From the footage, he needs to learn how to use his pace to burn grass and territory a little more. Max and Bailey can teach him that.

Great kid and actually underrated contested side imo

Yeah i think him being rated down on contest work could be as simple as him just not demonstrating it because he was too valuable to be used there

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Drafting players born in 2007 now

 

[And_ROOS]

Drafting players born in 2007 now

Hopefully that means next year we are drafting kids who grew up supporting Geelong, 9 months after their parents celebrated 119

 

[txbyhull]

Have to begrudgingly respect this. God I hate you shills ending up with elite players seemingly wherever you pick, pure jealousy. Enjoy him

 

[geelong_crazy26]

After watching Harley Barker highlights :
Solid skills : Good user : Hard worker : Reliable type player
Didn't see : Blistering speed : Evasive skills : X-Factor
Will be part of the Run and Carry group : Smith ; Holmes : Dempsey
Not the type of player that warrants a risky injury selection.
Selwood worked out great but got burned with Nakia Cockatoo + Lincoln McCartney

The highlights don’t show it but he is blistering quick. He took out a 2.86s 20m sprint early this year, which currently sits him second fastest player in this entire draft crop.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

In before Barker2Molier becomes the new Duncan2Hawkins.

 

[dazbroncos]

this seems like a 2027 pick... and the kid gets a year with no expectations to learn from Bucks as well....

I know the doubt over the ACL is warranted and it reflects in his drafted position of 24 rather than the pre ACL top 10 talk...

but allowing for the next 15 months to recover and develop he could be a total steal.

Very IWWT type pick. Kid seems very aware and balanced. Will get some flair from Baz and Demspey and some grounding from Atkins and COS.

And if gets the 26 as expected then the number pressure will instantly drop off as its gonna be 12 months before he even puts it on a game sense.

GO Catters

 

[D BRIDGE]

Butters bait.

 

[Gavin Excell]

this seems like a 2027 pick... and the kid gets a year with no expectations to learn from Bucks as well....

I know the doubt over the ACL is warranted and it reflects in his drafted position of 24 rather than the pre ACL top 10 talk...

but allowing for the next 15 months to recover and develop he could be a total steal.

Very IWWT type pick. Kid seems very aware and balanced. Will get some flair from Baz and Demspey and some grounding from Atkins and COS.

And if gets the 26 as expected then the number pressure will instantly drop off as its gonna be 12 months before he even puts it on a game sense.

GO Catters

For whatever reasons, players seemingly recover from ACLs better these days

It will be interesting seeing how Carltons top 3 pick from last year Jagga Smith goes next season after his ACL

 

[dudusmaximus]

Hopefully that means next year we are drafting kids who grew up supporting Geelong, 9 months after their parents celebrated 119

Expended some grey cells trying to figure out if the number 119 had any other significance (apart from the win margin) in that context

 

[CatToTheFuture]

this seems like a 2027 pick... and the kid gets a year with no expectations to learn from Bucks as well....

I know the doubt over the ACL is warranted and it reflects in his drafted position of 24 rather than the pre ACL top 10 talk...

but allowing for the next 15 months to recover and develop he could be a total steal.

Very IWWT type pick. Kid seems very aware and balanced. Will get some flair from Baz and Demspey and some grounding from Atkins and COS.

And if gets the 26 as expected then the number pressure will instantly drop off as its gonna be 12 months before he even puts it on a game sense.

GO Catters

I also like that we slap 26 on a mid. If we picked a kpf then there'd be expectations. Like putting 14 on COS