Free Agent 2: Sam Draper - Off to Brisbane as a free agent

[Dave]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 20, TheUnicorn

 

[jmoo wan]

I think he is just shitty with you because you made fun of his new format. That was a whole morning when he was supposed to be at works spent on that.

well the error he made there was asking for feedback, when in actual fact he was exclusively seeking positive affirmation

 

[DERO]

well the error he made there was asking for feedback, when in actual fact he was exclusively seeking positive affirmation

He needs to work on his words doesn't he? He should have just said that he was looking for sycophants.

 

[Darealrath]

well the error he made there was asking for feedback, when in actual fact he was exclusively seeking positive affirmation

You are figbooty's James Damore.

 

[jmoo wan]

You are figbooty's James Damore.

i don’t think so - i just google’d him and he’s not handsome at all.

 

[eth-dog]

If we didn't have Daniher I believe he would be developed as KPF. I see him as someone who is genuinely as good of a prospect as the Mckay brothers.

Disagree. His talent in the ruck is too good to be wasted as developing as a forward. Whilst it's nice he kicked goals in the intre club, he's really only done one thing as a forward in his limited time in the VFL, and that was kicking the winning goal against Box Hille from memory down at WH.

 

[Ambrosia]

Disagree. His talent in the ruck is too good to be wasted as developing as a forward. Whilst it's nice he kicked goals in the intre club, he's really only done one thing as a forward in his limited time in the VFL, and that was kicking the winning goal against Box Hille from memory down at WH.

I don't see how developing a player as a forward could be seen as a waste especially in the Daniherless scenario I posed.

 

[eth-dog]

I don't see how developing a player as a forward could be seen as a waste especially in the Daniherless scenario I posed.

It would be when the bloke has a serious lack of forward nous.

 

[yodellinhank]

It would be when the bloke has a serious lack of forward nous.

I think that's the reason you try to develop him better in that area though? Improve his chances of being able to have a few meaningful minutes forward to offer flexibility and so we can better use our bench.

 

[Ambrosia]

It would be when the bloke has a serious lack of forward nous.

I don't think he came to the club with much ruck nous either tbh. He's developed his ruck craft over the past two seasons. I don't see why he wouldn't have had similar success as a forward of given the opportunity.

 

[eth-dog]

I think that's the reason you try to develop him better in that area though? Improve his chances of being able to have a few meaningful minutes forward to offer flexibility and so we can better use our bench.

Oh I really hope that would have been the case but he just had no clue when up there.

I don't think he came to the club with much ruck nous either tbh. He's developed his ruck craft over the past two seasons. I don't see why he wouldn't have had similar success as a forward of given the opportunity.

Honestly you're speaking out of your arse now. I could see in his first 4 or 5 games that he was a natural ruckman with the way he worked at the stoppages. There's only so much you can teach, the rest has to be instinct and ability. Two things he simply doesn't have forward of centre.

 

[Ambrosia]

Honestly you're speaking out of your arse now. I could see in his first 4 or 5 games that he was a natural ruckman with the way he worked at the stoppages. There's only so much you can teach, the rest has to be instinct and ability. Two things he simply doesn't have forward of centre.

Why so hostile? Next thing you'll quote me in the delusional pearlers thread again.

 

[eth-dog]

Why so hostile? Next thing you'll quote me in the delusional pearlers thread again.

Because you said something incredibly stupid. Saying he didn't have ruck nous when he came to the club is akin to saying Daniher didn't have forward nous when he came to the club.

 

[BrunoV]

Because you said something incredibly stupid. Saying he didn't have ruck nous when he came to the club is akin to saying Daniher didn't have forward nous when he came to the club.

Seriously?

Daniher came as a once in a generation key forward and Draper came as a ruck project who had hardly rucked in the one year of footy played and they are somehow a good point of comparison?

Draper's ruck quality was immediately evident? There is a pretty big difference between a big kid getting his hand on the ball and what was on display after 6 months.

I've fairly recently come across the idea of defence using the least force necessary. Maybe start there.

 

[fishardansin]

Draper looking the goods, kicked 3 goals.

Edit: For whatever reason the video doesn’t want to show up for me but hopefully it does for you.

That tweet is trolling the HTB mouthbreathers and foamers!

 

[eDPS]

Why so hostile? Next thing you'll quote me in the delusional pearlers thread again.

Ethan doesn’t need that many excuses to find himself in that thread

 

[Howard Moon]

Seriously?



Draper's ruck quality was immediately evident? There is a pretty big difference between a big kid getting his hand on the ball and what was on display after 6 months.

Reckon he's learnt the art of protecting the drop zone with his big frame and laying the ball down to the on rushing mid, rather than hitting or tapping to space which he used to do

 

[Milanista28]

Hopefully he gets some senior minutes this season, and hopefully signs a juicy 3 year contract keeping him away from those SA clubs.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Thought my boy looked great, really adds something extra around the contest. 5 touches including two clearances in 16 minutes. TBC had 10 touches and three clearances in 110 minutes. Only a matter of time before he is our starting ruck.

 

[Beerfish]

I have to admit seeing him run onto the ground was the most excited I got all game.

 

[blitzer]

You couldn't ask for more in just 10 minutes of game time. He's got something. Would be super excited to see him play a seniors game.

 

[Haychh]

Manhandled the Cats 25 year old ruck. Think his game style will be very similar to that of Mumford, going to enjoy watching this bloke throw his weight around for a long time


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[eDPS]

His enthusiasm is fantastic love the boots aswell

I would not be against having him play with TBell, TBell would be more than handy up forward with the added time he would get.

 

[Milanista28]

His follow up work is awesome, Has that Grundy aggression that I love in big ruckman.

 

[PressureCooker]

Having watched next to no VFL in the past couple of years, how long before we can realistically see him in the seniors? Loved his cameo last night.

 

[eDPS]

Having watched next to no VFL in the past couple of years, how long before we can realistically see him in the seniors? Loved his cameo last night.

Wouldnt mind him getting a run at times this year, he will be hard to keep out next year going on his continued improvement