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Player Watch #13 Caitlin Reid
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Welcome Caitlin to our great club.
Very good that all three of the late picks are strongly connected to Sydney.
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Caitlin Reid Draft Profile
Caitlin Reid is an imposing ruck who has dominated in the AFL Sydney competition then impressed for Geelong throughout the VFLW season.
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Reid looks like she'll be ready to play if we have to call on her. While she may have a fair bit of development still in her, she will be 28 years old by the time the season starts and ready to chuck in the ruck if need be. She looks like a bit of Mummy type ruck - hopefully has a bit of physicality and can intimidate opponents. Not going to move like a gazelle or sweep it off the turf clean and one-handed on a regular basis but has strong ruck craft and tackles well. Fills a need.
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Played 6 games in the VFLW and did well apparently. Not top flight but definitely fulfilling a need.Caitlin Reid Draft Profile
Caitlin Reid is an imposing ruck who has dominated in the AFL Sydney competition then impressed for Geelong throughout the VFLW season.
Reid looks like she'll be ready to play if we have to call on her. While she may have a fair bit of development still in her, she will be 28 years old by the time the season starts and ready to chuck in the ruck if need be. She looks like a bit of Mummy type ruck - hopefully has a bit of physicality and can intimidate opponents. Not going to move like a gazelle or sweep it off the turf clean and one-handed on a regular basis but has strong ruck craft and tackles well. Fills a need.
Welcome Cait!
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It's a dream come true - Reid
Hear from Swans AFLW recruit Caitlin Reid as she speaks to us about her first few days at the club after being taken with pick #59.
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Great chance of getting games this year. If either of Morphett or Davies go down she could be the next cab off the rank.
To elaborate on what I said earlier about her maybe having a fair bit of development in her (which is possibly strange on its face given she's turning 28 during pre-season) what I'm saying is that just because a player is mature doesn't mean they don't still have a sizeable amount of room for improvement once they come into a professional system with access to all the resources that brings (gym, trainers, physios, coaches, full-time wage to play footy etc.). So she may surprise us and remain on the list for a while to come providing important ruck depth.
To elaborate on what I said earlier about her maybe having a fair bit of development in her (which is possibly strange on its face given she's turning 28 during pre-season) what I'm saying is that just because a player is mature doesn't mean they don't still have a sizeable amount of room for improvement once they come into a professional system with access to all the resources that brings (gym, trainers, physios, coaches, full-time wage to play footy etc.). So she may surprise us and remain on the list for a while to come providing important ruck depth.
Actually I hope she ends up first cab off the rank if Morphett gets injured so that Davies can settle into a key position. I think that would benefit us a lot.
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Yes, that's what I mean. I don't mean if both Morphett and Davies are injured but if either are injured. Agree that if Morphett were injured would be good for Reid to play first ruck and let Davies continue in the relief role. If Davies goes down it might be harder for Reid to win selection because there would be more alternative set-ups we could go with.
Yep, if Davies went down Hamilton would be the logical replacement if she wasn't already playing.
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Given our lack of height, I think there's a fair chance Lexi will play together with Davies and Morphett. Might depend on oppo week to week.
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New inhabitant of jumper number #13.
Wasn't that impressed with her skills in the scratch match today.
Wasn't that impressed with her skills in the scratch match today.
Hopefully as she trains in the more professional environment things will improve.
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We've got not one but TWO DOCTORS on our list! .
Are we trying to exploit the soft cap?
Are we trying to exploit the soft cap?
The moment Reid knew of her AFLW debut
We captured the moment Scott Gowans revealed to Caitlin Reid she will be making her AFL debut on Friday night at North Sydney Oval.
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Everywhere I can see, including the Swans website, her first name is spelt Caitlin. I suggest we update the thread title.
Good first game! Valuable contributor, applied pressure, provided a target in forward 50 and brought the ball to ground.
Good first game! Valuable contributor, applied pressure, provided a target in forward 50 and brought the ball to ground.
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im not sure if ive shared this correctly. I always have troubles with insta stories.
Shes putting in some skills training.
She was a nice surprise this year.
Shes putting in some skills training.
She was a nice surprise this year.
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Yep. Worked fine. Hope she can take more of the ruck load, allow Ally and Lexi to be more around the ground.
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And at pick #59, a wonderfully inexpensive one too.
With #13 on her back she reminds me vaguely of Tilt Carter.
At 28, you'd assume she must have been overlooked several times. But she plays half a dozen games with Geelong VFLW and now she's drafted. A good story, but also possibly another Swans grass is greener situation?
I think her backstory is more complicated. As a doctor she would have been studying through those formative years (like Lulu) and she's a Sydney girl who played for the East Coast Eagles winning a premiership. Not sure how or why she went to Geelong but she seems quite keen to improve her game so perhaps it was that.