AFL Player #16: Archie Perkins

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 9, sup3rfish

 

[ant555]

I am with a few that have already said leave it for another week.

 

[Pweter]

Of course he looks magnificent, he's Archie ******* Perkins!

 

[Call Me Cake]

Nah I'd rather he bashes and crashes with the Weagles than the Giants. Bring him in.

 

[FlyingV]

Just ease into it young fella. No repeat soft tissues please.

 

[Blind Turn]

Hope we’re not doing a ‘Rozee’ here…

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Hope we’re not doing a ‘Rozee’ here…

A ring a ring a Rozee

 

[Blind Turn]

A ring a ring a Rozee

A hamstring, a hamstring, we all fall down…

 

[cAsEy_18]

Hope we’re not doing a ‘Rozee’ here…

Rozee did a hamstring 6 days ago and played.

Perkins did his nearly 4 weeks ago now.

 

[Vindicater]

Hope we’re not doing a ‘Rozee’ here…

Lol.

Not even close to similar situations.

 

[Blind Turn]

Lol.

Not even close to similar situations.

I know that. I’m being a bit facetious.

 

[boncer34]

If he's fit he's fit.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Just ease into it young fella. No repeat soft tissues please.

Perkins first 3 seasons,

21 games
18 games
23 games

If there's any player that doesn't need to reminded of injuries it's Perkins.

His ability to be fit has never been an issue, only his output. Not to say he can't redo it, but I feel that I trust him to trust his own baseline than most considering his past history of staying on the park.

 

[boncer34]

Perkins first 3 seasons,

21 games
18 games
23 games

If there's any player that doesn't need to reminded of injuries it's Perkins.

His ability to be fit has never been an issue, only his output. Not to say he can't redo it, but I feel that I trust him to trust his own baseline than most considering his past history of staying on the park.

I take it the other way. Hamstring recovery hasn't been something he's dealt with before at AFL level. All the reminders in the world to him plz.

 

[sup3rfish]

He's BACK! Coach and medical staff have backed him in and he has torn the training track to pieces this week! Now to get back to the form he was showing and help us belt the weagles!

 

[JayJ20]

He's BACK! Coach and medical staff have backed him in and he has torn the training track to pieces this week! Now to get back to the form he was showing and help us belt the weagles!

I hope that's the only thing he tears this week

 

[Call Me Cake]

I take it the other way. Hamstring recovery hasn't been something he's dealt with before at AFL level. All the reminders in the world to him plz.

Regular prior injuries make re-doing them/being reinjured more likely (even when 6 months-12 months removed from said injuries). So a body that is unscathed for long periods of time/all the time will be stronger and recover quicker. All the best to him.

 

[FlyingV]

If he's fit he's fit.

Tell that to Connor Rozee lmao

 

[boncer34]

Tell that to Connor Rozee lmao

I mean that situation is vastly different

 

[FlyingV]

I mean that situation is vastly different

Yeah I’m really not trying to get into anything here I just hope he is cherry ripe which I’m sure he is.

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

I hope that's the only thing he tears this week

I hope he tears open a fresh packet of Cheezels

 

[Yoda_]

Welcome back Archie, we've missed you

 

[TheFrenchCut]

His physicality since debut has always stood out. But I've liked his go-forward first approach from Day 1. Always wants to roll on, get the ball going quickly, and uses it well for forwards ahead of the ball.

 

[blitzer]

Perkins had some really impactful kicks which were straight up goal assists and weren't gimmie's either. Thought he had a pretty good game.

Also credit to him, I reckon he's a much less selfish player this year. Last year if he got anywhere near the 50 he'd bomb it for goal but this year its clear his first thought is to find the leading player first. Seems like a player that's more comfortable in his own skin now that he's got a bit more experience.

 

[Blind Turn]

He’s the player I’d like to see step up to be consistently elite more than any other player due to the polish and, as mentioned above, his forward-thinking disposal. A seriously damaging player and we just need to get the ball in his hands entering forward 50 more often.

 

[bombreys]

Has as much of a chance as any of the younger guys to be a star