AFL Player #16: Archie Perkins

[Beerfish]

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

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Bonafide midfielder or start forward and push up as the extra mid/forward?

 

[sup3rfish]

is going to be an out and out star for our club for a long time! Has all the attributes and is getting it all together now.

 

[Gabe251]

Nowhere near his ceiling. Still takes the dump kick option when he doesn't need to sometimes. Huge potential.

 

[Tazdog]

Nowhere near his ceiling. Still takes the dump kick option when he doesn't need to sometimes. Huge potential.

Exactly, but we are starting to see what he can do when he takes his time and delivers inside 50 with poise, so its exciting to see where he could end up.

 

[Sporno 4 Pyros]

Great to see him so excited/pumped up after he kicked that goal in the second qtr.

 

[BrunoV]

He has a game that should end up looking something like Petracca and Rozee on a heat map and stat sheet. Start mid and move forward.

I see him as the mid point between those two physically and stylistically. He's not really shown Rozee's elite outside ball movement game, and may not quite have his run (I have thought he did) but he's got more of that classic leading forwards and breaking though congestion game displayed by Petracca.

Ball use under pressure is really good. He's become a really dynamic and influential player this season.

 

[BomberManU]

This guy has everything to be a future consistent match winner.

 

[the PILL]

I don't like this waiting around for his signature...

Cats are way too keen on him. Get him signed please Adrian. 🖊

 

[MiguelM]

On watching the replay of the third quarter, Perkins was our most valuable player IMO.

Massive quarter. Gone to another level. Sign him please.

 

[ghostdog]

Rozee did a hamstring 6 days ago and played.

Perkins did his nearly 4 weeks ago now.

Horne-Smith also returned from a hamstring after a week or something. Who is their hamstring doctor? We need that person.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Another breakout game coming

25+ possessions
4 goals

 

[Bombermania]

On watching the replay of the third quarter, Perkins was our most valuable player IMO.

Massive quarter. Gone to another level. Sign him please.

Perkins third quarter has been underrated. I had him BOG for the quarter.

 

[katana]

On watching the replay of the third quarter, Perkins was our most valuable player IMO.

Massive quarter. Gone to another level. Sign him please.

he's probably going nowhere, but there's no way he signs before putting together 2 months of this. absolute gun and suspect he waits for the 700k+ offer from the club.

 

[Godzke]

If he can continue averaging 20 touches, 5 tackles, 4 clearances, 4 i50s and a goal per game then I'll be very happy

 

[Call Me Cake]

Has been on the upward trajectory since debut. If he ever does solidify himself as elite you'd bet your dollar that he'd stay at that level for good.

 

[sup3rfish]

This week is where we will see Archie take that next step. BIG game coming up against the tigers. Dreamtime. Big stage.

 

[revival_mode]

building nicely

 

[doug85]

This week is where we will see Archie take that next step. BIG game coming up against the tigers. Dreamtime. Big stage.

I think he already has. Playing consistently impactful football is a step above last year and shows he belongs at AFL level. It’s no longer flashes, he’s doing it every game.

 

[Blind Turn]

I think he already has. Playing consistently impactful football is a step above last year and shows he belongs at AFL level. It’s no longer flashes, he’s doing it every game.

I think the emphasis in that comment is ‘next step’. Yes, he’s stepped up this year but the exciting thing about Archie is that his ceiling probably allows him him multiple ‘next steps’. His next step for mine is being able to play as a first-selected starting mid with two of Merrett, Parish, Caldwell and Durham. At the moment he’s a secondary or even tertiary level mid who can provide impact. The Tiges game is set up nicely for him with Shiel, Parish, Setterfield and Tsatas all out of the equation

 

[MiguelM]

I think he already has. Playing consistently impactful football is a step above last year and shows he belongs at AFL level. It’s no longer flashes, he’s doing it every game.

Absolutely.

His third quarter against GWS virtually turned the game.

 

[Petrify]

One of his worst games I can remember. Just feels like a spectator at center bounce. You can pencil it in for an opposition center clearance when he's in there. Scared of what GC will do to our mids

 

[Schnitzengruben]

You won't make it as a mid or even AFL player if you only give effort for half the games in the season.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Awful awful game capped with an awful decision to kick it to a 2 on 1 instead of seal the game.

 

[Blind Turn]

I think the emphasis in that comment is ‘next step’. Yes, he’s stepped up this year but the exciting thing about Archie is that his ceiling probably allows him him multiple ‘next steps’. His next step for mine is being able to play as a first-selected starting mid with two of Merrett, Parish, Caldwell and Durham. At the moment he’s a secondary or even tertiary level mid who can provide impact. The Tiges game is set up nicely for him with Shiel, Parish, Setterfield and Tsatas all out of the equation

Fail. Sadly.

 

[TheUnicorn]