Player Watch #2: Finn O’Sullivan - Rd15 AFL Rising Star Nominee - Congrats Fossil

[SimpinForSimpkin]

Hark back to the first Melbourne game (what a bloody day that was) and we saw that first blind turn in the pocket.

We have something special here

 

[shinboner magic]

Should be played where we need him most in games and that will change week to week

This is a first year player btw

 

[Chip Scab1]

Love him.

Just learning he can pretty much do it all against men.

Not slow either. A quicker/more agile better kick Josh Kennedy is what I see a bit with him. I could be way off but he looks real good.

 

[King Corey]

Still see a Simpson/Bartel type. Pure footballer who will get better and better at adjusting to the tempo and state of a game.

 

[kool kangas]

Should be played where we need him most in games and that will change week to week

This is a first year player btw

If we are going to play him everywhere then do it after the mid season bye round. Its best to give him at least another half a season to continue to get settled where the club puts him and also in himself..There's no need to rush him...

 

[My Left Foote]

If we are going to play him everywhere then do it after the mid season bye round. Its best to give him at least another half a season to continue to get settled where the club puts him and also in himself..There's no need to rush him...

He'll end up in the midfield eventually but until then let's use him where he best suits the team's needs, so fortunate to have someone so flexible and adaptable, hard to believe he's a first year player.

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[RHLK]

Into the midfield.

FOS's overhead marking alone will make a difference.

 

[zoomba23]

So if he does move, who replaces him and his composure/positioning/kicking?

He was basically the leader of the back half this year. I'm not joking

 

[Passmore]

So if he does move, who replaces him and his composure/positioning/kicking?

He was basically the leader of the back half this year. I'm not joking

Barlow mentioned him going into the middle, "maybe not quite yet though"..

On another note, imagine if we could find a hard nosed Tom Atkins type to complement LDU, Sheezel, Wardlaw on the centre.....

We could then have a backline of

Hardeman xxxxx Archer
McKercher Comben O'Sullivan

Goater rotating off the bench....

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

Barlow mentioned him going into the middle, "maybe not quite yet though"..

On another note, imagine if we could find a hard nosed Tom Atkins type to complement LDU, Sheezel, Wardlaw on the centre.....

We could then have a backline of

Hardeman xxxxx Archer
McKercher Comben O'Sullivan

Goater rotating off the bench....

 

[Passmore]

Wardlaw is see ball get ball. Nothing like Atkins

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

Wardlaw is see ball get ball. Nothing like Atkins

he’s also 21 years old, by the time he is 25 i could definitely see him being a more athletic atkins.

 

[Onihr]

So if he does move, who replaces him and his composure/positioning/kicking?

He was basically the leader of the back half this year. I'm not joking

Easily the smartest of our defenders. Probably the most skilled too.

 

[Its a Process]

So if he does move, who replaces him and his composure/positioning/kicking?

He was basically the leader of the back half this year. I'm not joking

I'm with you. Another year at half back will not only greatly assist the Club as he is one of our best defenders, I think it will also help his growth and development. I would also like to see him in an attacking wing role like Dempsey from Geelong.

He's a gun and his season has largely gone un-noticed by the wider media.

 

[Hopper10]

For a 1st year player, his body positioning and strength is amazing. One of the shining light in another tough year. Wait till he has 50 -100 games ,might just be the best of the lot, so composed and backs himself.

 

[spicerFanClub]

This kid could be anything. Could easily become the best of the lot with the perfect role model in Parker. Huge vibes as a Cripps / Heeney hybrid.

 

[zoomba23]

This kid could be anything. Could easily become the best of the lot with the perfect role model in Parker. Huge vibes as a Cripps / Heeney hybrid.

 

[giantroo]

 

[King Corey]

Bigger.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

He's absolutely the "Captain-in-waiting" that we had all hoped WilPhil would be.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

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John Blakey vibes

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Going to be a tank

 

[Frank Thring]

John Blakey vibes

More skilled than Blakey

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Something Luke Hodgey about him to me. Strong, cool under pressure, skilled, plays tall for his size. No fuss country boys.