AFL Player # 2: Sam Draper

[Dave]

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

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Sean Darcy

4

Sean Darcy

Age

25

Ht

203cm

Wt

111kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

28.8

5star

D

6.8

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

1.8

4star

HO

20.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

6.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

32.0

5star

and Drapes are going to be the rucks to watch over the next decade. If they have good runs without injury expect to see them in the AA team together at some point.

 

[Doggy Dan]

This bloke is a dead set star. Very jealous.

 

[andleanback]

Only going to get better. Going to be an absolute star.

 

[foj1]

simply fantastic today

 

[Vander18]

Sean Darcy and Drapes are going to be the rucks to watch over the next decade. If they have good runs without injury expect to see them in the AA team together at some point.

Will be fun to watch these guys go head to head next year. Big, raw powerful units.

Darcy has huge upside if he can drop 10kg of baby fat and get himself AFL fit.

 

[lenny2013]

Shining light on a shocking day.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Will be fun to watch these guys go head to head next year. Big, raw powerful units.

Darcy has huge upside if he can drop 10kg of baby fat and get himself AFL fit.

Darcy was huge in his last 8 or so games this year...took the next step imo. If Draper gets to that level we will be picking or jaws up off the floor. Exciting times ahead.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Absolute freak. Only going to get better.

 

[Ambrosia]

Love him but why does he never give the handball after taking a mark. Even under a bit of pressure I’d back all of Merrett, Parish, Hind, Heppell and Redman to do something more productive with the ball then Drapers slow long kicks down the line

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

I had a wonderful thought this morning. Imagine Sam with another preseason.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Loved his game. Pray he can stay injury free.

 

[owen87]

Love him but why does he never give the handball after taking a mark. Even under a bit of pressure I’d back all of Merrett, Parish, Hind, Heppell and Redman to do something more productive with the ball then Drapers slow long kicks down the line

I have noticed that, needs to be quicker to give the handball to someone who's a better kick. A few times Cutler or Redman swept around behind him for the handball and are more the guys you want delivering i50.

 

[Lore]

 

[Ambrosia]

I wonder how his skill development goes. Never seen someone with such good hands at ground level and in the air look so awkward when kicking and handballing. Hoping it’s a sign that he has a lot of potential to improve those areas of his game

 

[Lore]

I wonder how his skill development goes. Never seen someone with such good hands at ground level and in the hair look so awkward when kicking and handballing. Hoping it’s a sign that he has a lot of potential to improve those areas of his game

I think he only played one season of junior footy as a code switcher at 17. Drafted end of 2016, so 2.5 seasons playing reserves in the VFL? Then did his ACL, and later a syndesmosis so has played about 25 games at AFL level?

Compare that to your average kid who starts Auskick at age 4. He should have plenty of development still in him.

 

[bomberlegend2007]

Will win a Brownlow.

 

[Vander18]

I wonder how his skill development goes. Never seen someone with such good hands at ground level and in the air look so awkward when kicking and handballing. Hoping it’s a sign that he has a lot of potential to improve those areas of his game

Think we should accept his kicking will never be much chop - work on it of course but kicking seems to be part of the game where anything more than small improvement is very difficult to achieve.

Handballing is different - can absolutely be significantly improved with work and every AFL player should be competent on both sides.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Think we should accept his kicking will never be much chop - work on it of course but kicking seems to be part of the game where anything more than small improvement is very difficult to achieve.

Handballing is different - can absolutely be significantly improved with work and every AFL player should be competent on both sides.

Someone at the club has taught Clarke to kick… which had to be the hardest job in footy.

Still hope for Drapers’ kicking I reckon

 

[Vindicater]

 

[MiguelM]

Someone at the club has taught Clarke to kick… which had to be the hardest job in footy.

Still hope for Drapers’ kicking I reckon

and Parish. Rarely a clanger now.

 

[ant555]

Someone at the club has taught Clarke to kick… which had to be the hardest job in footy.

Still hope for Drapers’ kicking I reckon

No one taught Clarke to kick. They moved him out of the midfield so the impact of his kicking issues was not as prevalent. He was always a steady kick on the outside in space. He still has a dinky ball drop that is a massive issue under pressure.

 

[fairbump_playon]

No one taught Clarke to kick. They moved him out of the midfield so the impact of his kicking issues was not as prevalent. He was always a steady kick on the outside in space. He still has a dinky ball drop that is a massive issue under pressure.

Agree it’s still very poor - but I reckon his kicking (and ball drop) have improved a few percentage points.

 

[The Donners]

Think we should accept his kicking will never be much chop - work on it of course but kicking seems to be part of the game where anything more than small improvement is very difficult to achieve.

Handballing is different - can absolutely be significantly improved with work and every AFL player should be competent on both sides.

Nic Nat was one of the worst kicks I’d ever seen play AFL. He’s competent now without being amazing.

 

[Lore]

 

[Beerfish]

Wow. Getting big Mike Patton vibes sans soup strainer.