It was a strange inclusion. Like good on Scott for playing kids but to debut two weeks after a knee injury.
Oh well it didn't kill him. May as well play McKay before the years out. Maybe round 23 lol
Player Watch #20: Nick 'Souva' Larkey - '23 AA & '24 NM VC - plays game 100 v Hawthorn
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It was a strange inclusion. Like good on Scott for playing kids but to debut two weeks after a knee injury.
Oh well it didn't kill him. May as well play McKay before the years out. Maybe round 23 lol
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I think he makes a fair point. There's giving kids a taste of it but a physically undeveloped KF coming off a short run of games?
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At his age BBB had missed 2 pre season and 2 rookie drafts and was languishing in tasmania, and still had another preseason and another rookie draft to be passed on.
Plenty of time for Larkey.
Plenty of time for Larkey.
It would be a pretty exclusive club first kick, first goal in second game.
Feel bad for him last night, when he got open he got burned and when he got stuck in a 1v1 he got exposed as the kid he is. Send him back to the VFL for the rest of the season and just needs to live in the weights room this summer.
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And on The Rock's diet.
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He looks absolutely nowhere near it.
To be expected.
To be expected.
He's been given games on potential. That's enough and will spur him on so that he's knows what's required. We are in the "play the kids" situation and we're playing them. Lachie could have could in instead yesterday but that didn't happen. I like that he has debuted in his first year and happy with gifting him games. I'd do it again next year as well, which should hopefully fast track his development.
Don't blame the kid for one second and hopefully he will have a long career but his inclusion left Brown exposed. Larkey was so outclassed that his man let him be and zeroed in on Brown. Terrible selection.
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lacks size and clearly struggled without waite and brown in the side.
like the way he moves, gets to good positions just need another 15kg and some genuine strength. Get that and we might have found BBB MKII
like the way he moves, gets to good positions just need another 15kg and some genuine strength. Get that and we might have found BBB MKII
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Whats the big thing about Larkey? I'm not seeing the potential others are clearly seeing.
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He's tall, has a good tank, and seems to be getting to the right spots. It's just that his body is incredibly underdeveloped which against half decent opposition means they can all but ignore him.
I am with you on this, we are putting a lot of faith into a pick 73 selection that can barely get a touch. Odd.
What about Ben Mckay?
Good VFL form, gets in good spots, was equal 5th(?) in goalkicking for the VFL before getting called up also. Plenty to work with.
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We get to tank and get some games into the lad. Will encourage him to have a massive pre season knowing what the big league is all about.
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He has shown a lot more than BMac at VFL level - the number attached to his draft selection is irrelevant.
Not sure though why he was picked ahead of Zurhaar this week - that was a strange decision - but i am on board with the Souva - he'll be a good player.
Not sure though why he was picked ahead of Zurhaar this week - that was a strange decision - but i am on board with the Souva - he'll be a good player.
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On VFL performance Larkey has been miles ahead.
McKay should come good, but at the moment he's closer to getting sa game in the divi league then the seniors.
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Larkey just isn't physically ready, but he has the smarts.
McKay will build slowly. I hope they keep him in defence for a stint. It didn't hurt Carey & Longmire during their development.
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Agree. Send Larkey back now that he knows what's required. Could be the making of him.
Brads always gone with the 3 talls structure, nows the perfect time to experiment with a smaller set up.
The lack of Zurhaar boggled my mind as well, very much deserved a spot.
That stiff arm
I am happy to go down the youth path as much as possible. But playing this under developed kid after not having a touch for about 5-6 weeks was throwing him to the wolves.
Needs to play out the year in the vfl and have a full pre season before he is considered again.
For where his body is at and the delivery in that game he didn't do a hell of lot wrong.
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Needs to play out the year in the vfl and have a full pre season before he is considered again.
For where his body is at and the delivery in that game he didn't do a hell of lot wrong.
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He played like a kid who thought he didn't deserve to be playing.
The best thing about it, is he's had a taste and he'll know how hard he needs to work to make it to the top level.
All in all it's been a pretty good first season.
The best thing about it, is he's had a taste and he'll know how hard he needs to work to make it to the top level.
All in all it's been a pretty good first season.
