AFL Player 20: Peter Wright

[Lore]

Contract Status: Free Agent (?) 2027
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 21, TheGrizz

 

[ant555]

Pete's worst season outperformed Smack's best. So no.

Current version can not even take a mark in a VFL practice match.

 

[ghostdog]

I feel like 2MP has become like a better paid version of SMACK Sean McKernan.
This latest injury won’t help 2MP’s chances of senior games in 2025 - and it seems he’s destined to spend most of this year in the reserves unless one of Draper/Caddy/Langford or Bryan go down injured - much like SMACK who was in the reserves towards the end of his time at the Bombers before being picked up by the Saints.
Outside of the one outlier 53 goal season in 2022 2MP hasn’t really done anything to demand a spot in the seniors - especially now with the likes of Bryan & Caddy coming through…Still - he’s a decent depth option as a forward/ruck should one of our key talls go down…

Tbh, I'd prefer Smack on the list than 2MP.

 

[ghostdog]

I still believe in 2MP but it’s pretty clear he’s not that good of a fit here.

Assuming the Draper FF experiment goes well you would expect wright asks for a trade and the club accomodates that.

In a team with good ball movement that wants to play him as a leading forward he will do great.

Wright is a poorer version of Ben Brown. Happy to accommodate a trade.

 

[eth-dog]

Pete had 19 goals in 14 games last season which was comfortably his worst since coming across. McKernan's best season he kicked 16 goals in 10 games. Wright's worst season he still outperformed Smack's best. You've been bagging Wright but he kicked more goals in his second year than Smack did in his entire time at Essendon.

Tbh, I'd prefer Smack on the list than 2MP.

THe romanticising of that spud has gone to a new level.

 

[ghostdog]

Pete had 19 goals in 14 games last season which was comfortably his worst since coming across. McKernan's best season he kicked 16 goals in 10 games. Wright's worst season he still outperformed Smack's best. You've been bagging Wright but he kicked more goals in his second year than Smack did in his entire time at Essendon.

THe romanticising of that spud has gone to a new level.

Yeah, I prefer Smack right now. Wright is finished.

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah, I prefer Smack right now. Wright is finished.

And in his worst season he was still better than Smack's best.

 

[ghostdog]

And in his worst season he was still better than Smack's best.

Do you reckon Wright will be on the list in 2026?

 

[eth-dog]

Do you reckon Wright will be on the list in 2026?

Yes. I think the vastly overrated Draper will go to Adelaide and we'll hold him to his contract.

 

[ghostdog]

Well if he does I hope has some semblance of competitiveness, because the player he has been for 18 months has been as soft as butter. Smack may not have been as effective in front of goals but at least he would provide a contest.

The same with Draper.

 

[ant555]

Pete had 19 goals in 14 games last season which was comfortably his worst since coming across. McKernan's best season he kicked 16 goals in 10 games. Wright's worst season he still outperformed Smack's best. You've been bagging Wright but he kicked more goals in his second year than Smack did in his entire time at Essendon.

How was his pre season ? I said current version. Not previous versions. Of course I have been bagging Wright. He has been bloody poor. His performances this pre season have 10000000000% been worse than what Smack produced. If you want to play semantics then it was 17 goals in his best season. In fact 17.11 in 16 games v 19.7 in 14 games. The season he kicked 16 was the year before and he kicked 16.11 in 10 games so he had the same scoring shots in 4 less games.

For the record the two seasons you compared
Smack 2018
16.11
13.3 disposals
8.1 HO
2.1 tackles
5.6 marks
1.3 clearances
3.8 contested marks
Wright
19.7
11.2 disposals
8.5 HO
1.3 tackles
4.2 marks
0.7 clearances
1 contested mark.

Not saying Smack was anything more than a below average battler . Just sayin Wright has been worse that level this pre season . His goal kicking record is good because one of his assets is he kicks straight and from a long way out. If he kicked at goal like Smack i doubt Wright would be on a list now.

 

[eth-dog]

How was his pre season ? I said current version. Not previous versions. Of course I have been bagging Wright. He has been bloody poor. His performances this pre season have 10000000000% been worse than what Smack produced. If you want to play semantics then it was 17 goals in his best season. In fact 17.11 in 16 games v 19.7 in 14 games. The season he kicked 16 was the year before and he kicked 16.11 in 10 games so he had the same scoring shots in 4 less games.

For the record the two seasons you compared
Smack 2018
16.11
13.3 disposals
8.1 HO
2.1 tackles
5.6 marks
1.3 clearances
3.8 contested marks
Wright
19.7
11.2 disposals
8.5 HO
1.3 tackles
4.2 marks
0.7 clearances
1 contested mark.

Not saying Smack was anything more than a below average battler . Just sayin Wright has been worse that level this pre season . His goal kicking record is good because one of his assets is he kicks straight and from a long way out. If he kicked at goal like Smack i doubt Wright would be on a list now.

You can't just say "If this guy who has an elite attribute didn't have that elite attribute he wouldn't be on a list right now." It's like saying if Parish didn't have extremely clean hands he wouldn't be on a list.

We're just taking your word for his pre-season. I've seen other reports that are nowhere near as harsh as what you're saying. His two pre-season games were average but hardly the levels you were talking. I'm taking Wright at his worst ahead of Smack at his best.

 

[fairbump_playon]

And in his worst season he was still better than Smack's best.

Obviously goals are one measure of success.

Do you consider others like not being a witches hat? Or having a really nice neck?

 

[ant555]

You can't just say "If this guy who has an elite attribute didn't have that elite attribute he wouldn't be on a list right now." It's like saying if Parish didn't have extremely clean hands he wouldn't be on a list.

We're just taking your word for his pre-season. I've seen other reports that are nowhere near as harsh as what you're saying. His two pre-season games were average but hardly the levels you were talking. I'm taking Wright at his worst ahead of Smack at his best.

Why do we have to take your opinion as word then ?
And I can say that if Wright could not convert as well as he did he would not be on a list.

 

[eth-dog]

Obviously goals are one measure of success.

Do you consider others like not being a witches hat? Or having a really nice neck?

I consider frees against whilst rucking another one.

Why do we have to take your opinion as word then ?
And I can say that if Wright could not convert as well as he did he would not be on a list.

Again, it's not as if it's an above average trait that many have, it's an elite trait that few have. If you don't get the difference, why bother?

 

[ant555]

Again, it's not as if it's an above average trait that many have, it's an elite trait that few have. If you don't get the difference, why bother?

If he kicked at 50% conversion he only kicks 39 goals in his best year.
It is an elite trait which is why I am saying if he did not have it he is not kicking 50 goals and does not have a 4 year contract or is maybe not even picked up by us. His ability to convert is what attracted us to take a punt on him. If he does not have that then he is not an overly attractive proposition.

 

[jdstorm]

Wright is a poorer version of Ben Brown. Happy to accommodate a trade.

I think it’s his contract that will make it tricky. Probably has negative value RN.

consequently he’s worth more to Essendon then any other team. It’s going to take a desperate team to give Essendon enough for us to want to do the trade.

Still think it gets done as a desperate team makes an offer that values wright at worst as a neutral asset

 

[fairbump_playon]

If he kicked at 50% conversion he only kicks 39 goals in his best year.
It is an elite trait which is why I am saying if he did not have it he is not kicking 50 goals and does not have a 4 year contract or is maybe not even picked up by us. His ability to convert is what attracted us to take a punt on him. If he does not have that then he is not an overly attractive proposition.

He's a great kick.

He also has a lot of perceived strengths that come from his height, reach, occasional execution. He looks dominant at times. He can seem like a classic gun full forward from the old days.

But I reckon there's a big gap between the way the average punter thinks of him and what actually happens most game days.

They are trying to build a team that competes all day, and I'm all for it. Stringer is gone despite his strengths. This year I would rather a hard at it forward line that scrags for not quite enough goals, but sets the tone for the years ahead.

I enjoyed Jones last year even when he was forward - his ability to get a hand on a loose ball or knock a ball carrier just slightly off balance was so refreshing. Caddy will do that too.

The game these days is so much about transition. If 1 player in your 18 can be easily run off then the opposition has overlap and you're in trouble. Teams that stop transition and create more turnovers forward of centre are going to win most games.

Wright's papers are marked and it isn't just because of his concrete mitts and inability to hold his ground.

 

[Blind Turn]

Goofy ****er has just ****ed up our depth. Goldy better keep himself in top nick now. A true full forward on our list would a nice addition.

 

[DERO]

Smack was much better than the current version of 2MP.

Smack has his neck in front for mine.

 

[jmoo wan]

Smack was much better than the current version of 2MP.

a healthy player was better than an injured player? no way!

 

[fairbump_playon]

a healthy player was better than an injured player? no way!

Was Smack ever really healthy? Maybe physically but his vibes never settled.

 

[Happyskeret]

SHHHHMACK AH-AHHHHHH SAVIOUR OF THE UNIVERSE ️️️

 

[Foxx]

And just like that Caddy has the number 1 defender, and possibly double teamed.

 

[Happyskeret]

And just like that Caddy has the number 1 defender, and possibly double teamed.

Does that mean my boy Draper gets off the hook and off the leash?

 

[ant555]

a healthy player was better than an injured player? no way!

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