AFL Player 20: Peter Wright

[Lore]

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

 

[Nicholas61]

At one point last night Harry was out of position and in an awkward spot but leapt and ended up killing the contest - was brilliant. 2MP just doesn't have that in him. He might come out kick a bag and some will scoff at those who want him relegated - the thing is his lack of impact on so many games you are effectively down a man especially once it hits the ground. I guess this is what Dew saw.

 

[ant555]

He was ok a few weeks ago taking 9 marks against North and 8 marks against Gold Coast. If his shoulder was stuffed he would not have done that.

I think our forward entries are killing our forwards. Our long bombs are easily picked off by defenders. This is why we need to play Martin forward as he is a good kick.

Blues blocked to corridor too and we had little run through the middle forcing us wide leading to difficult shots on goal.

Not stuffed but he is not as confident as he was. The North game he did get an easy match up as they double teamed Langford.
Also there is a page in one of the other threads showing where we missed from. It is not as wide as one would think.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Is it the shoulder, or is it the getting suspended for 4 weeks for attacking an ordinary contest in an ordinary way and the other bloke coming off second best?

It crossed my mind but I really don’t see why it would impact him.

I think he got off to a flyer with us when he arrived and his form has just dipped. For a bloke with his history, it’s probably playing on his mind a bit (maybe I’m not good enough).

I think he’ll work his way out of it, but it’ll take some time. Some guys can get back into form by being aggressive and smashing packs etc until their timing and touch reappear. He doesn’t haven’t that in his game. So he’ll look shit for a bit until he gets his groove back.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

He was ok a few weeks ago taking 9 marks against North and 8 marks against Gold Coast. If his shoulder was stuffed he would not have done that.

I think our forward entries are killing our forwards. Our long bombs are easily picked off by defenders. This is why we need to play Martin forward as he is a good kick.

Blues blocked to corridor too and we had little run through the middle forcing us wide leading to difficult shots on goal.

The delivery was dog shit to Wright. Sure he dropped a few, but not many.

 

[Lore]

It crossed my mind but I really don’t see why it would impact him.

I think he got off to a flyer with us when he arrived and his form has just dipped. For a bloke with his history, it’s probably playing on his mind a bit (maybe I’m not good enough).

I think he’ll work his way out of it, but it’ll take some time. Some guys can get back into form by being aggressive and smashing packs etc until their timing and touch reappear. He doesn’t haven’t that in his game. So he’ll look shit for a bit until he gets his groove back.

His first year was meh.

Second year he found his confidence and won the leading goal kicker and Crichton.

Third year was the shoulder on the eve of the season, missed the first half of the year and was back in after the bye, and the form of the entire team imploded, Draper did his groin, we had Flip as our main ruck and Langford broke out as a forward.

We’re in his fourth year now.

He’s never gonna be a crashing packs guy and his marking is hit and miss, but his form overall should bounce back when he gets back in the right mental space.




What happened to that sports psyche we got at the start of the year anyway?

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Looked so promising a couple of years back. Looked every bit a 50+ goal FF.

Dunno whether his recent injuries have hampered him or it’s all mental but Jesus, he has regressed a lot.

 

[brutus76]

No confidence. In his shell.

IMO needs to get up the ground and his hands on the ball just to touch and find the footy as he's super mobile and more than capable endurance

 

[sup3rfish]

Off game. Was good against GC last week. Does need to be stronger in the contest but thats never been his go.

 

[MiguelM]

No confidence. In his shell.

IMO needs to get up the ground and his hands on the ball just to touch and find the footy as he's super mobile and more than capable endurance

Thought we missed an opportunity to run him with TDK and put Cox forward early.

 

[Vander18]

Cannot have games where he is uncompetitive. Yes, he’s a confidence player but has to find ways to make an impact when it’s not “his day.”

If he can’t consistently give effort then back to the VFL and play Draper and Goldy.

 

[Rick Ross]

He’s a good kick for goal.

 

[fairbump_playon]

He’s a good kick for goal.

He sure is. Was a surprise to see him miss his third shot. Such a confidence player that I reckon if he had 3 quick ones he might have kept going.

 

[Rick Ross]

I think people miss the point of 2MP:

- Cost us nothing : neither in draft capital or salary (GCS paid some of good salary for a couple of seasons)

- Better than next best : who takes his spot and draws the best KPD? Happy to see some squeeze now but reality is it ain’t strong enough for him to be dropped

- Back up ruck : he’s a fwd - ruc not a ruc - fwd. He’s a better back up ruck than 75% of other teams have. If / when we revert to a singles pure ruck, he is really valuable

- Great kick for goal - his proven ratio is outstanding. From 50+ fine. In front yips… no. From boundary… yup.

Nothing worse than not converting kicks on goal. Nothing. You win games kicking goals. Rips your heart out when you lose games from poor kicking.

May not have had a stellar run of late but this guy is best 22 every round.

 

[ghostdog]

I think people miss the point of 2MP:

- Cost us nothing : neither in draft capital or salary (GCS paid some of good salary for a couple of seasons)

- Better than next best : who takes his spot and draws the best KPD? Happy to see some squeeze now but reality is it ain’t strong enough for him to be dropped

- Back up ruck : he’s a fwd - ruc not a ruc - fwd. He’s a better back up ruck than 75% of other teams have. If / when we revert to a singles pure ruck, he is really valuable

- Great kick for goal - his proven ratio is outstanding. From 50+ fine. In front yips… no. From boundary… yup.

Nothing worse than not converting kicks on goal. Nothing. You win games kicking goals. Rips your heart out when you lose games from poor kicking.

May not have had a stellar run of late but this guy is best 22 every round.

A lot of good points here but it could still go either way.

He was a bit flaky at GC, has had one good year with us. In 2022 no one had a bad thing to say about him and we saw what he's capable of. The oppo saw that too and now he gets dealt with, and it has impacted his game. Or maybe the impact of 2022 papered over the cracks. Either way, he's flaky again now.

That he's forward-ruck is structurally his most valuable asset and Brad wants to keep our shape. He'll be around for a season or two yet.

 

[eth-dog]

A lot of good points here but it could still go either way.

He was a bit flaky at GC, has had one good year with us. In 2022 no one had a bad thing to say about him and we saw what he's capable of. The oppo saw that too and now he gets dealt with, and it has impacted his game. Or maybe the impact of 2022 papered over the cracks. Either way, he's flaky again now.

That he's forward-ruck is structurally his most valuable asset and Brad wants to keep our shape. He'll be around for a season or two yet.

"One good year". He's had one bad year for us, of which he was injured for over half the season.

He was one goal and 5 hitouts away from being only the third player to kick 30+ goals and average 10+ hitouts a game in the 21st century in 2021.

He's getting a bad wrap. People want him to be Paul Salmon. He's not.

 

[Tazdog]

"One good year". He's had one bad year for us, of which he was injured for over half the season.

He was one goal and 5 hitouts away from being only the third player to kick 30+ goals and average 10+ hitouts a game in the 21st century in 2021.

He's getting a bad wrap. People want him to be Paul Salmon. He's not.

I think people miss the point of 2MP:

- Cost us nothing : neither in draft capital or salary (GCS paid some of good salary for a couple of seasons)

- Better than next best : who takes his spot and draws the best KPD? Happy to see some squeeze now but reality is it ain’t strong enough for him to be dropped

- Back up ruck : he’s a fwd - ruc not a ruc - fwd. He’s a better back up ruck than 75% of other teams have. If / when we revert to a singles pure ruck, he is really valuable

- Great kick for goal - his proven ratio is outstanding. From 50+ fine. In front yips… no. From boundary… yup.

Nothing worse than not converting kicks on goal. Nothing. You win games kicking goals. Rips your heart out when you lose games from poor kicking.

May not have had a stellar run of late but this guy is best 22 every round.

Ngl came here to spread some hate but maybe we need to lower expectations for him. But he definitely isnt the answer as a #1 KPF

 

[jannissary]

Ngl came here to spread some hate but maybe we need to lower expectations for him. But he definitely isnt the answer as a #1 KPF

he's more suited to be number 2. he'll want to draw players because opposition teams know that he's a phenomenal set shot & can destroy teams (wb game in 2021 for example) because of that, so if he's drawing their second best defender up the ground, it gives our forwards a much better opportunity for success

 

[Tazdog]

he's more suited to be number 2. he'll want to draw players because opposition teams know that he's a phenomenal set shot & can destroy teams (wb game in 2021 for example) because of that, so if he's drawing their second best defender up the ground, it gives our forwards a much better opportunity for success

If caddy has a huge pre season and fills out a bunch could see him take the stay at home role and pete go up the ground a bit more. Kinda sucks we have 4 Key forwards between 192-194cm. If only one of them were an inch or two taller and a bit more monstrous.

 

[ghostdog]

"One good year". He's had one bad year for us, of which he was injured for over half the season.

He was one goal and 5 hitouts away from being only the third player to kick 30+ goals and average 10+ hitouts a game in the 21st century in 2021.

He's getting a bad wrap. People want him to be Paul Salmon. He's not.

Rather, I meant one good year as a forward. His value is as a forward-ruck, obviously.

 

[Nicholas61]

Has major limitations but is the purest set shot for a tall you will ever see. That last one near the boundary - didn't bother running out and or curling it in just straight in and straight through.

 

[Ants]

Rather, I meant one good year as a forward. His value is as a forward-ruck, obviously.

Even this year, ignoring the ruck work, he’s 42nd in the league for goals per game (played >3 games). And although he doesn’t mark as many as we’d like, he does bring it to ground a lot. He’s a solid contributor as a forward even ignoring his ability to be our second ruck option.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Having said that, that aweful handball along the wing which cost a goal and inability to impact consistently was atrocious. If he doesn't fix his brainfade low IQ plays he could become a liability.

 

[Vander18]

His value is as a genuine second ruck who can kick 30-40 goals a year. They don’t grow on trees.

That said - he has a lot of limitations to his game, consistent competitiveness and physicality chiefly. He’s not getting the best defender anymore (Langers is) but he’s not feasting on this the way he should be.

Cox looked ok on the ruck last night….if that’s a thing then it’s trouble for 2MP. To me, if he’s not providing back up ruck minutes then there is a strong case for him to go back to VFL given current form. We may very well benefit from working another small into the forward mix.

 

[jdstorm]

Reminds me of Shane Watson (cricketer) what he produced was/is really good but people see his moments of brilliance and wish he did that more consistently.

Real handy player. Needs to be paired with an 80% ruck and fast forwards for best results

 

[MiguelM]

He was good around the wings last night.

Caddy may take forward minutes away from him, but he still has a spot IMO