Delisted #20: Zac Clarke - Delisted - 24/10

[RedmanWasHere]

Think this is but will have to wait.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-11-30/bombers-throw-discarded-docker-clarke-an-afl-lifeline.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Confirmed.

http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/players-voice-zac-clarke/.

 

[eth-dog]

Welcome Clarkey! Hopefully you have a good year or two for us.

 

[vass44]

I think this guy is a great get - Zach will really help Draper and I reckon either Zach or Draper will play some senior footy in 2019 to give Bellcho a rest at some stage.

 

[boncer34]

Hope this goes better then our last supplement related decision.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Confirmation tweet has dropped.

 

[ant555]

Had a decent enough season this year in the WAFL. Has been a good player and gives us some depth now.

 

[Doss]

Good pick up - very happy with this.

 

[Duckworth]

Good pick up - very happy with this.

It's good that we don't have to rush Draper in if Bellchambers goes down.

 

[owen87]

It's good that we don't have to rush Draper in if Bellchambers goes down.

Good planning; we should be aiming for finals and a genuine backup ruckman was a real weakness for us.

If Clarke is in good form it keeps pressure on Bellchambers to perform, and we aren’t going to be too disadvantaged in the ruck if Bellchambers needs a rest or is injured.

 

[bennyg12]

Moved well at training today

 

[freddy mercury]

Moved well at training today

Looks in ripping condition

 

[Jade]

He's the backup ruckman I wanted as his length makes him a good tap ruck and his athleticism should make him at least capable of keeping up physically with the comps better rucks. My AFL comparison would be Ceglar.

So what you’re saying is, he’s an absolute spud.

 

[Ambrosia]

So what you’re saying is, he’s an absolute spud.

Ceglar plays his role pretty well. I mean you can't have too higher expectations on this bloke .

 

[Lore]

We already signed one under the new rule BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!! ^^

 

[maskmcgee]

Hopeless. Taps it straight to our opponents and is slower than Peter Street.

 

[Shane Heard]

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Bellchambers needs to stay fit and play every game

 

[Beerfish]

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He seems happy enough at least.

 

[BrunoV]

Wouldn't have been my choice. I want the back up to be a competitor dont really care about stints forward and fitness around the ground.

Interesting that we picked him over Draper. I'd have expected a lot more from Draper if not the ability to ruck quite as long in that heat

 

[Blind Turn]

He’s important as experienced depth. As such he needs to play minutes to get to know our onballers. It was absolutely the right decision to play him in the first ‘meh’ game. I’d play him in the next one too so that he can work in tandem with Bellcho. I’m in no rush for Drapes to be thrust forward - he’s coming along nicely anyhoo.

 

[Old Campaigner]

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What does Peter Dutton have to do with Clarke?

 

[Haychh]

Took a nice grab and kicked a goal, could kick a few resting forward. But if TBC goes down, god help us all. I'd back Grundy in for 40 touches against this bloke

 

[Blind Turn]

Took a nice grab and kicked a goal, could kick a few resting forward. But if TBC goes down, god help us all. I'd back Grundy in for 40 touches against this bloke

Do you expect TBC to be capable of nullifying Grundy by up to 20 possessions? Let’s face it, Grundy is just as likely to rack em up against TBC as against Clarke. My concern would be more likely related to how easily Collingwood’s midfield will clear the centre square supplying their forwards at will. This is why Smack is the better combo with TBC as he will provide a 4th presence once the ball hits the deck at stoppages. Clarke will not give us much there but will get his hand to the ball a lot more against second string rucks.

 

[Haychh]

Do you expect TBC to be capable of nullifying Grundy by up to 20 possessions? Let’s face it, Grundy is just as likely to rack em up against TBC as against Clarke. My concern would be more likely related to how easily Collingwood’s midfield will clear the centre square supplying their forwards at will. This is why Smack is the better combo with TBC as he will provide a 4th presence once the ball hits the deck at stoppages. Clarke will not give us much there but will get his hand to the ball a lot more against second string rucks.

TBC's defensive abilities are underrated IMO, very rarely do ruckman have a day out against him, the game against WC last year was a perfect example where he completely took Naitanui out of the game and had a great game himself.

I severely doubt Clarke's defensive capabilities, at times on Thursday night he made Lobbe and Phillips look like Dean Cox. Had no issue with him getting his hand on the footy but when he did they seemed to go to a Carlton player more often than an Essendon player, Cripps was reading him like a book.