Strategy 2016 Draft Needs

[Jeffcrowe]

Ah the magic bullshit of stats over actually watching a player.

He's a very precise and efficient kick when in space. Even the best kicks in the AFL don't always get it to a teammate when they're kicking quickly out of a pack, which is where Jonty did most of his work in the Nationals. You want to throw up his handball efficiency stat?

Kicking is in every of his main knocks from recruiters , just go watch the tape from Friday if in doubt . Was more of the same

 

[Captain Furious]

Kicking is in every of his main knocks from recruiters , just go watch the tape from Friday if in doubt . Was more of the same

I've seen plenty of him over the past 2 years to know his kicking's not an issue but if you want to back up your statement with some references of when recruiters have knocked his kicking (if they all have, I'm sure that won't be an issue) then I'd be interested to see it. Would love to see those championship stats too.

Regardless, you surely know his great strength is winning contested ball, handball and quick, excellent decision making.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I've seen plenty of him over the past 2 years to know his kicking's not an issue but if you want to back up your statement with some references of when recruiters have knocked his kicking (if they all have, I'm sure that won't be an issue) then I'd be interested to see it. Would love to see those championship stats too.

Regardless, you surely know his great strength is winning contested ball, handball and quick, excellent decision making.

I agree he is good at those things , if his kicking was better and if he was more versatile he'd be a 1st rounder

He's no dud !!

 

[Bicks]

WILLEM DREW

Willem Drew
Inside Midfielder | North Ballarat Rebels/Vic Country
1/10/1998 | 188cm | 78kg
Player comparison: Jack Ziebell

Snapshot:

WHEN it comes to simple football, Willem Drew is the king. He is a footballer’s footballer who just goes by the mantra of see football, get football and it is why he is so highly respected.

Drew is an inside midfielder who consistently refuses to be beaten and never gives in even when his opponent may be quicker or more skilled. He will always provide a contest and is one of those players that will regularly walk off the field knowing they could not have given one ouch more effort.

He has huge contested ball numbers, with almost 60 per cent of his disposals coming from a contest, while his clearance and tackle numbers are also through the roof.

What impresses me just as much is his ability to go forward and hit the scoreboard, which is where inside midfielders can often fail to impact. However, Drew is unique in the sense that he uses his strength to out mark opponents and averaged about a goal a game in the TAC Cup this season.

Naturally, Drew has areas he can continue to work on such as his disposal, however his kicking efficiency while 58 per cent is quite good for winning so much of the footy among congestion. Nonetheless, it is an area he could still clean up when on the outside.

Furthermore, Drew is not overly quick either, and while he will often earn a possession through a quick kick or a handball out of a pack, Drew finds space reasonably well and will back himself one-on-one regardless of where he is on the field.

With a raft of inside midfielders in this draft, Drew is underrated for what he offers because he has better numbers than most and he has that ability to kick goals.

Overall I could see Drew surprising on draft night and slipping into the top 30, and anything past the second round could be a bargain.

Statistics:



Strengths:

• Inside beast
• Clearance machine
• Endurance
• Strong overhead
• Scoreboard impact

Willem Drew is everything you would want in an inside midfielder. While he has his limitations, he just wins one-on-ones and pumps out clearance after clearance.

In the TAC Cup, Drew averaged 23 disposals, of which a remarkable 13.7 were contested, a rate of 59.6 per cent – the highest of any midfielder in the competition. To add to this, Drew also averaged 7.1 clearances and 7.7 tackles per game, which is an astonishing effort.

While his inside game is what will get him drafted, the cherry on top is his ability to impact the scoreboard. Drew will regularly sneak forward and take a strong grab and kick a goal a game, which is important in modern football.

He did miss a handful of chances he could have got throughout the season, but still showed he was capable of resting forward and kicking goals. With many first year players more likely to play either forward or back before becoming full-time midfielders, Drew will begin as a forward at AFL level and work his way into the midfield.

However endurance is not a problem for Drew given he has run a 15.5 beep test, in the elite levels of the test and would go close to topping the test at the AFL National Combine. His endurance enables him to run all day, so if he was thrown in the deep end through the midfield, he would be able to cope playing as a full-time midfielder.

An advantage Drew has is that he is ready to play AFL immediately. Any player that can win 60 per cent of his disposals in a contest is not going to have to rely too much on development to have an impact at the elite level. Another rare aspect that others may not know is that at 18 years of age, he is already a triple premiership player.

Drew has played in a three-peat for Koroit in the Hampden league, competing at senior level since he was 15, so he knows what it takes to compete – and beat – senior players. He was also rewarded for his efforts in the 2016 grand final, declared best on ground, booting three goals in a defining performance.

Finally, an additional statistic worth noting is that Drew only receives 25.5 per cent of his disposals from handball receives, which is top five for midfielders.

Overall, Drew is a prospect that could slot into any side in the league and will more likely be thrown into the coal face earlier than others.

Improvements:

• Disposal
• Speed
• Outside game

For all of Drew’s strengths, it is apparent like any player that he has limitations that he can improve on.

First of all, his disposal could sharpen up a little when on the outside. It is far from poor, but at 58 per cent kicking efficiency by foot, Drew has scope to improve. Many of his disposals are won in the contest, so efficiency will often drop to this fact, but his outside disposal could improve.

He can kick for distance at times, or bomb it out of a contest to clear the danger, which depending on the circumstances could be hit and miss. His choice to kick long more often than not has seen him ranked in the top 10 for average long kicks per game with 3.6.

Naturally a player that wins so much ball on the inside is then weaker on the outside. Given Drew is already elite for his inside winning capabilities, I would like to see him develop his outside game further to become more dangerous on the spread or in space.

Drew will win the footy on a wing, but he does not have the damaging foot skills that others might have, so if he can build on his kicking efficiency and therefore outside hurt factor, he could bring his game to another level.

The other aspect of his game which is hard to improve much further is his speed. He runs about a 3.15 second 20 metre sprint, which to compare to a current AFL player, think of Jack Ziebell.

Drew is able to cleverly disguise his lack of speed by his ability to get the ball to boot quickly or with a rapid fire handball. But it is an area adding to his outside game where he is unlikely to break lines or use a burst speed to break away. However this is not his style anyway.

Overall, Drew could improve on his disposal and further develop his outside game to become a more damaging player. While he will not become a line-breaking speedster, Drew’s natural power could see him break tackles and get the ball free to a teammate to advance his team forward.

 

[Bicks]

I agree he is good at those things , if his kicking was better and if he was more versatile he'd be a 1st rounder

He's no dud !!

Looks like your mail on Pickett was on the money given Leon Cameron's reaction....

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Looks like your mail on Pickett was on the money given Leon Cameron's reaction....

What was my mail Bicks ?

I just thought he wouldn't make it at GWS mainly due to not being professional enough and poor fitness

 

[Bicks]

What was my mail Bicks ?

I just thought he wouldn't make it at GWS mainly due to not being professional enough and poor fitness

Haha, that mail was likely spot on given Cameron's reaction to Barrett's inquiry as to was Pickett movable, "maybe" is hardly what he would say if he was a retain at all costs prospect. Feeds into the not being professional with his preparation etc.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Haha, that mail was likely spot on given Cameron's reaction to Barrett's inquiry as to was Pickett movable, "maybe" is hardly what he would say if he was a retain at all costs prospect. Feeds into the not being professional with his preparation etc.

It's a shame because the kid has some serious wheels !!!

 

[GreyCrow]

See ball get ball. Words I love to see.

 

[little graham]

See ball get ball. Words I love to see.

We won't go near anymore Dangerfields if we can help it. his football style comes out in his character.

A skilled sociopath.

 

[dogs105]

WILLEM DREW

Willem Drew
Inside Midfielder | North Ballarat Rebels/Vic Country
1/10/1998 | 188cm | 78kg
Player comparison: Jack Ziebell

Snapshot:

WHEN it comes to simple football, Willem Drew is the king. He is a footballer’s footballer who just goes by the mantra of see football, get football and it is why he is so highly respected.

Drew is an inside midfielder who consistently refuses to be beaten and never gives in even when his opponent may be quicker or more skilled. He will always provide a contest and is one of those players that will regularly walk off the field knowing they could not have given one ouch more effort.

He has huge contested ball numbers, with almost 60 per cent of his disposals coming from a contest, while his clearance and tackle numbers are also through the roof.

What impresses me just as much is his ability to go forward and hit the scoreboard, which is where inside midfielders can often fail to impact. However, Drew is unique in the sense that he uses his strength to out mark opponents and averaged about a goal a game in the TAC Cup this season.

Naturally, Drew has areas he can continue to work on such as his disposal, however his kicking efficiency while 58 per cent is quite good for winning so much of the footy among congestion. Nonetheless, it is an area he could still clean up when on the outside.

Furthermore, Drew is not overly quick either, and while he will often earn a possession through a quick kick or a handball out of a pack, Drew finds space reasonably well and will back himself one-on-one regardless of where he is on the field.

With a raft of inside midfielders in this draft, Drew is underrated for what he offers because he has better numbers than most and he has that ability to kick goals.

Overall I could see Drew surprising on draft night and slipping into the top 30, and anything past the second round could be a bargain.

Statistics:



Strengths:

• Inside beast
• Clearance machine
• Endurance
• Strong overhead
• Scoreboard impact

Willem Drew is everything you would want in an inside midfielder. While he has his limitations, he just wins one-on-ones and pumps out clearance after clearance.

In the TAC Cup, Drew averaged 23 disposals, of which a remarkable 13.7 were contested, a rate of 59.6 per cent – the highest of any midfielder in the competition. To add to this, Drew also averaged 7.1 clearances and 7.7 tackles per game, which is an astonishing effort.

While his inside game is what will get him drafted, the cherry on top is his ability to impact the scoreboard. Drew will regularly sneak forward and take a strong grab and kick a goal a game, which is important in modern football.

He did miss a handful of chances he could have got throughout the season, but still showed he was capable of resting forward and kicking goals. With many first year players more likely to play either forward or back before becoming full-time midfielders, Drew will begin as a forward at AFL level and work his way into the midfield.

However endurance is not a problem for Drew given he has run a 15.5 beep test, in the elite levels of the test and would go close to topping the test at the AFL National Combine. His endurance enables him to run all day, so if he was thrown in the deep end through the midfield, he would be able to cope playing as a full-time midfielder.

An advantage Drew has is that he is ready to play AFL immediately. Any player that can win 60 per cent of his disposals in a contest is not going to have to rely too much on development to have an impact at the elite level. Another rare aspect that others may not know is that at 18 years of age, he is already a triple premiership player.

Drew has played in a three-peat for Koroit in the Hampden league, competing at senior level since he was 15, so he knows what it takes to compete – and beat – senior players. He was also rewarded for his efforts in the 2016 grand final, declared best on ground, booting three goals in a defining performance.

Finally, an additional statistic worth noting is that Drew only receives 25.5 per cent of his disposals from handball receives, which is top five for midfielders.

Overall, Drew is a prospect that could slot into any side in the league and will more likely be thrown into the coal face earlier than others.

Improvements:

• Disposal
• Speed
• Outside game

For all of Drew’s strengths, it is apparent like any player that he has limitations that he can improve on.

First of all, his disposal could sharpen up a little when on the outside. It is far from poor, but at 58 per cent kicking efficiency by foot, Drew has scope to improve. Many of his disposals are won in the contest, so efficiency will often drop to this fact, but his outside disposal could improve.

He can kick for distance at times, or bomb it out of a contest to clear the danger, which depending on the circumstances could be hit and miss. His choice to kick long more often than not has seen him ranked in the top 10 for average long kicks per game with 3.6.

Naturally a player that wins so much ball on the inside is then weaker on the outside. Given Drew is already elite for his inside winning capabilities, I would like to see him develop his outside game further to become more dangerous on the spread or in space.

Drew will win the footy on a wing, but he does not have the damaging foot skills that others might have, so if he can build on his kicking efficiency and therefore outside hurt factor, he could bring his game to another level.

The other aspect of his game which is hard to improve much further is his speed. He runs about a 3.15 second 20 metre sprint, which to compare to a current AFL player, think of Jack Ziebell.

Drew is able to cleverly disguise his lack of speed by his ability to get the ball to boot quickly or with a rapid fire handball. But it is an area adding to his outside game where he is unlikely to break lines or use a burst speed to break away. However this is not his style anyway.

Overall, Drew could improve on his disposal and further develop his outside game to become a more damaging player. While he will not become a line-breaking speedster, Drew’s natural power could see him break tackles and get the ball free to a teammate to advance his team forward.

Sloane-esque?

 

[GreyCrow]

We won't go near anymore Dangerfields if we can help it. his football style comes out in his character.

A skilled sociopath.

Give me 7 years of a sociopath who gets the ball and I will get you 2 flags

 

[Bicks]

Sloane-esque?

Yep, pretty fair comparison at the same age..

 

[Bicks]

We won't go near anymore Dangerfields if we can help it. his football style comes out in his character.

A skilled sociopath.

Mate, Willem is absolutely nothing like Dangerfield character wise...

 

[little graham]

Mate, Willem is absolutely nothing like Dangerfield character wise...

Thank you. I just saw the "see ball, get ball" and freaked


I trust the club will see the next sociopath coming. First ones hardest to spot.

 

[Captain Furious]

WILLEM DREW

Willem Drew
Inside Midfielder | North Ballarat Rebels/Vic Country
1/10/1998 | 188cm | 78kg
Player comparison: Jack Ziebell

Snapshot:

WHEN it comes to simple football, Willem Drew is the king. He is a footballer’s footballer who just goes by the mantra of see football, get football and it is why he is so highly respected.

Drew is an inside midfielder who consistently refuses to be beaten and never gives in even when his opponent may be quicker or more skilled. He will always provide a contest and is one of those players that will regularly walk off the field knowing they could not have given one ouch more effort.

He has huge contested ball numbers, with almost 60 per cent of his disposals coming from a contest, while his clearance and tackle numbers are also through the roof.

What impresses me just as much is his ability to go forward and hit the scoreboard, which is where inside midfielders can often fail to impact. However, Drew is unique in the sense that he uses his strength to out mark opponents and averaged about a goal a game in the TAC Cup this season.

Naturally, Drew has areas he can continue to work on such as his disposal, however his kicking efficiency while 58 per cent is quite good for winning so much of the footy among congestion. Nonetheless, it is an area he could still clean up when on the outside.

Furthermore, Drew is not overly quick either, and while he will often earn a possession through a quick kick or a handball out of a pack, Drew finds space reasonably well and will back himself one-on-one regardless of where he is on the field.

With a raft of inside midfielders in this draft, Drew is underrated for what he offers because he has better numbers than most and he has that ability to kick goals.

Overall I could see Drew surprising on draft night and slipping into the top 30, and anything past the second round could be a bargain.

Statistics:



Strengths:

• Inside beast
• Clearance machine
• Endurance
• Strong overhead
• Scoreboard impact

Willem Drew is everything you would want in an inside midfielder. While he has his limitations, he just wins one-on-ones and pumps out clearance after clearance.

In the TAC Cup, Drew averaged 23 disposals, of which a remarkable 13.7 were contested, a rate of 59.6 per cent – the highest of any midfielder in the competition. To add to this, Drew also averaged 7.1 clearances and 7.7 tackles per game, which is an astonishing effort.

While his inside game is what will get him drafted, the cherry on top is his ability to impact the scoreboard. Drew will regularly sneak forward and take a strong grab and kick a goal a game, which is important in modern football.

He did miss a handful of chances he could have got throughout the season, but still showed he was capable of resting forward and kicking goals. With many first year players more likely to play either forward or back before becoming full-time midfielders, Drew will begin as a forward at AFL level and work his way into the midfield.

However endurance is not a problem for Drew given he has run a 15.5 beep test, in the elite levels of the test and would go close to topping the test at the AFL National Combine. His endurance enables him to run all day, so if he was thrown in the deep end through the midfield, he would be able to cope playing as a full-time midfielder.

An advantage Drew has is that he is ready to play AFL immediately. Any player that can win 60 per cent of his disposals in a contest is not going to have to rely too much on development to have an impact at the elite level. Another rare aspect that others may not know is that at 18 years of age, he is already a triple premiership player.

Drew has played in a three-peat for Koroit in the Hampden league, competing at senior level since he was 15, so he knows what it takes to compete – and beat – senior players. He was also rewarded for his efforts in the 2016 grand final, declared best on ground, booting three goals in a defining performance.

Finally, an additional statistic worth noting is that Drew only receives 25.5 per cent of his disposals from handball receives, which is top five for midfielders.

Overall, Drew is a prospect that could slot into any side in the league and will more likely be thrown into the coal face earlier than others.

Improvements:

• Disposal
• Speed
• Outside game

For all of Drew’s strengths, it is apparent like any player that he has limitations that he can improve on.

First of all, his disposal could sharpen up a little when on the outside. It is far from poor, but at 58 per cent kicking efficiency by foot, Drew has scope to improve. Many of his disposals are won in the contest, so efficiency will often drop to this fact, but his outside disposal could improve.

He can kick for distance at times, or bomb it out of a contest to clear the danger, which depending on the circumstances could be hit and miss. His choice to kick long more often than not has seen him ranked in the top 10 for average long kicks per game with 3.6.

Naturally a player that wins so much ball on the inside is then weaker on the outside. Given Drew is already elite for his inside winning capabilities, I would like to see him develop his outside game further to become more dangerous on the spread or in space.

Drew will win the footy on a wing, but he does not have the damaging foot skills that others might have, so if he can build on his kicking efficiency and therefore outside hurt factor, he could bring his game to another level.

The other aspect of his game which is hard to improve much further is his speed. He runs about a 3.15 second 20 metre sprint, which to compare to a current AFL player, think of Jack Ziebell.

Drew is able to cleverly disguise his lack of speed by his ability to get the ball to boot quickly or with a rapid fire handball. But it is an area adding to his outside game where he is unlikely to break lines or use a burst speed to break away. However this is not his style anyway.

Overall, Drew could improve on his disposal and further develop his outside game to become a more damaging player. While he will not become a line-breaking speedster, Drew’s natural power could see him break tackles and get the ball free to a teammate to advance his team forward.

Surely if we're going to go down the inside mid path, we have some well credentialled local lads in Graham and Scharenberg we'd look at first.

 

[GreyCrow]

Should have the Surf Stick test.

Put the ball on the ground, have 8 draft prospects laying on the ground facing away from the ball, blow whistle and first to the ball gets a point , last to the ball gets eliminated. Till there is 1 left.

 

[Red mist]

Should have the Surf Stick test.

Put the ball on the ground, have 8 draft prospects laying on the ground facing away from the ball, blow whistle and first to the ball gets a point , last to the ball gets eliminated. Till there is 1 left.

Flags man, flags. Long live Somerton SLSC.

 

[GreyCrow]

Sticks.

 

[Bicks]

http://footyprophet.com/under-18-draft-all-stars-match-review/

 

[Jeffcrowe]

http://footyprophet.com/under-18-draft-all-stars-match-review/

Good wrap

I reckon Jack Bowes is being underrated a bit

Was close to BOG , was effortless in traffic finding time and space where there was none . I'd have him firmly in the mix for pick 1 still

The one that jumped out and up in this game was Powell- Pepper . He has that great mix of a bull inside but outstanding burst speed to be able to get loose balls and his decision making and kicking looked much improved. I think he should get taken in 1st round now and would be good enough to get games in his first year

Will Hayward is one of the classiest players in the draft but does he end up a bit like Ben Lennon where it's difficult to find a role for him at AFL level ?! I'm not sure but I like him alot and seems the best SA kid

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Surely if we're going to go down the inside mid path, we have some well credentialled local lads in Graham and Scharenberg we'd look at first.

Is Graham injured ? Would have thought he would have played in this game otherwise

 

[Bicks]

National Draft Combine starts tomorrow 6th October through to the 9th October at Etihad Stadium...

 

[Captain Furious]

Good wrap

I reckon Jack Bowes is being underrated a bit

Was close to BOG , was effortless in traffic finding time and space where there was none . I'd have him firmly in the mix for pick 1 still

The one that jumped out and up in this game was Powell- Pepper . He has that great mix of a bull inside but outstanding burst speed to be able to get loose balls and his decision making and kicking looked much improved. I think he should get taken in 1st round now and would be good enough to get games in his first year

Will Hayward is one of the classiest players in the draft but does he end up a bit like Ben Lennon where it's difficult to find a role for him at AFL level ?! I'm not sure but I like him alot and seems the best SA kid

Where did I hear we were strongly into Powell-Pepper? Might have just been on here. Wouldn't upset me, looks a real life footballer. Super competitive, that's what we want.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Wouldn't mind Powell-Pepper IF we're sure his kicking has improved, and that we can improve it further. He's very competitive and explosive, which we really need, but we also need players who can consistently hit targets.