Just because SPS is indigenous, it does not make him a forward.
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At this stage he has no/minimal scoreboard impact
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So if SPS is not a FWD, what position does he play? as I've checked his and Picketts Bio's where it clearly states for both MID/FWD.
Do I really have to spell it out to you?
He is too short for a ruck and he spends very little time in the back half.
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I think he has potential to hit the scoreboard in the future, but just does not have that McCluggage/Taranto forward impact.
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So you are saying he's a defender.....
Not sure where you're getting the Bio information from, but kicking 10 goals in 33 colt/league appearances is not exactly a forward.
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He is a KPD!
Would hope so if we were considering taking him with our 1st pick. I rate SPS highly, but the one concern is that over the last 2 years, he has rarely hit the scoreboard.
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I reckon SPS will run home within 3 years so I'd rather take Brodie, Taranto, or Ainsworth, McGrath or McLug (if either of these 3 were somehow left at #5)
SPS will be fantastic player in couple of years time, potentially best talent in this draft.
Forget all the other bits of nonsense, a future professional football with a strong desire to achive success in Melbourne is what I see and read.
If he's available SOS will not pass on the opportunity, he's an absolute future gun.
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Forget all the other bits of nonsense, a future professional football with a strong desire to achive success in Melbourne is what I see and read.
If he's available SOS will not pass on the opportunity, he's an absolute future gun.
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He's saying he's a pure mid, not an outside guy who they hope picks up the rest and plays on a flank. He might be able to do that, but for 2 years he's been an industrious midfielder.
Not sure what paragraphs you're reading on the guy, or what footage you've looked at, but he's not shown himself as a forward pocket in what I've seen of him. There's no shortage of such players in this draft, and SPS is not one.
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afl.com.au if you want to have a read.
The point I'm making is he plays in the midfield and and as a forward.
The reason he's only kicked 10 goals from 33 games is he is not a high possession player and tends to go missing for parts of the game.
I've never doubted how talented he is, I just think he's not a player that impacts the scoreboard enough and the CFC better suited to pick up Tarranto if the opportunity presents.
Now days players are a lot more likely to play multiple positions as clubs look for players with a few more strings to their bow and again Tarranto in my opinion has that flexibility and huge upside.
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What do you base that off?
Every interview he has said he has shown no signs of doing so?
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Yep SPS is about as pure a mid as you can get in this draft. Just because he's indigenous doesnt make him a half forward haha
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Maybe I was watching the Going Places interview on the AFL website with a different eye to you but watch it again its nearly all about home.
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Yeah but home is 12 hours north of perth... he's not going to go back to a perth team to get closer to home
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What are you talking about? And for anyone else reading, that's not wrong, he's been playing Colts since the age of 15.
Keep in mind it's reduced quarter lengths at the champs, and it's unusual to average more than 20 possessions a game unless you are a hard-bodied inside mid or getting lots of handball receives.
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Mate they are both Aboriginal, it seems there is a certain number that a club must not go over.
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I guess I just see him as a Liam Jarrah type who will find it hard to live in Melbourne, but I have been wrong before I think
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I dont see him like that at all. He's been living away from home for like 6 years already. I think he's suited to it. Plus he's said he wants to play in Melbourne.I guess I just see him as a Liam Jarrah type who will find it hard to live in Melbourne, but I have been wrong before I think
Plus although he's from a small town. It's not liam jurrah levels off bush
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Final draft order is in, and it seems only GC & GWS are allowed extra picks, as the final draft order has 96 selections:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-18/indicative-2016-afl-draft-order
Looks like the draft will only go 6 rounds, so long as Waterman gets a bid. Our final picks have moved up one position (62, 65, 69).
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-18/indicative-2016-afl-draft-order
Looks like the draft will only go 6 rounds, so long as Waterman gets a bid. Our final picks have moved up one position (62, 65, 69).
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I'm not disputing his talent what so ever, in my opinion I'm hoping we draft Tarranto and I'm hoping that Picket comes good.http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/5428
What are you talking about? And for anyone else reading, that's not wrong, he's been playing Colts since the age of 15.
Keep in mind it's reduced quarter lengths at the champs, and it's unusual to average more than 20 possessions a game unless you are a hard-bodied inside mid or getting lots of handball receives.
If SOS calls out SPS, I'm not going to be upset as its obvious what he is capable of but im hoping we go with a bigger bodied mid in Tarranto who has had a breakout season off his first preseason. In saying that Tarranto isn't as flashy as SPS but his defining qualities have the making of a superstar and once in an AFL program I believe will surpass all in his draft pool.
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