Draft Profile 2021 Draft Player Comparisons

[PMBangers]

Hello all and welcome to a bigfooty first!

The is the 2021 Draft Player Comparison thread, where some of our local Draft Watchers and Experts will be comparing players within the draft, whether they play a similar role, are within a similar range or are both linked to one club, the Draft Watchers will be looking at a couple of players and really nutting out the strengths over one another within their posts. If you have any comparisons you'd like to see, feel free to suggest them and tag a draft watcher you'd want to see tackle the comparison

 

[Mutineer]

Kai Lohmann - Blake Howes PMBangers

Ronny Fejo Jr - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera eDPS

James Willis - Zac Taylor Pie 4 Life

Josh Gibcus - Leek Aleer Knightmare

 

[PMBangers]

Kai Lohmann - PMBangers

Ronny Fejo Jr - eDPS

James Willis - Pie 4 Life

Josh Gibcus - Knightmare

I know you're just being a smart ass but you know what a comparison is right?

 

[Tbonefreo]

Who does Jye Amiss play like?

 

[Orange crush]

Who plays like Hugh Greenwood

1

Hugh Greenwood

Age

32

Ht

190cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

8.1

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

6.8

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

17.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

8.9

5star

CL

5.6

5star

D

16.4

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.2

3star

T

7.6

5star

CL

4.4

5star

.... asking for a friend

 

[M Malice]

Mitch Owens v Mitch Knevitt if both available for the Lions at selection 16 and/or 20? > eDPS & Davo-27

 

[mattsmob]

Sinn vs Goater - Primarily off halfback to start with, then midfield a few years down the track, anyone who feels like answering.

 

[Mutineer]

I know you're just being a smart ass but you know what a comparison is right?

Yep what other players in this draft share similar styles and traits?

 

[PMBangers]

Yep what other players in this draft share similar styles and traits?

Seems you haven't understood the OP

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Is this comparisons thing for comparing draft players to players who play or played in the AFL? or to other draftees?

 

[Mutineer]

Seems you haven't understood the OP

I'll make it easy for you.

I'll name the comparators...

 

[PMBangers]

Is this comparisons thing for comparing draft players to players who play or played in the AFL? or to other draftees?

If only someone had clarified this in the opening post

where some of our local Draft Watchers and Experts will be comparing players within the draft

 

[Dewyyyyy]

If only someone had clarified this in the opening post

Bit blind.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Darcy Wilmot vs Campbell Chesser as half-backs in the same draft range please PMBangers, but any other draft watcher can chime in too.

 

[Smythe]

I was given the task of Comparing Zac Taylor and Cooper Murley this year, so here it goes.

PLAYER 1 - ZAC TAYLOR - 180cm 74 kg - FWD/MID



Zac is a speedy fwd/mid from Calder who would fit into most forward lines seamlessly with his style of play, attack on the ball, use of the ball, game and goal smarts.

This year in the NAB league he played 7 games kicked 1 goal and averaged, 26 disposals, 5.9 marks, 4.1 tackles, 4 inside 50’s and 2 rebound 50’s per game.

It’s a shame he only kicked 1 goal and did not get the chance to shine a bit more this year, but his game style and type of play is a very smart user of the ball who brings the best out of his team mates and he uses the ball in a way that brings them into the game by getting the ball to the best option.

He shows that with his outstanding vision, skills and decision making and is a team first player.
He was traveling so well with this game play that he started playing through the middle of the ground and racking up ridiculous numbers with not only disposal counts but in the km counts too, working up and down the ground to help out his team with coverage if need and then speeding forward to create option up front or creating space for team mates.

The 180cm talent took out Calder Cannons’ best and fairest award and was named in the NAB League team of the year.

He has shown himself to be a tough competitive beast who has ball winning ability and a crafty nous around the forward line area with an ability to have a huge work rate around the ground when playing as a mid. His average of 6 marks shows this, and although he gets them everywhere he does like to fly for a mark if given the chance.

Taylor wreaks of versatility that any coach/team would love of a prospect and could provide great value, given his professionalism and growing ability.


PLAYER 2 - COOPER MURLEY - 178cm 70kg - MID/FWD



Cooper is smaller in stature but not by much and has a good mix of speed and endurance as well. His skills are sublime and he has great athleticism which you would expect from a player of his size in the position he plays.

Getting injured this year didn't set him back and it only steeled his resolve to get back to footy and in 3 under 18 games he kicked 4 goals, averaged 28 disposals, 6 marks, 4 tackles, 4 clearances, 4.5 inside 50’s and 3 rebound 50’s.
In 4 reserves games he kicked 3 goals, averaged 12 disposals, 3 marks, 2.8 tackles, 1 clearance, 2.2 inside 50’s and 1 rebound 50.

Cooper has also had time to hone his forward craft well, but has mainly played through the midfield, which he may not at the next level just yet given his stature and current light frame (who knows for sure) but would likely see coaches/teams view him as a small defender type in the future too, meaning they are both multi positional types.

Along with Zac above, Cooper has excellent decision making skills and is a very clean 1 touch player at ground level, he does not fly for marks as often as Zac does but moreso uses the space and his acceleration from the contest well and runs to the right spots to get the ball.

He is able to both burst through a pack and surge forward, and apply immediate closing pressure when the opposition has the ball.
At stoppages, he is always on the move, hitting the ball at pace and accelerating through congestion similar to the way a Jarred Cameron would.

Cooper started getting recognition as a 2021 top talent last year as he produced a fantastic bottom age season and finished second in the SANFL BNF by 1 vote from Tom Powell.


In the end, Zac Taylor has the bigger body and probably a little more athleticism and grunt in the contest than Cooper, but Cooper is a bit more classy and would hold sway in a short race and maybe has the edge endurance wise too.

The stats are undeniably similar and the way they play is also eerily similar, however Zac has played more forward over the last two years and Cooper has played more midfield minutes but has also had injuries that probably held him back from advancing higher up the rankings to where we, as draft watchers and draft experts, thought he may end up from last years performances.

At the next level i would project both to be going into teams looking to play them as small forwards with the open minded-ness that they could both play small defender roles too.

Zac could easily, having a head start with his bigger body, in a few years of training with the midfield groups start playing mid minutes first whereas it may take Cooper a little longer to get his body up to the rigmarole of the task. However both could almost start straight away as classy small forwards.

They are both speedy, classy, smart players with exceptional skills who both have a team first attitude and an appetite for the contest which sees them as good options IMO in the early stages of the second round to a team looking for a small classy forward with versatility.

Teams looking at these players would be, Carlton, Geelong, Hawthorn, Fremantle, Richmond, North, Adelaide and Western Bulldogs.

Freo's and Norths picks may be a little early but Geelong, Hawthorn, Carlton and Richmond are all in the hunt for a player like Taylor or Murley and have picks in that range.

Adelaide, in their draft position, would hope that 1 slides to them and can the Bulldogs trade out pick 23 and then trade back in to get a quick tough small forward they are after.

Essendon and Collingwood would be interested too, but Essendon may have to trade into the second round somehow for them, and Collingwood have other pressing priorities at the moment with a Daicos bid match to come first.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Hello all and welcome to a bigfooty first!

The is the 2021 Draft Player Comparison thread, where some of our local Draft Watchers and Experts will be comparing players within the draft, whether they play a similar role, are within a similar range or are both linked to one club, the Draft Watchers will be looking at a couple of players and really nutting out the strengths over one another within their posts. If you have any comparisons you'd like to see, feel free to suggest them and tag a draft watcher you'd want to see tackle the comparison

Okay.

Davo-27 vs Chris25.

 

[M Malice]

Okay.

Davo-27 vs Chris25.

eDPS ..............> Davo-27 , Chris25 .

 

[eDPS]

Okay.

Davo-27 vs Chris25.

Anyone got a 26 in their name to make it a triple threat?

 

[Chris25]

I assumed the two being compared should at least be on similar levels…

 

[Smythe]

I assumed the two being compared should at least be on similar levels…

 

[Giant Strides]

Finn Callaghan v Connor McDonald

Josh Rachele v Judson Clarke

Thanks

 

[Davo-27]

I assumed the two being compared should at least be on similar levels…

yea, you're going to have to step it up

 

[Davo-27]

Mitch Owens v Mitch Knevitt if both available for the Lions at selection 16 and/or 20? > eDPS & Davo-27

i dont really want to do this, but in short, Mitch Knevitt is more your tall inside mid who wins the hard ball, takes the tackle and feeds the ball out to runners via hands, can kick well when in space, is tall so competitive in the air, knows how to find the ball so good accumulator(combine tests well, but it doesnt fully translate to on field), most of the time he is in a pack trying to clear it to team mates, Mitch Owens is more a mid/flanker who is very energetic, runs all day, adds run and carry and is a decent kick, strong 1 v 1 player and can really add some drive forward from midfield, both played well for their rep teams and both are likely to go top 20 in the draft, im guessing the Lions are looking for more outside speed than inside mids so probably Owens if i had to guess.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Charlie Molan vs Matthew Roberts please.

 

[chopflop]

Sheldrick vs macdonald pls

The bulls of round 2