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- Jun 12, 2015
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We have seen first hand at how shallow Port's depth is when it comes to the tall forward department as the year has progressed. Luko out for half of the season, Marshall's injury troubles for the last three seasons, Lord's inability to impact the game during the last month, Finlayson's hot and cold nature and Whitlock's rawness has left Georgiades as the only sole key forward with a decent body of work.
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I think calling our forward depth shallow is really naive.
Pick a few clubs and start naming their kfs.
See how many go deeper than
Mitch / luko / Todd / lord / finlayson / Whitlock
We have list holes , but it isn’t kf depth. Hell, we’re arguably one of the deepest in the league.
That could change very quickly though in the future with Mitch / luko the only proven healthy options locked in.
Its not just you, that is exactly what I am worried about with him. I dont like being super negative on prospects, but his kicking action is terrible which is why he's not even on my list of considerations for a Port draftee. I do think it can be fixed, just dont think it can be fixed by our club
FWIW, if this was a premiership club, Lord and Finlayson won't be on the AFL list. And I think that says enough about where the club is at.
Saying that, Charlie McKinnon in this year's draft is perhaps my favourite tall forward prospect so far. Adding him would be a great result
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I think you need to go look at the lists of Brisbane , Collingwood and Geelong (the last 3 cup winners) and tell me who their back up kfs were / 4th / 5th best kfs are?
I reject the idea out kpf depth is bad, I think it’s easily one of the best in terms of depth.
As i said before though, I think there’s a lot of factors that will see that kpf depth shrink very quickly , so I’m happy to add more kpfs. Hell, I’m always happy to add kpf where there is valid prospects.
I dont disagree with you regarding the depth of Collingwood or Lions. But my rebuttal would be that their gameplans are based on small forwards and there they have immense depth.
The issue currently is I dont know what our gameplan is and whether we are using talls or smalls as our main avenue of scoring.
But from a sense of work ethic and talent, there's far too many on our list that either dont have the work ethic (i.e Finlayson and Burton) or the talent (i.e Lord, Charleson, Anasta, McEntee).
Our key forward depth is fine. We’re just shit at developing them. Fix that, and the depth looks better. Even the guys at the end of the depth chart should have some knowledge of how/where to lead, where to be, set shot kicking, good use of the body in marking contests, etc.
Seen too many of our guys not know how to do this for it to be an issue with natural talent.
Seen too many of our guys not know how to do this for it to be an issue with natural talent.
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Nah. We aren’t perfect and goal kicking needs work, but we’ve developed a number over the past 10-15 years.
Schulz became AA at port after basically being delisted by Richmond. Dixon’s output was comparable to his Suns output but became AA at port and also rucked more. Marshall has 100 games to his name and has solid leading patterns with good forward craft. Georgiades the same. Finlayson’s goal kicking isn’t as good but his ruck craft is much better and his forward craft as good.
Gameplan has centred on forward fifty retention - making forward craft difficult. But port has been alright at developing key forwards. Get the goal kicking to AFL standard/average and create a game plan that is more reliable in all circumstances and is more focused on transition, creating turnovers and creating high percentage shots and we will be fine.
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The more I look at Harley Barker highlights, the more I like the look of him; nice size, speed and finishing.
I wonder where he would go in the draft?
My wants for the draft right now (subject to change)
I wonder where he would go in the draft?
My wants for the draft right now (subject to change)
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Yeh, as expected, we got a good bludger.
Geelong our masters at that & getting back drafted Falcon players on the cheap
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Hey guys, I've been getting through a few of the better performances from the Allies v SA champs game on the weekend. Marsh, Sharp and Barker so far. Let me know if you'd like any of them linked here.
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Aiden Schubert was one of SA's best in their win over the Allies on the weekend, his 4 goals testament to how damaging he was on the day. He was the main tall target for SA in the forward line, presenting well and drawing the footy, competing hard in the air and taking a number of impressive contested grabs.
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Aiden Schubert was one of SA's best in their win over the Allies on the weekend, his 4 goals testament to how damaging he was on the day. He was the main tall target for SA in the forward line, presenting well and drawing the footy, competing hard in the air and taking a number of impressive contested grabs.
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Coates league App via the afl site but the app is covering most games.
National Boys U18 Championships Match Replay: Allies v SA
https://www.afl.com.au/video/133542...dal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1748743200001
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Power Rankings Zerohanger.
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Sharps stocks are falling but I’m simply finding it hard to get too attached to anyone else available in the top twenty.
Questions about Sharps aerobic capacity being asked. That’s a watch.
AFL Draft: 2025 prospect Power Rankings – June edition
Our list has expanded out to 25 names, with nine club-linked players in the list, which has undergone plenty of movement.
www.zerohanger.com
Sharps stocks are falling but I’m simply finding it hard to get too attached to anyone else available in the top twenty.
Questions about Sharps aerobic capacity being asked. That’s a watch.
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Unless Sharp can add another string to his bow or improve his aerobic capacity by leaps and bounds, he will continue to slide I bet.Power Rankings Zerohanger.
AFL Draft: 2025 prospect Power Rankings – June edition
Our list has expanded out to 25 names, with nine club-linked players in the list, which has undergone plenty of movement.
Sharps stocks are falling but I’m simply finding it hard to get too attached to anyone else available in the top twenty.
Questions about Sharps aerobic capacity being asked. That’s a watch.
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