AFL Player 21: Archie “The Enforcer” Roberts - Rising Star & Most Improved at the BnF

[VelvetSledge]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2026
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 29, TheUnicorn

 

[brutus76]

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Lovely debut A-Rob

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Did some nice things, few mistakes etc but nothing out of the ordinary. Keep him in for mine.

 

[thepokey]

Agreed with above, keep him in, had a real crack!

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Competitor. So already ticked a box that a few others haven’t.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Already a better disposal average than Draper and the like.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Nuggetty little left footer with the edge. No pressure but could see him playing like his capt one day if his kicking improves.

 

[Blind Turn]

Good lad.

 

[DERO]

Showed something tonight.

 

[rumply]

 

[caboose]

Superb debut.

Showed the enthusiasm and hardness, and good football brain, that many of us suspected that he would as soon as he was given the chance.

And how beautiful was the sight of his Mum crying tears of joy when he ran out on to the ground with the team?

 

[windyhill]

So little! Nice touches, big , big moment in the last

 

[Vindicater]

18 disposals, 5 marks and four tackles.

Yep... Ill take that as a debut.

 

[Howard Moon]

Will captain the club, mark it down 5/8/24

 

[Pweter]

About leading into the game: "I couldn't have done anything more, I was prepared, I was ready"

That's some quiet confidence to have ahead of your debut and I think it showed in his output. It seems he's got a great mindset to compliment his competitive nature and talent.

 

[NAB777]

Looks to know where he is & who's around him - something that can't be taught.

 

[Milanista28]

Was ready 12 weeks ago, but we got here at last.

 

[DapperDon]

Just good to have an actual footballer debut.

Some very promising signs

 

[joey_jo_jo]

he looks like he wills himself to win a contested ball despite his lack of size, good decision maker too!

 

[Lance Uppercut]

love him. What a debut. Could be a star.

And I'm so, so, so sorry about this but I realised who he reminds me of...

 

[Howard Moon]

love him. What a debut. Could be a star.

And I'm so, so, so sorry about this but I realised who he reminds me of...














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Surely this is him 10 years forward

 

[brutus76]

He looks more like Hibbo IMO

 

[Happyskeret]

Surely this is him 10 years forward

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I actually stated that he looked like a Brayshaw at the start of the year. Then my eyebrows raised when James said on the radio that his son is best mates with Archie lol.

 

[boncer34]

Rumour has it Dusty saw one game and went "**** it I'm out."

 

[Yoda_]

Just has “it”

You know when you can’t put your finger on it? Is it the composure under pressure? Is it the appetite for the contest? Is it the willingness to push? To help out team mates?

I dunno but he just has something about him. Also, at 184cm, he looks BIG already. Unless that’s compared to our small players