Delisted 23. Aaron Black (2017 - 2018)

[Jhye Clark 13]

I really rated this kid 3 years ago and think this risk might pay off.

The kid can play.

 

[year of the cat]

I'm confident. I mean we've done so well with Kangaroo cast offs in recent years.

 

[year of the cat]

With McIntosh and Delaney gone our medical staff apparently requested a North cast off to keep them occupied for the next year or so.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

We needed a depth kpf and black was one of the few options out there. I can live with it.

 

[Goggin Our Best]

John Burns
Phil Baker
Tim McGrath
Darren Steele
Leigh Tudor
Brad Scholl
Cam Mooney
Hamish McIntosh
Cam Delaney

Wheres Aaron Black going to end up in the pecking order of this list

 

[hbk_aus]

North poster mentioned they are paying half his salary next year which is good.

 

[bigblackboz]

John Burns
Phil Baker
Tim McGrath
Darren Steele
Leigh Tudor
Brad Scholl
Cam Mooney
Hamish McIntosh
Cam Delaney

Wheres Aaron Black going to end up in the pecking order of this list

You forgot Liam "The Shithouse Rat" Pickering.

 

[GFrost]

North poster mentioned they are paying half his salary next year which is good.

I've been sitting in the sun today which might explain why I've moved into laughing at this whole period mode.... but I read this post nodding and said to myself, yes that is good to hear.....
Then I started giggling uncontrollably that this trade period is so bad that the highlight and only bright spot is that "Aaron Black's whole contract is not being paid for by us" and now I can't stop....

 

[Seeds]

And you know this how?

Do you really think nth are paying it?

 

[Seeds]

John Burns
Phil Baker
Tim McGrath
Darren Steele
Leigh Tudor
Brad Scholl
Cam Mooney
Hamish McIntosh
Cam Delaney

Wheres Aaron Black going to end up in the pecking order of this list

Don't forget Kent Kingsley and Liam Pickering.

 

[The rabbi]

I'm confident. I mean we've done so well with Kangaroo cast offs in recent years.

Do I detect a hint of sarcasm there YOTC?

 

[year of the cat]

Do I detect a hint of sarcasm there YOTC?

I'm in that kind of mood today Rabbs

 

[The rabbi]

I'm in that kind of mood today Rabbs

Don't need a hug.... do you mate?

 

[Catsnlakers]

Welcome Aaron... Please recapture your 2013 form and not bring the form of the last 3 years.... Sincerely GFC.

 

[year of the cat]

Don't need a hug.... do you mate?

Not sure that will bring back Caddy for pick 24 bud

 

[The rabbi]

Not sure that will bring back Caddy for pick 24 bud

 

[Art Vandelay_]

We needed a depth kpf and black was one of the few options out there. I can live with it.

Agree. Now to draft 1 or 2 to get the stocks up a bit.

 

[Frank Bunn]

We needed a depth kpf and black was one of the few options out there. I can live with it.

I reckon we needed a quality KPF and still do. Or a miracle happens and Stanley learns to kick straight.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

I generally only place a vested interest in one young player at a time, and for a long time Black was that player for me, so I really hope he's able to kick start his career back into gear at the cats.

Kid looked like he'd be the second coming back in 2013, could do no wrong. Freakishly large bag of tricks and would pull a goal out of his backside from anywhere in the forward 50, crumbed his own knock downs and had strong body work.

Next year he started okay but quickly went down hill and played pretty poorly, looked like he couldn't get his arms above his head and struggled to run out games. Copped a lot of shit from North fans about becoming lazy after signing a big contract blah blah blah.
Came out end of year he had a severely subluxed shoulder he had been playing with. Had requested surgery around round 10 and been told they couldn't cover him (although we had Mason Wood sitting in the wings) so he kept playing and getting worse and doing more damage to the shoulder.

Had the shoulder fixed up and came back in 2015 with absolutely zero confidence, didn't trust his shoulder at all and shirked from contests where the shoulder might get hit. Some cockerspaniel in the coaching department also instructed him to change his kicking action to get a bit more distance, which had previously been text book perfect but soon became utter shit (same happened with Nahas but he quickly reverted). He just didn't back himself in and was afraid of the contest.
However he continued to work his arse off running patterns and leading but rarely got acknowledged by his team mates who would instead kick it over his head to Petrie/Brown. Fans would then at the end of the game chew him out for low disposals when he'd been given no chance at it at all by the mids.

2016 started really well, 2nd in the VFL goal kicking and kicking regular bags, came back a few KGs heavier through the legs and hips and could put on strong body to body work. Then unfortunately got injured in a VFL game at the most inopportune time (Wood went down injured, Petrie playing like shit, Waite out injured) and it basically stamped his papers.

At his best you have an absolute ripper, just need to make sure the confidence is there. A lot on the North board claim his attitude is a problem, though i've never been able to find proof of this, and noone ever offers up a specific example of why they say it.

For pick 92 it's a free hit and you don't have anything to lose, could thrive playing in front of Tomahawk, his skills low to the ground are sublime for a tall forward, he has the attributes of a tall with the ability to play as good down low as a small forward. Great crumber and snap at goal player.

Good hands, very good field kicking and if allowed to play his preferred role (he is NOT a KPP), if he's not kicking goals he will be contributing goal assists in decent quantity.

It's now all up to Aaron and to the Cats to use him better than North did.

best of luck.

 

[The rabbi]

I reckon we needed a quality KPF and still do. Or a miracle happens and Stanley learns to kick straight.

Stanley is not a KPF.
And yes, I know that he kicked 5 in game this year.

 

[Munich]

North poster mentioned they are paying half his salary next year which is good.

We still have to fork out 200k per annum for some nobody.

We're fiscally stupid.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

We still have to fork out 200k per annum for some nobody.

We're fiscally stupid.

Maybe Clark is being delisted, though.

 

[Munich]

Maybe Clark is being delisted, though.

He's on 200k?

Jesus christ.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

He's on 200k?

Jesus christ.

Probably close.

 

[The rabbi]

He's on 200k?

Jesus christ.

Not bad for one AFL game this year.