Player Watch #24: Tom Powell - signed thru 2026 - 7th highest ranked player league-wide after 3 rds - avg. 27.7d & 7clearances p/g

[Shinboner1]

I think sometimes we forget how good he was earlier in the season.

Roos youngster a finalist in MEGT Australia Rookie of the Year award

The AFL season is complete and it’s time to look at a few of the finalists.

www.sen.com.au

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

A reminder:

 

[Horizons_00]

Probably the most exciting prospect on our list ATM. He has some really unique qualities that adds a dynamic layer to our midfield.

We can’t underestimate how important he is to us, bloody love watching him play!

 

[DuckYeah]

Freak

 

[roos_fanatic08]

RF08's Season Review

Games Played: 13
Avg Disposals: 16.7
Goals: 4
Stat Highlights: Nil
Ranked 10th among rising stars for clearances
Ranked 5th among rising stars for inside 50's

Best Game
Round 6 Vs Fremantle - 25 disposals, 8 marks
Round 7 Vs Melbourne - 23 disposals, 4 marks, 6 tackles

Summary

An impressive first season from our baby faced assassin. During the pre-season he wasn't expected to have much of an immediate impact due to his frame, but he was quick to prove everybody wrong playing the first 14 rounds of the season before succumbing to a hip injury. He was incredibly unlucky not to get a rising star nomination, and had he of played the whole season he would've went close to winning it.

He impressed with his elite vision, handballing, footy IQ and ability to find the ball easily. His ability to find teammates in space was also a hugely impressive feature of his game. With ball in hand he very rarely makes a mistake showing poise and decision making well beyond his years. Prior to the season starting I was also relatively unaware of his tenacity and courage, which he showed on multiple occasions. It's hard to put into words just how high his potential ceiling is. In order to take his game to another level in 2022, he'll have to increase his running capacity and build so that he can compete a little harder with the big boys on the inside. The sky is limit for Tommy Powell.

 

[DuckYeah]

Will he be eligible for the rising star in 2022?

*! 3 games too many

 

[r_boy]

Lock in the gym etc.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

His vision and smarts were the thing I loved seeing on show. He reminded me very much of Ziebell in his first year and how he thinks through congestion and comes up with novel solutions to effectively move the ball forward.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Will he be eligible for the rising star in 2022?

fu**! 3 games too many

Nah. Bit of a stitch up there.

All of Powell, Phillips & Lazzaro played too many games.

 

[DuckYeah]

Nah. Bit of a stitch up there.

All of Powell, Phillips & Lazzaro played too many games.

He would s**t it in, in a canter

 

[LB2Snake]

He would sh*t it in, in a canter

The engravers are already stencilling in Daicos. Will win it in a landslide.

Edit…..I don’t think he necessarily will deserve it BtW

 

[giantroo]

Finished 4th.

Best First-Year Player
Errol Gulden (299)
Nikolas Cox (139)
Riley Thilthorpe (56)
Tom Powell (27)
Tom Highmore (26)

 

[giantroo]

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[Hatchy1992]

Not bad for a bloke who played 13 games and without a rising star nom.

Well done Tommy!

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

What a gem.

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

Will he be eligible for the rising star in 2022?

fu**! 3 games too many

Rising Star is beneath him. Bigger fish to fry.

 

[Shermanator]

Proof that good recruiting can snare you a steal.

Huge man love for this bloke. Quickly becoming my favourite.

 

[marklovesbeer]

Rising Star is beneath him. Bigger fish to fry.

What’s the 2025 Brownlow / Norm Smith double paying?

 

[Psicosis]

High praise...

 

[leighlee13]

High praise...

So excited to see what this group of exciting young guys can do in 2022. Bring it on!!!

 

[The Warlord]

Proof that good recruiting can snare you a steal.

Huge man love for this bloke. Quickly becoming my favourite.

We used a first rounder on him.

 

[Hatchy1992]

Players like him is what Brady was bought in for.

The heir to my favourite player when Cunners departs.

 

[Hatchy1992]

We used a first rounder on him.

At pick 13? That is a steal imo. Top 10 pick easy.

 

[teethmeetsflesh]

At pick 13? That is a steal imo. Top 10 pick easy.

In all fairness, 3 spots later than what you'd expect him to go is hardly a steal. I love Powell and think he would be the best first year player we've had in a while, but I would say its more apt to refer to Ford as the 'steal' from last year given his output and where he fell in the draft.