AFL Player 29: Max Kondogiannis - In the side to face Brisbane

[eth-dog]

With Ridley injured, is Kondo a chance to debut in round one?

I think McKay, Reid, McGrath, and Redman are locks in the back 7, then 3 spots between Kondo, Johnson, Nguyen and Farrow.

 

[Zach Package]

 

[Bjchan13]

Should get the job on Gunston

 

[eth-dog]

Should get the job on Gunston

Sure, if we want to ruin his confidence right out of the gate.

 

[Bjchan13]

Sure, if we want to ruin his confidence right out of the gate.

How is backing in a kid in his debut to be able to do a job for the team 'ruining his confidence right out of the gate'?

 

[fairbump_playon]

It’s great signs that he’s in the 22

One would think Robey and Farrow are likely to be sure things. We must be a good chance for 5/5 in the 2025 draft

2024 still possible too if Unwin and Gerryn keep taking steps forward

 

[Tazdog]

Shocked but pleasantly surprised he's in before farrow. Must be some good competition starting to build in the half back roles!

 

[eth-dog]

How is backing in a kid in his debut to be able to do a job for the team 'ruining his confidence right out of the gate'?

He'd get smacked. He's a loose defender whose biggest weakness is playing on someone like Gunston who would expose him one on one and on the lead.

Let him run loose or match up on a small to start and be an intercept player instead.

 

[ant555]

How is backing in a kid in his debut to be able to do a job for the team 'ruining his confidence right out of the gate'?

His actual defence is not good enough yet to be given a specific job on someone.
They will use him more as an interceptor/ distributor off half back.

 

[faible]

With Ridley injured, is Kondo a chance to debut in round one?

Strong call here

 

[crackers65]

I don’t care who he plays on. I’m just looking forward to watching these young blokes develop. Remember Sheedy playing Fletcher on Kernahan, didn’t do his long term development any harm at all.

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

That's pretty mad, pick 32 and selected first round, stoked for the young bloke, hope he has a good game.

 

[fairbump_playon]

That's pretty mad, pick 32 and selected first round, stoked for the young bloke, hope he has a good game.

Not just Pick 32 but also a tall (ish)

Go well Max, very exiting

 

[Atavistic]

https://www.zerohanger.com/lessons-learned-schoolboy-footy-prepares-kondo-for-the-big-time-173898/

According to Max Kondogiannis' schoolboy coach, Andrew Hamilton, the 18-year-old has done a lot of growing up over the past few years.
...

"Max is an incredibly switched on individual," Hamilton remarked.

"He treated footy like a subject, really. He was journaling, note taking, reflecting. He would turn up to meetings with me with his notebook. He was very diligent and detailed, almost hyper-focused at times in the way he went about it.

 

[monty1104]

I don’t care who he plays on. I’m just looking forward to watching these young blokes develop. Remember Sheedy playing Fletcher on Kernahan, didn’t do his long term development any harm at all.

Might've played 500 if he wasnt thrown to the wolves early.

 

[MiguelM]

I don’t care who he plays on. I’m just looking forward to watching these young blokes develop. Remember Sheedy playing Fletcher on Kernahan, didn’t do his long term development any harm at all.

Ah Fletcher, one in a million!

 

[King Patty]

Might've played 500 if he wasnt thrown to the wolves early.

Might've played on another season if wasnt suspended due to the saga.

 

[doug85]

Margaret earned his keep. The boy stays in

 

[cobra land]

Was one of the few positives for me, has composure and generally makes good decisions with the footy.

 

[eDPS]

Didn’t take us long to turn a known kicker at junior level to a handballer at AFL level. If we want to get the most out of him we want the 5 kicks and 10 handballs to be reversed.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Trial by fire almost for the young lad but thought he played pretty well. Him, Reid and Hayes are a pretty solid core to build around.

 

[ant555]

Didn’t take us long to turn a known kicker at junior level to a handballer at AFL level. If we want to get the most out of him we want the 5 kicks and 10 handballs to be reversed.

May have to find a few replacements to come in and make that happen. He will be okay as we go along. He will gain some confidence.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Didn’t take us long to turn a known kicker at junior level to a handballer at AFL level. If we want to get the most out of him we want the 5 kicks and 10 handballs to be reversed.

Giving him some targets down the ground to kick to might help

 

[eDPS]

Giving him some targets down the ground to kick to might help

We named 4 key forwards, that shouldn’t have been an issue for our team.

 

[eth-dog]

We named 4 key forwards, that shouldn’t have been an issue for our team.

Shouldn't, but it was