Player Watch #30: Brandon Zerk-Thatcher

[eDPS]

Details
195cm
71kg
Sturt/SA
25/08/98

SANFL Reserves
14 Games
Avg Disposals: 16
Avg Marks: 5
Avg Tackles: 2

Managed over 20 touches as a key defender 5 times.

SANFL Reserves Grand Final- Starts around 2:25.00, Gets 5th best on ground

 

[Loonerty]

Welcome Brandon

 

[Loonerty]

We win "Best draftee name"

 

[Sooper]

Welcome Margaret

 

[eDPS]

Reads the play really well down back, a lot of development left in him

Will do a write up later when this thing doesn't move like a slug

 

[ant555]

Tall, skinny. Pretty good lock down defender. Not a big ball winner. Very good leap and tested well in that area in the combine.
Played in Sturts reserves premiership side.

 

[DapperDon]

 

[eth-dog]

Great name.

 

[Runk]

Are there any Sturt players left?

 

[CBombers17]

Zerks don't change names.

 

[BrunoV]

I like that the idea that he's a tall lock down defender.

Anyone know anything about him? He got speed?

 

[JuniorWatch]

Yeah it's probably gonna be 'Maggie' isn't it.
Orrrr Jerk-Thatch?
nah
too catchy

 

[TheGrizz]

We are forming the best named team in the AFL

 

[Knox Harrington]

Bezerker!

 

[eth-dog]

Bezerk

 

[scythe]

There's a Zerg rush joke in there somewhere, but I can't quite put it into words.

 

[TDay]

Jerk-Matcher, master of sledging

 

[7zark7]

Sounds like a character from Rick and Morty

 

[Orazio2Joe]

Must rate him pretty highly, they took barely any time to lock the pick in.

 

[ghostdog]

Welcome to Essendon, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher.

I'm not sure why we've drafted a tall defender, but I trust Dodo.

Also, longest neck ever.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Good frame and a massive wing span. Looks like a Carlisle type mover intercept mark.

 

[Yoda_]

Tall, skinny. Pretty good lock down defender. Not a big ball winner. Very good leap and tested well in that area in the combine.
Played in Sturts reserves premiership side.

Any comparison to Sean Gregory? albeit not as tall (iirc Sean was 199cm)

 

[ghostdog]

Decent highlights here.

http://sanfl.com.au/drafttargets/brandon-zerk-thatcher/

Part of the future backline that includes Francis and Ridley.

 

[BrunoV]

View attachment 440079 Welcome to Essendon, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher.

I'm not sure why we've drafted a tall defender, but I trust Dodo.

Also, longest neck ever.

We found a player with a longer neck than McKernan.

Other positive is that Zerk would have made a great name for a mid-late-90s Scandinavian techno label.

 

[BrunoV]