Traded #30: Brandon Zerk-Thatcher - 🚨 traded to the Pear, thanks for your service

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2023
My Boy Draft 2023: Pick 8, 84859300

 

[fairbump_playon]

Super promising but will definitely have some rough days at the office until he weighs another 8kgs

 

[BrunoV]

It’s a fair call.

Even if slow he may be able to compensate with smarts but he certainly doesn’t look quick to me.

He looked good when the ball came in high.

I've got pretty high expectations because the quality of his intercept marking in particular has been evident at the lower level for a long time.

He's a competent all round defender, much more so than Francis, for example, it's just that question about his ability to stick with a forward.

 

[Runk]

He looked good when the ball came in high.

I've got pretty high expectations because the quality of his intercept marking in particular has been evident at the lower level for a long time.

He's a competent all round defender, much more so than Francis, for example, it's just that question about his ability to stick with a forward.

Why you gotta be all 'factual?'

 

[rumply]

Top intercept player of the preseason comp was BZT, good times ahead.

 

[Haychh]

Athletically brilliant with a high footy IQ is a rare breed. We’ve got a live one here.

I was going to say “athletically gifted” but that doesn’t seem like the right term, he has worked super hard to get where he is today and looks to have a great future ahead of him.

 

[Kakkle]

He looked good when the ball came in high.

I've got pretty high expectations because the quality of his intercept marking in particular has been evident at the lower level for a long time.

He's a competent all round defender, much more so than Francis, for example, it's just that question about his ability to stick with a forward.

Basically everything that Hartley didn't show at AFL level.

 

[BrunoV]

Basically everything that Hartley didn't show at AFL level.

Well yes, though I don't know what Hartley has to do with it.

 

[Kakkle]

Well yes, though I don't know what Hartley has to do with it.

More so to do with making the correct decision to tell Hartley he won't be seeing in any senior game time in 2020 unless something dire happened. It's exciting having a 21 year old KPD who will get a lot of opportunities this year.

 

[Vander18]

Thanks

He looked good when the ball came in high.

I've got pretty high expectations because the quality of his intercept marking in particular has been evident at the lower level for a long time.

He's a competent all round defender, much more so than Francis, for example, it's just that question about his ability to stick with a forward.

I think it’s a work in progress to find out what sort of forwards he plays on - as an example Hurley can play on Reiwoldt but will struggle with a Lynch or Hawkins.

 

[rumply]

 

[DERO]

Already looks more comfortable down back than Hartley did. Maybe Hooker goes forward when he comes back?

 

[Bjchan13]

Already looks more comfortable down back than Hartley did. Maybe Hooker goes forward when he comes back?

We should keep playing him. The quicker he develops alongside Francis and Ridley the better. Hooker in the side as the swingman is perfect as he can settle things down back if needed or win games for us forward.

 

[ghostdog]

We should keep playing him. The quicker he develops alongside Francis and Ridley the better. Hooker in the side as the swingman is perfect as he can settle things down back if needed or win games for us forward.

That would be both sensible and effective IMO. Given the selection panel's form though, it'll be In: Hooker, Out: BZT

 

[Bjchan13]

That would be both sensible and effective IMO. Given the selection panel's form though, it'll be In: Hooker, Out: BZT

I hope not but wouldn't surprise.

 

[Ambrosia]

Already looks more comfortable down back than Hartley did. Maybe Hooker goes forward when he comes back?

Yeah Hooker has to play forward especially when you consider we have Ambrose to come back into the side as well.

 

[rumply]

 

[eth-dog]

... Was he going to play anyway?

 

[rumply]

... Was he going to play anyway?

hardly the point.

I await details of the time & place for his public stoning.

 

[boncer34]

... Was he going to play anyway?

Yes

 

[yodellinhank]

B-Z-T-Delist

 

[Runk]

'Living arrangements' is now code for 'booty hook up?' I really have to start thinking more about my 'living arrangements.'

 

[VelvetSledge]

'Living arrangements' is now code for 'booty hook up?' I really have to start thinking more about my 'living arrangements.'

Was gonna say surely this was it haha

 

[bacon buster]

surely the editor was having a giggle while including "self reported" in the article

edit, sorry, this article

Young Bomber sidelined by COVID-19 breach as Port Adelaide reacts to Ollie Wines’ TV interview

Bombers player sidelined by COVID breach as Port reacts to star’s TV controversy

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Bunk Moreland]

'Living arrangements' is now code for 'booty hook up?' I really have to start thinking more about my 'living arrangements.'

He got sick of being Jerk-Thatcher.

(I can’t claim that, saw it on social media).

I hope he relieved his tensions with a lovely acquaintance, which I think will be more beneficial to him than being suspended for a game he wasn’t going to play anyway.

 

['51 Bewick]

Apparently Wines has done something similar. Interesting to see his punishment, if any.