AFL Player 30: Nate Caddy - Reports of groin tightness, restricted training loads for a few weeks - 20/11

[VelvetSledge]

 

[Call Me Cake]

3 goals and had the equal 2nd most inside 50's on the ground

 

[ant555]

Hope they don’t bulk him up too much. Build a bit more core strength and arm strength but his mobility and running power are just as important as being a hulk that stands at FF.

 

[Vander18]

That piece of play where he really hit the gas and sliced though a couple of Swans around half back…think that was the first time I’ve seen him floor it and take people on with speed.

Exciting - as confidence builds hopefully we see it more.

 

[jannissary]

still just so impressed at his work rate. i’d be curious to see how much ground he covered.

from looking at the AFL app; some highlights are 462m gained, 36% of his disposals in the defensive half, 6 i50s, 7 marks, including 2/3 i50.

the metres gained isn’t something i look into too much, but i feel like that’s reasonably high for a forward. usually it’s the likes of zach or redman with the big numbers
his kicking for goal still needs fine tuning but everything else is just amazing.

 

[BrunoV]

Retweeting this. Was good today again largely due to his athleticism - but again some real dumb bone headed mistakes. i.e. the short pass from the boundary straight to the opposition, the high aired hoofs into 50 from outside the arc.

Just slow down and think a bit lad.

But your athlete-footballer dichotomy is just wrong.

He's a footballer who makes the wrong decisions having show a 'footballer's' aptitude for everything else.

Why can't it just be immature decision making?

An 'athlete' was Ambrose. He ran around like a headless chook as a forward only able to keep up with the game because he was a supreme endurance athlete. Ambrose could hardly find the ball to make a bad decision with it.

I'm otherwise in agreement. The number of times he's burned team mates in better positions or bitten off a bit more than he can chew. He's not managing the rush of blood at the moment. It a classic example of the impact of a lack of experience.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Scores after 18 games,

Caddy - 20.23

By comparison,

Lloyd - 32.15
Franklin - 18.12
Pavlich - 14.9
J.Riewoldt - 14.8
Hawkins - 14.8
Curnow - 12.7
N.Riewoldt - 11.8
J.Brown - 10.6

 

[the PILL]

Only 19 yo and seems to be bobbing up everywhere causing real headaches for teams.

My favorite play of his so far in his career was yesterday when he started the chain of play from half-back, then pushed hard forward to get on the end of it and goal. That's athleticism and football smarts in unison.

He's exactly what we've been crying out for.

 

[andleanback]

Hope they don’t bulk him up too much. Build a bit more core strength and arm strength but his mobility and running power are just as important as being a hulk that stands at FF.

Yep doesn’t need that much weight on him imo. Just needs his body to mature and more core strength.

 

[Yoda_]

Sneaky chance for a rising star nomination this week

3.1 from 16 possessions

 

[JayJ20]

Hope they don’t bulk him up too much. Build a bit more core strength and arm strength but his mobility and running power are just as important as being a hulk that stands at FF.

I agree that we need to ensure we keep Caddy's mobility and running power at all costs.

I wish we could parter him with a Jesse Hogan type KPF.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Nek Minute we are:

 

[Yoda_]

Round 9 Rising Star Nominee

 

[Yoda_]

I keep banging on about our players being soft and not physical, maybe it's being a tad over the top. A swagger to make your team mates play taller is what this guy has

If I saw the confidence this kid has id play taller as well

 

[jannissary]

deserved, well done, son

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Didn't he get a nom last year?

 

[eth-dog]

Didn't he get a nom last year?

Irrelevant

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Irrelevant

Why

 

[thebigboy]

Didn't he get a nom last year?

Yep, Rd 22.

 

[eth-dog]

Why

You can get nommed twice

 

[Yoda_]

You can get nommed twice

Didn't a random Melbourne player get three?

if anyone knows, it'd be you

 

[ghostdog]

But your athlete-footballer dichotomy is just wrong.

He's a footballer who makes the wrong decisions having show a 'footballer's' aptitude for everything else.

Why can't it just be immature decision making?

An 'athlete' was Ambrose. He ran around like a headless chook as a forward only able to keep up with the game because he was a supreme endurance athlete. Ambrose could hardly find the ball to make a bad decision with it.

I'm otherwise in agreement. The number of times he's burned team mates in better positions or bitten off a bit more than he can chew. He's not managing the rush of blood at the moment. It a classic example of the impact of a lack of experience.

This. He's immature and impetuous and that's not his fault. His frontal lobe is still developing and won't be a finished product for aseveral years yet.

 

[eth-dog]

Didn't a random Melbourne player get three?

if anyone knows, it'd be you

Hurley has

 

[windyhill]

Let's face it, he's scary as all ****.

 

[andleanback]

I keep banging on about our players being soft and not physical, maybe it's being a tad over the top. A swagger to make your team mates play taller is what this guy has

If I saw the confidence this kid has id play taller as well

Aren’t we slowly turning the tide with the younger kids coming through though? Durham, Caldwell, caddy, Hobbs, Roberts all love the contest. Duursma has also surprised me with his willingness to put his body on the line and ability to compete.

 

[Yoda_]

Aren’t we slowly turning the tide with the younger kids coming through though? Durham, Caldwell, caddy, Hobbs, Roberts all love the contest. Duursma has also surprised me with his willingness to put his body on the line and ability to compete.

im talking about the make your opponent nervous type of arrogance. The stick up for your mates comes from that too

I think Nafe has that in him