At around 40 seconds while under pressure he gathers the ball and instead of dump kicking it along the boundary turns back onto his left and while being chased hits up a target in the centre square.
That is what we need in the 1s
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At around 40 seconds while under pressure he gathers the ball and instead of dump kicking it along the boundary turns back onto his left and while being chased hits up a target in the centre square.
That is what we need in the 1s
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I'd just say I wouldn't expect this from him in his debut, but hopefully with time he can use this composure and skill to be a quality player for us.
Think he may struggle a bit with the speed of things to start with but just a hunch. Go well young fella!
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What a lovely kid! Good vibes.
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Good.
Has played his last game of VFL. I think we are all going to be really happy with him. Terrific pace and a very nice kick.
"Pace and a nice kick", what are these things you speak of?
Newy giggling like a school girl in the background... I love to see the total investment from an older player!
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Needs to put on a bit of size but it will come, was a bottom aged rookie and out for his whole first season injured
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Fitted in nicely
Nothing he did made him look like it was a debut game.
Found a player!
Nothing he did made him look like it was a debut game.
Found a player!
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Newman replacement
Yeah, but not yet.
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A lot to like. A couple of ripper kicks into the corridor. A couple of scrubbers, but even our best users do that at times. Makes good position and takes marks. 190cm so a very useful medium defender who will be able to help out in the air when he gets stronger.
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2 more pre seasons. Still a way off physically compared to someone like Newman who is much more sure footed and harder to push out of the contest.
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Exactly what the backline has been missing. Good footy IQ already. The polishing of his skills will come as will the body shaping.
Would leave him in the side until he needs a breather. Time and experience will be vital for him. He nelongs and we can deal with growing pains.
Would leave him in the side until he needs a breather. Time and experience will be vital for him. He nelongs and we can deal with growing pains.
Was referring to Newy not being done yet. Getting better each year before injury.
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Reckon he's got 1 more in him and then straight into the coaching ranks.
Positioned himself reasonable well, did get caught out a couple of times, but continued to back himself
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Keep.
Another piece of the puzzle - someone that can find the corridor on the 45 - if we can have Boyd on one half back flank and Carroll on the other - we should be able to use the centre corridor more to attack more.
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Cowan replacement when the moo gets the big deal from tassie. Looks good as a real bonus, is this an Austin special everyone keeps banging on about.
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Started really well but made some errors which is to be expected. The really encouraging thing is that he didn’t panic and tried to hit targets. Hopefully those are the traits he will become known for because we need someone with poise bringing the ball out of defence.
Great to see young kids promoted on the back of genuine signs that they are ready, rather than a blanket approach.
Hopefully that sets him up to grow into his game, despite rarely being linear
A positive start, let's park assessments for 2 more weeks but clearly there is a footballer there.