AFL Player 36: Angus Clarke

[VelvetSledge]

 

[Ambrosia]

Yeh I reckon he’s grown aswell, looks taller than 189

It'd be good if standing reach and wingspan was publicly available.

 

[carnthedons]

It'd be good if standing reach and wingspan was publicly available.

Yeah some sort of neck adjusted measurements

 

[katana]

Pretty solids debut old mate. You can probably put the theory about Scott not playing the kids to bed I reckon.

he is on the record as saying he's only played young players because of injuries...

 

[DERO]

he is on the record as saying he's only played young players because of injuries...

makes sense.

 

[Keystone agony]

More Redman, Whitfield than Dempsey

 

[katana]

makes sense.

does that call into question your previous comment?

 

[fairbump_playon]

he is on the record as saying he's only played young players because of injuries...

From now on no-one can say Brad Scott doesn't play the kids when the others are injured.

 

[ghostdog]

he is on the record as saying he's only played young players because of injuries...

It's starting to annoy me how much is pure luck rather than by design.

 

[ghostdog]

 

[Lore]

It's starting to annoy me how much is pure luck rather than by design.

It’s not pure luck, but he doesn’t want the kids to think their games aren’t earned. Players hear press conferences and media speculation too, whether you tell them to listen or not.

Senior players have trained and played out of position all year so that there’s room in the side for the kids to get games in the first place.

 

[Vindicater]

Looks a keeper

 

[yodellinhank]

It’s not pure luck, but he doesn’t want the kids to think their games aren’t earned.

They can look to the experienced senior players and know that the games aren't earned.

 

[Ambrosia]

Yeah he doesn't and I haven't seen the aerial ability either, but I think there are some aspects of his game that resembles him.

Reckon he showed a good read of the drop of the ball and ability to use his body

 

[ant555]

he is on the record as saying he's only played young players because of injuries...

Could have picked Shiel and Parish this week.

 

[Bipolar Bear]

Now, rewatched the game. He's even better than I thought. Hodge/Goddard vibes with his body positioning and game smarts. Here's hoping he's half the quality, or double.

 

[Blind Turn]

Now, rewatched the game. He's even better than I thought. Hodge/Goddard vibes with his body positioning and game smarts. Here's hoping he's half the quality, or double.

I immediately thought of Goddard. I remember when he was talked up after his draft but I looked at this gangly kid and thought he’d need to develop physically before he’d ever reach the heights proposed. It took a couple of years but then he matured beautifully. I looked at Clarke the same way. He doesn’t look like he could impact the game yet with his immature physique but the fact that he was capable in his first game makes it even more exciting I reckon.

 

[windyhill]

Back up that first performance Pup !

 

[craffles]

Was always going to be tough to back up such a quality debut but had his moments tonight and I like what I’ve seen so far. Persist with selection please, solid block of games early.

 

[fairbump_playon]

The running ability goes a long way

He is much more impressive than Johnson and especially Day-Wickes at this stage

 

[Howard Moon]

Forget the old sending them to live with NLM, we have a new king. Let's send every kid to chop wood down Clarke's farm

 

[Yoda_]

The running ability goes a long way

He is much more impressive than Johnson and especially Day-Wickes at this stage

IIRC, an old recruiter I heard say that if a young player can run, they are likely to play earlier than being physically (solidly built)

 

[resurrector]

He and Johnson look like our HBF / wingman of the next decade

 

[Atavistic]

The kick to Parish in the 2nd quarter was excellent.

 

[Jobe Watson]

Can't wait to see what kind of player he is with 50 games under his belt. Has all the attributes to be a solid player for a while.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Gun in the making. So much composure and feel for the game. Should play out the rest of the year in my humble.