Player Watch #38 Harry Arnold

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Arnold is 24-year old, 194cm and 95kg key defender.

Originally from Mackay in Far North Queensland, Arnold came through the Gold Coast Suns Academy and played for Broadbeach before being involved in the Brisbane Lions Academy. He has spent the last two season with the Brisbane VFL side and has had a solid year in the key defender position for the Lions.

Mid-Season Rookie Draft Pick 5: Harrison Arnold

We welcome 24-year key defender, Harrison Arnold to the Sydney Swans with pick 5 of the 2023 Mid-Season Draft.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[SSwans2011]

Good pick. Seems to be pretty highly rated on the Lions board. Would have been my pick out of the players available.

 

[Dan87]

Welcome to the Bloods Harry!

Handy CV and experience

Get in there and make a name for yourself

 

[Cadsky]

Welcome Harry

 

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[Shaq_01]

Congrats

Grab this opportunity and make a name Harry

 

[Punts]

Hopefully he plays early

 

[SwansProudly]

"We really liked Harry last year, but he broke his clavicle in the VFL in July and needed surgery so that put an end to his season so we weren't able to continue to assess him. This year however, he has done a pre-season with the Lions and he is physically well equipped for AFL football. His form has been really good and he has been playing on all types. His organisational skills and working with other defenders is impressive, he is a mature guy so he is ready to go.

Arnold and Buller join Swans in Mid-Season Draft

The Sydney Swans have welcomed two key position players in the 2023 Mid-Season Draft on Wednesday night.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[Cadsky]

Hopefully he plays early

Hopefully plays this week

 

[Bonz]

Hopefully plays this week

The bye is some difficult opposition

 

[Some_guy]

Hope he goes well and takes his opportunity at Sydney

He was one I was hoping we could get on Brisbanes list

 

[MR0808]

The bye is some difficult opposition

Given our form this year, we can use all the help we need!

But hopefully we bring him in for the Saints, add some much needed height!

 

[Cadsky]

The bye is some difficult opposition

You know what I mean

 

[ErrolisGoldun]

Welcome Harry, got an array of fine nickname options!!

Hope you are closer to Craig Bolton

Craig Bolton

Age

43

Ht

189cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.5

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

4.9

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

1.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

1.2

2star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.4

3star

than Lewy Taylor from a Lions to Swan journey!!

Great opportunity and hope you can take it!

 

[Dubai Quacker]

The new Aliir Aliir

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Aliir Aliir

Age

29

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.2

4star

K

9.3

4star

HB

5.9

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.9

4star

MG

240.9

4star

D

11.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

5.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

3star

D

13.0

4star

K

6.4

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

158.4

3star

.

 

[wills2g]

Lions have some gun defenders so happy iwth this choice if he was next up if Andrews/Starcevic/Payne got injured

 

[Callipygian]

Lions have some gun defenders so happy iwth this choice if he was next up if Andrews/Starcevic/Payne got injured

Don't quite follow this - do you mean in the VFL? Obviously he wouldn't have been available for selection to the Lions' senior team. But those guys don't normally play VFL and Arnolds obviously was playing VFL. Perhaps you mean you rate him the Lions' next best tall defender after those in the senior team?

 

[momentbymoment]

I thought I would try a bleeding obvious post.

* it would be great if this guy gets his body right and gives us another defensive option for the next decade. It would take us back to the Swans of old, finding diamonds in the rough.

 

[momentbymoment]

Feel a lot more positive knowing his injuries were glandular fever and a broken scapula. Not hamstring and knee injuries. He looks good and I think he will play a role for us.

 

[wills2g]

Don't quite follow this - do you mean in the VFL? Obviously he wouldn't have been available for selection to the Lions' senior team. But those guys don't normally play VFL and Arnolds obviously was playing VFL. Perhaps you mean you rate him the Lions' next best tall defender after those in the senior team?

Ah true my bad hahah

 

[Donza]

Qld might have won State of Origin last night, but the real winner on the night was NSW getting this one out of the northern states.

What is state of origin?




Academy to boot.

 

[GoTheSwannies]

What is state of origin?




Academy to boot.

Great, now we have to spend the next 10 years explaining to bigfooty that he wasn't a swans academy product every time he gets erroneously added to a list of gun players we've been gifted via an unfair academy system.

I'll take that.

 

[Callipygian]

From Rookie Me Central (my bolding):

6. Sydney – Harry Arnold (Brisbane Lions VFL)
194cm | Defender | 24yo

Sydney was clearly after key position depth at either end of the ground and identified Arnold as a readymade option out of the Brisbane Lions reserves. The 24-year-old defender is a capable interceptor with good organisational awareness behind the ball, while also being able to take on the opposition’s best forward. He breaks through after being hampered by injury over the last couple of years.

 

[GC2015]

Happy to see Arnold got picked up last night. Saw a little bit of him back in his Broadbeach days while he was in our academy and you knew there was potential but he still had some development to go which it appears Brisbane's VFL team afforded him. Hopefully he gets a chance while your tall defender stocks are a bit depleted.

Fairly sure Arnold is the second ever Mackay player drafted into the AFL after David Armitage

David Armitage

Age

35

Ht

185cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

10.3

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

4.0

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.4

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.0

5star

in 2006. Believe he's also the second Queenslander on your list after Tom Hickey

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Tom Hickey

Age

33

Ht

202cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.9

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.9

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

19.1

5star

D

4.0

1star

K

1.5

1star

HB

2.5

2star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

7.0

5star

D

11.2

3star

K

4.2

2star

HB

7.0

5star

CL

0.4

3star

HO

8.6

5star

, if I'm not mistaken.

 

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