Player Watch #38: Tristan Xerri -

Apr 24, 2013
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Arden Street Hill
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North Melbourne
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Essendon Lawn Bowls Club
I'd be playing this kid if Waite misses again.

Tristan Xerri | 15 disposals | 6 marks | 15 hit-outs


“He was forced to ruck on his own for most of the last quarter, and he gave us a really good contest in there. He took a number of contested marks forward and around the ground.

“He was a bit of shining light on an otherwise ordinary day.”
 
Apr 24, 2013
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Arden Street Hill
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Jun 9, 2001
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Fogarty Street
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North Melbourne
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St Johnstone
Xerri reminds me of Drew in terms of his development for age level.

Both rolled up on AFL lists with functional builds and good mobility. Neither looked out of place from the get-go in the VFL without the usual long gestation period needed for rucksize players.

Both look to be team-oriented courageous footballers with some supportive athletic attributes and have a reasonable level of awareness and composure.

Neither will end up looking physically like an Adonis nor be best of breed in anything particular but rather be handy all-rounder ruck-KP hybrids.

Long way to go for Tristan but the early signs are there to be a Drew style of player IMO. Would guess he'd be a decent floating CHB like Drew if deployed there too.
 
Sep 21, 2008
27,957
64,542
Vic
AFL Club
North Melbourne
This big bastard has lots of promise. Skilled, athletic and comes across as a dedicated and serious person. Add our ruck development and he's almost a sure thing to become a player.

Actually reminds me a bit of Tom Boyd (prior to the mental health condition).

Strong overhead but very mobile for his size. Could play ruck on a full time basis but more than capable of holding down a position in the forward line.

Lots to like about him.
 
Apr 24, 2013
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Arden Street Hill
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Essendon Lawn Bowls Club
Like him a lot but slightly unnatural marking and kicking actions. Lots going for him regardless.


He'll need to polish his skills and get to more contests.

Is still a way off being an AFL player.
 

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Sep 17, 2006
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Lord's
AFL Club
North Melbourne
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Leeds United
Solid kid for his height and age.

You generally put on 80% of your size on in pre-season as well. With one coming up, he's only going to get bigger.

It's hard to put on weight mid season with all the recovery, skills etc required.
 


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tenderwarrior

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Oct 26, 2003
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5,338
Launceston
AFL Club
Geelong
How do you see this guy developing in 2019? As an outsider, it is easy to draw the conclusion that he is going okay to let Pruess go and not have a ready ruckman traded in as back up. Is that a fair conclusion, or strange list management?
 
Aug 24, 2006
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THE BIG V
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North Melbourne
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How do you see this guy developing in 2019? As an outsider, it is easy to draw the conclusion that he is going okay to let Pruess go and not have a ready ruckman traded in as back up. Is that a fair conclusion, or strange list management?
its strange list management on melbourne's part to get pruess. we had no choice in letting him go. he went from goldy being ahead of him to gawn being ahead of him. we will find a ruckman if we want one. plenty of them around but Xerri will be fine in the future. he is very mobile for his size.
 
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