Player Watch #45 Thomas Burton

[Drunken Wookie]

straight into the midfield dont **** about with hb, that burst of speed is off its head

 

[Joey longshadow]

Just watched the club video of them telling him he's in ...it was immediately obvious how much this means to him ..Best of luck young man I seriously doubt he'll leave any stone unturned in his efforts to succeed

 

[Bojangles17]

Well done tom, deserve your chance, now make every post a winner kid

 

[Grechy]

Kid has a fantastic attitude. Love to see it.

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

Captain of the western jets and best and fairest, co captain of vic metro, blows my mind how he wasnt drafted

 

[fargothegreat]

His workrate really stood out on Saturday. Would love to see him develop into the next Kane Lambert

23

Kane Lambert

Age

34

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.5

5star

G

0.6

4star

D

17.3

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.6

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.1

4star

G

0.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.2

3star

.

 

[Bojangles17]

straight into the midfield dont **** about with hb, that burst of speed is off its head

Agree 100% , bit of axel foley about this kid ,good luck to him , with taj and Sammy out for a bit , he was the obvious choice

 

[Dreamend]

Would be amazing if he grew another couple of cms but is the height of Jayden Short

15

Jayden Short

Age

30

Ht

178cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

13.3

5star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.5

3star

MG

430.8

5star

D

19.0

4star

K

14.1

5star

HB

4.9

3star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.8

1star

MG

447.1

5star

D

7.8

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

1.4

2star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.4

4star

MG

185.2

3star

/Josh Daicos

7

Josh Daicos

Age

27

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.6

5star

MG

230.5

4star

D

16.2

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.5

4star

MG

230.5

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.2

5star

.

Great attitude, speed and leadership. Disposal and size is really his only downside but has a lot of upside

 

[_RT_]

Im out of the loop. What happened to ruck guy we put on ssp recently?

Made Samson actually look like Sampson

 

[_RT_]

 

[Rubber Hips]

Was always hugely keen on us picking Burton

we picked an all round footballer with leadership and a strong desire to keep improving …he won’t let us down

 

[chriso11]

Happy to see us use our SSP on what seems a genuine football talent albeit a bit shorter than average at 178cm. Maybe we are past the days of the project players being added in SSP… in Blair we trust !

 

[tiger_tough]

 

[Bojangles17]

Happy to see us use our SSP on what seems a genuine football talent albeit a bit shorter than average at 178cm. Maybe we are past the days of the project players being added in SSP… in Blair we trust !

Lochie neale 1cm shorter , Zach merret 1cm taller

 

[Rubber Hips]

Lochie neale 1cm shorter , Zach merret 1cm taller

Zorko 3 cm shorter .a very good mid
Watson 8 cm shorter…can play

 

[tiger_tough]

Could end up a winger?

 

[El Tigre]

AFL Draft: Behind the growth of the Jets' AFL Draft prospect

Tom Burton speaks on leadership, mindset, playing with Tom McGuane and more.

www.zerohanger.com

Interesting read on Burton.

That is one of these best reads. He has a mindset for growth. Looks like he is aiming to squeeze the absolute best out of himself, despite his lack of physical nature and abilities. Picking a Lambert type without waiting the extra years that Lambo did?

 

[Tiger_4_Life]

Crazy how some people have all the talent in the world and piss it away with a shit attitude while others like Tom scrimp and scrap away for a small chance and end up on top.

 

[Rich01]

Be interesting to see where they play him. Looks a half back that can run and carry. Could be a mid with his acceleration out of contests and ability to read the play but would need to be elite at this. Could be a Lambert hard running half forward.

The latter is where I’d try him as he has all the Lambo attributes. And it’s a position we don’t have covered.

 

[voorhees]

awesome to see the emotional response from the kid..
done himself and his family proud.
All the best Thomas, looking forward to watching your career in the Y&B

 

[voorhees]

Could end up a winger?

with judson clarke on the other wing.
but were getting ahead of ourselves, small steps for Thomas

 

[Groupie_]

These are always the best

can we watch the sonsie one again

 

[Madtiger2006]

The new Shorty

 

[juss]

Reading his profile it looks like he should have been drafted. Might have flaws and limitations, but seems a pretty good CV for a free hit.

 

[ROYCY HART A TRUE CHF]

Fantastic video loved his reaction.

Agree...that's what it is all about.
Bust your arse to get something you want soooo badly !!!
Reckon this kid has the desire to make it.