Player Watch #47: Cooper Trembath - 3mo after running around for Blackburn, has kicked 9.4 in 3 weeks - has signed a 1yr deal

[Heaps of fun]

It seems like the club has done its best to keep a low profile on Cooper, as roos_fanatic08 said if we wanted we could have been playing him over James Tarrant. Let's hope this play pays off.

 

[Frank Thring]

Likes playing like Aaron Naughton.

He's rubbish, delist.

 

[Liam Boy]

How many Cornish surnames have appeared on your club's list?

IIRC, first Cornish surname at the Roos since Georgia Nanscawen.

Ed Lower is another one that wasn't mentioned

 

[RutherglenRambles]

Vice like hands and versatile.

Welcome Cooper.

The boy can play, great selection for us

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Craig and Brad Sholl
David Teague
Paul Spargo


Matt Keast on our VFL list

Ross Poldark was on the list for a while but enjoyed his stargazey pies too much unfortunately to make an impact. Probably ditto for Rod Tregenza.

Graham Cornes

 

[zoomba23]

How many Cornish surnames have appeared on your club's list?

IIRC, first Cornish surname at the Roos since Georgia Nanscawen.

Where's your profile pic from? Didn't know it was ever a chain, thought it was just Upper Gully

 

[Star]

Am I alone in my eye test having him taller than 193cm?

Big lump of a lad

 

[RightWingRoo]

Where's your profile pic from? Didn't know it was ever a chain, thought it was just Upper Gully

I used to work in the Ballarat store, which is under the ownership of Brendan Blake. Who is the son of Leo Blake who owns/owned the Melbourne Maxi Foods stores and Leo's Supermarkets.
Brendan also has a Maxi Foods store in Castlemaine.

 

[zoomba23]

I used to work in the Ballarat store, which is under the ownership of Brendan Blake. Who is the son of Leo Blake who owns/owned the Melbourne Maxi Foods stores and Leo's Supermarkets.
Brendan also has a Maxi Foods store in Castlemaine.

My (sheltered) worldview has been shattered

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Am I alone in my eye test having him taller than 193cm?

Big lump of a lad

When he stretches his arms out to mark or spoil the ball he genuinely looks like he is closer to 200cm rather than 190cm.

Must have a big wingspan and reach because his height does look deceptive.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Where's your profile pic from? Didn't know it was ever a chain, thought it was just Upper Gully

This one I believe is from Blackburn Square.

 

[zoomba23]

This one I believe is from Blackburn Square.

Now one of the strangest locations in Melbourne to host all three major supermarkets. Nice

 

[Gorman2Geister]

This one I believe is from Blackburn Square.

There were Maxi Foods in Horsham and Mansfield too for a while.

The Horsham one shut down many years ago and is now a Spotlight. They have an Aldi now just to keep a triumvirate of supermarkets, as opposed to Northern Grampians Shire who refused Aldi planning permission to have one in Stawell because between their Safeway and IGA 'had not enough business' to sustain three supermarkets (despite lobbying Maccas to set up in town to the chagrin of local takeaway joints.)

It had nothing to do with the local government councilor who just happened to own the IGA of course....(and Ararat got an Aldi instead).

 

[The_General#1]

The boy can play, great selection for us

Ummmmm!

 

[The Nostradamus]

The boy can play, great selection for us

Us? You go for carlton

 

[Passmore]

My (sheltered) worldview has been shattered

You'll be ok. Read some The Talent Scout musings you'll feel better.

Maybe we can get him to do a podcast for us. Be like soothing ASMR.

 

[Ligma]

Trembath named in the best, Walker kicked 1 goal as Balwyn held to 8.14 for the game.

Balwyn fielding such luminaries as Kayne Turner and Ben Silvagni as well. And our own Lachie Young!

Balwyn mention

 

[Souup]

When he stretches his arms out to mark or spoil the ball he genuinely looks like he is closer to 200cm rather than 190cm.

Must have a big wingspan and reach because his height does look deceptive.

At the 2023 state combine his absolute running vertical score was 342cm (standing reach + vertical).

That was 4th overall at the state combine:
Boston Dowling(206cm): 353cm
Joe Pike (203cm): 346cm
Grant Jacob(193cm): 343cm

It would have been equal 6th at the National Combine that year
2023 National Combine leaders in absolute vertical:
Mitch Edwards (206cm): 359cm
Will Green (204cm): 353cm
Taylor Goad (206cm): 348cm
Zake Zakostelsky (196cm): 345cm
Vigo Visentini (204cm): 345cm
Archer Reid (203cm): 342cm
Wil Dawson (200cm): 342cm

And would have put him clear 3rd at the 2022 National Combine:
2022 National Combine:
James Van Es (197cm): 346cm
Will Verrall (199cm): 345cm
Harry Barnett (202cm): 339cm

Worth noting that when Trembath tested at the state combine in 2023, he came in at 192.5cm (which they round up to 193cm). Fairly clear to see that his numbers are really impressive for his height and it's no wonder he's so formidable in the air.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

At the 2023 state combine his absolute running vertical score was 342cm (standing reach + vertical).

That was 4th overall at the state combine:
Boston Dowling(206cm): 353cm
Joe Pike (203cm): 346cm
Grant Jacob(193cm): 343cm)

It would have been equal 6th at the National Combine that year
2023 National Combine leaders in absolute vertical:
Mitch Edwards (206cm): 359cm
Will Green (204cm): 353cm
Taylor Goad (206cm): 348cm
Zake Zakostelsky (196cm): 345cm
Vigo Visentini (204cm): 345cm
Archer Reid (203cm): 342cm
Wil Dawson (200cm): 342cm

And would have put him clear 3rd at the 2022 National Combine:
2022 National Combine:
James Van Es (197cm): 346cm
Will Verrall (199cm): 345cm
Harry Barnett (202cm): 339cm

Happy that data backs up the eye test!

Having the same absolute as players who are 200+cm is pretty impressive.

I recall absolute vertical was a big selling point for Zane Duursma and Nate Caddy. How does he compare to those two?

 

[Souup]

Happy that data backs up the eye test!

Having the same absolute as players who are 200+cm is pretty impressive.

I recall absolute vertical was a big selling point for Zane Duursma and Nate Caddy. How does he compare to those two?

Z. Duursma (188.8cm) 337cm
Caddy (192.9) 335cm

 

[Disco Dew]

I’ve got a good feeling about this guy

 

[Jeremy Jordan]

Look, I know I’ve called every bloke over 6ft who plays forward that we have drafted in the last 7 years a ‘Carey clone’.

But f*** me, if this bloke ain’t the biggest Carey clone I’ve ever seen, I’ll eat my ‘Corey Mckernan

Corey Mckernan

Age

51

Ht

197cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

0.7

3star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.2

4star

and Chris Anstey signed North Melbourne basketball singlet which we rolled out in the late 90’s, which I still can’t recall how their signatures got on it’.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Z. Duursma (188.8cm) 337cm
Caddy (192.9) 335cm

We’ve seen those two use it to their advantage at AFL level so it’s good that Trembath has an even better profile.

He is a better contested mark than Caddy too, so he has plenty of tools that should hold him in good stead at AFl level.

Be interesting to see where we park him. Forward or back. The contested marking would be a big point of difference for us forward of the ball, but it would be nice to have a dour/natural defender who can also provide an aerial intercept presence.

 

[King Corey]

This one I believe is from Blackburn Square.

Things you never thought you'd be posting about #363

I think that Maxi went to God many years ago.

Good meat deals in the day. Not a euphemism.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Things you never thought you'd be posting about #363

I think that Maxi went to God many years ago.

Good meat deals in the day. Not a euphemism.

Yeah it’s probably a Woolies now