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

[Devski]

Have heard he destroyed Josh Walker when he played against Balwyn in Round 1

Straight in for Corr to be honest.

A man can dream

 

[Kciza]

I think height is so overrated these days. The idea of 200cm key position players is nice, but there's so many exceptional players who aren't that tall. And the league it seems is actually trending away from it. Only 3 of the top 10 in the Coleman are around that height

 

[hilly]

I saw him play for Keilor under 16s as an 11 year old, took a mark 30 feet in the air and set the goalposts on fire with three goals in a row.

 

[maddiemelb]

Cooper trained with us during the 2024 pre-season, did AFL and VFL practice matches last year and this year, and trained with the AFL boys again during pre-season this year. Decision has absolutely not been made on one VFL game! See below.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Have heard he destroyed Josh Walker when he played against Balwyn in Round 1

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!

 

[muttley45]

No need for a welcome to North, but congrat's on getting on the senior list, i love a real clunker of the pill.

 

[The Nostradamus]

No need for a welcome to North, but congrat's on getting on the senior list, i love a real clunker of the pill.

Rookie list

 

[speedy]

Reminds me a bit of Tauru. Unsure of AFL role at 193cm.

Steven May, Callum Wilkie, Jesse Hogan & Charlie Curnow are a similar height. He’s tall enough if he has the core strength and hops to make up for his lack of height.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

From his RookieMe Draft Profile - Obviously as a Defender.

Connor Idun

39

Connor Idun

Age

25

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

74.0

1star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

74.0

1star

as a defender and maybe fellow Giant Callum Brown as a forward are decent comparisons.

Cooper Trembath Draft Profile

Eastern Ranges defender Cooper Trembath is a tall defender with bucket-like hands and a dominant aerial game.

central.rookieme.com

STRENGTHS:

• Aerial ability
• Intercept marking
• Kick penetration
• Strength

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Ground balls
• Speed

Despite missing out on Vic Metro selection this year, Cooper Trembath stamped himself as one of the Coates Talent League's premier tall defenders and earned a state combine invite to demonstrate some semblance of draft interest. He was a relative mainstay for Eastern across 13 games en route to the Grand Final, while also breaking through for a VFL debut with Frankston.

Trembath sits just below key position height but is aerially dominant and does his best work on the intercept. While other tall defenders fit the lean and athletic prototype, Trembath is a strongly built marker who times his moves well and has buckets for hands. Nearly half of his average 14.3 touches came from marks this season (6.8), including a 17-disposal, 14-grab effort against the Lions Academy in Round 7.

Given his in-between size, but aerial strengths and one-on-one craft, the 18-year-old has drawn comparisons to GWS backman Connor Idun. Should he enhance his ground level game, athletic profile, and ability to penetrate with ball in hand, Trembath looms as a value pick in the way of defensive depth late in the draft or as a rookie.

 

[Roostorm]

may vs trembath

roos_fanatic08 and Souup and Sphynx

Thoughts?

And so it begins………..
I’m backing him in all aboard the Trembath express…..
Endless possibilities.
Welcome Cooper…..you’ve already achieved something most of us can only dream about…..best of luck to ya

 

[Roostorm]

Great kid. Can play down back and up forward - have watched him do both over the last 12+ months. He’s an exceptional grab. So excited to have him be officially a part of our Kangas fam.

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That’s a ringing endorsement from a keen observer…. I’ll take that every day and then some over someone who will moan until the cows come home that we should’ve had xy or z….cheers Maddie.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Have we done a Geelong, here? Hiding players so no one notices them?

I’m sure this ends really well

 

[DunderHead]

Looks like a beast. Love some of the tackles where oppo crumble under his weight and strength.

 

[speedy]

Do we really think the club was hiding him?
Just makes no sense to only play him for one vfl game and think he’s worthy of a senior list spot.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Do we really think the club was hiding him?
Just makes no sense to only play him for one vfl game and think he’s worthy of a senior list spot.

Across this season we have had stacks of talls playing in the VFL. The only non AFL listed talls getting a crack have been Tomlinson & James Tarrant.

Trembath played in a heap of the match sim across the pre season, as well as the intra club, plus we’d be looking at him through the week at VFL training.

I think it’s a bit weird that we’ve picked him off the back of one VFL game but we’ve obviously seen enough in his local footy form, training and across the pre season to think he is worthy of a shot.

 

[Mr north man]

Have heard he destroyed Josh Walker when he played against Balwyn in Round 1

That wouldn’t be hard

 

[Lomas]

Feels like we picked him to just protect the VFL program and stop rival clubs from swooping.

I like that we take a player from the VFL team, might attract some others with the hunger.

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

He caught my eye in that one VFL game

Ha ha, what's this Trembath bloke's story?

I think that was after he took 3 ridiculously good grabs in the space of 10 minutes in the last quarter.

 

[kool kangas]

Looks good to me, considering I’ve never heard of him.

If Souup gives it the , it’s good enough for me.

I would feel better if it was Giantroo or Chadwiko......

 

[Devski]

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Ground balls
• Speed

Good thing the modern game is all about slow uncontested ball movement especially in d50

 

[Karanicolas]

Looks like a beast. Love some of the tackles where oppo crumble under his weight and strength.

So he’s getting suspended for 3 weeks …

 

[Harris 10]

Across this season we have had stacks of talls playing in the VFL. The only non AFL listed talls getting a crack have been Tomlinson & James Tarrant.

Trembath played in a heap of the match sim across the pre season, as well as the intra club, plus we’d be looking at him through the week at VFL training.

I think it’s a bit weird that we’ve picked him off the back of one VFL game but we’ve obviously seen enough in his local footy form, training and across the pre season to think he is worthy of a shot.

We’ve obviously hidden him away, doesn’t make sense otherwise.

 

[zoomba23]

I think it’s a bit weird that we’ve picked him off the back of one VFL game but we’ve obviously seen enough in his local footy form, training and across the pre season to think he is worthy of a shot.

That, or the spinny wheel landed on him, and Brady and Will said 'say less'

 

[buttox]

Play him on jhf every year and give him a bath.

 

[The_General#1]

This will go down in folklore which ever way it goes

Plays one vfl game and we then hide him till the draft - ballsie move

Go well bath man

It will if he turns into the super player I know he will and the club that promised him they would take him in 2023 then backed out for another player.