Player Watch #6: Caleb Windsor – the kid just has 'it'

[Scythe94]

Just going to pin this now – please keep posts on-topic and relevant, or thread bans will be handed out. This is getting silly.

 

[Scythe94]

decent start. I don't see star status in him. Disposals need some work. Plays very similar to Jayden Hunt.

Oh my god this is perfect

 

[Topkent]

decent start. I don't see star status in him. Disposals need some work. Plays very similar to Jayden Hunt.

Do you straight up wait to see what the popular opinion is and then just try and bait the other other way?
If we were talking about lemons you'd say it's the sweetest fruit of all

 

[danster168]

Oh my god this is perfect

he's had 62% and 69% disposal efficiency in his first 2 games which puts him 19th and 18th respectively out of the 23 players in terms of efficiency.

I'm not the only one to question his disposal, so don't pretend that I am.

 

[Demon 16]

I was very impressed with his hands and composure under pressure yesterday.

He’s definitely got more strings to his bow than just speed and running patterns.

Comfortable straight away at the top level - lots to look forward to with Windsor.

 

[demondavey]

he's had 62% and 69% disposal efficiency in his first 2 games which puts him 19th and 18th respectively out of the 23 players in terms of efficiency.

I'm not the only one to question his disposal, so don't pretend that I am.

Do you give him some slack having played 2 games of AFL football? First one being against Sydney at the SCG in greasy conditions.

 

[Scythe94]

he's had 62% and 69% disposal efficiency in his first 2 games which puts him 19th and 18th respectively out of the 23 players in terms of efficiency.

I'm not the only one to question his disposal, so don't pretend that I am.

Watch the game, not the stats sheet, Dan.

 

[stEdy]

He's genuinely very fun to watch.

Hard not to get excited when he hit that pass, got the handball receive, ran 20m then kicked inside 50 - I agree that JVR could have done more with the kick. Also does the dirty work (that run down tackle <3)

Disposal efficiency is a ridiculous statistic in isolation. Some of those quick handballs under pressure were super slick from a 2nd gamer.

 

[danster168]

Watch the game, not the stats sheet, Dan.

like when he wheeled onto his left foot and kicked it 5m directly to a bulldog? I'm watching very closely thank you.

 

[Scythe94]

like when he wheeled onto his left foot and kicked it 5m directly to a bulldog? I'm watching very closely thank you.

Since you're watching very closely, let us know if you saw Tom Sparrow out there yesterday xx

 

[danster168]

Do you give him some slack having played 2 games of AFL football? First one being against Sydney at the SCG in greasy conditions.

I do give him slack. but his ball drop is too high which leads to inconsistency I think. The photos below are what I see with his kicking. He doesn't guide the ball onto his foot

 

[Topkent]

Since you're watching very closely, let us know if you saw Tom Sparrow out there yesterday xx

So according to Daniel the only important stat is disposal efficiency

He thinks Windsor and Lever are s**t
Oliver is the goat

Oliver's disposal efficiency was 63% against the dogs.
Levers is 82% for the season

In isolation using disposal efficiency solely to measure impact is stupid.

Oliver's DE was better against Sydney, find anyone who thinks he wasnt better against the dogs


I'll wait for Dan the man's reply

 

[stEdy]

This is almost a carbon copy of when you had a problem with Bowey's disposal because he "couldn't handball left handed" dan.

Windsor is clearly a very skilled player. As is Bowey.

Pointing out errors that every player makes renders your analysis bizarre

 

[Scythe94]

I do give him slack. but his ball drop is too high which leads to inconsistency I think. The photos below are what I see with his kicking. He doesn't guide the ball onto his foot
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Outside player drops ball from near his waist while running at full tilt: dud, delist

 

[Topkent]

Outside player drops ball from near his waist while running at full tilt: dud, delist

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Haha * I just googled pendles kicking and found the same. Dan drowning in his own s**t.

 

[Topkent]

Wait
Has everyone checked with the twitter pwincess if we're allowed to discuss Windsor?

 

[Bluelegs]

Caleb Windsor should learn to drop the ball lower like the greatest player in the comp Clayton Oliver

13

Clayton Oliver

Age

26

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.8

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

18.4

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

6.3

5star

CL

6.3

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

19.2

5star

K

4.6

2star

HB

14.6

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.8

5star

 

[Topkent]

Caleb Windsor should learn to drop the ball lower like the greatest player in the comp Clayton Oliver
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A11dAtP0w3R he's done your boy dirty here, If that's even grazed his foot he's lucky

 

[danster168]

Watch the game, not the stats sheet, Dan.

So he had 6 kicks yesterday:
Q1 (1 kick): - 15m pass to a wide open Salem
Q2 (3 kicks): - Kicked it 15m straight to Ed Richards
- From a mark, hits a 20m pass to a Rivers in open space.
- Ignores a short option in petracca. Aims for an open Ben Brown but the kick falls short and goes to Liam Jones.
Q3 (1 kick): Good 30m kick to Oliver.
Q4: (1 kick): On the boundary, kicked it over the head of a hard leading Chandler who had heat on him.

So even though you love saying 'not the stats sheet' because it sounds cool, the reality is you should watch the game closer and tell me which kick makes you think he is a good ball user.

 

[danster168]

Caleb Windsor should learn to drop the ball lower like the greatest player in the comp Clayton Oliver
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Yeah, because Oliver is an outside wingman with good foot skills?...not many people are saying that

 

[Topkent]

Yeah, because Oliver is an outside wingman with good foot skills?...not many people are saying that

So you think based on ball drop Oliver has s**t foot skills.
That's a terrible thing to say daniel

 

[Bluelegs]

Yeah, because Oliver is an outside wingman with good foot skills?...not many people are saying that

Relax mate, I'm having a bit of fun.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Na, I'm not getting stuck in Contrarian168's web. Seen this all before.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Wait
Has everyone checked with the twitter pwincess if we're allowed to discuss Windsor?

Very negative in here. We need someone brave enough to stand up for a second gamers in player threads, not just 5th year players.

 

[Squarky]

decent start. I don't see star status in him. Disposals need some work. Plays very similar to Jayden Hunt.

I hope this is satire! Windsor's first 2 games have been spectacular for an 18yo. Hopefully he becomes the point of difference in our midfield.

 

[Topkent]

Very negative in here. We need someone brave enough to stand up for a second gamers in player threads, not just 5th year players.

Please respond in a tweet next time, I don't understand this format.