Analysis Best SOS recruiting performance? 2015, 2016, 2017 or 2018 Draftees?

[HARKER]

Is there such a thing these days? Need to be mobile and have a great defensive side as well. I see him a bit like Jack Darling or even Jack Reiwoldt. Maybe he even plays a similar role to SOS?

I think you know what I mean.
In other words, I don't know whether he makes for a spearhead.

We don't know what the composition of our team may be for sure but if McKay & Weitering make for our main KPF's, we have JSos and the BSos coming through. Where does CCurnow end up? Are we after Tom Lynch?

It could start getting very crammed for talls in our forward 50.

 

[Soapy V]

I think you know what I mean.
In other words, I don't know whether he makes for a spearhead.

We don't know what the composition of our team may be for sure but if McKay & Weitering make for our main KPF's, we have JSos and the BSos coming through. Where does CCurnow end up? Are we after Tom Lynch?

It could start getting very crammed for talls in our forward 50.

Charlie for me is a mid that can push forward or back. Modern day star. I think we have heaps of talls and options. It's now about midfield depth combined with a few elite players. Already I believe we have elite options in Cripps Charlie & SPS, maybe even Pickett. A Kelly would have made a massive difference. Maybe a Rayner/LDU or Dow will be elite.

 

[Jimmae]

Kerr + a dedicated running coach to find incremental improvements in agility (particularly), acceleration and endurance = long-term AFL player.

Has the character, drive and cerebral footballing ability to make it.

2015 crop has more star power, which is to be expected, but for SOS to find half a dozen AFL players with sub-optimal picks in 2016 is ridiculous.

I don't think Kerr needs a dedicated coach. He just needs to refine his training process, the same as most athletes do.

He was the one draftee from last year I wasn't sure about. Looked like a one dimensional FF type. Watching him at NB's this year has changed my mind. Has the tools and the application to be mobile tall forward. I expect him to play a fair bit of senior footy in 2018

To see a Kerr run out for Carlton will nearly be as good as seeing a Silvagni in Navy Blue

Kerr has looked limited to me, although he did look good in several VFL games this year.

I'm not even sure which position he'll ultimately be playing. Is he a KPF? A third tall forward? I don't know.

I've been impressed, but I still would have taken Sproule.

Hell, we could have had Sproule and Kerr if we'd been prepared to be more ruthless about one of Jaksch, White or (regrettably) Jones.

 

[Stefchook]

Kerr has looked limited to me, although he did look good in several VFL games this year.

Yeah, I still need convincing on Kerr as well. Just think it's very hard to make it as a kpf at his height and with his level of athleticism. But glad the club is bullish. And if he does make it (and Polson as well), then SOS deserves an A++ for last year's draft/trade period, given the picks we had available.

 

[GapInIkonPark]

He was the one draftee from last year I wasn't sure about. Looked like a one dimensional FF type. Watching him at NB's this year has changed my mind. Has the tools and the application to be mobile tall forward. I expect him to play a fair bit of senior footy in 2018

To see a Kerr run out for Carlton will nearly be as good as seeing a Silvagni in Navy Blue

As will seeing Vivianne Kerr singing the song after the match !

 

[GapInIkonPark]

I think you know what I mean.
In other words, I don't know whether he makes for a spearhead.

We don't know what the composition of our team may be for sure but if McKay & Weitering make for our main KPF's, we have JSos and the BSos coming through. Where does CCurnow end up? Are we after Tom Lynch?

It could start getting very crammed for talls in our forward 50.

HF Jack. Casboult. Pickett
FF. Wright. Harry Lamb.

Charlie into midfield or wing. Willa to get some midfield and wing time too. Keep Doc and Weiters in the backline.

SPS, Fisher, Charlie, Cun-ers and Willa provide more sustained run with the extra pre-season.

Kerr off the bench I think. Flank pushing up to the wing. Will use his long kicking to get over the top for Pickett, Wright, Lamb or others to run onto.

The kick outs? Want to see Weitering back to his 2016 form of presenting as a target for kick outs. Hope Charlie and Jack also present as targets for kick outs too.

 

[BluStreak]

From my limited viewing I think Kerr is your Brad Pearce type player or could be, Charlie has been liken to Kouta so he plays anywhere.
Jack has the nous to play at either end

 

[Stefchook]

I would have thought more like Lance Whitnall than Brad Pearce.

 

[Pafloyul]

I would have thought more like Lance Whitnall than Brad Pearce.

Lance Whitnall was supremely talented as a junior, I remember he was the standout KPP in the TAC Cup as a 15 year old along with Simon Prestigiacomo who was a year and a half older. He didn't have as good a season the following year, I think he may have had a lot of niggling injuries. I only bring that up because Kerr was taken so late in the draft and I wonder where Lance would have been selected if he was not eligible to be taken as a father son (the rules being what they were, back then). Anyway, It's probably a fair enough comparison but I don't think Kerr reads it quite as well as Whitnall did.

 

[BluStreak]

I would have thought more like Lance Whitnall than Brad Pearce.

Whitnall played a different style.

 

[Stefchook]

Unathletic key position player instead of a nippy 3rd tall.

 

[Sector 7G]

He was the one draftee from last year I wasn't sure about. Looked like a one dimensional FF type. Watching him at NB's this year has changed my mind. Has the tools and the application to be mobile tall forward. I expect him to play a fair bit of senior footy in 2018

To see a Kerr run out for Carlton will nearly be as good as seeing a Silvagni in Navy Blue

He is a natural forward. Can kick a goal out of a half chance. That is something we lack and not something Weiters will be able to do if plays up forward.

His agility was much better than his 3rd worst score at the combine would suggest.

Will be good to see him get a clear run in the forward line in the 2s after playing too many talls there last year. Hopefully we wont see him in the ruck.

 

[mediumsizered]

Whitnall played a different style.

Whitnall was more of a contested mark than Kerr.

IMO Kerr will be more of a Gunston/Membrey type forward, capable of kicking a bag of goals every now & then.

 

[The Flying Doormat]

Can we add 2017 into this debate?

 

[HBF]

Can we add 2017 into this debate?

I think we should.
Hard to believe that 2017 could be the best out of the 3.

 

[The Flying Doormat]

I think we should.
Hard to believe that 2017 could be the best out of the 3.

2015 was speeeecial.

 

[Jabba73]

Depending on who we draft, might have to change my vote

 

[rog1995]

Just on Kerr. I did read recently that he was already in training at the club and looks set for a big pre season.

 

[BluStreak]

If he can add defensive pressure to his repertoire then I could see him getting games next season.

 

[Jabba73]

If he can add defensive pressure to his repertoire then I could see him getting games next season.

Kerr-ect

 

[BluStreak]

I believe he as a simplistic option in our forward set up as a lead up forward.
No speccies, no jinking or janking runs. Simply Lead, Mark, kick Goal (when in range).

 

[Jabba73]

Any chance 2017 is his best yet?

 

[Salt Lake Cities]

Too early to add 2018 with our two 2nd rounders in the next *superdraft?





*subject to change. 2019 might be the one. Possibly 2020.

 

[thylacine60]

how good will sos be once he's built a tank?

 

[CJMB]

how good will sos be once he's built a tank?

Depends on his fitness and if he can run through the midfield.