Analysis Best Young Key-Forward in the Competition

[Snuffaluphagus]

I dont even know what Sam Darcy is like in 5 years. He already seems basically impossible to stop. Early, but honestly, how many better marks have their been given the way the games played now?

Treacy and Thriller dead heat for 2nd and I think anyone trying to say one is currently definitively better than the other is stirring the pot.

Henry and Cadman quality talls but you need to be the number 1 banana to be in this convo and not sure either ever will be.

 

[BringFevBack2021]

I dont even know what Sam Darcy is like in 5 years. He already seems basically impossible to stop. Early, but honestly, how many better marks have their been given the way the games played now?

Treacy and Thriller dead heat for 2nd and I think anyone trying to say one is currently definitively better than the other is stirring the pot.

Henry and Cadman quality talls but you need to be the number 1 banana to be in this convo and not sure either ever will be.

Think Cadman can be, Henry is a 2nd/3rd (bloody good one)

 

[TruRoo]

That kick inside 50 then on his non preferred by Darcy is why the “thilthorpe has the best field kicking” argument was silly.

 

[Golumless]

Rough timing for an ACL for Darcy (and the Dogs seeing JUH has gone AWOL), but at least its at a point in his career where being locked in the gym for 6 months isn't a total waste.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Footy is a cruel sport. Us Blues fans were deprived of Charlie Curnow

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Charlie Curnow

Age

28

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

for 2 and a half years right as he was coming into his prime much like Darcy this year.

Hopefully he comes back bigger and better like Charlie did and can have a long successful career without any other major set backs.

 

[craffles]

I like the freo double threat of Amiss and Treacy, will be good to watch in the coming years. That being said For sure Darcy is the most unique proposition and has a great chance of becoming a great but all it takes is one injury and the bigger you are, the harder you fall……

This is why these threads are kind of pointless. I really hope for good news for Darcy but it didn’t look great

 

[Philhawk]

Just a travesty to see him injured.

 

[GC2015]

Who do you think it is and why? Or how would you rank them?

Under-24s only, so it's between:

Jacob van Rooyen
Jed Walter
Shannon Neale
Calsher Dear
Sam Darcy
Logan McDonald
Aaron Cadman
Riley Thilthorpe
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Nate Caddy
Harrison Jones
Josh Treacy
Harry Armstrong
Mitch Georgiades

2025 goal tallies (so far) of the players you've listed:

• Josh Treacy (22yo) - 20 goals, 7 games
• Riley Thilthorpe (22yo) - 19 goals, 7 games
• Mitch Georgiades (23yo) - 15 goals, 6 games
• Sam Darcy (21yo) - 14 goals, 6 games
• Jed Walter (19yo) - 6 goals, 4 games
• Aaron Cadman (21yo) - 6 goals, 6 games
• Nate Caddy (19yo) - 6 goals, 6 games
• Shannon Neale (22yo) - 5 goals, 6 games
• Harry Armstrong (18yo) - 4 goals, 4 games
• Jacob van Rooyen (22yo) - 4 goals, 5 games
• Harrison Jones (24yo) - 2 goals, 5 games
• Calsher Dear (19yo) - 0 goals, 0 games
• Logan McDonald (23yo) - 0 goals, 0 games
• Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (23yo) - 0 goals, 0 games

 

[RCAB]

Treacy and Amiss play for Freo so they don't count. Even ask their supporters!

 

[Mr Meow]

2025 goal tallies (so far) of the players you've listed:

• Josh Treacy (22yo) - 20 goals, 7 games
• Riley Thilthorpe (22yo) - 19 goals, 7 games
• Mitch Georgiades (23yo) - 15 goals, 6 games
• Sam Darcy (21yo) - 14 goals, 6 games
• Jed Walter (19yo) - 6 goals, 4 games
• Aaron Cadman (21yo) - 6 goals, 6 games
• Nate Caddy (19yo) - 6 goals, 6 games
• Shannon Neale (22yo) - 5 goals, 6 games
• Harry Armstrong (18yo) - 4 goals, 4 games
• Jacob van Rooyen (22yo) - 4 goals, 5 games
• Harrison Jones (24yo) - 2 goals, 5 games
• Calsher Dear (19yo) - 0 goals, 0 games
• Logan McDonald (23yo) - 0 goals, 0 games
• Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (23yo) - 0 goals, 0 games

Goal assisters weeping.

 

[KissKiss]

2025 goal tallies (so far) of the players you've listed:

• Josh Treacy (22yo) - 20 goals, 7 games
• Riley Thilthorpe (22yo) - 19 goals, 7 games
• Mitch Georgiades (23yo) - 15 goals, 6 games
• Sam Darcy (21yo) - 14 goals, 6 games
• Jed Walter (19yo) - 6 goals, 4 games
• Aaron Cadman (21yo) - 6 goals, 6 games
• Nate Caddy (19yo) - 6 goals, 6 games
• Shannon Neale (22yo) - 5 goals, 6 games
• Harry Armstrong (18yo) - 4 goals, 4 games
• Jacob van Rooyen (22yo) - 4 goals, 5 games
• Harrison Jones (24yo) - 2 goals, 5 games
• Calsher Dear (19yo) - 0 goals, 0 games
• Logan McDonald (23yo) - 0 goals, 0 games
• Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (23yo) - 0 goals, 0 games

Just to add another kid from my own club doing well. Not at the top of the list but doing really well for a younger and smaller tall

Logan Morris 11 goals from 6 games

 

[CuttlefishMcfly]

• Jed Walter (19yo) - 9 goals, 5 games

 

[jackag24]

Who do you think it is and why? Or how would you rank them?

Under-24s only, so it's between:

Jacob van Rooyen
Jed Walter
Shannon Neale
Calsher Dear
Sam Darcy
Logan McDonald
Aaron Cadman
Riley Thilthorpe
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Nate Caddy
Harrison Jones
Josh Treacy
Harry Armstrong
Mitch Georgiades

Darcy
Thilthorpe
Tracey

The rest

Including Harrison Jones is cruel

 

[Nunez]

Darcy
Thilthorpe
Tracey

The rest

Including Harrison Jones is cruel

Shit list didn't even have Logan Morris.

 

[GC2015]

Jed Walter (19yo) - 9 goals, 5 games

Seems to be really finding his feet at the AFL level now and has kicked several bags in his short career already. Certainly not an easy thing to do for a 19 year old that's played under 20 AFL games. Currently on track for 35-40 goals this year and that's right up there with any of the best key forwards we've seen in their second AFL season. No doubt Ben King's Coleman leading form is helping with match ups, but it's still very impressive from Walter in his second year.

If the State of Origin rumours are true, it should be good fun to watch Walter, Hipwood and Chol combine in the Queensland forward line next year.

 

[jackag24]

Walter looks like an absolute beast, like he ate all the other kids in his draft year.

Will be scary in a few years

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Very keen to see Thilthorpe against Weitering this week if he gets up. Probably the best physical match up for him in the game and both in good form.

 

[Nugett]

Looking forward to seeing Calsher Dear again. So many people have seemed to have forgotten how good his first season was.

 

[RCAB]

Looking forward to seeing Calsher Dear again. So many people have seemed to have forgotten how good his first season was.

Who?

 

[fnerd]

After having seen both last Fri night it’s now definitely
Darcy,Treacy daylight then tilthorpe then whoever else.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Very keen to see Thilthorpe against Weitering this week if he gets up. Probably the best physical match up for him in the game and both in good form.

Hopefully Thilthorpe is ok with injured finger.

 

[masai tu]

Hopefully Thilthorpe is ok with injured finger.

As long as he stays away from dikes.

 

[Cleric]

So the daylight people still in this thread?
Monster game by Thilthorpe last night.

 

[Freomaniac]

Amiss not the best but he would be a good bet to finish his career with most goals
Treacy up there with Darcy for impacting a game at the moment.

Maybe. You see Amiss kicking 700 goals at the dockers?

 

[RCAB]

You’ve brought this up before and it’s absolute rubbish.

A majority of fans weren’t against it, and even if they were most fans don’t watch draft prospects so it’s irrelevant.

Nobody wanted a change to recruitment because we drafted Thilthorpe, it was because we had draft failures from previous years.

You were one of those who campaigned hard for Logan McDonald and weren't sold on RT.