Big Bodied Mids

[BM123]

Hawthorn won three premierships in a row despite not having the largest midfield going around.

 

[thylacine60]

Had a few other areas covered pretty well but.......

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

What, like kicking goals is important all of a sudden?

 

[ctacp]

All I want is Petrevski-Set on and Powell-Pepper... Don't really mind who else.

Just on this Ainsworth at #1 talk. Has any small forward ever gone first in a draft? Oh and he's injured remember. See him going too 5 but not 1

one went before buddy..

 

[gbatman]

Big bodied midfielders are useful because of the push and shove contested nature of the game at the moment at stoppages, reaching up to win possession and more importantly being able to get arms free and dish off. Also good as they clear a path simply by being imposing and big/strong.

They aren't the be all and end all. You still need clever smaller players who have really good agility and evasiveness to take the pressure out of the game, give themselves time and setup play as you see from Sam Mitchell frequently.

 

[HalAlaric]

one went before buddy..

Deledio went #1... Huh?

 

[JustaBattler]

A good big bloke will beat a good little bloke every time..?

 

[Jabba73]

All I want is Petrevski-Set on and Powell-Pepper... Don't really mind who else.

Just on this Ainsworth at #1 talk. Has any small forward ever gone first in a draft? Oh and he's injured remember. See him going too 5 but not 1

Is that two blokes or four?

 

[Azul]

Steady on, we already have a couple of hyphens. Shouldn't we see whether Jesse and Dillon can play before drafting any more?

 

[Old navy]

Charlie Curnow could be worth his weight in gold. Has best player in his draft potential.
A player who can play and impact the game as a midfielder and also as genuine forward target, will be an invaluable asset to any team.
Particularly with the way the game is headed.
Charlie and Crippa could be an absolute knightmare for opposition clubs in the future.
Dynamic in the Centre, but how they could tare teams apart when they rest up forward.

 

[BM123]

Had a few other areas covered pretty well but.......

You are far from wrong Thy but it's somewhat easier to kick goals when Mitchell or Burgoyne is kicking inside 50.

 

[BM123]

What, like kicking goals is important all of a sudden?

To be fair it's not like we didn't see a lot of goals been kicked in our games last year

 

[Heres Waite]

Charlie Curnow could be worth his weight in gold. Has best player in his draft potential.
A player who can play and impact the game as a midfielder and also as genuine forward target, will be an invaluable asset to any team.
Particularly with the way the game is headed.
Charlie and Crippa could be an absolute knightmare for opposition clubs in the future.
Dynamic in the Centre, but how they could tare teams apart when they rest up forward.

You really think Charlie has more potential than Weitering?

Wow! Weitering seems like a sure thing to play over 200 games, Charlie could be the best in the draft, Cuningham is ripping it up, and to top it off we have the son of an absolute Carlton Legend! What a draft!!

 

[ctacp]

Deledio went #1... Huh?

Tambling.. didnt go no.1 but a small forward was picked before a big forward..

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Charlie Curnow could be worth his weight in gold. Has best player in his draft potential.
A player who can play and impact the game as a midfielder and also as genuine forward target, will be an invaluable asset to any team.
Particularly with the way the game is headed.
Charlie and Crippa could be an absolute knightmare for opposition clubs in the future.
Dynamic in the Centre, but how they could tare teams apart when they rest up forward.

$3,373,189.70?

 

[Orlcarltonnose]

$3,373,189.70?

That's Pure Gold...

 

[Masqualero]

All about that mix, although every mid these days should be able to win their own ball to some extent so that when they need to go they go. On the flip side every mid should be able to link up on the spread to some extent. But players will obviously play to their strengths more often than not, but having that spread across the whole mid group means we could potentially in time rotate as much or little as Bolts sees fit depending on matchups around the ground. Ergo if Murph getting the hard tag flip him onto the wing and switch him with Boek to give Murph more room to break away and such.

 

[Heres Waite]

..............and Harry McKay doesn't get a mention.

Harry may be the guy that needs the most work put into and the one we'll have to be most patient about.

Knew I forgot one.

 

[Old navy]

You really think Charlie has more potential than Weitering?

Wow! Weitering seems like a sure thing to play over 200 games, Charlie could be the best in the draft, Cuningham is ripping it up, and to top it off we have the son of an absolute Carlton Legend! What a draft!!

Would have been very interesting if Charlie didn't get injured in his draft year. IMO would have gone top 3.
He went down just as he was starting to spend more time playing on the ball.

I'm a big Jacob Weitering fan. That kid is a serious footballing talent.
But if anyone from this years draft pool has the game to surpass him it's IMO Charlie Curnow.
Players that are 192cm+, that can play in the midfield are very rare.

 

[HalAlaric]

Tambling.. didnt go no.1 but a small forward was picked before a big forward..

That wasn't my argument though. I asked if any small forward had been picked at #1 in response to posters suggesting Ainsworth might this year.

 

[ctacp]

That wasn't my argument though. I asked if any small forward had been picked at #1 in response to posters suggesting Ainsworth might this year.

yeah i know that but i was making the point (i reckon in my opinion only) that a big powerful forward is always better than a good small forward. Ablett senior,Jono Brown, Sticks, Lockett,Tex,Dunstall, Carey. Nothing more inspiring than when those guys grabbed a game in the balance by the scruff of the neck & tore it apart. Team mates walked taller when they turned it on. Just my opinion though.

 

[ParapMarkets]

Really hoping Whiley has a big year. I saw a game he played for GWS which was really impressive, hope he can get his confidence up and prove a valuable asset. A few players have mentioned him as working his arse off this pre-season.

 

[ParapMarkets]

Just on the Ainsworth sub-topic (which is an interesting debate in itself), if he plays midfield time and shows himself to have the midfield skills required as well as the running capability then he could go number one. But there is no way he will be a top 3 pick if he again plays only as a small forward.

 

[Old navy]

Last year really had only three shorter players in the top 20
That being Parish, Rioli and Gresham with only Gresham at a sub 180 mark of 177cm.

At this stage we have many top 20 players at what may be regarded the shorter heights but watch that change come draft night.

Yep.. Can see Brodie, Berry ,Allison ,Sharenberg and Powell Pepper all going very high in this years draft.
They are all players around the 190cm mark.

 

[ParapMarkets]

Last year really had only three shorter players in the top 20
That being Parish, Rioli and Gresham with only Gresham at a sub 180 mark of 177cm.

At this stage we have many top 20 players at what may be regarded the shorter heights but watch that change come draft night.

Couldn't agree more. A year is a long time when it comes to the development of teenagers.