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36. Brayden Maynard (VIC – Util)
Height: 186cm, Weight: 88kg, DOB: 20/09/1996
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons
Draft range: 15-55
Best position/role: Rotational midfielder – on the ball.
Strengths:
Versaility – Maynard has the ability to play in the back half, in the forward half and through the midfield.
1v1 ability – He has the strength to win the 1v1 contests both in the front and back half with his strength and he also can at both ends take some strong 1v1 marks by out-bodying his direct opponent in the contest.
Ability to read the flight – Maynard reads the flight of the ball particularly well and reads it earlier off the boot than others. As a result of this down back he knows when to peel off his man for the easy intercept marks. In the front half similarly reads the flight early which allows him to get to the drop of the ball, often for easy uncontested marks in the forward 50.
Marking ability – Maynard overhead is a reliable mark and is a strong mark both uncontested and 1v1. He is also willing to launch at the ball and attack it in the air and just throw the force of his body at the ball at the appropriate times.
Tackling ability – Maynard is a strong tackler and not only does he have strong tackle per game numbers but with his tackles he really buries guys into the ground and with his strength his tackles are exceptionally hard to break. His tackling pressure in the forward 50 is also excellent and he shows a real commitment to the pressuring side of the game.
Work off the ball – I have been impressed by the things Maynard does off the ball. Maynard will give hard bumps around the ball, handball off to someone in better position and give an opposition player a hard bump or protect his team mates who have ball in hand.
Work by hand – Maynard’s work by hand is excellent. He has good awareness of who is around him and his work by hand is reliable, consistently finding his targets. He also has the feel of a natural inside extractor on the rare few occasions he has played through the midfield with his work by hand in traffic excellent, finding the outside runners.
Contested ball winning ability – Maynard has the size and strength to win the contested ball and ground balls around the ground and has a real hard edge and a hard attack on the ball and competitiveness to go with it.
Scoreboard impact – Maynard provides solid scoreboard impact, averaging nearly a goal a game which for someone who is not a permanent forward as someone who spends time in the back half and occasionally through the midfield.
Movement – Maynard has only average pace but he is willing at times to take on the game with the pace he does have, he has good agility for someone his size and can change direction fairly well but then also pulls out the occasional ball fake or evasive trick.
Weaknesses:
No clear best position – At this stage it is hard to say with certainty where Maynard is best suited. He is good back, forward and for limited bursts through the midfield at this point and plays each position reasonably well but not to such a dominant standard that you can define a set position as being his best.
Endurance – Maynard at this stage needs to build his endurance, his relative lack of endurance has prevented him from playing regular midfield minutes to this point.
Footskills – Maynard has nice vision and can at times finds some meaningful targets up the field and do some damage over medium to long distance but at other times he can also make the wrong decisions by foot and at other times lack consistency with his execution to a target.
What I expect will improve:
Maynard likely stays much the same type of player and mostly will look to improve on his strengths but his endurance will be the area he has to, and should in an AFL environment improve.
Who he can become?
I see Maynard becoming something like Brent Macaffer as someone who has good size and can play a number of different roles without having a clearly defined best position that he will play throughout his career.
When will he be ready to play?
Maynard will take time to build up his endurance first, it is possible perhaps in the back half of season two that he could receive some opportunities and the hope would be that in season three he can establish himself as part of a best team.
How to best utilise him?
Maynard if he can improve his endurance I feel will be best utilised on the ball through the midfield as a rotational midfielder based on his mix of attributes. He is a strong tackler, does good work off the ball, is excellent with his work by hand and can win his own ball. Whether Maynard rotates forward or back could depend on where he is more needed as he can play both ends reasonable well.
Interpretation of his numbers:
Maynard’s numbers given he is mostly playing forward and back have been strong. His tackle and mark per game numbers are excellent. He is hitting the scoreboard for nearly a goal a game which given he is not a permanent forward is good. His disposal efficiency is about average through the TAC Cup and was below average through the U18 Championships. His numbers per game through the U18 Championships were strong and through the TAC Cup above average and probably with regular midfield minutes would have been better.
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Reminds me of Luke Hodge from the video clips. Finally we have a kick-in guy. Play him and he can do 100% of the kick ins as we constantly struggle with this aspect of the game. Very happy with him in Black and White
 
popin said:
Marley came to the club with crap endurance, now look at him. BINGO WE HAVE A WINNER (MAYNARD):cool::D :)
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Daisy was the Same
 
Knightmare says his disposal efficiency was below average in the under 18's champs and average in TAC cup, and i assume he has the stats, but also says he has good hands.

Hine says he is possibly second best kick in the draft.

Doesn't quite make sense. Maybe Knightmare can enlighten us.

Thanks in advance.
 
Tbone McGraw said:
Knightmare says his disposal efficiency was below average in the under 18's champs and average in TAC cup, and i assume he has the stats, but also says he has good hands.

Hine says he is possibly second best kick in the draft.

Doesn't quite make sense. Maybe Knightmare can enlighten us.

Thanks in advance.
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Yeah - Found that Interesting. Though Knightmare is the only one I have read who had Question Marks about his Kicking
 

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Tbone McGraw said:
Knightmare says his disposal efficiency was below average in the under 18's champs and average in TAC cup, and i assume he has the stats, but also says he has good hands.

Hine says he is possibly second best kick in the draft.

Doesn't quite make sense. Maybe Knightmare can enlighten us.

Thanks in advance.
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How would Hine know, bloody hopeless at this stuff, he never gets it right
 
Tbone McGraw said:
Knightmare says his disposal efficiency was below average in the under 18's champs and average in TAC cup, and i assume he has the stats, but also says he has good hands.

Hine says he is possibly second best kick in the draft.

Doesn't quite make sense. Maybe Knightmare can enlighten us.

Thanks in advance.
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Second best kick in the draft? I haven't seen the interview I'm sure I'll see it later tonight but that's greatly overrating Maynards kick if Derek thinks Maynard is the second best kick in the draft. He can deliver some low, hard daggers at times. Good penetration out to 55m. So he can kick.
But he just can lack some consistency with his kick at times and shank more passes than you'd like mixed in with the good ones so I wouldn't rate him say a top 5 kick in this draft for that reason. If he cleans up that consistency and doesn't shank it so much then maybe. But until then guys like Garrett McDonagh, Daniel McKenzie, Jayden Short and Caleb Daniel among others in this draft are better kicks.
 
Knightmare said:
Second best kick in the draft? I haven't seen the interview I'm sure I'll see it later tonight but that's greatly overrating Maynards kick if Derek thinks Maynard is the second best kick in the draft. He can deliver some low, hard daggers at times. Good penetration out to 55m. So he can kick.
But he just can lack some consistency with his kick at times and shank more passes than you'd like mixed in with the good ones so I wouldn't rate him say a top 5 kick in this draft for that reason. If he cleans up that consistency and doesn't shank it so much then maybe. But until then guys like Garrett McDonagh, Daniel McKenzie, Jayden Short and Caleb Daniel among others in this draft are better kicks.
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Agree - Saying he is the 2nd Best Kick in the Draft is bit over the top but other Experts say he is a very good kick and his Coach said his Kicking has real X-Factor.

He has a real x-factor with his kicking being his most AFL-like attribute
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"Maynard’s thumping left foot is his biggest weapon. His physical game style and distinctive competitiveness will also appeal strongly to the Magpies," - Herald Sun, November 2014.
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A left-footer who has a powerful and precise kick, Maynard spent most of his season as a rebounding half-back. It was there that he proved himself a big-bodied brute who can stop his opponent while giving important drive.
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So Hine overrated it but it does not sound like as big Weakness as you made it out to be.

Most players have the Odd Shank

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2014-11-27/welcome-to-collingwood-brayden-maynard
 
Knightmare said:
Second best kick in the draft? I haven't seen the interview I'm sure I'll see it later tonight but that's greatly overrating Maynards kick if Derek thinks Maynard is the second best kick in the draft. He can deliver some low, hard daggers at times. Good penetration out to 55m. So he can kick.
But he just can lack some consistency with his kick at times and shank more passes than you'd like mixed in with the good ones so I wouldn't rate him say a top 5 kick in this draft for that reason. If he cleans up that consistency and doesn't shank it so much then maybe. But until then guys like Garrett McDonagh, Daniel McKenzie, Jayden Short and Caleb Daniel among others in this draft are better kicks.
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How many live games you watched him in KM out of interest?
 

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Salty Malty said:
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Maynard G Krebs from the old TV sitcom "The many loves of Dobie Gillis", who only old-timers like me would remember.
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Younger posters might remember him as Gilligan


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Tbone McGraw said:
Just to clarify, are you able to post link where Hine says this? I can't find it.
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Only thing I can recall him saying was he is an elite kick.

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2014-11-27/recruiting-boss-reviews-draft-night
Pick No. 30 - Brayden Maynard
Derek Hine says: "He has played mainly off half-back but in his last couple of games this year were in the midfield. He's an elite kick and although he doesn't test high for endurance he doesn't play that way, running to the right spots. I would be surprised if he didn't play some footy next year. He is the grandson of former Fitzroy footballer and coach Graham Campbell."
 
Tbone McGraw said:
Knightmare says his disposal efficiency was below average in the under 18's champs and average in TAC cup, and i assume he has the stats, but also says he has good hands.

Hine says he is possibly second best kick in the draft.

Doesn't quite make sense. Maybe Knightmare can enlighten us.

Thanks in advance.
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It makes sense. Reality is and no disrespect to some of the guys who do the phantom draft but effeciency stats can be very flawed. With his kicking he strikes me as a kid who kicks long which is increases the risk of the turnover but when it comes off it breaks the game open. He could kick it 60 metres to a 1 on 1 and his forward is not good enough to mark and the opposition clear. It does not mean its a bad kick it just means his team mate lost the one on one and it goes against him on the stats sheet. Daniel Rich had lower than average % yet he is a very good kick.

Goodyears is also misleading. Not suggesting he is a good kick but he developed his game as an inside mid this year and his coaches instruction was to kick first hand on the footy and get it moving forward. He was quite new to that role and cleared it quickly to a lot of 1 on 1s forward of centre. Not all that dis similar to what swan has done throughout his career.

With respect to many of the guys who do the phantom drafts I suspect they see a very small sample of these guys and hang there hat on the tac cup stats which often don't tell you the full story.
 
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