Player Watch Daniel Curtin

[Afcprophet]

The kid is going to be a gun, but some are overstating his actual output last year.

He turned games for us. He tackles better than most on our list too.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Gather he csn play sanfl from next week if he has a full week's worth of training?

Hopefully back in the AFL team within the month.

 

[Cromulant]

He turned games for us. He tackles better than most on our list too.

Neither of those things are true

 

[Cromulant]

Gather he csn play sanfl from next week if he has a full week's worth of training?

Hopefully back in the AFL team within the month.

I reckon we'll be very careful based on the soft tissue injuries this year.

Could easily go ping

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I reckon we'll be very careful based on the soft tissue injuries this year.

Could easily go ping

Month should be plenty.

I recall you suggesting earlier he could come straight back in, which i was against.

Now you have done a complete 180!

 

[WeeBlake]

Neither of those things are true

Actually both are true

 

[spenze]

Hopefully he gets back a bit earlier, but no need to rush.

Nicks won't play him and then use his absence to excuse his shitty, outdated game plan

 

[Afcprophet]

His contested marking, like Thilly's, gets us out of jams quite a bit. I think Nicks was banking on curtin being in the side for his tempo shit.

 

[NSolis]

The kid is going to be a gun, but some are overstating his actual output last year.

Yeah. He had a block of games post-bye where he was excellent but lots of quiet ones. Totally fine for a second year player but he wasn't in our 10 most influential players for the season as a whole. Definitely could be in 2026 though.

 

[Cromulant]

Nicks won't play him and then use his absence to excuse his shitty, outdated game plan

Oh he'll play him, and very quickly

 

[Rogue77]

Can't help but think that we might not see the best of Dan this season because of the injury, even if he comes back and performs well

Looked like he was going to tear the roof off prior to the injury

Hopefully he gets a clear run at things next season from pre season onwards

 

[Gtowncrow]

Can't help but think that we might not see the best of Dan this season because of the injury, even if he comes back and performs well

Looked like he was going to tear the roof off prior to the injury

Hopefully he gets a clear run at things next season from pre season onwards

You're probably right. It will take him time to build up to good form.

But...

I'm hoping we see a surprise breakout game late this year like the Ashcroft Norm Smith #1 . Maybe in a final even. That at least gives us something to get excited about.

Curtin, Ah Chee and Keane are big losses from our team.

 

[Rogue77]

You're probably right. It will take him time to build up to good form.

But...

I'm hoping we see a surprise breakout game late this year like the Ashcroft Norm Smith #1 . Maybe in a final even. That at least gives us something to get excited about.

Curtin, Ah Chee and Keane are big losses from our team.

For sure

Add in guys down on form or not quite right like Rankine and Solly (because of groin stuff)

Also Draper's body letting him down

We don't have the top end talent depth to support that

 

[TBM]

For sure

Add in guys down on form or not quite right like Rankine and Solly (because of groin stuff)

Also Draper's body letting him down

We don't have the top end talent depth to support that

This is where selection gets frustrating, as we don't seek to find out about our depth. Guys like Dowling and Edwards should be getting games, but instead remain largely unknown quantities

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

He said in his interview in telecast on Thursday that he’s targeting a round 8 return.

Is he straight back into the firsts building up game time at AFL level rather than coming back via the SANfL?

 

[hugecannon]

He said in his interview in telecast on Thursday that he’s targeting a round 8 return.

Is he straight back into the firsts building up game time at AFL level rather than coming back via the SANfL?

Probably 1 game minimum at SANFL level I think. He’s not coming back from a 3-4 week injury, he’ll need to have a run first IMO.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

He said in his interview in telecast on Thursday that he’s targeting a round 8 return.

Is he straight back into the firsts building up game time at AFL level rather than coming back via the SANfL?

We seem to be prepared to let proven players find their feet at AFL level this season

Prepared to have a lower TOG % for some

 

[spenze]

We seem to be prepared to let proven players find their feet at AFL level this season

Prepared to have a lower TOG % for some

If we put him in the SANFL he’ll be on McBean

 

[Crow till I die]

If we put him in the SANFL he’ll be on McBean

He will destroy McBean if that was his role..way too mobile and just as powerful in the air even if it was his 1st game back

 

[Cromulant]

He will destroy McBean if that was his role..way too mobile and just as powerful in the air even if it was his 1st game back

No, that simply wouldnt happen.

Huge disrespect to Liam there.

 

[Crow till I die]

No, that simply wouldnt happen.

Huge disrespect to Liam there.

Oh i rate Liam but i rate dan curtin way higher

 

[Scorpus]

Round 8 is the Showdown. No point bringing him in to play a bottom 4 side

 

[spenze]

Oh i rate Liam but i rate dan curtin way higher

Obviously he is a gun but he isn't a KPD and after our experiment with him in the back line, not a great defender, good forwards running patterns will have them separated from Dan.

All I was saying is that we wouldn't be able to help ourselves if he played a game in the SANFL. Let's fdace it, no spot for him in the midfield there with our top ups getting the CBAs

 

[119others]

You're probably right. It will take him time to build up to good form.

But...

I'm hoping we see a surprise breakout game late this year like the Ashcroft Norm Smith #1 . Maybe in a final even. That at least gives us something to get excited about.

Curtin, Ah Chee and Keane are big losses from our team.

interesting comment the other night by a coach (i forget which one) discussing long term injured players coming back into the team and finding their best form. he said, as a rule of thumb, allow 50% of the time they were injured to get back to full form. so curtins say 12 weeks out (iirc) would mean waiting 6 weeks

 

[Southerntakeover]

interesting comment the other night by a coach (i forget which one) discussing long term injured players coming back into the team and finding their best form. he said, as a rule of thumb, allow 50% of the time they were injured to get back to full form. so curtins say 12 weeks out (iirc) would mean waiting 6 weeks

Do you think he meant allow that long at the top level, or post comeback?