Player Watch Daniel Curtin - Out injured for 3 months

[tinman]

I pulled the trigger early. I think by the 3rd Bigman preseason report I was all in.

Kudos to Bigman, it was based on his preseason training reports that I put $10 on Dan to win the rising star. I owe him a beer.

I also put $50 on the Crows to finish top 4 at $8 which is looking across the line based on who we are playing over the final 3 rounds.

 

[StonesThrow]

Curtin's ceiling is higher, imo. Both of those boys are a few years older than Dan as well.

I think there's a fair bit of bias in that call.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

There seasons have been about on par imo. Curtins last 6 weeks have been as good as if not better than what Reid has done this year. They've both had the same number of games this year where they had 20 possessions or more. Given Reid spends nearly all of his time in midfield, thats actually not that impressive.

I think you'll find very few neutral supporters agreeing with you.

Reid has basically carried the West Coast midfield and gets tagged half the time. Whereas Curtain is like the 5th or 6th midfielder in the Crows, so he tends to get weaker opponents.

I'm not talking down Curtain at all. I think he's a gun and I'm very surprised at how he's developed from the start of this year to now. But Reid is also a very, very good player.

 

[latinoheat]

Where’s Vardys magic montage for this week !!

 

[George CantStandYa]

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Into $81 now!

 

[adelaidecrows]

Curtin's ceiling is higher, imo. Both of those boys are a few years older than Dan as well.

Curtin is a player who isnt even close to his ceiling. Add another 50 games, 2 Preseasons that increase size and endurance, then we will get a true idea of what we have. Which is scary, the kid is a gun now. The fact he is so far away from his best should frighten the opposition.

 

[adelaidecrows]

I think you'll find very few neutral supporters agreeing with you.

Reid has basically carried the West Coast midfield and gets tagged half the time. Whereas Curtain is like the 5th or 6th midfielder in the Crows, so he tends to get weaker opponents.

I'm not talking down Curtain at all. I think he's a gun and I'm very surprised at how he's developed from the start of this year to now. But Reid is also a very, very good player.

Reid is a player that aside from maturity is probably 90% at his ceiling. is a ready made star, will play that way for the next decade. No question. They arent the same type of player. Which makes for an interesting comparison that if Curtin is this good now, and not close to his best work then what are we going to see next year and the year after?

 

[PeterSalt]

Where’s Vardys magic montage for this week !!

The link was broken

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

SEN's rising star rating looks about right, though i would have Murphy clear 2nd

SEN’s AFL Player of the Year and Rising Star votes - Round 21, 2025

The votes from the weekend.

www.sen.com.au

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

SEN's rising star rating looks about right, though i would have Murphy clear 2nd

SEN’s AFL Player of the Year and Rising Star votes - Round 21, 2025

The votes from the weekend.

www.sen.com.au

Yep Murphy Reid looks a high class player.

I wonder if Port will live to regret taking Joe Berry two picks before Reid?

Probably not the easiest season for a forward to debut at Port to be fair

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Yep Murphy Reid looks a high class player.

I wonder if Port will live to regret taking Joe Berry two picks before Reid?

Probably not the easiest season for a forward to debut at Port to be fair

I like the look of Berry too, but it's a good question.

 

[spenze]

Crows Bigfooty board while watching Jonah Lomu trample all over international wingers like they aren't even there: "Yeah, but what if instead he were in the front row being smashed by guys twice his size."

Very good point

 

[mtbkym]

Just saw a clip from Curtin that will be on 7 news tomorrow night - be worth a watch I reckon

 

[bigman]

Kudos to Bigman, it was based on his preseason training reports that I put $10 on Dan to win the rising star. I owe him a beer.

I also put $50 on the Crows to finish top 4 at $8 which is looking across the line based on who we are playing over the final 3 rounds.

 

[PeterSalt]

Worth a listen if you haven't watched the whole press conference

 

[cleanhands]

Just saw a clip from Curtin that will be on 7 news tomorrow night - be worth a watch I reckon

They did make it sound like he’s very settled here

 

[PeterSalt]

A couple of clips from the DC interview on Ch7 last night

 

[NSolis]

I think you'll find very few neutral supporters agreeing with you.

Reid has basically carried the West Coast midfield and gets tagged half the time. Whereas Curtain is like the 5th or 6th midfielder in the Crows, so he tends to get weaker opponents.

I'm not talking down Curtain at all. I think he's a gun and I'm very surprised at how he's developed from the start of this year to now. But Reid is also a very, very good player.

Post-bye I think there's a very reasonable argument. Coaches votes in 4 of 6 games, averaging over 20 disposals, a goal and a goal assist per game. Curtin pre-bye was promising but nowhere near that level and yeah overall for the year I'd have Reid ahead because of the responsibility he's got. But if we're talking about the second half of the year or forecasting for 2026 Curtin would be right in the mix for anyone who actually watches both.

 

[Scorpus]

Hopefully the debacle of Lewis Taylor

28

Lewis Taylor

Age

30

Ht

174cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.1

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

9.6

2star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.2

3star

CL

0.2

2star

D

12.6

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

1.2

4star

getting the Rising Star over Marcus Bontempelli

4

Marcus Bontempelli

Age

30

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.5

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

10.3

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

4.4

5star

D

18.4

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

8.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

4.0

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

1.8

4star

shows that they should be selecting much more for quality over consistency throughout the year

 

[GrommoT]

A couple of clips from the DC interview on Ch7 last night

 

[GrommoT]

A couple of clips from the DC interview on Ch7 last night

Guy looks bigger than the Beast!

 

[PeterSalt]

Guy looks bigger than the Beast!

I noticed that too from another angle when they had a little hug - optical illusion / camera angles?

 

[GrommoT]

I noticed that too from another angle when they had a little hug - optical illusion / camera angles?

Only 4cm shorter - not a lot ....... even if it is for some

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Still have to pinch myself we have Dan..... The most elite of elite talents... We were once a club that never used to get such top end guns in the draft for so long.

Hallelujah!

 

[LoBu]

Only 4cm shorter - not a lot ....... even if it is for some

He may have grown from his draft year tho