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Great to read your insights with an emphasis on your inside knowledge.
Are you happy to field questions on particular players or positions?
The Lions still need some outside run and run from the backline. I've been looking at Lachlan Potter, Lachlan Ash and Brock Smith. Are you able to offer any insights in to those kids, and any other kids that might fit the bill.
Cheers.
Are you happy to field questions on particular players or positions?
The Lions still need some outside run and run from the backline. I've been looking at Lachlan Potter, Lachlan Ash and Brock Smith. Are you able to offer any insights in to those kids, and any other kids that might fit the bill.
Cheers.
Lachie Potter: absolute top end breakaway speed. Tests spectacularly well - that said don't read too much in to sprint testing times as any boy who has significant athletics sprinting background will test slow as the mechanics required to manually start timing in 20 metre testing is so different to normal sprinting that we have found over years many boys test "slow" even though they are really quick...that said Lachie is seriously quick. Gives great run and carry - so big tick. Can tend to make poor decisions regards disposal - and kicking is clear weakness that i believe will see him slide down board. I also have concerns about him one on one in defence - was at Vic Metro camp in Ballarat in December and a couple of the smaller boys i mentioned earlier comprehensively beat him in both marking and ground ball duels. I honestly see him as a winger and not defender - if kicking can improve he will be a very nice player.
Lachie Ash: excellent ball user by hand and foot. See him as more outside than inside at this time - and if seen as outside role at AFL level his lack of top line pace maybe of concern. I hope Murray play him inside mid this year to develop him further. To consider as a top prospect (1st round) at this stage we would have liked to have seen him do a little more at Nationals last year. Important with Vic Country players who don't attend APS schools to recognise that a large amount of their TAC games are played against seriously inferior competition - only TAC games of real relevance are rounds 1-3 and last couple and Finals - so we are really emphasizing more on their Nationals games. That said i think Lachie is a promising prospect.
Brock Smith: first thing i think of with Brock - is tough and determined. Really impressed with his application and way he seemingly buys in to what his role is. As a defender i think his game is really solid - seems to get to right spots - is very aware of positioning - and defends really well. You mention outside run - i dont see this with Brock - i see him as solid almost 'old school' defender first - and like Ash probably would have liked to seen more promise at Nationals. A likely late rounds pick i think...

