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Yeah the Buddy comparisons have always felt dodgy to meI've been thinking about what his ceiling will be in 3-4 years time when his body fills out and is able to cover more ground.
Besides his height and aboriginal background Marra doesn't play anything like Buddy. Buddy excelled when the ball was on the ground. Using his strength, evasive skills and speed to fashion a shot anywhere from 70m out. Marra unique skill is his jumping & contested marking ( which Buddy avoided at all costs).
Unlike Buddy, Marra set shot action is a thing beauty. It's so efficient he is able to get easy distance with litte effort. Hopefully as Marra gets stronger he will be able to extend his range to Buddy levels with a better conversation rate. View attachment 1298606
I haven't quite seen Marra do damage with ball in hand, beating a man or two using his pace or evasive skills quite like Buddy. Usually Marra will look to give it off by hand or fashion a quick kick in these situations. Im thinking this is partly due to his fitness levels and general comfort at this level. The one occasion where I sat back and went wow was the Adelaide game this year, when he did a quick spin in congestion and combined with a no look handball to a teammate to set up a goal. View attachment 1298595
Clearly there is still a ways to go for Marra but with his renewed focus on training I'm super excited for what 22' will hold for him as he has all tools in his kit bag. The rest will be on how much he wants it and natural improvements he makes.
That’s suchhhh a nice play, I love little moments like that in a young players career where you can just see the glimpses of what they’ll bring. The clean one handed take into the spin into the no look handball, it’s just so smooth. Would be excited to see a young mid pull that off, considering it’s our 195cm contested marking beast of a FF….I've been thinking about what his ceiling will be in 3-4 years time when his body fills out and is able to cover more ground.
Besides his height and aboriginal background Marra doesn't play anything like Buddy. Buddy excelled when the ball was on the ground. Using his strength, evasive skills and speed to fashion a shot anywhere from 70m out. Marra unique skill is his jumping & contested marking ( which Buddy avoided at all costs).
Unlike Buddy, Marra set shot action is a thing beauty. It's so efficient he is able to get easy distance with litte effort. Hopefully as Marra gets stronger he will be able to extend his range to Buddy levels with a better conversation rate. View attachment 1298606
I haven't quite seen Marra do damage with ball in hand, beating a man or two using his pace or evasive skills quite like Buddy. Usually Marra will look to give it off by hand or fashion a quick kick in these situations. Im thinking this is partly due to his fitness levels and general comfort at this level. The one occasion where I sat back and went wow was the Adelaide game this year, when he did a quick spin in congestion and combined with a no look handball to a teammate to set up a goal. View attachment 1298595
Clearly there is still a ways to go for Marra but with his renewed focus on training I'm super excited for what 22' will hold for him as he has all tools in his kit bag. The rest will be on how much he wants it and natural improvements he makes.
Yes, that spin, draw and look-away give was a thing of beautyI've been thinking about what his ceiling will be in 3-4 years time when his body fills out and is able to cover more ground.
Besides his height and aboriginal background Marra doesn't play anything like Buddy. Buddy excelled when the ball was on the ground. Using his strength, evasive skills and speed to fashion a shot anywhere from 70m out. Marra unique skill is his jumping & contested marking ( which Buddy avoided at all costs).
Unlike Buddy, Marra set shot action is a thing beauty. It's so efficient he is able to get easy distance with litte effort. Hopefully as Marra gets stronger he will be able to extend his range to Buddy levels with a better conversation rate. View attachment 1298606
I haven't quite seen Marra do damage with ball in hand, beating a man or two using his pace or evasive skills quite like Buddy. Usually Marra will look to give it off by hand or fashion a quick kick in these situations. Im thinking this is partly due to his fitness levels and general comfort at this level. The one occasion where I sat back and went wow was the Adelaide game this year, when he did a quick spin in congestion and combined with a no look handball to a teammate to set up a goal. View attachment 1298595
Clearly there is still a ways to go for Marra but with his renewed focus on training I'm super excited for what 22' will hold for him as he has all tools in his kit bag. The rest will be on how much he wants it and natural improvements he makes.
Ugle-Hagan played 5 games last year and didn't play in the finals, despite the loss of Bruce. He is to improve because he's palled up with Bont and says he realises his need for hard work at training ? If he gets a regular game, he'll be doing well.
God help me…….It was Cody 19!A Dogs first round draft pick playing a couple of games in his first year and showing promising signs, but then knuckling down over the summer and coming back ready to break into the firsts and stamp his name on a position in the 22? Never heard of it.
Just to expand on this, it's even tougher when you're an 18-year-old key forward.Pretty hard to break into a Grand Final team in your first year, let alone when you've just missed the previous year of football due to COVID.
I always felt he was more Aaron Naughton than Buddy Franklin. Brilliant in the air and lightning quick on the ground.I've been thinking about what his ceiling will be in 3-4 years time when his body fills out and is able to cover more ground.
Besides his height and aboriginal background Marra doesn't play anything like Buddy. Buddy excelled when the ball was on the ground. Using his strength, evasive skills and speed to fashion a shot anywhere from 70m out. Marra unique skill is his jumping & contested marking ( which Buddy avoided at all costs).
Unlike Buddy, Marra set shot action is a thing beauty. It's so efficient he is able to get easy distance with litte effort. Hopefully as Marra gets stronger he will be able to extend his range to Buddy levels with a better conversation rate. View attachment 1298606
I haven't quite seen Marra do damage with ball in hand, beating a man or two using his pace or evasive skills quite like Buddy. Usually Marra will look to give it off by hand or fashion a quick kick in these situations. Im thinking this is partly due to his fitness levels and general comfort at this level. The one occasion where I sat back and went wow was the Adelaide game this year, when he did a quick spin in congestion and combined with a no look handball to a teammate to set up a goal. View attachment 1298595
Clearly there is still a ways to go for Marra but with his renewed focus on training I'm super excited for what 22' will hold for him as he has all tools in his kit bag. The rest will be on how much he wants it and natural improvements he makes.