Player Watch Jordon Butts

[Golumless]

Was playing Rocket League last night and saw a user with the name "JordButts69", given that our man is a gamer i'd assume it was him. Left the game before i could say hi. Lol @ 69

So close to a beautiful friendship forming.

 

[Crouch]

So close to a beautiful friendship forming.

umm sure

 

[WeeBlake]

He looked very good on the weekend. Not much he could do about the goals that were kicked on him, and he did great in most of the contests he had a chance in.

 

[Johnny Rutten]

Butts has been a revelation. Not bad for a #58 rookie pick.

Other very decent #58 rookie picks = Alex Keath

42

Alex Keath

Age

34

Ht

198cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.0

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

5.1

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

206.7

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.6

1star

MG

193.4

3star

D

11.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

165.0

3star

, James Podsiadly, Jarryn Geary

14

Jarryn Geary

Age

37

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

8.8

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

5.2

3star

M

1.2

1star

T

1.8

3star

CL

0.8

3star

D

15.4

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

, Sam Naismith

24

Sam Naismith

Age

33

Ht

205cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.9

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

5.3

4star

CL

2.0

4star

HO

25.5

5star

D

9.5

2star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.0

1star

CL

3.0

4star

HO

26.5

5star

D

9.2

3star

K

3.2

2star

HB

6.0

4star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

25.4

5star

, and the best of all, Kieran Jack.

 

[thebirdman 24]

Excellent pick. He is performing much better than anyone expected.

Lets hope we don't use any more early picks on KPD players again and just stick to late picks or rookies.

Butts has been a revelation. Not bad for a #58 rookie pick.

Other very decent #58 rookie picks = Alex Keath

42

Alex Keath

Age

34

Ht

198cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.0

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

5.1

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

206.7

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.6

1star

MG

193.4

3star

D

11.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

165.0

3star

, James Podsiadly, Jarryn Geary

14

Jarryn Geary

Age

37

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

8.8

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

5.2

3star

M

1.2

1star

T

1.8

3star

CL

0.8

3star

D

15.4

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

, Sam Naismith

24

Sam Naismith

Age

33

Ht

205cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.9

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

5.3

4star

CL

2.0

4star

HO

25.5

5star

D

9.5

2star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.0

1star

CL

3.0

4star

HO

26.5

5star

D

9.2

3star

K

3.2

2star

HB

6.0

4star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

25.4

5star

, and the best of all, Kieran Jack.

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[Crow till I die]

Excellent pick. He is performing much better than anyone expected.

Lets hope we don't use any more early picks on KPD players again and just stick to late picks or rookies.

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yep..and whats better - we have Borlase who looks to be developing nicely in the SANFL side - has some real poise to his game. Still a way from a league debut but he looks a long term player for us. Lets hope Murray can also find his niche down back

 

[Grenville]

Can't agree there, Butts has great running capabilities and is a far more efficient ball user than Talia. Once he gets more experience at the level I think he's more Nathan Bock than Daniel Talia offensively....I doubt Jordan will ever have the stopper/shut down ability of Talia that said.

Good call - seeing the Bock comparison more and more over the last couple of weeks. Couldnt have hoped for more, looks very impressive.

 

[arrowman]

Good call - seeing the Bock comparison more and more over the last couple of weeks. Couldnt have hoped for more, looks very impressive.

Bock is a good comparison. Right down to the thing where he gets that "wtf do I do now?!" look with ball in hand!

(Older posters may recall when that was a thing)

 

[Thylacinus]

Bock is a good comparison. Right down to the thing where he gets that "wtf do I do now?!" look with ball in hand!

(Older posters may recall when that was a thing)

Agree, shares some of Bocks attributes, including athleticism. What is great is that he is also now listed as 198cm whereas Bock was 193. Butts can use the ball pretty well. Looking forward to seeing him grow in confidence. Some really good spoils of late even when out of position. That height, reach and athleticism is a very handy combination.

 

[thebirdman 24]

Ahh Nathan Bock. What a blast from the not so past.

If i recall Bock had 1 stellar year at CHB after playing mostly forward, then was cruelled by injury and ended up at GC.

Bock is a good comparison. Right down to the thing where he gets that "wtf do I do now?!" look with ball in hand!

(Older posters may recall when that was a thing)

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[arrowman]

If i recall Bock had 1 stellar year at CHB after playing mostly forward, then was cruelled by injury and ended up at GC.

Kicked goals with his first 2 kicks - surpassed by Ben Rutten, who managed 3!

 

[Grenville]

Ahh Nathan Bock. What a blast from the not so past.

If i recall Bock had 1 stellar year at CHB after playing mostly forward, then was cruelled by injury and ended up at GC.

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You dont recall so well - neither do i these days, but luckily we have these internets here to help......

Was exceptional 2007 -2010. Elite - and i dont use that term as lightly as many here. Regular 20-30 touch CHB are not so common.

AFL Tables - Nathan Bock - Stats - Statistics

What i remember most though was just how bad he was before he came good. There was a final (Eagles?) where he was terrible. I remember thinking "this guy will never be an AFL player". Then he was - and he was bloody good for a while, started with a game shutting down Riewoldt at his peak. Have always considered myself a decent judge of talent and my take away from that was talls can come good later. Cant think of many mids that turned it around to the same degree, but loathe to write talls off early now.

 

[arrowman]

What i remember most though was just how bad he was before he came good. There was a final (Eagles?) where he was terrible. I remember thinking "this guy will never be an AFL player". Then he was - and he was bloody good for a while, started with a game shutting down Riewoldt at his peak. Have always considered myself a decent judge of talent and my take away from that was talls can come good later. Cant think of many mids that turned it around to the same degree, but loathe to write talls off early now.

It's funny, because my reaction to seeing Bock in his first game or 2 was "he looks like he belongs out there".

Not putting myself out as a superior judge, I'm far from it, but just how people can see different things, perhaps.

You're right about developing talls, for sure.

 

[hey shorty]

Kicked goals with his first 2 kicks - surpassed by Ben Rutten, who managed 3!

And 1 with his last kick.

Very emotional day that one.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

And 1 with his last kick.

Very emotional day that one.

Yeah that was a nice moment.

 

[FR0GGY]

You dont recall so well - neither do i these days, but luckily we have these internets here to help......

Was exceptional 2007 -2010. Elite - and i dont use that term as lightly as many here. Regular 20-30 touch CHB are not so common.

AFL Tables - Nathan Bock - Stats - Statistics

What i remember most though was just how bad he was before he came good. There was a final (Eagles?) where he was terrible. I remember thinking "this guy will never be an AFL player". Then he was - and he was bloody good for a while, started with a game shutting down Riewoldt at his peak. Have always considered myself a decent judge of talent and my take away from that was talls can come good later. Cant think of many mids that turned it around to the same degree, but loathe to write talls off early now.

Used to take N Riewoldt in his prime when not many others could.

 

[FR0GGY]

And 1 with his last kick.

Very emotional day that one.

Up there with Blighty’s, Jammo and Liptak with Green Day song belting out at AAMI in 99

 

[70lethal]

Butts is building nicely

 

[Brenton Davy]

You dont recall so well - neither do i these days, but luckily we have these internets here to help......

Was exceptional 2007 -2010. Elite - and i dont use that term as lightly as many here. Regular 20-30 touch CHB are not so common.

AFL Tables - Nathan Bock - Stats - Statistics

What i remember most though was just how bad he was before he came good. There was a final (Eagles?) where he was terrible. I remember thinking "this guy will never be an AFL player". Then he was - and he was bloody good for a while, started with a game shutting down Riewoldt at his peak. Have always considered myself a decent judge of talent and my take away from that was talls can come good later. Cant think of many mids that turned it around to the same degree, but loathe to write talls off early now.

You’d be in the minority on this board...

 

[jo172]

Butts is building nicely
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Noting Talia had Truck next to him ...

 

[Jirkago75]

Easily our most improved player this year in arguably the toughest position on the ground. I have been super impressed by his lock down ability as well as his marking and all this in his first full year in the seniors.

 

[40porpoise]

Butts is building nicely
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you can’t really measure a fullbacks work by stats unfortunately. He’s doing sensationally well this year though. Most improved by far

 

[beartoo]

Right in front of me...Eddie on his knees gave a handball to Truck who slotted the goal from an angle from about 35 out. I remember hoping it was his last kick
He had one more touch down back but can't recall if kick or hb.

And 1 with his last kick.

Very emotional day that one.

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[Scorpus]

Having an outstanding year, and was a late rookie pick. We re-rookied Paul Hunter before we took this guy!

Looking the equal of many key position defenders taken in in the first and second rounds of the main draft. There is a MASSIVE lesson here: do not waste prime resources on key position defenders because there are plenty available in later rounds

 

[Geoffa32]

Having an outstanding year, and was a late rookie pick. We re-rookied Paul Hunter before we took this guy!

Looking the equal of many key position defenders taken in in the first and second rounds of the main draft. There is a MASSIVE lesson here: do not waste prime resources on key position defenders because there are plenty available in later rounds

Also another good example of KPD learning their trade in the SANFL. Learning to dominate forwards.

Talia, Doedee (ok not a KPD, but a key overhead defender) and Butts have all done this.

McAsey going through it. Expect him to do well in 2022 in the AFL.

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