Draft Profile Liam Stocker

[BlueRenaissance]

I know opposition supporters will want to monitor Stocker closely and will probably make a negative early appraisal after he doesnt play early rounds.

I think he is the first early pick Carlton has had that doesnt need to play straight away hence their programme of taking him slowly.

It completely fits if you think about Cripps, Kennedy and Setterfield and his role (inside mid). Carlton are giving first crack to those three for inside mid roles. Leaves stocker to develop; something I think Carlton has missed over the last 10 years due to desperation.

 

[Sector 7G]

I have no idea? Lets talk facts then, Adelaide haven't got a top 5 pick and you don't know where our pick will be. The only fact is Carlton got Stocker with Adelaides pick 19, the rest is purely conjecture on your part.

Last time Crows had a top 5 pick they wasted it on Carey. They have a better record pick good players later in the draft.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

How bout we give Liam, the poor bastard, a bit if peace to develop in the off season and with the Northern Blues? His ears must be burning.

 

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Last time Crows had a top 5 pick they wasted it on Carey. They have a better record pick good players later in the draft.

They traded the selection they did not use it in the Draft.
And if you had done some homework you would have found out that after that they made a change in there Trading and Drafting policy,

 

[Thetrader15]

My apologies it was 27 first round picks.

That's more than half of them!

 

[DangerSloane]

Last time Crows had a top 5 pick they wasted it on Carey. They have a better record pick good players later in the draft.

I love how you have to go back to Carey to the ONLY time we've had a top 5 pick.
How many have the blues had since then just out of interest?

We dont have a 'record' of picking early in the draft. Nothing to compare to.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

That's more than half of them!

The challenge to list them remains

 

[Thetrader15]

How bout we give Liam, the poor bastard, a bit if peace to develop in the off season and with the Northern Blues? His ears must be burning.

Any idea if he is looking likely for rd 1?

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Any idea if he is looking likely for rd 1?

None at all. I'm a GWS suppirter. I do peruse the Blues training reports but I'm focussed on how Setterfield is coming along.

 

[Thetrader15]

None at all. I'm a GWS suppirter. I do peruse the Blues training reports but I'm focussed on how Setterfield is coming along.

How's he going...drafting the AF team ATM and have him pencilled in along with 90% of other players

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

How's he going...drafting the AF team ATM and have him pencilled in along with 90% of other players

Good by the reports I've seen. Our club rated him our best prospect since Josh Kelly. I think he'll surprise a few on the upside if he's physically ok. A horrible concussion and a collision caused ACL on a substandard surface indicate bad luck rather than injury prone hopefully.

He's running but with ACL's straight line running can be a fair way from game ready.

 

[La Dispute]

Any idea if he is looking likely for rd 1?

Touch and go. He plays at the right speed, but is still lacking in endurance.

He’s going through a big training block to get him right for Round 1, and if I was going to guess I’d say he will play, but there’s more competition for spots in our midfield than in previous years so he’s no guarantee.

 

[DangerSloane]

The challenge to list them remains

Here ya go.
See for yourself.
https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/td-greater-western-sydney-giants

11 of them in 2011 alone.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Here ya go.
See for yourself.

?

 

[Thetrader15]

Here ya go.
See for yourself.
https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/td-greater-western-sydney-giants

11 of them in 2011 alone.

2012 and 2014 were bad picks...2011 was breakeven though, probably what you would expect with those picks

 

[Monkey King]

He's running but with ACL's straight line running can be a fair way from game ready.

Reports from the last open training session had him involved in tackling and ball movement drills, doing agility runs and taking speccies on the bag. Hasn’t joined full training and match sim stuff yet though.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Reports from the last open training session had him involved in tackling and ball movement drills, doing agility runs and taking speccies on the bag. Hasn’t joined full training and match sim stuff yet though.

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Tks

Missed that derail.

 

[THE_GUN]

Reports from the last open training session had him involved in tackling and ball movement drills, doing agility runs and taking speccies on the bag. Hasn’t joined full training and match sim stuff yet though.

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Really liked him as a junior & Would have loved it if Richmond had shown interest, Hope the kid goes well and gets a good run with injuries
Look foward to following his career

 

[Marcel Proust]

So I learned today that this Knightmare dude who I have never heard of...or someone who is not in a role at any club in a recruiting capacity is the ‘holy grail’ for scouting AFL talent.
Well there you go...
I guess it is what it is.

fwiw, Knightmare ranked Noah Balta as a top tier prospect and 6 or so, iirc in his 'power rankings' / 'bigboard'

Balta went aroung 25 in the draft but its currently resembling a more athletic Wayne Carey

I admire the work KM puts in, his write ups are detailed and generally measured, although his rankings are not always accurate.

no one said they were

Really liked him as a junior & Would have loved it if Richmond had shown interest, Hope the kid goes well and gets a good run with injuries
Look foward to following his career

princess park looks like a commission flat

get some paint

 

[Juddernaut08]

I know opposition supporters will want to monitor Stocker closely and will probably make a negative early appraisal after he doesnt play early rounds.

I think he is the first early pick Carlton has had that doesnt need to play straight away hence their programme of taking him slowly.

It completely fits if you think about Cripps, Kennedy and Setterfield and his role (inside mid). Carlton are giving first crack to those three for inside mid roles. Leaves stocker to develop; something I think Carlton has missed over the last 10 years due to desperation.

Going to be tough for Liam to be drafted in the same year as Walsh though I reckon.

Yes, he needs time etc. but if he looks over at Walsh in his first year, and if Walsh wins the Brownlow this year as many of us think is going to happen, Stocker will be thinking s**t man I need to get a game.

 

[Marcel Proust]

Going to be tough for Liam to be drafted in the same year as Walsh though I reckon.

If anything Walsh takes the spotlight away from Stocker.

if Walsh wins the Brownlow this year as many of us think is going to happen

no pressure

 

[jezzajay]

fwiw, Knightmare ranked Noah Balta as a top tier prospect and 6 or so, iirc in his 'power rankings' / 'bigboard'

Balta went aroung 25 in the draft but its currently resembling a more athletic Wayne Carey


no one said they were




princess park looks like a commission flat

get some paint

Yeah sorry I don't care for Knightmare or anyones predictions for the draft - only what SOS and his crew think.

 

[Marcel Proust]

Yeah sorry I don't care for Knightmare or anyones predictions for the draft - only what SOS and his crew think.

Embrace the blinkers

 

[jezzajay]

Embrace the blinkers

You would!

 

[Marcel Proust]

You would!

Na, not me. I've often strongly disliked Richmond staff members previously.