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Should be ready to fit in to the bench in round 1.
Very skilled player.

any thoughts about him or any new recruit
 
From his YouTube clip he looks great. One wonders how guys like him slip through. On appearances he seems to have all the attributes. maybe its to do with the obsession with pure athletes?

On our Rookies in general we are in a unique position whereby we could easily replace 7 on the main list with our 7 rookies and come out with a better senior list.
 
MorabitoISGUN said:
Should be ready to fit in to the bench in round 1.
Very skilled player.

any thoughts about him or any new recruit
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How the **ck do you know hes ready to slot straight into the 22 and hes a very skilled player,,youve seen a highlights clip ,Peake,Drum had fantastic highlight clips,thats what a highlights clip is, highlights,lets get a copy of a lowlights clip, might put some perspective into it,wouldnt it be sensible to wait and see what he can do .
 
salim malik said:
How the **ck do you know hes ready to slot straight into the 22 and hes a very skilled player,,youve seen a highlights clip ,Peake,Drum had fantastic highlight clips,thats what a highlights clip is, highlights,lets get a copy of a lowlights clip, might put some perspective into it,wouldnt it be sensible to wait and see what he can do .
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very true. we dont know what he has to offer yet
 

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salim malik said:
How the **ck do you know hes ready to slot straight into the 22 and hes a very skilled player,,youve seen a highlights clip ,Peake,Drum had fantastic highlight clips,thats what a highlights clip is, highlights,lets get a copy of a lowlights clip, might put some perspective into it,wouldnt it be sensible to wait and see what he can do .
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I'd say his VFL record coupled with his AFL ready body would say that its a fair assumption to make. We can only go on the facts we've got and they all point to him being ready to play if fit and needed.

Add in the 8 - 12 weeks of AFL pre-season that he should have under his belt and it makes MorabitoIsGun's comment even stronger I would've thought.

Also, your use of Peake and Drum as examples is flawed because if they were on our list in 2010 they'd be seriously considered for Rd 1 and Drum in particular wouldn't have a highlights reel that could rival Barlow's.
 
Scham said:
I'd say his VFL record coupled with his AFL ready body would say that its a fair assumption to make. We can only go on the facts we've got and they all point to him being ready to play if fit and needed.

Add in the 8 - 12 weeks of AFL pre-season that he should have under his belt and it makes MorabitoIsGun's comment even stronger I would've thought.

Also, your use of Peake and Drum as examples is flawed because if they were on our list in 2010 they'd be seriously considered for Rd 1 and Drum in particular wouldn't have a highlights reel that could rival Barlow's.
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Explain how an AFL ready body makes you a shoe in for an AFL list,Murphys got an AFL ready body and a good WAFL record plus a good pre but it hasnt helped him make it.Barlow has been overlooked in the past even after training with an AFL club so why the need to elevate with out seeing what hes got and jumping over proven goers like De Boer,Pearce,
doesnt make any sense.
As to the value of highlights tapes, the point I was making ,thats what it is , a highlight tape ,every reasonable player going around in the VFL WAFL etc could come up with one.
 
salim malik said:
How the **ck do you know hes ready to slot straight into the 22 and hes a very skilled player,,youve seen a highlights clip ,Peake,Drum had fantastic highlight clips,thats what a highlights clip is, highlights,lets get a copy of a lowlights clip, might put some perspective into it,wouldnt it be sensible to wait and see what he can do .
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I actually live in Vic um so I GO TO VFL MATCHES so I've seen him plAy on numerous occasions.
 
salim malik said:
Explain how an AFL ready body makes you a shoe in for an AFL list,Murphys got an AFL ready body and a good WAFL record plus a good pre but it hasnt helped him make it.Barlow has been overlooked in the past even after training with an AFL club so why the need to elevate with out seeing what hes got and jumping over proven goers like De Boer,Pearce,doesnt make any sense.
As to the value of highlights tapes, the point I was making ,thats what it is , a highlight tape ,every reasonable player going around in the VFL WAFL etc could come up with one.
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No ones suggesting that are they???
 
salim malik said:
Explain how an AFL ready body makes you a shoe in for an AFL list,Murphys got an AFL ready body and a good WAFL record plus a good pre but it hasnt helped him make it.Barlow has been overlooked in the past even after training with an AFL club so why the need to elevate with out seeing what hes got and jumping over proven goers like De Boer,Pearce,
doesnt make any sense.
As to the value of highlights tapes, the point I was making ,thats what it is , a highlight tape ,every reasonable player going around in the VFL WAFL etc could come up with one.
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Murphy is ready for AFL though? I didn't say it made you a shoe in to be on an AFL list, I used it to back MorabitiISGun's statement that he thinks Barlow will be ready to play AFL in RD 1. He thinks he will be - you asked how the f##k does he know that.

And, c'mon salim, you're not comparing Murphy's WAFL exploits to Barlow's VFL achievements are you???
 
Scham said:
Murphy is ready for AFL though? I didn't say it made you a shoe in to be on an AFL list, I used it to back MorabitiISGun's statement that he thinks Barlow will be ready to play AFL in RD 1. He thinks he will be - you asked how the f##k does he know that.

And, c'mon salim, you're not comparing Murphy's WAFL exploits to Barlow's VFL achievements are you???
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i think the two can be compared actually, no one can doubt murphy's ability at wafl level, on many occassions he has kicked big bags, he just cant reproduce it at afl level. there is no garauntee that barlow will be able to either. i do have hopes that he can though
 

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It is an interesting debate on the rookie upgrades but I dont think Deboer and Barlow will have similar roles in the team. Therefore I feel the comparisons are not really a huge issue as the upgrades will depend on a range of things including injuries/team needs and other aspects out of the players control.

Therefore if we need a defender it will be Silvagni upgraded, if we need a tough tagger/inside mid type Deboer will be required and if we need a more versatile, outside type mid Barlow will be promoted. I think if you rate them right now Deboer is obviously ahead due to a very good rookie season last year. There is no guarantee though that Barlow wont be better so it will just depend on his transition to the big league.

At this stage it is frustrating though as the likes of Silvagni/DeBoer/Barlow/Pearce/JVB (underrated on BF) would probably warrant a senior list spot ahead of the likes of Bolly/Hall/Bucovas/Fyfe/Roberton etc at this stage imo.

Let me just say though that Barlow has the potential to be a first 22 player next season and DeBoer probably already is and there is every likelihood that both will play a fair bit of AFL next season. Just look at last year with Broughton/JVB/Pearce/Deboer all getting a taste of it from the rookie list.

It is a great problem to have but lets not bag or overrate young Barlow before he is given a shot as anything can happen.
 
He should be ready to play Rd. 1. Absolute ball magnet, superb fitness, excellent size, just a little bit slow (yes I'm aware of his draft camp stats, they don't represent how he plays) and lacks hurt factor. He could possibly play as a tagger if necessary with his incredible endurance.

I wouldn't say he's 'very skilled', though - he's reliable, but he'll never wow you.
 
Spluff said:
He should be ready to play Rd. 1. Absolute ball magnet, superb fitness, excellent size, just a little bit slow (yes I'm aware of his draft camp stats, they don't represent how he plays) and lacks hurt factor. He could possibly play as a tagger if necessary with his incredible endurance.

I wouldn't say he's 'very skilled', though - he's reliable, but he'll never wow you.
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cheers, always good to hear the insight of someone that has seen a bit of him
 
Spluff said:
He should be ready to play Rd. 1. Absolute ball magnet, superb fitness, excellent size, just a little bit slow (yes I'm aware of his draft camp stats, they don't represent how he plays) and lacks hurt factor. He could possibly play as a tagger if necessary with his incredible endurance.

I wouldn't say he's 'very skilled', though - he's reliable, but he'll never wow you.
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Sounds just what we need a slow ,unskilled tagger who lacks hurt factor but is reliable:confused:
 
Well lets hope he is another Sam Mitchell type success story. Mitchell had to bide his time in the VFL and pushed his way onto an AFL list because he was carving the lower leagues. He was told he was too slow and small, but he has become one of the better midfielders in the AFL
 

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salim malik said:
The point I was trying to make is, my post talking him down has as much credibility as those calling him the next Messiah,we wont know till he fronts up and shows us what hes got and by the way I hope hes got it
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I would hardly call the 22nd best player at freo the messiah, which is what the OP alluded to. He would appear to fill a need as an inside accumulator, especially considering Palmer is coming off a knee and may be eased back in.

We have a lot of players at Freo now who are capable of 15 quality possessions a game, but we do lack the players who can go out and get the big numbers like Swan, Pendles, Bartel. While I agree that is premature to say he would be automatic 22 now, there is a NAB cup to prove his worth.
 

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