ND Pick 36 - Tanner Smith

[Kickett Punches Read]

dude, you're just looking for the negatives. he's a kid with the tools and upside. we develop him.

actually, no im not, at this point im trying to find positives

 

[Scham]

Should/could be ok. At 36 though he's a good get.

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

actually, no im not, at this point im trying to find positives

this kid's a positive, surely. we've got two years to develop him to replace mcpharlin.

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

this kid's a positive, surely. we've got two years to develop him to replace mcpharlin.

for me, he is the biggest positive. He is the one player who seems to address a need. But I just dont know much about him, hence the reason I was asking about his skills and body shape. I hope he is more of a mcpharlin type than a Dawson type, as dawson will be our full back for quite a while.

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

for me, he is the biggest positive. He is the one player who seems to address a need. But I just dont know much about him, hence the reason I was asking about his skills and body shape. I hope he is more of a mcpharlin type than a Dawson type, as dawson will be our full back for quite a while.

he writeup sounds like it. i was happy if we found a replacement for one of pav or mcpharlin. i'm glad it's elvis as we don't have an immediate replacement for him but as i mentioned earlier, i can see mora playing forward for us next year.

 

[SupersonicDocker]

He actually has speed and agility for a big guy... I wouldn't be suprised if the club thinks they have a handy swingman in the pocket. Definitely not going to get wrapped up in what he can and cant do as he is clearly raw... Play a sandilands draft prospect video or a kurt tippett one... Tall gangly guys just take time

 

[Freo_4eva]

Yeh highlight of our draft for mine too

 

[Jentleman Geff]

Sounds like a dud.

Any pre draft bio over 100 words on this site is glowing, because the sad anoraks who do this kind of thing have to be positive.

 

[yakka man]

He ran the 3km time trial in 10:18 which is elite. Would beat most at the club.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/150805/default.aspx

 

[BeinPurplenGreen]

He ran the 3km time trial in 10:18 which is elite. Would beat most at the club.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/150805/default.aspx

Tall with endurance and gut run - plus (despite the garbage that Quigley posted) decent AFL level skills. Will never be a gorilla, but will fill a range of needs for us if we can settle his confidence.

 

[Swan Districts Kid]

Pretty good get given that every single decent tall (except maybe Membrey) had gone by then. At least he's a genuine tall at 195cm / good weight.

There's no doubt he's a consolation prize though. In the long pause before he was taken, you could almost hear Lloyd/Bond saying "who's left?" I couldn't believe the names between our 1st & 2nd picks - Paparone, Wright, White, Stewart, O'Brien, Clurey, Shaw, McIntosh, Close, McBean. Picking "best available" with your 1st rounder is dumb when your second round picks are late & you need to draft a key tall fwd. Way to go Lloyd.

 

[SH Tracer Bullet]

Like the looks of the lad, seemed to have a good knack to be in the right spots a lot of the time and I never underestimate a good spoiler!

 

[apuchar]

Quigley's write-up on Mason Shaw was equally damning and he was drafted before Tanner. He is capable of taking the best forwards, that is something we needed.

 

[Arcassius]

running 2.99 seconds in the 20m sprint and 10.18 in the 3km time-trial (top 10 per cent.)


2.99s 20m isnt bad

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

“I have the opportunity to play AFL at a really good club, which is what I’ve always dreamt of.”

love these vic country kids

 

[yakka man]

New Fremantle draftee Tanner Smith doesn’t have any issue leaving his home state Victoria to join the Fremantle Dockers in the West.“I have the opportunity to play AFL at a really good club, which is what I’ve always dreamt of.”[/QUO

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He's been at boarding school for the last 18 months and is a country boy so the go home factor is lessened. Seems pretty happy to move over.

 

[yakka man]

Emma Quayle had him at 23 to Brisbane

23. BRISBANE LIONS
TANNER SMITH
(18. 196cm, 87kg)
Tall, close checking defender with good closing speed.
THE RATIONALE: The Lions got their midfielder at pick No.8. Smith would become the tall they're after.
THE COMPLICATION: Others may appeal, with Tom Clurey and Tim Membrey still chances to be on the board.

 

[Bulldocker]

Not too unhappy with this kid.

Still, the fire sale/weak deal done with GC for Broughton is now biting us on the arse. A sub 30 pick instead of 36 would've snared Shaw too. Though I still reckon we got caught in the headlights by not grabbing him at 17 anyway. Simpson will be a teriffic player but we do soooooo need a big forward. We all know that because Bond kept telling us we were gunning for talls.

 

[more_of_bito]

I've gotta say the Quigley write up doesn't inspire me with confidence for this kid... Gees. If he is getting toweled up by Shaw, hate to think what Daniher will do to him in 5years.

While fits the KPD we need, I'll hold out on my opinion on this one me thinks.

 

[SupersonicDocker]

Im convinced... Watching the freo website clips you see a lot of the hunger and athleticism the club liked... Looks like he has some serious speed for a guy who is 195+ and still possibly growing...

Could be a great mcpharlin replacement or even a forward option...

 

[Nickos66]

Sounds a lot like Columbo, great closing speed, not great kicking skills. Only difference is Smith has an elite tank and Faulks literally has the tank of Columbo.

 

[holy diver]

Sounds like a lot of potential. Could be a great pick up. Welcome aboard Tanner Smith.

 

[E Shed]

I've gotta say the Quigley write up doesn't inspire me with confidence for this kid... Gees. If he is getting toweled up by Shaw, hate to think what Daniher will do to him in 5years.

While fits the KPD we need, I'll hold out on my opinion on this one me thinks.

This is quite short-sighted. He's what, 18? Players do develop and grow into their bodies and their skills/coordination at different rates. It's not fair to say a 195cm 18 year old is as good as he's going to get right now.
Seems to have a lot of the right ingredients, particularly for the Ross Lyon defence.

 

[Taylor]

A tall disciplined defender who has a 20m sprint time 0.05 seconds slower than Lewis Jetta and the beep test results I'd expect of a midfielder....

["Jizz in my pants" video]

 

[go_the_dockers]

Pretty good get given that every single decent tall (except maybe Membrey) had gone by then. At least he's a genuine tall at 195cm / good weight.

There's no doubt he's a consolation prize though. In the long pause before he was taken, you could almost hear Lloyd/Bond saying "who's left?" I couldn't believe the names between our 1st & 2nd picks - Paparone, Wright, White, Stewart, O'Brien, Clurey, Shaw, McIntosh, Close, McBean. Picking "best available" with your 1st rounder is dumb when your second round picks are late & you need to draft a key tall fwd. Way to go Lloyd.

They wanted Duffy at pick 36, but decided he would slide until pick 39 so they picked up Smith.

Read the article on Fremantefc website about Lyon's thoughts of the draft.