Traded Nicholas Coffield

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Nick really struggled against the Dogs with their speed and skill . He only had 10 disposals and it looks like it’s been a long year for him . I forget sometimes that it’s his and Clark’s first season which means their preseason was restricted. Both of them will be fitter and stronger next year after a full preseason.


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Nick Coffield 9 kicks, 10 handballs, 5 marks, 2 tackles

We know that Nick’s picking up a lot in his first year, and it’s our job to create an environment where both he and Hunter can thrive. As a first-year player, from my point of view there’s certainly no rush to throw them into the deep end or an AFL environment if they’re not quite ready. Nick’s been really good at AFL level as a half-back and through the midfield, and he’s got a lot to offer the club for a long period of time.


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We think his progress as a first-year player was really strong, he played 10 games which is a good start.
Danny Sexton, Director of Coaching
Nick Coffield enjoyed a solid start to his AFL career at St Kilda, finishing the year with 10 senior games to his name and showing all the makings of a future star.

Renowned for his strong leadership skills and composure at such a young age, the classy 18-year-old earned his debut in Round 3 against Adelaide, amassing 18 touches and six marks across half-back.

Emulating the nous of former smooth-mover Nick Dal Santo in his first few matches, last year’s pick No. 8 played the next six games for the Saints before seeing out the remainder of the year primarily in the VFL.


Able to drift between the midfield and half-back, the ex-Northern Knights skipper made the most of his abilities against Greater Western Sydney in Round 5 (18 disposals, 11 marks) before finding his home down in defence.

Coffield also enjoyed solid outings against Geelong (17 disposals) and Melbourne (21 disposals), the latter of which also featured roommate and fellow teammate, Hunter Clark.

Armed with excellent agility despite his 191cm, Coffield’s combination of mobility and height allowed him to play as both a key defender and an effective interceptor.

Coffield showed enough to catch the eye of Director of Coaching Danny Sexton, who was rapt with the youngster’s debut season.

“Nick’s good footy is based on good speed, good change of direction and good ball use,” Sexton said.

“We think his progress as a first-year player was really strong, he played 10 games which is a good start.”


His transitional game and ability to rebound quickly ultimately grounded the young defender across half-back, a position he also took up for Sandringham in the latter stages of the year.

“Nick started off in the midfield as a wingman and played quite a bit of footy for us early in the season, then he spent a bit of time in the VFL,” Sexton said.

“We moved him to defence about halfway through the year, and he’s now working on his game as a defender.”

Averaging 20 touches per outing for the Zebras, Coffield’s form translated well during his time in the senior St Kilda line-up, ending the season with an average just shy of 15 disposals.

Even more impressive was the effectiveness of the young Saint, whose disposal efficiency of 85% was just below that of team leaders Nathan Brown (87%), Daniel McKenzie (87%) and Josh Bruce (86%).

While the youngster will hope to improve his contested play, endurance and tackling prowess going into next season, Coffield nonetheless made his mark in his debut year.

‪Nick Coffield's first AFL goal http://www.saints.com.au/video/2018-04-07/nick-coffields-first-afl-goal via @stkildafc‬
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We think his progress as a first-year player was really strong, he played 10 games which is a good start.
Danny Sexton, Director of Coaching
Nick Coffield enjoyed a solid start to his AFL career at St Kilda, finishing the year with 10 senior games to his name and showing all the makings of a future star.

Renowned for his strong leadership skills and composure at such a young age, the classy 18-year-old earned his debut in Round 3 against Adelaide, amassing 18 touches and six marks across half-back.

Emulating the nous of former smooth-mover Nick Dal Santo in his first few matches, last year’s pick No. 8 played the next six games for the Saints before seeing out the remainder of the year primarily in the VFL.


Able to drift between the midfield and half-back, the ex-Northern Knights skipper made the most of his abilities against Greater Western Sydney in Round 5 (18 disposals, 11 marks) before finding his home down in defence.

Coffield also enjoyed solid outings against Geelong (17 disposals) and Melbourne (21 disposals), the latter of which also featured roommate and fellow teammate, Hunter Clark.

Armed with excellent agility despite his 191cm, Coffield’s combination of mobility and height allowed him to play as both a key defender and an effective interceptor.

Coffield showed enough to catch the eye of Director of Coaching Danny Sexton, who was rapt with the youngster’s debut season.

“Nick’s good footy is based on good speed, good change of direction and good ball use,” Sexton said.

“We think his progress as a first-year player was really strong, he played 10 games which is a good start.”


His transitional game and ability to rebound quickly ultimately grounded the young defender across half-back, a position he also took up for Sandringham in the latter stages of the year.

“Nick started off in the midfield as a wingman and played quite a bit of footy for us early in the season, then he spent a bit of time in the VFL,” Sexton said.

“We moved him to defence about halfway through the year, and he’s now working on his game as a defender.”

Averaging 20 touches per outing for the Zebras, Coffield’s form translated well during his time in the senior St Kilda line-up, ending the season with an average just shy of 15 disposals.

Even more impressive was the effectiveness of the young Saint, whose disposal efficiency of 85% was just below that of team leaders Nathan Brown (87%), Daniel McKenzie (87%) and Josh Bruce (86%).

While the youngster will hope to improve his contested play, endurance and tackling prowess going into next season, Coffield nonetheless made his mark in his debut year.

‪Nick Coffield's first AFL goal http://www.saints.com.au/video/2018-04-07/nick-coffields-first-afl-goal via @stkildafc‬
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Yay we're developing him as a half back....
For god sake a bit of persitance as a midfielder smh
 
A stronger, fitter and wiser Nick Coffield feels ready to reap the rewards of a "rollercoaster" debut season as St Kilda attempts to bounce back from a disappointing year.

Coffield, 19, and housemate Hunter Clark arrived at the Saints as top-10 draft picks ahead of a season they planned to make the finals for the first time since 2011.

Instead, St Kilda slipped from 11 wins last year to four in 2018 – and Coffield played only 10 games, including just two after round 12.

READ: Coffield extends contract


"You learn pretty quickly it's a rollercoaster," Coffield said at the Saints' Christmas at RSEA Park event on Saturday.

"My first half of the year was pretty different to the second half; not playing many games towards the back end of the season.

"You've got to take it in your stride, pick up stuff along the way and not get too down, because you've got a long career hopefully, if all goes well, but you've got to stay mature and move on."

Coffield is noticeably bigger physically than the teenager who was "thrown around" at times on the field last season in his transition to senior football.

He is also shadowing teammate and noted runner Jack Newnes and has already noticed the benefits, as well as continuing to pick the brain of midfielders Jack Steven, Seb Ross and Jack Steele.


Nick Coffield celebrates after kicking his first goal in AFL football.

Triple All Australian Dan Hannebery's arrival from the Swans is also having an impact on Coffield's approach.

"'Hanners' is a really special player and his communication is huge, so he's helped out a lot with such a young group and he's been awesome so far," Coffield said.

"(Hannebery is) probably a step up from everything we thought was good last year – he just takes it to another level – so it's good to get an insight into what it's like to be at (a successful club).

"He was at Sydney before this and that's obviously the standard they set, so now it's up to us to not just follow him, but get a few numbers around him, so he's not the only one talking."

Much has changed from this time last year at St Kilda, with Brett Ratten, Brendon Lade and Jake Batchelor among Alan Richardson's new coaches, plus Hannebery and Dean Kent as playing reinforcements.

As well as being back at Moorabbin after seven years based at Seaford, Coffield is confident the changes will result in a revitalised Saints in 2019.

"I reckon there will be a lot of improvement," he said.

"Last year wasn't ideal, but we're doing everything we can and working as hard as we can, so I'd be surprised if we had a season like we did last (season), but the feeling at the club is we're trending in the right direction."

Tyson Milne (son of Stephen) and Jackson Voss (son of Brett) trained at the Saints this week as part of the club's father-son program.

Milne showed some of his father's nous in front of goal with a couple of clever snaps in match simulation towards the end of the training session.


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Round 2
Hamill says

Nick Coffield
17 disposals, 10 kicks, three marks
“Nick’s showing better signs. I thought his first half was really good, he’s able to give us good use back there with Nick Hind, so that’s pleasing. He’s going in the right direction for us.”
 
Nick Coffield
19 disposals, six marks, two tackles
“He’s improving and he’s going about it the right way. He’s got a good balance now of when to use his 2.8 [seconds] over 20 [metres] and when to defend strongly, so as time goes he’s only going to get better. His rebound rate and ability to want the ball is only going increase with more game-time in that position.”
 
Saints supporters have been bewildered by the absence of the No.8 draftee from 2017, Nick Coffield, who has yet to be seen this year despite the team being plagued with injuries. After 10 games in his debut campaign and displaying explosive speed and classy disposal, he has played down back in the VFL and been instructed to work on his desperation in defensive contests and consistently bringing that effort.
How does he get back in?
His numbers have been steadily improving at Sandringham, although that isn't the main concern for the coaches, since they are confident he can win the footy. Coffield's work without the ball is improving, but the senior side's 4-2 record and settled backline makes it hard to see him winning a berth in the short term. Having said that, the Saints' ball use has been an area of concern and the 19-year-old would help improve that, although others are ahead of him in the pecking order, with Coffield yet to be listed as an emergency in 2019.
 

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Nick Coffield
17 disposals, three marks, one goal
“I thought Nick played one of his better games. Was strong for us down back under a heavy tag, so he fought through that really well. His wing positioning was really good when we threw him up there and I thought he played the right way today. He gave us good composure and he put his head over it when he had to.”
 
Nick Coffield
14 disposals, 11 kicks, eight marks

“I thought Coff was pretty good in patches, showed composure as part of that back six. I really liked his game from a positioning point of view. We know what he can do with the ball, but he was able to position himself really strongly for us and fit in really well with the backs.”
 
Nick Coffield
22 disposals, 14 kicks, six marks

“We know Nick’s really composed with ball in hand and he makes the right decisions on the whole. He didn’t get everything right, but we’d rather him take the game on and do what he does and it’s really good for his learning and development. He defended well for us and I thought his contest stuff was good, so in all three phases he was solid.”


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Nick Coffield
21 disposals, 17 kicks, six marks
“He was another really good one from an outside perspective. We struggled early to find a mark and get ball use going, and early on in games we haven’t been starting particularly well, so Nick’s ability to use the ball, change angles and give us a lot of drive off half-back was allowed us to use [Nick] Hind in a different position. He gives us really good flexibility Coff; he can play on the wing, half-back and at times inside, so I think he’s developing really nicely for us as a half-back and getting his three phases of the game in offence, defence and contest about right.”
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Nick Coffield
21 disposals, 10 kicks, three tackles
“I thought Nick’s second half was better. We really liked his positioning in the second half and some of his use in contest work was at the level that’s required, so we need him to keep building, but we don’t want him to fluctuate with that effort. We just need him to be consistent and that grunt is where it needs to be.”
 
Nick Coffield
19 disposals, five marks, five tackles
“I liked Coff’s game. What I liked about it was that he got in the right spots at the right time, his contest work was really good and I thought the way he got it done on the inside was solid, as was his positioning on the outside. He was aggressive with the ball and I thought it was one of his better games in terms of his positioning.”
 
Up-and-coming defender Nick Coffield will miss the remainder of the 2019 season as he recovers from a dislocated shoulder.

The 19-year-old underwent shoulder surgery on Tuesday and will commence an off-season rehab program after a few weeks' rest, but he will be ready for the start of the official pre-season.
 
After struggling early in the season possibly due to our expectation of him plus the form of Wilkie and even Dmac , he broke into the team towards the end of the year and was just starting to show his talent . In the game when he hurt his shoulder late in the first quarter he was one of if not the best on ground up until then . Looking forward to his career expanding and getting sometime in the midfield maybe ne t season.
 
Nick Coffield’s stellar run of form was cut short after dislocating his shoulder against Fremantle in Round 21, but the agile half-back is on the mend after undergoing a routine repair last fortnight.
The 19-year-old is expected to reach peak fitness in 20 weeks following a standard stretch of strength and conditioning regimes.
Coffield will begin strength work at the six-week mark, will be training after 12 weeks and will commence tackling a month later.
 
Nick Coffield
Career
Games: 18
Marks: 92
2019
Games: 8
Marks: 46

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Just like fellow draftee Hunter Clark, Nick Coffield is destined to become a cornerstone of the Saints’ future.
After struggling to break into the senior side, Coffield made his debut in the unlikeliest of circumstances after illness swept through the Saints’ camp in China.
The No. 1 cemented himself into the side by Maddie’s Match, utilising his level head and composure to influence the contest.
Coffield was building towards an exceptional finish to the season, before dislocating his shoulder in Round 21 against Fremantle.
A lengthy rehabilitation is in front of him, but his gaze is always going to be towards making an impact next season.
BEST GAME:
Coffield’s first win of his career also marked his most impressive performance of the season, with the nimble half-back among the best contributors with 21 touches.
 
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