Up the Coasters Oscar Allen round 21 Rising Star

[avishka5]

Well done young man. Has been very good over the last month and a bit.

 

[Chris_6678]

Future captain.

Giving us a smooth transition to a declining JK.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Young man is a champ. Got that pick right. Good forward and pinch hits in the ruck. Fantastic game!

 

[Coasters7]

Definitely has to be up there. Walsh clearly running away with it but from the next rung down you’d have to have him on par or having a better year than guys like Duursma, Bailey Smith, Rozee, Stack etc

 

[avishka5]

We've had double the amount of rising stars in the last two years compared to 2012-17.

Not only have been playing excellent footy but we've also backed heaps of young talent in that period.

 

[avishka5]

Oscar's starring role against Crows earns Rising Star nod

Eagles youngster Oscar Allen is rewarded with the round 21 nomination after booting three goals against Adelaide

www.afl.com.au

"It's a fine balance. It's best to build gradually because if you just chuck all this weight on I think that's when you could lose some mobility," the No.21 pick in the 2017 NAB AFL Draft said.

"(Defender) Tom Barrass is someone who's done it really well from having a similar body size to me when he was drafted to now being one of the bigger and stronger key defenders in the AFL."

Don't do a Tom. Tom Bulked up to fast and was found out in 17.

 

[ConcreteWaters]

Best 22 player as a 20 year old key position player, and will only get better in the system. As well as the skills and goals, love the gut running he does off the ball. Superstar in the making.
Well done OAllen!

 

[Monocle]

Well done to Oscar I thought he had already been nominated ........... seems I am wrong ......... again.

The kid looks like a future AA and Captain material.

 

[BigVic]

A future captain and successor to Bunga Hurn. Just 20 years old and wil only get better.

 

[Avalor]

Well done young man. Has been very good over the last month and a bit.

About time too - well deserved, Oscar, you have been great this season. Expecting big things of you in your career as an Eagle.

 

[avishka5]

Our young players seem of having a gun year and then regressing (JD, Gaff, Sheed, TB) but to me Oscar is more mature than all those guys and probably has what it takes to take his game to another level next season.

 

[jesterwester]

Most certainly well deserved. Good work Oscar!

There’s not many 20 year olds around that can be thrown in the ruck, down back or up forward, any given time in a game and still get the job done each and every week.

Overall it’s unlikely he hits the top 5 in the award, but he certainly deserves his name in this years list. I think by the time he finishes up he will be top 5 from the draft.

 

[FKASC]

Gun

 

[Hai_Newman]

Well done young man. Has been very good over the last month and a bit.

 

[FKASC]

*We’ve

 

[Godfather32]

Should we drop him this week Eastern Rangers

 

[Biggie]

Godfather32 when OAllen comes into play

 

[ziad]

Well thats about time - great work ethic and skill set

 

[DanWCE]

Well done Oz, one of my favourites!

Tim who?

 

[Godfather32]

Godfather32 when OAllen comes into play

Should be everyone's reaction, when he's on the field good things happen.

And I mean, I'm not saying he's going to be our best forward ever or anything (ok I am) but when you look at their stats at the same age Oscar has JK beaten.

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

Well done to Oscar I thought he had already been nominated ........... seems I am wrong ......... again.

The kid looks like a future AA and Captain material.

Same, I was shocked when I saw this. He's too good to not be a nominee, thought he was ages ago.

What a gun!

 

[WCErevival]

I always forget he is a rookie and think he is a mid-career player being used to fill in everywhere. When you remember he is only 20 you realise how good he can be.

It will be interesting to see how he is used in future seasons when we introduce Brander.

 

[Godfather32]

I always forget he is a rookie and think he is a mid-career player being used to fill in everywhere. When you remember he is only 20 you realise how good he can be.

It will be interesting to see how he is used in future seasons when we introduce Brander.

He's that versatile that it won't matter where we play him, he'll have an impact

 

[MaxHunt]

192cm... Gotta be more than that

 

[Altum Volantes]

Overdue!

Happy he got this nod...he would have made them look very foolish in future years had they failed to make the list this year.