Pitt

[believe_it]

There has been some discussion earlier in the year that perhaps we should have gone for Darling or another kpp option . There is some credibility behind this sort desire and I think Darling will be a very good pick-up.

However I see something that could be quite special in this guy. I remember seeing Fyfe in one of his first games maybe his first. He grabbed the ball near the goal square and kind of pirouetted around an opponent and snapped a goal. At the time I thought that was pretty skillful and impressive for somebody who was so young in front of a huge crowd .

Pitt from what I have seen has got the potential to be just as exciting as Fyfe . At this stage physically he is quite far behind but he looks highly skilled with excellent visual-spacial ability. If he gets his size up i think he'll be good- really good

 

[DOCKER MAN]

While I still would have preferred to get Darling, the on thing I like about Pitt is he has really good foot skills on both sides of his body which has been a big weakness of ours for as long as i can remember.

 

[Tommo]

Well he is the same height as Judd, but is about 18 kgs lighter. Although i think he is looking bigger than he was at the start of the year, so he isn't entirely tiny. If he can start next year at around 80 kgs he could start to have an impact.

 

[Moo]

Looks a class above to me too.

Just needs to settle and find his feet (plus another 10 kg).

In a way if we land Clark plus the development of SCOS, if Pitt can start evolve into a Mundy type (clean hands, excellent delivery) in the next 2 seasons - it will be a massive bonus.

Look at Pitt compared to Bollywood, Jesse C, Roberton....just has more class.

 

[apuchar]

Yeah he looked good. this has turned into a very good draft for us with Pitt, Michie, Mellington (probably), Mzungu and Lower and Faulks didn't look to bad either. not sure if we will ever see Roberts, but he could be a bonus as well if he sorts out his injury problems.

 

[Chops_a_must]

Just reminds me of Mundy. A hell of a lot.

 

[free at last]

Just reminds me of Mundy. A hell of a lot.

Gotta be happy with that then?

 

[kp junior]

I mist say, I didn't see what everyone else apparently saw on the weekend. He delivered 1 beautiful pass, bit other than that he made poor decisions and used it badly from my recollection. Did take a very impressive mark, but fell over most times the ball was on his vicinity. I look forward to seeing him develop, but to compare him to Fyfe seems a stretch. Not in the same postcode as a rising star nomination

 

[yakka man]

Has anyone else noticed that at times Pitt gets confused when deciding which foot to kick it off? I think it's just awesome that the guy is just as good off either side of his feet. He is a right footer isn't he? It's so hard to tell.

He was drafted as best available at our selection as no one expected him to last until pick 20.

 

[IAMJUNGLEMUFFIN]

This is like the Rich V Hill thing all over again. Pointless.

Massive ZzZzZzZ's

 

[E Shed]

I watched him closely in the pre-season stuff and the thing that struck me was how much time he seems to have with the ball in his hands. The bend time thing that Rodger and Mundy do so well. Very classy. I hope to see him & Michie soon next year so I can stop stressing about not picking Darling/Fasolo!

It was interesting to see Aaron Black finally get on the park for North today. Kicked a very impressive goal. Didn't do a whole lot else but looks a good mover. Don't think we are ever going to regret taking Fyfe though!

 

[Beetlebum]

This is like the Rich V Hill thing all over again. Pointless.

Massive ZzZzZzZ's

I agree to be honest. I'd rather have had Darling than Pitt but we work with what we've got.

 

[Nickos66]

He'll come good. He should slot into the half back line next year and rack up the inside 50's. What's his current weight? I wouldn't want him to put on too much too soon TBH.

 

[believe_it]

This is like the Rich V Hill thing all over again. Pointless.

Massive ZzZzZzZ's

No you have totally missed the whole point of the post and made an assumption at something you have imagined

As I said in the post - Darling will be very good- this is not a comparison post as to who will be better - THAT is pointless.

The post is actually about Pitt - the only reference to Darling was in relation to our positional needs at present and that OTHER posters had made quick judgements about Pitt maybe not being that great.

Opinion of who we should have or not have drafted is nothing I have ever engaged in.I was raising the fact that Pitts' potential was and perhaps still is not grasped by some - That is OK he is not a star and may not ever be one.

The point I was trying to make is that I believe that he has perhaps a degree of ability and potential that is greater than is as yet realised.

This is exclusive to the footballing merits of Darling which are irrelevant to our future.

You posting manner is quite insulting but that perhaps says more about your current mood than anything else.

 

[Forey Johnson]

the fact is that yes, darling would have been the better option for us as we already have the makings of a very classy midfield and we are in need of a new KPP, but still, pitt could be a very good player.

Once he has bulked up enough he will be a very good inside midfielder. He already has excellent kicking skills and awareness

 

[reynaa01]

Has anyone else noticed that at times Pitt gets confused when deciding which foot to kick it off? I think it's just awesome that the guy is just as good off either side of his feet. He is a right footer isn't he? It's so hard to tell.

He was drafted as best available at our selection as no one expected him to last until pick 20.

i'm pretty sure he is a lefty. but yeah friggin awesome skills

 

[Reginald Perrin]

Darling only looks the better pick at the moment because he hasn't had the brain snap implosion that every club expected he would have. He had baggage and because of that Pitt still looks the better long term option. Only time will tell.

 

[E Shed]

i'm pretty sure he is a lefty. but yeah friggin awesome skills

Interesting. I would have said right is his dominant. Cool that it's this hard to tell.

 

[yakka man]

Interesting. I would have said right is his dominant. Cool that it's this hard to tell.

I think the same, but he has pretty much equal penetration of both. When he bulks up and lifts his possesion count he will be deadly.

 

[Seppo]

You know the ironic thing about his 'elite' skills they talk him up at the club having???

Check out the club stats who has the worst DE%...

The kids has potential but just froze up like a deer in headlights this year. Needs to throw on a few kegs and build up confidence to do what is natural to him over the pre season.

Will be a gun, mark my words.

 

[Clay Davis]

You know the ironic thing about his 'elite' skills they talk him up at the club having???

Check out the club stats who has the worst DE%...

The kids has potential but just froze up like a deer in headlights this year.

This seems to be what everyone has forgotten. Even though he executed a pretty perfect kick from the half back flank, that was under zero pressure. When under a little more perceived pressure in the middle, he turned it over.

It will take at least a couple of years of AFL game time before he goes from turnover merchant to solid contributor, but that means carrying him in the side even when he is performing poorly. If we want to challenge next year I don't think we can do that.

 

[strobe00]

This seems to be what everyone has forgotten. Even though he executed a pretty perfect kick from the half back flank, that was under zero pressure. When under a little more perceived pressure in the middle, he turned it over.

It will take at least a couple of years of AFL game time before he goes from turnover merchant to solid contributor, but that means carrying him in the side even when he is performing poorly. If we want to challenge next year I don't think we can do that.

I saw a couple of occasions where he made a poor kick under almost zero pressure. But also saw a couple where he was under a lot of pressure, and was actually sidestepping and evading tacklers and delivered a couple of good short passes by foot.

I agree that his skills aren't up to what we'd be expecting based on what has been said/written about him. But the fact that he held onto the ball a few times and backed himself to dodge his way out of trouble, instead of giving off a panic kick or handball, was what encouraged me.

He has a ways to go, but his confidence is building and he did a couple of good things. I still think he's below AFL standard right this minute, but I think he's starting to shift gears a bit, and will improve over the pre-season. He was quite a bit closer to that standard this game than the last couple I've seen him play.

We may need to let him develop in the WAFL for a bit and give him a game in the bigs when he's showing form, but I'm glad he got a couple of games this year to see what he can do, and to show him what he needs to work on. Surprisingly enough it's decision making, disposal and confidence, along with the obvious size and aggression stuff that would be expected. I don't think it's fair to drop a guy into the bigs and expect him to develop there. But he'll develop into a very good player I think, and getting a couple of games in the bigs will let him develop that bit quicker.

But the signs are there, and there's been some obvious signs of improvement.

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

i think we'll find pitt comes into his own in 2-3 years time. he has all the attributes, but like most players he will need that 20-30 games to get his confidence up and really feel like he belongs... having said that so does crichton and roberton but nobody seems to want to wait for them to get that, so next year i expect plenty more pitt bashing

 

[Lach72]

Interesting. I would have said right is his dominant. Cool that it's this hard to tell.

He's a right footer

 

[Clay Davis]

I saw a couple of occasions where he made a poor kick under almost zero pressure. But also saw a couple where he was under a lot of pressure, and was actually sidestepping and evading tacklers and delivered a couple of good short passes by foot.

I agree that his skills aren't up to what we'd be expecting based on what has been said/written about him. But the fact that he held onto the ball a few times and backed himself to dodge his way out of trouble, instead of giving off a panic kick or handball, was what encouraged me.

He has a ways to go, but his confidence is building and he did a couple of good things. I still think he's below AFL standard right this minute, but I think he's starting to shift gears a bit, and will improve over the pre-season. He was quite a bit closer to that standard this game than the last couple I've seen him play.

We may need to let him develop in the WAFL for a bit and give him a game in the bigs when he's showing form, but I'm glad he got a couple of games this year to see what he can do, and to show him what he needs to work on. Surprisingly enough it's decision making, disposal and confidence, along with the obvious size and aggression stuff that would be expected. I don't think it's fair to drop a guy into the bigs and expect him to develop there. But he'll develop into a very good player I think, and getting a couple of games in the bigs will let him develop that bit quicker.

But the signs are there, and there's been some obvious signs of improvement.

All this tells me is that he is no Clayton Hinkley, ie won't be a complete dud we (should) delist in four years time. That doesn't mean he will be any better than Suban, for instance, who also has a range of decent attributes, but is still squarely a C grader after three years.