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This might be something interesting for the off-season.

I don't know opposition players very well and thought this might be a good way to pick people's brains.
1. Name three players you want to know more about
2. Comment on three that have been named in one of the previous three posts. Preferably comments on the skills/abilities of said players.

I'll start by naming six so anyone who wants to has some choice to start with.

Luke Breust
Toby Green
Dane Zorko
Ahmed Saad
Alex Rance
 

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Alex Rance - Solid, probably under rated defender. Good in the air and has a nice kick on him
Ahmed Saad - Possibly a little over rated, good at ground level and quick in short bursts. Very weird kicking style.
Dayne Zorko - Excellent vision, reads the play very well. Amazed it's taken so long for him to get a permanent gig. Great smaller player.

Would like to know more about:

Tom Rockliff
Koby Stevens
Will Hams :)
 

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This might be something interesting for the off-season.

I don't know opposition players very well and thought this might be a good way to pick people's brains.
1. Name three players you want to know more about
2. Comment on three that have been named in one of the previous three posts. Preferably comments on the skills/abilities of said players.

I'll start by naming six so anyone who wants to has some choice to start with.

Luke Breust
Toby Green
Dane Zorko
Ahmed Saad
Alex Rance
Toby Greene - Well he has an "E" on the end of his name, he would have won the Rising Star if he had been eligible. A really tough inside mid that was one of the most tough in a first year players I have seen.

Dayne Zorko - The Dayne has a "Y" in the middle. He was a Gold Coast zone recruit last year that was traded to Brisbane. Lays tackles, played off half forward a fair bit this year, expected to be a mid.

Ahmed Saad - Walked into Northern Bullants (as it was then) training and asked to train with them. He was impressive and was quickly on the list. Has speed, huge run up and converts more times then not.


I know pretty much all players but say...

Dean Terlich
Josh Thomas
Taylor Duryea
 

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^^

Alex Rance - Solid, probably under rated defender. Good in the air and has a nice kick on him
Ahmed Saad - Possibly a little over rated, good at ground level and quick in short bursts. Very weird kicking style.
Dayne Zorko - Excellent vision, reads the play very well. Amazed it's taken so long for him to get a permanent gig. Great smaller player.

Would like to know more about:

Tom Rockliff
Koby Stevens
Will Hams :)
I asked about Rance because I had read somewhere that he kept Franklin quiet last year... wondered if he was just coached well that day.
 
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Tom Rockliff - excellent inside midfielder with good skills, good toughness and excellent ball-winning ability. Played 2012 with an injury, likely OP, but still played well as a forward due to his strong overhead marking and good game sense. I was going to pick him in DT/SC as a mid, but as a forward he's a deadset lock.

I want to know more about Marley Williams and Adam Treloar.
 
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