Playfair V Hanson

[Turbocat]

Just looking at Hanson play against BL , he's a pretty handy young CHF. Sticky fingers and a ripper set shot, I started to think how does he compare to H and was suprised to think they are very similar

H seems a slightly better mark but its minor. Both are strong over head , H even has a bad habit of tending to mark on the chest when he can but there is no doubt hes got a great set of hands.
Both tend to be similar in vertical , can take a pack mark but tend to prefer to take it on the lead.

Kicking , no doubt here Hanson is superior. H is working on it but will probably never be as good as what Hanson is now.It makes him more dangerous close to goal so he probably will not go to far away from the 50M mark. H however seems to be able draw the ball further up the field so probably will give us more ball retention options, link options. At the moment this seems to wear out the H man but he will improve his stamina.Remember its his first real year at CHF.

We have H which is great but I wouldnt mind having Hanson. Both are not big names but could well be by the end of the year. Are there 2 better young CHF's around? maybe but these guys are pretty dam good and are getting better. No dramas, no crap , no fights , just team footy.

 

[nananana catman]

MMMM bop, its Hansen. Anyway given Hansen is a ripping set shot for goal id probably take him over H, but thus far I have been really pleased with the way Henry is playing. Hes really filled the void left by Ben.

 

[Rozza44]

HANSEN BY A MILE!!!
Plairfair is orite and think he has a good future with geelong but Hansen looks like an absolute star

 

[donkster]

First look I got of Hansen was when we played them at Subiaco and he did dominate and definitely looks like he will be a star.

Playfair has come good for us this year, but his kicking does need a bit of improvement.

At the moment, you would have to pick Hansen.

 

[lowbo]

at the moment, i'd say Hanson is about 3/4 to a year ahead of H.

 

[Jack-Packenham]

Where are the guys on this board that were saying during trade time last year that Hansen was no good. He is now clearly ahead of Seaby and Lynch as the eagles best young forward hope. Can't judge MacDougall as he has been injured.

 

[Ricketts]

Definately Henry.

 

[Akalon]

Hansen seems to be the better player at the moment, but from what I've seen sofar this season I really like big H. If there was the option of a straight swap between him and Hansen right now, I'd definately keep Henry.

 

[Jack-Packenham]

Hansen seems to be the better player at the moment, but from what I've seen sofar this season I really like big H. If there was the option of a straight swap between him and Hansen right now, I'd definately keep Henry.

You must be kidding!!!!!

Playfair is a battler who tries hard but has little football ability. Hansen looks like becoming one of the best key position forwards in the competition. Henry would struggle to get on the eagles list while Hansen would walk into Geelong.

 

[Jack-Packenham]

If you disagree how about we put this on the eagles board and watch them laugh at us.

 

[answerman]

Hanson is definitely a better footballer, but to say those things about Henry is very harsh.

 

[Jack-Packenham]

Hanson is definitely a better footballer, but to say those things about Henry is very harsh.

Have you seen him kick. He would not be a better kick than most kids playing local football at under 16 or under 18 level. The game is FOOTball, and he can't kick. I would have thought it was a required skill at that level.

 

[answerman]

Have you seen him kick. He would not be a better kick than most kids playing local football at under 16 or under 18 level. The game is FOOTball, and he can't kick. I would have thought it was a required skill at that level.

Ummm... yes. And plenty of players have played the game quite successfully while being lousy kicks. Henry has a definite pull to the left in his kicking, but he can improve that. At least he's getting it!

 

[WestCat]

At the moment Hansen would be the pick of the 2. I think Hansen's had some injury worries in the past though which is why the Eagles were able to pick him up so late in the draft. Eagles have a habit of getting players cheaply in the draft due to injury (McDougall, Gaspar, Judd, Hansen). I am happy with the way H is progressing though, and if he can keep improving, a forward line of H, Kingsley and Ottens will certainly take us places.

 

[demondavey]

Both Will Be Stars With Their Respective Clubs, Wouldnt Know Who To Choose

 

[Mead]

If you disagree how about we put this on the eagles board and watch them laugh at us.

We can do that quite well from here thanks

Seriously, on this year's form there's no comparison. Hansen gets more of the ball, takes more marks, and kicks more goals, despite only playing 11 senior games compared to Playfair's 28.

In fairness, to Playfair, Hansen probably gets better quantity and quality of delivery than any other CHF in the comp. He works very hard, leads constantly, generally holds his marks and has pretty good hands off the deck for a 198cm behemoth, but has no real standout qualities other than being an exceptionally good kick. I don't actually think Hansen is necessarily destined to be an AFL star- its more likely he'll end up a Mark Stevens type quality, solid kpp rather than an out and out gun.

I think west coast fans are as excited about him as we are because we've struggled to fill the CHF position pretty much since our inception, and at this stage even just having someones doing a decent, pretty good job of it is extremely good news. I'm not sure Hansen would look as good if our midfield wasn't dominating, but I guess that's true of every kpp.

 

[WestCat]

We can do that quite well from here thanks

Seriously, on this year's form there's no comparison. Hansen gets more of the ball, takes more marks, and kicks more goals, despite only playing 11 senior games compared to Playfair's 28.

In fairness, to Playfair, Hansen probably gets better quantity and quality of delivery than any other CHF in the comp. He works very hard, leads constantly, generally holds his marks and has pretty good hands off the deck for a 198cm behemoth, but has no real standout qualities other than being an exceptionally good kick. I don't actually think Hansen is necessarily destined to be an AFL star- its more likely he'll end up a Mark Stevens type quality, solid kpp rather than an out and out gun.

I think west coast fans are as excited about him as we are because we've struggled to fill the CHF position pretty much since our inception, and at this stage even just having someones doing a decent, pretty good job of it is extremely good news. I'm not sure Hansen would look as good if our midfield wasn't dominating, but I guess that's true of every kpp.

They're both at the same stage of development in playing CHF, H has never played there before this year. Once H gets a grip of his much larger body and learns to use it in marking contests (he is starting to do this) he will be a very handy player at CHF, this probably puts Hansen ahead in the development stakes.

 

[Turbocat]

... Seriously, on this year's form there's no comparison. Hansen gets more of the ball, takes more marks, and kicks more goals, despite only playing 11 senior games compared to Playfair's 28.....

They're both at the same stage of development in playing CHF, H has never played there before this year. Once H gets a grip of his much larger body and learns to use it in marking contests (he is starting to do this) he will be a very handy player at CHF, this probably puts Hansen ahead in the development stakes.

Have to agree Westy , Both drafted in 2001, super draft year , Hansen at 38 , H at 41. While Hansen has played 11 games Id bet most have been forward of the centre where as H has spent quite a bit of time at the back half. Benny G had the CHF pos locked up.

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In fairness, to Playfair, Hansen probably gets better quantity and quality of delivery than any other CHF in the comp. He works very hard, leads constantly, generally holds his marks and has pretty good hands off the deck for a 198cm behemoth, but has no real standout qualities other than being an exceptionally good kick. I don't actually think Hansen is necessarily destined to be an AFL star- its more likely he'll end up a Mark Stevens type quality, solid kpp rather than an out and out gun...

Now I think you may be under selling the kid. OK I havent seen any screamers but he looks to have nice balance of skills. I love players who can reward upfield effort and I know if the ball was in his hands and im a WC midfielder id be smiling and heading back to the centre. I wonder what his strength is like? Him against GlenJacko would might sort him out where as Playfair has deceptive strength.Maybe?

 

[Rhombus]

It's a no-brainer - Hansen by a mile!

 

[Mead]

Now I think you may be under selling the kid. OK I havent seen any screamers but he looks to have nice balance of skills. I love players who can reward upfield effort and I know if the ball was in his hands and im a WC midfielder id be smiling and heading back to the centre. I wonder what his strength is like? Him against GlenJacko would might sort him out where as Playfair has deceptive strength.Maybe?

Yeah without a doubt, but I think its just a question of him being a balanced, 'good ordinary' CHF rather than a star. Admittedly, genuine CHFs are such a rare commodity nowadays it knocks him up the pecking order a fair way, but I think, as you say, his main function will be as a player who rewards upfield effort and converts good delivery to scores rather than a genuine game turner like Tredrea or Richo at his best.

 

[linga_is_no1]

if playfair could kick then i'd choose him

 

[Seb]

if playfair could kick then i'd choose him

If Playfair had more confidence...

 

[ezbian]

Hansen at the moment. But H's development is really good. They are both playing the toughest position on the ground from very limited experience.

After watching H develop this season I ask everybody to think back to Warren Tredea when he started. He was a terrible kick, right up there with big H. Now look at him, he is one of the best set shot kicks in the comp. (thank god he didn't get that kick at the end of the game last week). I guess what I am saying is that given time, there are cases of players out there who have improved there kicking, to a point where it is more than serviceable. They might not ever be a Josh Hunt, or have the ability to kick to space and allow players to not break stride and run on to it, but in front of goals they can develop an action that will allow them to get the job done. H has the mechanics to develop into a good kick. If his action was like KK's we would have some very stressful years ahead.

 

[Jack-Packenham]

I just think after watching the bulldogs game that he is a "dumb" footballer. He does not have the football smarts to play CHF.

 

[della]

i agree he is a dumb football, leads at the wrong times, makes poor decisions especially by foot and to me is a big worry, when u consider what the oppostions forward set up is this week compared to ours i just wonder if we can win a flag with out forward structure, how good would J.Brown look at Geelong.