Question Clint Benjamin

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Cheers mate

 

[btdg]

Sounds like a real good pick - in theory. Big question is this - when he steps up to the AFL and every player he comes up against is bigger, quicker and stronger than he is used to, and he is no longer an outstanding athlete but just another footy player, how is he going to stand up? Its a real problem we've faced time and time again (Prendergast anyone?), and its not particularly promising that issues with his kicking style are already being highlighted...

Still, its not a bad pick with number 51 - speculative, but you could do a lot worse than take someone who at the very least will be physically up to modern fast-paced football.

 

[Andyt30]

they could go for a few more forwards in the preseason draft more scoring power more decoy to take pressure off fev

 

[4th Tier]

Sounds like a real good pick - in theory. Big question is this - when he steps up to the AFL and every player he comes up against is bigger, quicker and stronger than he is used to, and he is no longer an outstanding athlete but just another footy player, how is he going to stand up? Its a real problem we've faced time and time again (Prendergast anyone?), and its not particularly promising that issues with his kicking style are already being highlighted...

Still, its not a bad pick with number 51 - speculative, but you could do a lot worse than take someone who at the very least will be physically up to modern fast-paced football.

He's going to have to adapt to the pressures of AFL at some stage, if he is given a taste of it during 2007, it will allow him time to prepare for the coming seasons. Given this it will show him to know where he has to be at to become a regular player in the side... Once he learns to use his pace in an AFL setting, he will be able to use this as an definate advantage.

Agree with you that he will be up to the pace of modern day football.

Once he is exposed as just another football player, he'll have to show that his skills are up to standard and show that he knows where he should be positioning himself to get the best advantage from his speed and endurance(which has increased dramactically over the years)

IMO there is no problems with him regarding the "go home" factor, had been in boarding house since year 8 and never had any problems. Just hope Carlton are able to give him a fair go and provide him with adeqaute development...

 

[Salaryman]

so why didn't we take him with our pick 35.

Very simple answer to that, because WH and team had Austin ranked inside the top 20

I get the feeling it was a great draft for our recruiting team and they would be chuffed with the way it panned out....

Austin, ranked in the top 20 taken at #35

Benjamin ranked inside the top 30, taken at #51

Anderson rated much higher than #67

Hampson arguably the second best ruckman in the draft after Leuey

Not much more needs to be said about Bryce

and that other guy....... Steve Briggs?

 

[Silvagnis]

Very simple answer to that, because WH and team had Austin ranked inside the top 20

I get the feeling it was a great draft for our recruiting team and they would be chuffed with the way it panned out....

Austin, ranked in the top 20 taken at #35

Benjamin ranked inside the top 30, taken at #51

Anderson rated much higher than #67

Hampson arguably the second best ruckman in the draft after Leuey

Not much more needs to be said about Bryce

and that other guy....... Steve Briggs?

Where did you have Grigg rated Gilly?

Great to see so many phantom drafts blown out of the water.

 

[HBF]

FWIW ILF, I had Grigg going in the 30-40 range in my mock draft. Not sure where Gilly had him going.

 

[Salaryman]

Where did you have him Flint ?

I had him 30-40 as well. The thing that dropped him down was that most of his possessions he seems to get from playing very wide of his opponent and he will have to be more accountable at AFL level. I can easily see how some recruiters would have him top 20. A lot of the blokes i rated above him i suspect have more talent, but less tools to make it as pure mids in the AFL...e.g your Collards and O'Brien's who slipped as we know. Grigg has the potential to be a versatile midfielder int he AFL and that is obviously what we were looking for. Pace, good attitude, height and knows where to run to get the ball. We obviously think that we can work on the defensive aspects of his game. I am not unhappy with this selection, and it always gnawed at me that i didn't quite rate him, yet i always felt that he might go to an Essendon or the like and become a very good player.

And i will add i am one of these mug draft watchers that is prepared to acknowledge my limitations and defer to our team who can actually speak to these kids, speak to their coaches, do the psychological profiles, watch them over a number of years, have access to their draft camp results, etc...

 

[Jeremias]

they could go for a few more forwards in the preseason draft more scoring power more decoy to take pressure off fev

Yeah, because that's exactly what we need at the club: more forwards.

 

[TOA.]

Clinton Benjamin reminds me a lot of Jarrad Oakley-Nichols (Tigers, Pick #8, 2005).

Only Benjamin is faster and slightly taller.

Also, Judging by what I've seen of Oakley Nichols so far - I wouldn't mind betting that Benjamin has better skills also

Sorry, I think you are off the mark.

JON is ALOT quicker, uses his speed alot more. And his still are 200% better than Benjamin. Clints kicking is one of his weaknesses, JON footskills are elite.

 

[Silvagnis]

I had him 30-40 as well. The thing that dropped him down was that most of his possessions he seems to get from playing very wide of his opponent and he will have to be more accountable at AFL level. I can easily see how some recruiters would have him top 20. A lot of the blokes i rated above him i suspect have more talent, but less tools to make it as pure mids in the AFL...e.g your Collards and O'Brien's who slipped as we know. Grigg has the potential to be a versatile midfielder int he AFL and that is obviously what we were looking for. Pace, good attitude, height and knows where to run to get the ball. We obviously think that we can work on the defensive aspects of his game. I am not unhappy with this selection, and it always gnawed at me that i didn't quite rate him, yet i always felt that he might go to an Essendon or the like and become a very good player.

And i will add i am one of these mug draft watchers that is prepared to acknowledge my limitations and defer to our team who can actually speak to these kids, speak to their coaches, do the psychological profiles, watch them over a number of years, have access to their draft camp results, etc...

I wasn't bagging you.

It's just ********ing hilarious to read the posts off all these knob jockeys on forums saying we stuffed up and we should have picked so and so at 17, 19 and 35.

It's even funnier to see them all praising Essendon's selections as a recruiting master stroke when they haven't even played a game!

Why aren't these people questioning why these name players fell so far in this draft? :idea:

They're also trolling us because we had the pick ahead of Essendon and we didn't pick those name players.