Nah still disagree, 6-10 months of development is nothing in an 18-19 year spectrum, a kid born in jan could easily be less developed than someone born in december, it's more about time in the system, the extra few months of time on this earth means very very little and does not suggest they have any less development left in them than someone months younger.
No.
Some of those born in January are a year ahead in their schooling than those born later in the year though.
Nah completely disagree, players come in first year developed and have a bigger impact than 2nd 3rd year guys because they're still developing, a few months is nothing. For instance I'm born in September but am much more developed than many of my friends born in feb/march etc. Development is purely a case by case basis, a kid born in december MAY be less developed than someone born earlier, but this is almost definitely not due to being a few months younger. The Mckay boys are born on Dec 24 and are both very developed boys, Kieran Collins likewise the 14th of December, if they were underdeveloped people would say oh but they're born later so they've got time, but no one mentions it because they're not underdeveloped.
Of course it's a case by case basis, but I'm just speaking generally and like I said, I reckon if someone is close to a year younger than someone else, is also a year behind them in their schooling and are clearly underdeveloped and still growing, they are the ones I'd be looking out for.
School doesn't have a lot to do with it. If someone is underdeveloped then they'll have development left in them, regardless of when they were born, how much development is mainly dependant on genetics given it'd be hard to put on muscle manually in an AFL environment, with the exception of a few players like Jarrod Grant who obviously can't put on muscle in a footy environment.
i agree with this but the above selections have been quite fair to KPP's.
Yep, he honestly does remind me of Ablett with his ridiculous low centre of gravity and core strength at such a young age. He has extremely quick lateral movements too and seems to think his way through traffic. He's going to be a very, very good player for us once he learns to find the ball at AFL level like he did in the TAC cup.
I can see that actually. Good call.
Probably ends up with more Brownlows than Cotchin and Ablett combined as well
Exactly my point, people have dropped Weitering and Scache already.
So you have them higher? that's your opinion.
I'm taking Gresham a long way before Rioli at this stage, has more goals this year (22.26 v 19.11 so really should be a much bigger gap) despite not actually being a small forward and playing some midfield time, far better and more rounded player than Rioli.
Yeah that's true but just think gresham has way more potential as a footballer and a higher output right now.
All good mate, does not really matter in the long run.
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