Ryan Lester-Smith

[Mockcockpit]

wasn't Neil his younger brother?

Yep, RLS was a gun, all-Australian in 1985 back when they weren't handed out wully-nully.

 

[sij1981]

Doesnt matter height or weight as long as he kecks goals and has a body to crack open packs and hurt opposition defences. Puts his body on the line.

 

[Ripper]

from what i have seen, seems to be a pretty smart footballer. no one particularly outstanding quality but gets a lot of it and kicks goals. pretty sure he did some damage to his knee towards the end of the season

Yep , season ending , hence the 18 games. Think I heard somewhere that he was a late starter, but I could be wrong about that.

 

[yakka man]

Ryan Lester-Smith
Club: East Fremantle (WA)
D.O.B.: 19.6.92
Height: 189cm
Weight: 84kg

 

[Kunna17]

seems to me we're targetting lots of smaller forwards??
Gameplan shift?? Could be a fair idea, but i dont get it at present, u guess Lake couldnt have played on Walters ...

 

[Kunna17]

Ryan Lester-Smith
Club: East Fremantle (WA)
D.O.B.: 19.6.92
Height: 189cm
Weight: 84kg

not TOOO short although not big enough kpp, a lot like Sylvia. Who knows what we're doing.

 

[apuchar]

seems to me we're targetting lots of smaller forwards??
Gameplan shift?? Could be a fair idea, but i dont get it at present, u guess Lake couldnt have played on Walters ...

Ross said he is going Pav, Griffen/Sandi, Clarke up forward next year. Then the little blokes. Wonder if it will actually happen.

 

[Kunna17]

Ross said he is going Pav, Griffen/Sandi, Clarke up forward next year. Then the little blokes. Wonder if it will actually happen.

dont like Clarke forward, prefer Clarke/Griffin, and Sandi forward

 

[sij1981]

whatever the case in RTB we trust

 

[apuchar]

I would prefer Griffen, Gumby Pav forward and Clarke in Melbourne.

 

[Frank J Moose]

Its a potential farther son rookie nomination. If no one drafts him in the national draft Freo are guaranteed to be able to rookie draft him. Costing nothing. Won all of the young player awards in the WAFL this year. East Freo would have won the Foxtel Cup if he had played the final but did a medial (I think) the week earlier. Moves and plays just like Neil but is bigger.

 

[stormee]

not TOOO short although not big enough kpp, a lot like Sylvia. Who knows what we're doing.

If you're good on the lead you can make it at that height... that's 1cm shorter than Darling and 1cm taller than Mayne isn't it?

 

[Nickos66]

Ok?

 

[apuchar]

Its a potential farther son rookie nomination. If no one drafts him in the national draft Freo are guaranteed to be able to rookie draft him. Costing nothing. Won all of the young player awards in the WAFL this year. East Freo would have won the Foxtel Cup if he had played the final but did a medial (I think) the week earlier. Moves and plays just like Neil but is bigger.

Still a lot of water to go under the bridge yet then.

 

[Kunna17]

If you're good on the lead you can make it at that height... that's 1cm shorter than Darling and 1cm taller than Mayne isn't it?

yer but, we got Mayne, thing is he's not exactly what we're after, even if he's good enough. Tactics could've change or a small forward could even be up for trade??

 

[Doggy doo doo]

only 189cm though, not exactly what we're looking for

Not tall enough to be a midfielder

 

[yakka man]

From the D&T board

Putting this out there.

Ryan Lester-Smith from East Fremantle. Went down with an injury a month ago, possibly stopped any momentum EF had until their last gasp win over Claremont in Rd 24.
16 games for 43 goals this year. All multiples except 2 games with 0. He is very, very quick. Needs a bit of polish, but I really like this kid. Would be good somewhere that needs runners (Hawthorn anyone?). Crazy around goals. 39 tackles. Lots of defensive pressure around goals. Haven't seen too much talk about him, will possibly win the Football Budget's Rising Star. Came 7th in the goalkicking, but may have finished top 5 (maybe top 3 if lucky) if he wasn't injured. All disposals between 10-20 mostly 13 and 14, but makes them count.

Anyone else see him as maybe a rookie?

 

[apuchar]

yer but, we got Mayne, thing is he's not exactly what we're after, even if he's good enough. Tactics could've change or a small forward could even be up for trade??

Wonder if Mayne could play on a wing?

 

[apuchar]

From the D&T board

It's true. East Freo struggled from the moment he got injured. Not sure if just a co-incidence.

 

[Scatter]

This is so bizarre, hear me out:
I was at a funeral yesterday, and Neil L-S was the MC (for want of a better term). The lady that passed was a dear friend of his that worked at East Freo for a long period. She was a staunch Dockers supporter. Anyway, he mentioned that, whilst Ryan was an Eagles Supporter, the lady had hoped that he got drafted by the Dockers. She asked that he celebrate one of his first goals in her memory.
Neil I assume must have known the Dockers were circling I guess, but small world anyway.
I did see him play one game and thought he looked a draft possibility. Looked impressive.

 

[stormee]

yer but, we got Mayne, thing is he's not exactly what we're after, even if he's good enough. Tactics could've change or a small forward could even be up for trade??

Rookie though, not much risk, high reward if it pays off.

 

[Kunna17]

Rookie though, not much risk, high reward if it pays off.

dont disagree with it, dont know much about the kid. Would be keen to know the reason we're after sylvia and him as medium forwards though??

 

[yakka man]

dont disagree with it, dont know much about the kid. Would be keen to know the reason we're after sylvia and him as medium forwards though??

He's very much a similar recruit to Duffy. Ross obviously wants more tall, goal scoring forwards on the list.

 

[Kunna17]

He's very much a similar recruit to Duffy. Ross obviously wants more tall, goal scoring forwards on the list.

but isnt he not tall??

 

[yakka man]

Duffy and Lester-Smith are both 6,2. Same height as Ibbotson and Mayne.