Draft Profile Sam Crocker

[Toadvine]

Sam Crocker : 12/3/92 180cm 71kg OAKLEIGH CAHRGERS

His disposal on the weekend caught my attention. Very good by hand and foot running through the midfield. According to the match report from last saturdays game he had 20 possessions to half time before being identified by the Power and shut out of the game in the 2nd half with only 9 disposals.

That's a pretty big wrap for him consider that the Chargers has players like Gaff and Otten in the team.

Does anyone have any more info on the kid? Does he usually play to this standard or was this just a one off?

He looks like a very good prospect and has a lot to work with.

 

[Snoop Dog]

He has shown it in spurts throughout the year and has done enough to have a club or two pretty keen on him. His first half last week was as good as it gets.

Terrific one touch below the knees, can run and carry so coupled with very penetrating kick he is a 70-80m player. The fact he has exceptional skills just makes him incredibly valuabe in my opinion so I think he will shoot up the order. Will probably settle to a wing or HB but is pretty good 1:1 and can kick a goal so HF very much a possibility as well.

So I think when you think of where he is at, his ability to mark, contest at ground level, run at pace, execute then you have a player that clubs tends to like bc there is a lot to work with.

I think he has a range of 25-40.

 

[Toadvine]

Thanks Snoop. I'll be keen to see where he ends up. His disposal has so effective yet he made it appear effortless. I was very impressed.

 

[WALL-e]

He has shown it in spurts throughout the year and has done enough to have a club or two pretty keen on him. His first half last week was as good as it gets.

Terrific one touch below the knees, can run and carry so coupled with very penetrating kick he is a 70-80m player. The fact he has exceptional skills just makes him incredibly valuabe in my opinion so I think he will shoot up the order. Will probably settle to a wing or HB but is pretty good 1:1 and can kick a goal so HF very much a possibility as well.

So I think when you think of where he is at, his ability to mark, contest at ground level, run at pace, execute then you have a player that clubs tends to like bc there is a lot to work with.

I think he has a range of 25-40.

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[getthefooty]

With Crocker it's all about his demon left boot. Other aspects of his game are OK - certainly more of an outside player than inside, tends to get a lot of the ball due to handball receives - but his kick sets him apart from others. Can see him as a offensive half back.

 

[Turbocat]

Great left but what's his right like? At 180 and outside player he better have some speed?

 

[Bockchoy67]

His kick is a weapon, absolutely, but his decision making is not. Too often he tries to kick the hell out of it instead of hitting up the short options. It's a trap he falls into too often and he has to avoid becoming a one-trick pony.

Has real AFL potential though. Very lively and gets a lot of it. Expect to see him around the 20s, maybe 30s.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Great left but what's his right like? At 180 and outside player he better have some speed?

he is fairly quick, but no davey, i think he runs about 11.5 in the 100m so thats fairly quick, he has a good leap and is generally very athletic, his right is good as well, but he doesn't like to use it

 

[philthy05]

he is fairly quick, but no davey, i think he runs about 11.5 in the 100m so thats fairly quick, he has a good leap and is generally very athletic, his right is good as well, but he doesn't like to use it

11.5 over 100m is fairly quick? it takes me longer to get off the couch. wtf is real quick lol?

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

11.5 over 100m is fairly quick? it takes me longer to get off the couch. wtf is real quick lol?

ahh i was meant to put 11.5-12.5 which i know is a significant difference 11.5 being very quick, im not completely sure, but know people from his school and apparently last year he came 3rd in the 100 with the first two finishers known to run around 11.2 consistently

 

[TradeDraft]

Video of Sam Crocker:

http://lon-cdn220-is-1.se.bptvpd.ngcdn.telstra.com/pd_afl1/OnDemand/AFL/2010/draft/crocker_1Mb.mp4