Player Watch Sid Draper

[cleanhands]

Got better as the game went on last night, obviously still lacking match fitness and touch.
Just needs a decent run at it and he'll be fine.
If anything his biggest problem at present is he appears to be trying too hard to impress just needs to settle and his natural ball winning capabilities will return.

I’m not in his corner yet

 

[119others]

Agree, but it’s not hard to understand posters’ concern. On principle, I reckon developing in the SANFL does nothing but develop a SANFL player. If you don’t get out quick, you don’t get out.

Yeah perhaps as a general rule but there are certainly some exceptions with either extremely raw / immature players (Worrell) and recovering players like Sid. If he is still there mid year, assuming no further injury set backs, then thats a concern but he showed enough in his first handful of AFL games last year that I am confident he is AFL quality.

All the other players that went early in 2024 - Lalor, FOS, Smith, Ashcroft and Langford - seem quality, so it would be Hamish reverting back to his poor recruiting from last decade to have picked a dud here. And Sid was talked about as a potential number one for much of the draft year so far too early for anyone to be writing him off. A couple of months ago there were concerns he would even play ANY footy this year

And he is exactly what we need if he comes good. In and under, extreme pace Mark Naley type rover from what i have seen. Him and Curtin fully developing as mids gives us our best chance for a flag later this decade

 

[Cromulant]

I’m not in his corner yet

Thats a relief

 

[cleanhands]

Thats a relief

I’m not the expert you are

 

[Cromulant]

I’m not the expert you are

Never said I was an expert.

 

[cleanhands]

Never said I was an expert.

You do have a habit of imposing your opinion on ALL posts though

 

[Daniel6]

You do have a habit of imposing your opinion on ALL posts though

Isn’t that the purpose of this forum?

 

[cleanhands]

Isn’t that the purpose of this forum?

Some like to be involved in every conversation, they believe they know better

 

[Daniel6]

Some like to be involved in every conversation, they believe they know better

That’s true.

 

[daniel_4tw]

I’m not sure he’s going to reach the heights most are hoping

A lot of people were saying the same about Curtin as early as start of last year (me included).

 

[cleanhands]

A lot of people were saying the same about Curtin as early as start of last year (me included).

I must admit I saw more in Curtin

 

[Cromulant]

Some like to be involved in every conversation, they believe they know better

Like looking in a mirror hey.

 

[cleanhands]

Like looking in a mirror hey.

Settle down Shorty compare the posting history

 

[Cromulant]

Isn’t that the purpose of this forum?

It is, its called healthy debate.

 

[Daniel6]

It is, its called healthy debate.

I agree with you, but I would add an extra word. Respectful

Respectful healthy debate

 

[Cromulant]

I agree with you, but I would add an extra word. Respectful

Respectful healthy debate

Fair call.

That does get lost a bit, ill put my hand up as a culprit at times.

 

[Daniel6]

Fair call.

That does get lost a bit, ill put my hand up as a culprit at times.

We all do. And we all need to remember there is another human being on the other end.

 

[daniel_4tw]

I just think it’s way, way too early to be writing off a player in their third game in their second year after the spent their entire preseason running laps.

 

[ams4crows]

A lot of people were saying the same about Curtin as early as start of last year (me included).

I was the same, which is why I'll give Draper a bit more time because of all the injuries. But as pick 4 you'd want be getting up to speed pretty quick seeing what they guys taken before and after you are doing.

 

[Mutineer]

I was the same, which is why I'll give Draper a bit more time because of all the injuries. But as pick 4 you'd want be getting up to speed pretty quick seeing what they guys taken before and after you are doing.

Really?

It's irrelevant.

And how many of these draftees you speak of have had their career this far impacted by quite serious injuries?

 

[Cromulant]

I was the same, which is why I'll give Draper a bit more time because of all the injuries. But as pick 4 you'd want be getting up to speed pretty quick seeing what they guys taken before and after you are doing.

Why ??

Not everyone develops at the same rate especially when they battled a few injuries along the way.

Its irrelevant what other picks are doing at this point.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Playing managed minutes, clearly a way off fitness wise and doesnt look 100% in his body which is leading to some errors.

He'll be fine

 

[1970crow]

Fair call.

That does get lost a bit, ill put my hand up as a culprit at times.

Not me, I’m perfect.

 

[Southerntakeover]

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Nah. With McAsey you couldn't see glipses. Pretty early in the piece it seemed obvious to me that he couldn't read the ball in the air.

Draper, the glipses have been there.

 

[Scorpus]

We should all be concerned while our development is still headed up by Godden