He will play some midfield but he is not the big midfield bull .
Don’t think it’s lack of size that is preventing him from that role just doesn’t seem that type of player.
He should fill out and be a difficult matchup wherever he ends up playing.
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He will play some midfield but he is not the big midfield bull .
I don't believe he'll be a Libba, Neale, Hopper or Oliver type inside mid, but I think it's too early to tell other than to say he's already strong enough to stand up in tackles from experienced players.He will play some midfield but he is not the big midfield bull .
The discussion isn't really about where Perkins plays in the immediate future. Rather, where will his career take him?How many will he attend with McGrath , Caldwell and Shiel fit along with Langford?
Wanganeen or Wanganeen-Milera? NWM vs. Sonsie I think. Reports have NWM soft on contested ball. I don't think Truck would go for that.That player is Wanganeen.
I agree, I doubt he will play much mid for the next 2 - 3 years with Parish(25 next season), Merrett(26), McGrath(24), Stringer(28), Caldwell(21), Langford(25), and Shiel(29), everyone in that group will play for the next 2+ years without doubt not to mention names like Dunstan that are getting thrown around. I think he will get small opportunities but half forward is his go for the next few years with maybe a roll back to the half back line in a Heppell type role.How many will he attend with McGrath , Caldwell and Shiel fit along with Langford?
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Re: Cox, he has said before that he sees himself as a KP player. We've brought in Durham, Ham lives, Langford will return and Cutler is depth for that spot given we're bringing Kelly in. Maybe we're not settled on Cox the winger. We're still building so it would be worth seeing what Jones - Wright - Cox looks like. I'd be loathe to see us pin our hopes on an expensive Ben King who may or may not leave GC.
Cox is too skinny atm, playing him on a wing gets him playing at AFL level while he builds up his strength. I think long term he’ll be KPP though
Jones was two preseasons in? Cox after another preseason isn't inconceivable. Jones seemed to have been coached to take marks coming in from the side where possible to avoid the crunch.
I agree though, 2021 Cox is too slight. I think we've got choices for the role already is all, and I've cooled on chasing King.
Ants did you have a different perspective?Jones isn’t taking the #1 defender though. He’s been about 3rd, or even 4th after Stringer.
Cox would effectively replace Wright or Hooker when he’s beefed up a bit, atm you would probably have to play him instead of Jones.
My thought is that true wingers are very rare in the AFL. Players like Langdon, Gaff, Hill (when performing), Isaac Smith, really stand out and make a big difference to their teams. Losing Stanton was a huge headache to us even with his flaws. Players who can run up and down presenting an option, defensive pressure, are important. If they're good in the air or with disposal, they're solid rolled gold. And they don't have to be express speedsters.Ants did you have a different perspective?
My view:I swear this will be the last one for a while (maybe):
I swear this will be the last one for a while (maybe):
Ryan Griffen is the player I see him becoming.Perkins will not be that player IMO. He is tall and he will be a decent size but Archie is more of an X factor . I see him playing wing / half forward and not the inside bull some seem to think he is going to be.
Agree on the draft theory. Would not mind a taller winger / more outside midfielder with good skills.
Ryan Griffen is the player I see him becoming.
Another pre-season and Cox is a first choice winger, Langford obviously the other. Tough for Cutler and Durham as they'd really risen to the level during Langford's absence and when Cox ran out of steam (although Cutler went to a back flank as well). Ham is depth. I'd really like to see Cox build his running capacity so he can drift into the forwardline more. He's going to cause opposition coaches a lot of headaches.My thought is that true wingers are very rare in the AFL. Players like Langdon, Gaff, Hill (when performing), Isaac Smith, really stand out and make a big difference to their teams. Losing Stanton was a huge headache to us even with his flaws. Players who can run up and down presenting an option, defensive pressure, are important. If they're good in the air or with disposal, they're solid rolled gold. And they don't have to be express speedsters.
Cox has all of these attributes. He has the engine to go all day. Clean disposal on both sides with short and long kicks. Marking ability. His ability to float back or forward as a 4th tall option, provide a long kick out of defence, makes good decisions, while also being nimble and beautiful disposal is a combination of features that rarely exist in the one player.
I don't care where he originally saw himself as. Unless he's unhappy with his current role, I'd be training and building him up as a winger. And he could be the dominant one in the AFL.
We've got Reid, Baldwin, Eyre, Brand, Bryan, McBride and Zerk who we're developing, and if they're successful will need spots (on top of guys already in the best 22). Prioritise them for the key position roles.
My thought is that true wingers are very rare in the AFL. Players like Langdon, Gaff, Hill (when performing), Isaac Smith, really stand out and make a big difference to their teams. Losing Stanton was a huge headache to us even with his flaws. Players who can run up and down presenting an option, defensive pressure, are important. If they're good in the air or with disposal, they're solid rolled gold. And they don't have to be express speedsters.
I'd really like to see Cox build his running capacity
You don't think he ran out of puff this year? He was smoked by the end.u wot
There are other factors that lead to fatigue, than simply running capacity. No one running a 6min 2km has an issue with running capacity.You don't think he ran out of puff this year? He was smoked by the end.
You don't think he ran out of puff this year? He was smoked by the end.
Edit: I just re-read that and it's probably how I expressed it. I know he's got excellent endurance but he hasn't got the capacity yet to keep running, week-in week-out, for a full season. He was made the sub for the last few rounds.
That physical maturity then is what I'm looking forward to seeing from Cox (from all the youngers, really). The ability to lose his opponent and turn up in the forwardline late in games and late in the season, as an extra tall, should break close games open. Hard to believe he's already played 21 games. Maybe with another full season that physicality gets fast-tracked as well.I don't think that's a running capacity thing, there's a physical maturity that comes with the rigours of playing a full season, getting battered, and recovering appropriately week in-week out. Happens quite a lot with young blokes, especially considering they didn't really play football in 2020.
I guess that's why the 'third year breakout' is a thing, as that usually is the point where players have had sufficient game-time, preseasons and experience to get up and perform at a high level each week.
That physical maturity then is what I'm looking forward to seeing from Cox (from all the youngers, really). The ability to lose his opponent and turn up in the forwardline late in games and late in the season, as an extra tall, should break close games open. Hard to believe he's already played 21 games. Maybe with another full season that physicality gets fast-tracked as well.
We could sign him in the Supplementary Selection Period ala Alec WatermanConnor McKenna? If he were to come back, how would we get him on the list? Would it have to be in the draft or is his contract still on sort of and we could just give him another one?
We could sign him in the Supplementary Selection Period ala Alec Waterman