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The 2018 Superdraft revisited
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Next to useless at ground level is just a stupid thing to say
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Luko is a gun but ffs, Thomas is delivering the goods at a level that's tracking him to be a top five player in the comp in two seasons.
... he was one of only seven players last season to average at least 18 disposals and more than one goal and one score assist, alongside such superstars as Dustin Martin, Christian Petracca and Marcus Bontempelli.
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Top 5 player in the league within 2 years?Luko is a gun but ffs, Thomas is delivering the goods at a level that's tracking him to be a top five player in the comp in two seasons.
... he was one of only seven players last season to average at least 18 disposals and more than one goal and one score assist, alongside such superstars as Dustin Martin, Christian Petracca and Marcus Bontempelli.
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Not saying it will or won’t happen, but why dismiss it out right?
Stat line looks basically identical to Petracca for year 3 of football. And both had missed a year of footy by that stage.
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For starters it is a big, big effort to get into the top 5 players in the league. The odds of any player getting there is slim.
Using the Petracca comparison, even with Petraccas massive 2020 season I wouldn't have said he was in the top 5 players in the league until probably the finals time in 2021
Equally his stat lines are very similar to someone like a Heeney who is a great player but has never gotten close to the top 5 players in the league
So statistically unlikely to happen? That’s fair and I’d agree.
It is a big step up from the top 10% of the league to top 1%. And you can only really do it with finals performances.
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Had the poster said on his current trajectory he was on track to be an A grade player or something similar in 2 years I wouldn't have been so dismissive
Taking the jump from promising young players to A grade is big. Then going from A grade to top 5 is a massive leap. And you only have to have a look at some ****ing super players who have been top line A grade players but never gotten to the top 5
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Luko is a gun but ffs, Thomas is delivering the goods at a level that's tracking him to be a top five player in the comp in two seasons.
... he was one of only seven players last season to average at least 18 disposals and more than one goal and one score assist, alongside such superstars as Dustin Martin, Christian Petracca and Marcus Bontempelli.
The players who have a point to prove in your AFL team
Four Brownlow medallists, a star forward, a veteran skipper and a captain now sharing the role with two teammates are among the players seeking to have a greater impact in 2022.
I didn't say he was shit. I just said I rate Luko higher.
Both available in an open draft and I take Lukosios.
Added to that, there aren’t many top 5 players in the comp under the age of 25 throughout the last 20 years.
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Yeah makes it even more unlikely he will be there in 2 years
Of recent time I can only think of Buddy, Bont, Cripps (who then fell off a cliff) & Oliver
I've probably missed some too
It’s hard because it’s all subjective, but Walsh is probably one you could be reasonably confident with.
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Yeah he puts up another year like 2021 and he is legitimately in the convo
That is the thing too. I always thing you need multiple big years to be considered in the top 5 players in the league, hence why I said I didn't consider Petracca there until after the end of the 2021 season
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ESPN statLuko is a gun but ffs, Thomas is delivering the goods at a level that's tracking him to be a top five player in the comp in two seasons.
... he was one of only seven players last season to average at least 18 disposals and more than one goal and one score assist, alongside such superstars as Dustin Martin, Christian Petracca and Marcus Bontempelli.
The players who have a point to prove in your AFL team
Four Brownlow medallists, a star forward, a veteran skipper and a captain now sharing the role with two teammates are among the players seeking to have a greater impact in 2022.
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Rankine doesn't surprise me.
Midfielders playing in SANFL always made to look better than what they are. Good kids playing among very mediocre talent look like super stars.
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You guys ok?
Walsh >>>> Cripps
Lol it’s tough to choose who will be top 5 from all our young mids.
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To add to that discussion too, Petracca was notably out of AFL shape and looked more like a boulder than athlete. It was very obvious he had high talent but it was down to hit commitment to reaching the heights he has this year.
For me I don't really know when I watch Thomas as to what's holding him back. Even with Walsh for instance, he has a hell of a lot of filling out to do still in terms of muscle so you can predict improvement is still to come. Thomas is quite sturdy, isn't a terrible runner from what I see but just doesn't seem a natural accumulator at this stage.
The next big body Bont/Trac type for me is clearly Rayner. Has all the explosiveness and footy nous, just hasnt had the fitness and discipline to take that step as of yet.
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