Analysis The Bigger Picture

[The Speaker]

If you think hill can't kick ur wrong

He can, just nowhere near as well as his brother.

 

[eth-dog]

If you think hill can't kick ur wrong

He's about Stantons level of kicking

 

[Ambrosia]

It's a myth that Myers is poor overhead - He looks awkward at times but there have been few occasions when he has been cut up by a third tall - Myers finds a way to get the job done.

I still remember what Brett Thornton did to him in our elimination final against Carlton.

 

[BrunoV]

Need to look and run like Port players.

It is not like it has anything to do with their recruiting, the new coaching regime has been in charge for two drafts and it's only a handful of their players that were recruited in the timeframe that played last night.

They are doing strength and conditioning/fitness right and we are doing it wrong.

 

[Vander18]

Need to look and run like Port players.

It is not like it has anything to do with their recruiting, the new coaching regime has been in charge for two drafts and it's only a handful of their players that were recruited in the timeframe that played last night.

They are doing strength and conditioning/fitness right and we are doing it wrong.

Agree with you that yes, we should look and run like Port.....but even they would struggle to get Marty Gleeson looking like Ollie Wines or Hamish Hartlett...recruitment has something to do with it.

We drafted a number of unusually skinny footballers over the last 2-3 years, getting these guys both AFL bodies and running capacity is going to be every challenging. A physique and physical make up that suits the requirements of AFL footy should be at least one part of what the recruitment team look at.

 

[Big Fresh]

Agree with you that yes, we should look and run like Port.....but even they would struggle to get Marty Gleeson looking like Ollie Wines or Hamish Bartlett...recruitment has something to do with it.

We drafted a number of unusually skinny footballers over the last 2-3 years, getting these guys both AFL bodies and running capacity is going to be every challenging. A physique and physical make up that suits the requirements of AFL footy should be at least one part of what the recruitment team look at.

So you're saying that we shouldn't recruit Josh Bootsma?

 

[BrunoV]

Agree with you that yes, we should look and run like Port.....but even they would struggle to get Marty Gleeson looking like Ollie Wines or Hamish Bartlett...recruitment has something to do with it.

We drafted a number of unusually skinny footballers over the last 2-3 years, getting these guys both AFL bodies and running capacity is going to be every challenging. A physique and physical make up that suits the requirements of AFL footy should be at least one part of what the recruitment team look at.

No reason skinny guys should not be able to run hard. In fact, I would have thought that the trade off is size for running but our guys just lack both. We need to push that much harder this preseason.

 

[hurlygurdy]

Agree with you that yes, we should look and run like Port.....but even they would struggle to get Marty Gleeson looking like Ollie Wines or Hamish Bartlett...recruitment has something to do with it.

We drafted a number of unusually skinny footballers over the last 2-3 years, getting these guys both AFL bodies and running capacity is going to be every challenging. A physique and physical make up that suits the requirements of AFL footy should be at least one part of what the recruitment team look at.

Melksham?

 

[BrunoV]

Melksham?

I was hoping that he'd end up like Hartlett.

I'm not sure he can carry the weight though.

 

[Vander18]

No reason skinny guys should not be able to run hard. In fact, I would have thought that the trade off is size for running but our guys just lack both. We need to push that much harder this preseason.

Agreed.

The challenge is blending size and running, port have done it well.

 

[Vander18]

I was hoping that he'd end up like Hartlett.

I'm not sure he can carry the weight though.

Lost his athleticism when he put the size on.

Zac Merrett will end up a good blend...naturally strong and runs well. Can see a little Daniel Kerr in him.

 

[Vander18]

So you're saying that we shouldn't recruit Josh Bootsma?

There are just so many reasons not to draft Josh Bootsma....add this one to the list!