2nds The Peel Thunder Thread (Round 4 vs. Subiaco @ 2.30pm Sat 25th April on 7plus)

[JunglistPosse]

That 22 has had an absolute stinker

Omg I was swearing at the tv . Shocking game .

 

[wakojako]

I like that they are playing Sharp inside mid. It'll toughen him up a little so he stops being soft in the contest. Could definitely see him getting a spot in the b23.

 

[freo_leo29]

 

[King Huskii]

Giddy up

And some posters thinks he's too slow to make it

 

[go_the_dockers]

Giddy up

And some posters thinks he's too slow to make it

Will Brodie, Robertson etc all got same possies.

Needs good skills or good speed. Won't make it with one of those.

 

[freo_leo29]

Giddy up

And some posters thinks he's too slow to make it

I liked what I saw, didn't look slow in any of that atleast

 

[King Huskii]

Will Brodie, Robertson etc all got same possies.

Needs good skills or good speed. Won't make it with one of those.

Brodie round 1 VFL at the age of 17?

 

[King Huskii]

I liked what I saw, didn't look slow in any of that atleast

Yeah I'd have to watch live to make more of a judgment. His ball skills didn't look overly great but you could say the same for Serongs kicking and he's a gun

 

[Paracleet]

You can certainly make it still as a slow big clearance winner. It's just you can only do it as an A grader.

 

[freo_leo29]

Yeah I'd have to watch live to make more of a judgment. His ball skills didn't look overly great but you could say the same for Serongs kicking and he's a gun

I liked his step through the contest in the couple of centre bounce clips, thats AFL movement

 

[Superkoops]

Brodie round 1 VFL at the age of 17?

Exactly - the VFL still requires very good endurance. All of Brodie’s work and he was an accumulator was at U18 level. It took Wagner to go a new level of fitness to dominate at VFL in order to get drafted for the third time by Freo.

Robinson getting 28 at WAFL is very promising. Areas to improve but seems to have a decent fitness base and covers the ground over the course of the game much better than Brodie ever did.

 

[Docker82]

You can certainly make it still as a slow big clearance winner. It's just you can only do it as an A grader.

Think there's just a minimum athletic requirement to play AFL tbh.

Some people like to group players into athletes and footballers sometimes.

Reality is you can't play AFL without some athletic ability just like you can't play AFL without enough football ability. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses but even half the guys that make it that are labelled 'old fashioned footballers', whilst not having standout athletic traits, are far superior athletically to a lot of the guys that don't make it due to lack of athleticism.

Think whilst that fear is there with Robinson he isn't a top end pick. It doesn't look he's absolutely terrible athletically though and he's clearly got a fair bit of football ability so he'll certainly get drafted at this stage. Whether athleticism holds him back at the next level is to be found out later.

 

[anchor man]

I believe Souths had give debutants yesterday.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Murphy fell to 17 because of a perceived lack of speed. Not saying Robinson will reach the heights of footy IQ Murph possesses (very few across the entire AFL will), but speed isn’t everything if you’re winning the ball consistently.

 

[King Huskii]

Murphy fell to 17 because of a perceived lack of speed. Not saying Robinson will reach the heights of footy IQ Murph possesses (very few across the entire AFL will), but speed isn’t everything if you’re winning the ball consistently.

Reid injured himself and missed a chunk of the season which didn't give himself as much exposure.

 

[Superkoops]

Murphy fell to 17 because of a perceived lack of speed. Not saying Robinson will reach the heights of footy IQ Murph possesses (very few across the entire AFL will), but speed isn’t everything if you’re winning the ball consistently.

There is still a place in the game for the ball extractors. Rowell is an example. Last year Rowell really focused on flipping out the handball. From what I’ve seen of Robinson he gets hands to the ball first. These country/farm boys seem to have a good baseline fitness.

His mobility and covering the ground as compared to Colts last year has improved further. Only one sample this year but definite improvement. It was his debut game and he looked very comfortable. I’ve seen him in the 10-18 draft range. If he absolutely dominates the U18 carnival that may well push up but for mine he is in that range and we will use our first pick and change to grab him. Hopefully a speedy outside draftee added with another pick in the 30’s. A genuine developing ruck would be another area of need. Riddle looks handy but we need a tall athletic ruck.

 

[Lach72]

There is still a place in the game for the ball extractors. Rowell is an example. Last year Rowell really focused on flipping out the handball. From what I’ve seen of Robinson he gets hands to the ball first. These country/farm boys seem to have a good baseline fitness.

His mobility and covering the ground as compared to Colts last year has improved further. Only one sample this year but definite improvement. It was his debut game and he looked very comfortable. I’ve seen him in the 8-15 draft range. If he absolutely dominates the U18 carnival that may well push up but for mine he is in that range and we will use our first pick and change to grab him. Hopefully a speedy outside draftee added with another pick in the 30’s. A genuine developing ruck would be another area of need. Riddle looks handy but we need a tall athletic ruck.

The issue with Robinson will be defensive running. If he constantly gets burnt going the other way, he’s no good to us.

As for rucks, have a gander at the vid I just posted of Ethan Herbert from North Adelaide. Reminds of Paul Salmon with that mobility and body shape

 

[maccamk]

I don’t think anyone is saying he won’t get drafted. He just won’t go top end. That isnt a bad thing for us. I’ve been told 20s is fair range from ppl who should know and that is based on his kicking and leg speed.

 

[Minz]

I don’t think anyone is saying he won’t get drafted. He just won’t go top end. That isnt a bad thing for us. I’ve been told 20s is fair range from ppl who should know and that is based on his kicking and leg speed.

So he’d be a bit of a reach at 18?

 

[freo_leo29]

We really won't know til after the champs

Players rise and fall in their draft year a bunch


If he dominates champs then thats both good and bad news for us

 

[pK75]

So he’d be a bit of a reach at 18?

We’d take a live selection at 18 and match a bid with our second and third round picks if no one else had bid. The deficit would come from out F2 if he makes it past the first round.

 

[bone2468]

Hopefully kickett earnt himself a league debut this week with his tackling pressure and attack on the footy

 

[King Huskii]

Hopefully kickett earnt himself a league debut this week with his tackling pressure and attack on the footy

Id be keen to see him play league

He is very talented

Its bloody hard on players who miss out due to the rules for freo listed players.

 

[PrancingPony]

I'd love to see Kickett get some league time in the WAFL and if he plays well, I'd love a debut this year.

The name Kickett just looks right in Fremantle colours.

 

[pK75]

Whan got 24 touches and a goal in the reserves, would like to see him at league level as well