Player Watch #45 Thomas Burton - Debut ANZAC Eve

[captain cotch 9]

The new Shorty

Plays more like Lambert IMO.

 

[captain cotch 9]

AFL Draft: Behind the growth of the Jets' AFL Draft prospect

Tom Burton speaks on leadership, mindset, playing with Tom McGuane and more.

www.zerohanger.com

 

[59Stanley]

If my glass is half full, Grlj , Burton combination could be handy off hb in a few years.

This is it exactly Short replacement.

 

[59Stanley]

Like the fact we have listed a kid that got leather poisoning at coates league. We need more players that get consistent 25-30 touches per game. He is very zippy indeed.

 

[Hank Heavenly]

Well done Tom, good luck lad

 

[Madtiger2006]

He might get early games with Hotton out

 

[wegetpumped]

So we trialled 2 rucks no good? While season starting and our 2 back ups are injured? Hope this guy is worth it.

 

[NZ_Tiger]

So we trialled 2 rucks no good? While season starting and our 2 back ups are injured? Hope this guy is worth it.

They watched our preseason effort and thought we were rucked anyway. Ruck or no ruck.

 

[The Vaucluse]

Maybe the curtain lifted with Ryan’s injury and they thought there is an option in the upcoming draft or trade period, so rather than committing to a young ruck via the SSP they decided to bide their time. Plus, they liked what they saw in Burton and thought they’d roll the dice.

Finally, is he a relative of Chris Burton who played for us in the 1980s? I think he came across from Footscray. He was a hard watch, played out of a back pocket.

 

[SplintWhisky]

Happy to select him but only if we plan to develop him as a midfielder. We can jizz all we want over attacking half backs, but footy is won by a solid midfield.

Mate Dimma built a legacy by putting every player on the half back. If you cant play half back, you cant play.

 

[SplintWhisky]

That is one of these best reads. He has a mindset for growth. Looks like he is aiming to squeeze the absolute best out of himself, despite his lack of physical nature and abilities. Picking a Lambert type without waiting the extra years that Lambo did?

I work in a field where I have to assess people's ability to perform in a high stress environment. My biggest personal metric is the ability and desire to improve always. I have lost faith in so many people who don't want to do growth work when winning or they just go 'woe is me' when it isnt working.

Always think that a kid with a dogged growth mindset is the type of kid to put in the third or fourth effort at the 20min mark of the 4th quarter.

 

[tiger_tough]

He might get early games with Hotton out

Wouldn't be surprised actually. Hopefully starts in the midfield in the VFL.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

So we trialled 2 rucks no good? While season starting and our 2 back ups are injured? Hope this guy is worth it.

just gotta limp thru to msd, i prefer this anyway, we can cast a wide net get the best performing young ruck in the country.

 

[Muddiemoose]

just gotta limp thru to msd, i prefer this anyway, we can cast a wide net get the best performing young ruck in the country.

Was Ryan a standout state league ruck the year we drafted him

if he was… **** that

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Was Ryan a standout state league ruck the year we drafted him

if he was… **** that

might even end up with kraz but atleast well have half a season of vfl form to make the call on instead of a couple weeks of training.

 

[tiger_tough]

might even end up with kraz but atleast well have half a season of vfl form to make the call on instead of a couple weeks of training.

Kras has signed with Casey. If he's any good you'd think the Dees would jump at the chance to take him given Gawn is nearly done. I'm sure we'll keep an eye on him.

 

[Morro]

Was Ryan a standout state league ruck the year we drafted him

if he was… **** that

Nah he wasnt, he was mostly potential at that point and his early VFL form looked super promising with us, I genuinely think he has gone backwards.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

just gotta limp thru to msd, i prefer this anyway, we can cast a wide net get the best performing young ruck in the country.

What do you classify as young re ruckman?
Dowling and Kras are both teens but you look at ruckman at other clubs that are starting to show a bit and you’ve got
McAndrew at the Crows 25,
Blackiston at Bumbers, 27,
Vislentini at Port, 24,
Madden at GWS, 23
Reeves who is the Hawks backup is 27.
It’s a lottery trying to find them in their teens, early 20s particularly in a msd. Probably better we just go the best performed ruckman if we do have a msd pick.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

What do you classify as young re ruckman?
Dowling and Kras are both teens but you look at ruckman at other clubs that are starting to show a bit and you’ve got
McAndrew at the Crows 25,
Blackiston at Bumbers, 27,
Vislentini at Port, 24,
Madden at GWS, 23
Reeves who is the Hawks backup is 27.
It’s a lottery trying to find them in their teens, early 20s particularly in a msd. Probably better we just go the best performed ruckman if we do have a msd pick.

ideally a ruckman that’s young enough to fit our list profile but past the gangly teenager stage and can be competitive against seasoned bodies. So we’re not carrying them for 4 years but they’ll peak when the rest of the list does.

 

[Muddiemoose]

Nah he wasnt, he was mostly potential at that point and his early VFL form looked super promising with us, I genuinely think he has gone backwards.

His circle ruck work is still very good imo, and even on the deck I rate him

But it’s his ability to either go forward or back when his opponents drag him to either end that really lets him down

Still struggles to mark

 

[Drunken Wookie]

His circle ruck work is still very good imo, and even on the deck I rate him

But it’s his ability to either go forward or back when his opponents drag him to either end that really lets him down

Still struggles to mark

you could tell the direction in the afl became dont bother trying to mark it just be a backboard and deflect it to our smalls. he was literally just standing there with arms straight up most of the time.

 

[Jozzy]

So we trialled 2 rucks no good? While season starting and our 2 back ups are injured? Hope this guy is worth it.

Or maybe those rucks were not yet ready tk make an impact at this level.

 

[wegetpumped]

Or maybe those rucks were not yet ready tk make an impact at this level.

They weren't supposed to they are kids. You develop them unlike Ryan which was a bust from start but keep rewarding him.

 

[wegetpumped]

Was Ryan a standout state league ruck the year we drafted him

if he was… **** that

No and at the time we got him it was just on potential cause of his size a real masterstroke that turned out.

 

[Calcium Man]

might even end up with kraz but atleast well have half a season of vfl form to make the call on instead of a couple weeks of training.

Kras has signed with Casey. If he's any good you'd think the Dees would jump at the chance to take him given Gawn is nearly done. I'm sure we'll keep an eye on him.

Heard he’ll probably play a lot of overage at eastern while being on Casey’s list.