Troy Taylor

[TradeDraft]

Won't grow too much more. Depending on sources 188/189cm.
Will end up around 190cm.
Which is ideal as:
O'Keefe 188cm and Steve Johnson 189cm
Taylor has all the attributes to do everything. Can do anything your Daniel Motlop can and also play tall, so he could be a nightmare to matchup once he develops being able to push deeper on smalls and play further up the ground against talls.
Really shaping to be an interesting prospect.

Agree - Could not put a Small on him or a Tall. Plus with his Pace and Massive Leap makes it Harder again to Match-Up on Him

 

[Optimax]

if he is around at pick 30 in this draft, it means there are major doubts on him be it commitment, go home factor, talent etc

If he is as good as you all say gone easily by pick 20

 

[TradeDraft]

if he is around at pick 30 in this draft, it means there are major doubts on him be it commitment, go home factor, talent etc

If he is as good as you all say gone easily by pick 20

He could be gone by Pick 30 but I think you missed a Bit,

He Does have some Commitment Problems and Off The Field Troubles but he has Fixed some of the Problems this year but He is More a Pick on Potential then what he can do right now

 

[Optimax]

He could be gone by Pick 30 but I think you missed a Bit,

He Does have some Commitment Problems and Off The Field Troubles but he has Fixed some of the Problems this year but He is More a Pick on Potential then what he can do right now

ah potential

So what you are saying is he looks alright, will probably struggle in the big city and piss off back home after 2 years.

As i said he is as good as you all say, gone by the latest pick 20. He lasts to 30 id hazard a guess he wont get 3 quarters as good as you all say

 

[knightwheelrqr]

if he is around at pick 30 in this draft, it means there are major doubts on him be it commitment, go home factor, talent etc

If he is as good as you all say gone easily by pick 20

I would consider there to be no go home factor at all. His parents have openly said that they would like him to move to a Victorian based club to be away from bad influences.

Also there is no go home factor for someone from the Northern Territory since there is no other AFL club set up there...

Commitment is not really a factor either, he has applied himself excellently over the past 12 months and has made significant steps as a footballer.

Yes he could go at pick 20, yes he could go before that even, but he could also slip.

He is definately in our draft calculations and we still have an interest in him, it is more so a case of how we rate him against the other talent available.

 

[knightwheelrqr]

ah potential

So what you are saying is he looks alright, will probably struggle in the big city and piss off back home after 2 years.

As i said he is as good as you all say, gone by the latest pick 20. He lasts to 30 id hazard a guess he wont get 3 quarters as good as you all say

In every draft there are disappointments. In every draft there are successes. In every draft there are sliders. And in every draft there are undiscovered gems.

Josh Thomas is one of the undiscovered gems at pick 30, but with Troy Taylor there could be more.

You never know with draft picks, just for me Taylor I have a good feeling about if he makes it to Collingwood.

 

[collingwill]

if he is around at pick 30 in this draft, it means there are major doubts on him be it commitment, go home factor, talent etc

If he is as good as you all say gone easily by pick 20

i agree, but i think we"re in a position where if we miss on ball we can take a bit of a punt, it is only pick 30 in a shallow draft after all and we have plenty of quality kids.

 

[Optimax]

i agree, but i think we"re in a position where if we miss on ball we can take a bit of a punt, it is only pick 30 in a shallow draft after all and we have plenty of quality kids.

much prefer if we are punting we punt on a player less likely to be a risk especially in a position we have filled (flankers so many flankers)

but as i said, if he is half what he is spoken up to be long gone by 30

 

[smiddaz123]

Is comparing him to Jurrah fair? That's the impression I'm getting.

On talent alone Jurrah would've been gone early in the draft....but he was overlooked a bit because of his risks.

 

[collingwill]

Is comparing him to Jurrah fair? That's the impression I'm getting.

On talent alone Jurrah would've been gone early in the draft....but he was overlooked a bit because of his risks.

id think so, but i think he"s a bit more conventional than jurrah, moves a bit like buddy as well, not comparing him to buddy though

 

[collingwill]

much prefer if we are punting we punt on a player less likely to be a risk especially in a position we have filled (flankers so many flankers)

but as i said, if he is half what he is spoken up to be long gone by 30

im not sure he will be gone by pick 30, hes had off field issues and his overall stats are shit, so he"ll be a project player and it will depend on whos willing to roll the dice, i would be surprised if he wasnt taken by pick 30 though.

 

[gifted1]

he's a genuine first round chance. If he is there at 30 and we dont pounce on him i'll be surprised, it's been quoted that we've sussed him out, but we suss everyone out. I was at the NT-QLD game and Troy stood out, even when he didn't have the ball, he is a very eye catching player.

 

[DWil6]

Is comparing him to Jurrah fair? That's the impression I'm getting.

On talent alone Jurrah would've been gone early in the draft....but he was overlooked a bit because of his risks.

Watching the video I did think "poor mans Liam Jurrah". May come on but underwhelmed by his game stats and accuracy at goal.

 

[knightwheelrqr]

much prefer if we are punting we punt on a player less likely to be a risk especially in a position we have filled (flankers so many flankers)

but as i said, if he is half what he is spoken up to be long gone by 30

We only really have those types in defence. Up forward we only have smalls with a few talls. We really don't have any medium/ 3rd talls up forward at all. Macaffer would be our closest and really he is still more of a small.

Down back we definately don't need any more of that type, but up forward I would argue that we do.

 

[knightwheelrqr]

Is comparing him to Jurrah fair? That's the impression I'm getting.

On talent alone Jurrah would've been gone early in the draft....but he was overlooked a bit because of his risks.

I prefer Taylor over Jurrah actually. Jurrah is a small, Taylor is more a 3rd tall up forward who can play key position yet do all the things a small can at the same time which makes him a pretty unique find.

 

[collingwill]

I prefer Taylor over Jurrah actually. Jurrah is a small, Taylor is more a 3rd tall up forward who can play key position yet do all the things a small can at the same time which makes him a pretty unique find.

id be taking jurrah at this early stage, if he ends up being as good as jurrah then its a massive win for whoever picks him up.

 

[TradeDraft]

We only really have those types in defence. Up forward we only have smalls with a few talls. We really don't have any medium/ 3rd talls up forward at all. Macaffer would be our closest and really he is still more of a small.

Down back we definately don't need any more of that type, but up forward I would argue that we do.

We have Medders and Locker as well as Medium Forwards

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Are you people already convinced that Rusling is never going to make it through a full season? I would call both him and Anthony 3rd tall forwards, or at least I will when Dawes and Cloke are holding down the key positions. Perhaps we have too many of the same type of taller forward - guys whose ground skills are not real flash. Nonetheless, if we are drafting the best available and TT is still there, he would add a bit of class to the forward line and provide another selection option.

 

[TradeDraft]

Are you people already convinced that Rusling is never going to make it through a full season? I would call both him and Anthony 3rd tall forwards, or at least I will when Dawes and Cloke are holding down the key positions. Perhaps we have too many of the same type of taller forward - guys whose ground skills are not real flash. Nonetheless, if we are drafting the best available and TT is still there, he would add a bit of class to the forward line and provide another selection option.

Well Rusling has not played through a Full Season yet and has shown nothing that he Could

 

[Copeland]

We have Medders and Locker as well as Medium Forwards

Off topic a bit...If Medders and Trav get back to their best this year and rotating Dids, Dale and Leon through there we'll have one of most dangerous fwd lines going around. Would love to see our young mids like Jmac, Beams, Sidey and W'ham stand up this year so Leon and Didak can spend more time fwd, but I think their still too young and slight.

 

[TradeDraft]

If you are Looking for a 3rd Tall for Other options what about(Plus Video):

Myles Pitt

http://www.mediafire.com/?z2mkktmhvhd

and

Nathan Fyfe

http://www.mediafire.com/?kuonwnnynyg

 

[DWil6]

I prefer Taylor over Jurrah actually. Jurrah is a small, Taylor is more a 3rd tall up forward who can play key position yet do all the things a small can at the same time which makes him a pretty unique find.

That's pretty inaccurate actually. Jurrah is 191cm and Taylor (as you say) is 189 so I feel if one of the two has to be a small it wouldn't be Jurrah. Jurrah also kicked 20 goals in 9 games of AFL last season to be second in Melbourne's goal kicking and to make him 13th in the comp for goals per game. To take a relatively unknown player over someone who has shown the potential that Jurrah has would, in my view, be very poor recruiting.

 

[PRANKSTER666]

West Coast should be considering another forward with our pick 22 or 23.

Troy Taylor and Nat Fyfe would be two of the better candidates around.

 

[Jef Costello]

I prefer Taylor over Jurrah actually. Jurrah is a small, Taylor is more a 3rd tall up forward who can play key position yet do all the things a small can at the same time which makes him a pretty unique find.

Hes smaller than Liam and not as big a leap . Jurrah always played KP/full forward (and even ruck occasionally) in the Alice. Seen them both play regularly ; Jurrah was an absolute star elite natural standout up here and would take him every day of the week and twice on Sundays.

That said, Taylor is very good player, huge potential and would be a good project player.

 

[knightwheelrqr]

That's pretty inaccurate actually. Jurrah is 191cm and Taylor (as you say) is 189 so I feel if one of the two has to be a small it wouldn't be Jurrah. Jurrah also kicked 20 goals in 9 games of AFL last season to be second in Melbourne's goal kicking and to make him 13th in the comp for goals per game. To take a relatively unknown player over someone who has shown the potential that Jurrah has would, in my view, be very poor recruiting.

Hmm, that's interesting. I have 2 sources saying that he is 187 and 188cm.
I havn't watched enough of Melbourne's games in recent times (and why would you want to?). My impressions of him were that he was allot smaller than he is due to his style of play.

Will measure very similiar to Taylor in many regards if that is the case. Taylor is 189, and will probably get to 191-192cm range.

Also kicking the 2nd most goals for Melbourne is nothing you would brag about? From what I have seen of them they don't really have very many dangerous targets up forward. I suggest when Jack Watts is introduced next season that he will provide something up forward and become their new main target.