Player Watch Welcome James Blanck. Extends to 2026!

[Dewyyyyy]

Im thinking outside the box here but maybe, just maybe they chose it because it involves filling in the blancks?





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Hey nah that's actually elite. Big brain moment.

 

[Pessimistic]

Has shown a lot. And faster than hoogle Hagan (star of the competition JB) on lead in quarter 4 first game and UH two pre seasons

 

[rei154]

Solid first hit out imo.
Like most of our defenders he gets overawed when out midfield capitulated drastically, but a lot to work with there which is great to see!

 

[SSSSSS]

Think we've got a player here.

 

[The hands of stone]

Very solid debut , looks a nice pickup.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Thought he was great, alot of his draft profile came to sea and you could see the work he's done at BH.

Strengths were listed as reading the play which he did multiple times, closing speed which was on show, his rebounding which i liked, his clean ability to get a good spoil i thought was pretty good bar the unlucky one with Rhylee West

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Rhylee West

Age

23

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

5.7

2star

HB

6.7

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

3star

G

0.5

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

13.0

4star

K

5.6

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.6

3star

in the square.

His composure was great, he had good strength and got through tackles well and didn't look raw at all.

Should play alot of the rest of the year, huge tick!

 

[TheFourPillars]

He will be better with an afl pre season got out bodied a couple of time to be expected

 

[chopflop]

Needs some body strength for mine but that will come with time. Great speed for an AFL KPD. You need that these days

 

[TylerDurden]

A lot to work with.

 

[Linda CRS]

Really impressive as he has been at box hill for nearly 3 years. Well played James.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Didn't look out of place, a nice debut.

Most impressed with his speed and composure with the ball, looks AFL standard already TBH.

 

[The_Axeman]

After seeing him at preseason training earlier this year, I'd quietly been hoping we would draft him. He just looked like a bloke that has all of the tools required to be a an AFL standard KPD and just needed to be in an AFL environment to go to the next level. I reckon he is a long term player for us.

 

[cryptor]

Tough debut with the midfield dominance from the Doggies after quarter time. I thought he was really good considering.

 

[Turly]

Hawthorn have rorted free agency again.

We've found another one. Bookmark it.

 

[tommyk72]

I was surprised at how composed and on point his disposal was. Hadn’t expected that. So used to Hartigan and Frost.


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[CHUBBSS]

Build that core strength and we have a starting KPD, basically for nothing, great outcome.

All the defenders desperately need some support from the middle now though.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Looks a player.

 

[burner1]

Very good debut. Thrown straight in deep end against a very good forward and midfield getting smashed. Prob got beaten but didn’t look overawed. Moves well, seemed composed with ball and most of all hates losing. Given how attacking the rest of backline is (ex Hardwick) having a guy that can defend complements the group well.

Needs some more core strength but will come being in a professional environment.

 

[rei154]

This man is going to become our KPD and our bull.
He just has the look of someone who has the mongrel and will to push himself- I also get the feeling that he's going to be able to put on a fair bit of size- him and DGB will make a great pairing.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

I see a quality KPD partnership forming between Blanck and DGB in the future. Their strengths compliment each other very well.

A defensive unit made up of a core of Hardwick, Sicily, Scrimshaw, DGB, Blanck + guys CJ, Day, Impey and others rolling through is damn exciting.

I'm not ready to say they'll better our peak 2012 - 2015 defence like theiaofseed, but it's impossible not to get excited by the possibilities. It will be one of the best defences in league if Blanck and DGB really develop.

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

his first quarter was extremley impressive

not a bad kick on the bloke at all – certainly his disposal is an improvement over Frosty and Hartigan's

 

[HairyO]

Very good first game. Only beaten a couple of times other than a 2 handed shove in the back and a free kick against when there was no contact.

Should be very pleased with his performance. Surely gets another game even if Frost and DGB are fit and firing.

 

[Franko Armani]

Started the game brilliantly and looked at home at this level. So def something to work with here for the future. Couldn’t have been a faster, more physical high pressure contest for a full back to debut in! Kept his composure beautifully all night even when caught out a couple of times.

Ok, job done now it’s time to look at replacing the next 3 in our best 22 that aren’t going to get any better.

 

[Fleabane]

Great debut in tough conditions. So composed, accurate kick, seems like a good decision maker, with the physical attributes you'd want in a KPD. So I guess while much of the game was horribly disappointing, this could well be a pretty big step forward in our rebuild. So pleased for him.

Funny thing is after a while I found myself more relaxed when he had the ball than when some of our more seasoned players did!

 

[Nick the Pig]

This was such a promising first game. Looked at home. Sam may have potentially solved what is a glaring weakness moving forward.

Looked composed and not rushed with ball in hand. While not primarily what he would be selected for as our KPD, this aspect of his game felt like a breath of fresh air after Chip and Hartigan.