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peter bell improved his speed considerably at north Melbourne I believeWOW 0.03 of a second.
Case closed.
How old was Gaff v Duggan BTW?
And you are incorrect in stating you can't train and be coached and get faster. Running, sprint training is just another aspect that players and clubs work on after being drafted. Fast twitch muscle can be developed / improved with the right training methods. Sprinting styles can be improved on and developed and yes some players are more developed than others. Especially those who are low age recruits.
Whatever, if you write nonsense someone will call it. You're making claims about the Yeo trade you can't substantiate. It's wishful thinking.
In regards to the players mentioned Macnamara, Dalziel, McGinnity were never quality, simply dead ends that were poorly assessed and held onto for far too long due to poor list management.
Hams and Sheppard we're never fully fledge midfield prospects and have never been used as such at their time at the Eagles.
Stevens and Swift both had some talent, and both exited the club after just 3/4 years respectively (Ebert likewise a year earlier). Neither player has been with us the last two years and neither played with us at what would be their prime.
Again it comes down to turnover and the coaching staff assessing and developing players properly. You need to find two premiership quality players a year, they won't always come out of the first two rounds.
These new players need to be given time but the coaches need make the hard call on players once they're full abilities are meaningfully exposed at league level.
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I don't think it's highly dubious at all.You may not always get gold out of top picks but the percentage of it happening is certainly higher than taking late picks all the time, and loading up on a bunch of late pick midfielders is a highly dubious strategy for Premiership success IMO. I'm glad we are getting more mids, but it's quality we need.
Stevens is still playing in the AFL right now and has been struggling to get a game at WB, so once again your point does not make sense. Swift quit, despite having some talent, but that's still one player out of five that might have been ok.
Glad we picked Duggan over Weller. Weller will fit in perfectly with Freo's ever increasing spud farm.
Weller, Hill and Pearce on the outside are pretty frightening
Weller, Hill and Pearce on the outside are pretty frightening
Congratulations - you put Pearce and frightening in the same sentence.
I do believe that is a first
Untagged he is dangerous. He and Hill have hurt us in the past and you are kidding yourself if you think he doesn't have some talent, regardless of how much of a giant campaigner he is and his propensity to go missing in big games.you just got to laugh
The only one writing nonsense here is you. I outlined the picks we had and what went down, and there was much discussion on the trade thread at the time from others who believed we did the wrong thing as well. For some reason lately you've decided to attack my posts particularly, and I'm not sure why. We're supposed to be supporters of the same club, that doesn't mean you can't disagree on things, but you're starting to come across as if you've got some kind of bee in your bonnet lately, which is a pity because you do have some good insight on younger players which is appreciated.
Well then you just agreed with my point, because we need quality picks, not just quantity. People are always saying in here we need someone to support Shuey in the middle, yet we have had plenty of mids play through there, so it's obvious that everyone believes it's quality that is needed to support him.
Hams played primarily as a midfielder in the WAFL, racking up 30 possessions in games even in his last year of being on our list, however he wasn't given much of a go in the midfield for us. Sheppard was also touted as a midfielder when in under 18's and picked up by us to play midfield. He was shifted to half back when it was obvious he couldn't cut it in order to try and make use of him, especially after picking him at 7.
Stevens is still playing in the AFL right now and has been struggling to get a game at WB, so once again your point does not make sense. Swift quit, despite having some talent, but that's still one player out of five that might have been ok.
You do need to make the most out of the picks you have via good coaching and development, and picks do need to be given time, but 3-4 years should be enough to see if a midfielder is going to be worth hanging onto. Taller prospects can take a bit longer. Why we've held on to mcginnity for so long is baffling.
You may not always get gold out of top picks but the percentage of it happening is certainly higher than taking late picks all the time, and loading up on a bunch of late pick midfielders is a highly dubious strategy for Premiership success IMO. I'm glad we are getting more mids, but it's quality we need.
Duggan - The next Simon Black?
Good one. Where exactly?
Size and speed if I were to guess.Reading this thread is making me very excited about Duggan, although with all of these glowing reports why didn't he go top 3? His size/age?
Duggan - The next Simon Black?
Too quick to judge I think. I'd like to give him a year or two longer before I dump him. Showed some good flashes last year and probably the sub (what a stupid idea) in about 7 of his 10 games which doesn't make it easy to shine.Isn't that what people were saying about Sheed this time last year? Lol, Simon Black of the WAFL reserves maybe
If Duggan had of missed out on this years draft by age where would you have seen him likely to be taken in next years draft after another 12 months development? First round still? Top 10? Top 5?