Welcome Welcome to Adelaide: Oscar Ryan - Pick 27

[MRB37]

Mark Bickley

Mark Bickley

Age

54

Ht

178cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.4

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

21.2

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.8

5star

on why he didn't present the guernsey to Oscar Ryan. Basically the Fox Footy producer told Bickley prior to our last pick "All the invited players have been picked, so you don't need to do a presentation" because the producers didn't realize Oscar Ryan was in the building. So Bickley went off to have a beer with someone, but once they realized Ryan there they couldn't find Bickley, so Nicks had to do it.

 

[BrissyCrow]

Mark Bickley on why he didn't present the guernsey to Oscar Ryan. Basically the Fox Footy producer told Bickley prior to our last pick "All the invited players have been picked, so you don't need to do a presentation" because the producers didn't realize Oscar Ryan was in the building. So Bickley went off to have a beer with someone, but once they realized Ryan there they couldn't find Bickley, so Nicks had to do it.

Fair enough, but it didnt faze Nicks who was very good to ensure that Oscar was welcomed to the Crows.

 

[BRL121]

Smith replacement - quick, direct and takes the game on it seems

He is a Doodee replacement, in a sense, since we used the Doodee pick to get him.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

HTB Ashton Moir...

I like him but he needs to shave those Sideburns off.

 

[BRL121]

I like him but he needs to shave those Sideburns off.

He needs a Mullet.

 

[George Kramer]

We are also accruing a lot of very good field kicking players and versatile ones to go with the toughness and we have a great mix of left and right footers too. This list build is really starting to buzz now

The focus on field kicking after years of not being a focus is a pleasant change.

 

[dplggr47]

check this out - the lads must all be pretty close mates

He took his shirt off (and wore his Geelong guernsey)so he could give his AFL draftee shirt to Phoenix to wear at the presentation. Great moment for both.

 

[The Smith Revolution]

He is an Andrew McPherson

36

Andrew Mcpherson

Age

24

Ht

187cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.5

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.5

3star

MG

118.5

2star

D

10.5

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.5

2star

MG

118.5

2star

D

10.5

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

4.5

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.5

4star

MG

118.5

2star

replacement.

 

[Crow till I die]

He is an Andrew McPherson replacement.

Forever injured?

 

[crowsarethebest]

Looks like a right footed Brayden Maynard

4

Brayden Maynard

Age

27

Ht

189cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.6

5star

MG

327.8

4star

D

20.7

5star

K

14.0

5star

HB

6.7

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.0

4star

MG

417.4

5star

D

13.8

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.6

5star

MG

205.8

4star

enforcer type to me. Looks that goods!

 

[Carn The Texan]

Plays nothing like Andrew McPherson but, he's now the closest player we have to Brodie Smith, no doubt with Brodie fast approaching his 32nd year Oscar will likely be looked at as his replacement down back when Brodie pulls up stumps. Really the only difference in their styles is Oscar has a fair bit harder edge to his game.

It's easy to forget that Brodie had a pretty fearless edge to his own game prior to some big concussions and seems to have managed himself accordingly since. Reckon he even had an on-field seizure after a knock maybe 2015?

 

[Danger in Texas]

It's easy to forget that Brodie had a pretty fearless edge to his own game prior to some big concussions and seems to have managed himself accordingly since. Reckon he even had an on-field seizure after a knock maybe 2015?

I was at the Pies game in 2015 where he was best on ground, then suffered a head knock late in the game, was it that game?

 

[Carn The Texan]

I was at the Pies game in 2015 where he was best on ground, then suffered a head knock late in the game, was it that game?

At Marvel? I think that was it. I was there too.

Edit: It may have been called Colonial Stadium or Telstra Dome at the time.

 

[conVINCEd]

I was at the Pies game in 2015 where he was best on ground, then suffered a head knock late in the game, was it that game?

Yep, Trav Varcoe slung Smith after Brodie had disposed of the ball causing him to hit his head on an opponent’s knee.

Was convulsing on the ground afterwards yet we still played him the next week. Insane.

 

[conVINCEd]

Rookie Me Central’s profile on Oscar Ryan.

Reminds me of… an 18 yo Patrick Dangerfield.

 

[1990crow]

I was at the Pies game in 2015 where he was best on ground, then suffered a head knock late in the game, was it that game?

I was at that game too.. never the same player afterwards.

 

[119others]

Interview starting now FiveAA

 

[The Smith Revolution]

Plays nothing like Andrew McPherson but, he's now the closest player we have to Brodie Smith, no doubt with Brodie fast approaching his 32nd year Oscar will likely be looked at as his replacement down back when Brodie pulls up stumps. Really the only difference in their styles is Oscar has a fair bit harder edge to his game.

Smith on list. McPherson gone. McPherson could have been the right half back flank. He's gone. Ryan can be right half back flank. Hence the term replacement.

 

[cleanhands]

119 email got thru

 

[BunjiMac]

Not blown away with the use of this pic but happy to wait and see how it pans out before judgement.

 

[radiojake]

Not blown away with the use of this pic but happy to wait and see how it pans out before judgement.

took me way too long to realise you weren't referring to a photo

homophones in text aren't as obvious as verbal ha

 

[Vladdy Daddy]

Supporters will love his dare and aggression...

Woozle Mk2? Worrell such a great team man with his aggression, mongrel and standing up for his team mates. Hoping for more of the same here.

 

[adelaidecrows]

From the article above..

His rebounding, intercepting and speed had the Crows enamoured with the Shepparton product.

So keen were the Crows on Ryan, national recruiting manager Hamish Ogilvie didn’t want to take any risks on Monday night.

“That one was more on our talent order more so than need, we rated him highly and knew that we could probably manipulate a little bit depending on what was left but I didn’t want the guys to take a risk,” he said.

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“I wanted to take him then rather than try and accumulate stock because we knew West Coast and Brisbane were coming pretty quickly behind us.

“We rated him really highly, he was a player we sort of targeted if we were going to have three or four picks and he was going to be one we hoped we would take with our third or fourth pick.

“He is a great kid and you are going to love to watch him play, he has movement, skill and is really dynamic.”

If this kid comes on really quickly, which is what I am predicting, we are really going to find it difficult to select our back 6. the competition for spots is truly on for our backline.

 

[Scorpus]

Jumper 22 for Ryan, with Rankine moving to 23

 

[1990crow]

Hamish special by the sounds of reports.