you’re more likely to get drafted at 19 than at 22/23.
...unless it's by Freo.
Apparently we have the latgest drafting team in the comp, ...and we keep finding real nuggets in the tailings the rest of the AFL overlook.
...wonder if there's a link?.
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you’re more likely to get drafted at 19 than at 22/23.
...unless it's by Freo.
Apparently we have the latgest drafting team in the comp, ...and we keep finding real nuggets in the tailings the rest of the AFL overlook.
...wonder if there's a link?.
Absolutely. In Banfield's case his card had been stamped - can't kick. Remains to be seen if this is the case in open field play. Its certainly a weakness that can be covered for playing the defensive forward role. He's really not a lot different to DeBoer in the way he presents really. Looks to be a bit more creative so far but time will tell.
Ideally we would like to rotate Fyfe, Walters, Mundy forward for short bursts, get a mis-match for better scoringSo where are we at with this bloke.
Pretty clear he's an inside midfielder or bust.
Our top six players for total clearances this year:
Fyfe
Mundy
Walters
Conca
Tucker
Brayshaw
On the whole our midfield actually worked pretty well this year (contested poss and clearance wise). Fyfe and Walters were both very effective and should stick to a similar role for the foreseeable future. Mundy was excellent early on and tailed as the season wore on. I imagine his midfield minutes will slowly diminish from here on out. Conca went ok, better than expect but not a standout by any means. Tucker and Brayshaw both improved on their previous year and hopefully continue on that trajectory.
Given we want more midfield time for Blakely and Cerra they will likely start stealing midfield time from Mundy and Conca.
So if next year Fyfe, Walters, Brayshaw, Cerra, Blakely and Tucker are our main stayers with Mundy and Conca providing backup that leaves Banfield battling back at Peel with Valente. Valente who I imagine they want to get up to speed as quickly as possible due to the fact that his strengths as a draftee were that he can win the hard ball and is a good kick of the footy.
Early days obviously but think Banfield is really going to struggle to crack a game in his preferred position unless we have a midfield injury crisis like our KPP injury crisis this year. He's probably 8th/9th in line at the moment for an inside mid role.
Big pre-season coming up for him. See if he can impress the new coach.
depth or tagger (though happy for him to prove me wrong). But in saying that, neither of those things are bad and both are good to have in the arsenal #FFCinjurycurseSo where are we at with this bloke.
Pretty clear he's an inside midfielder or bust.
Our top six players for total clearances this year:
Fyfe
Mundy
Walters
Conca
Tucker
Brayshaw
On the whole our midfield actually worked pretty well this year (contested poss and clearance wise). Fyfe and Walters were both very effective and should stick to a similar role for the foreseeable future. Mundy was excellent early on and tailed as the season wore on. I imagine his midfield minutes will slowly diminish from here on out. Conca went ok, better than expect but not a standout by any means. Tucker and Brayshaw both improved on their previous year and hopefully continue on that trajectory.
Given we want more midfield time for Blakely and Cerra they will likely start stealing midfield time from Mundy and Conca.
So if next year Fyfe, Walters, Brayshaw, Cerra, Blakely and Tucker are our main stayers with Mundy and Conca providing backup that leaves Banfield battling back at Peel with Valente. Valente who I imagine they want to get up to speed as quickly as possible due to the fact that his strengths as a draftee were that he can win the hard ball and is a good kick of the footy.
Early days obviously but think Banfield is really going to struggle to crack a game in his preferred position unless we have a midfield injury crisis like our KPP injury crisis this year. He's probably 8th/9th in line at the moment for an inside mid role.
Big pre-season coming up for him. See if he can impress the new coach.