gaskin
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Hilarious how slow the other players look in his highlights. Suspect most of it is them giving up early because they know they can't catch him.fu** me, he's got some wheels!
Pretty ******* fast: his 2.73 seconds 20m time in February 2019 would be quicker than the all-time national combine record, set in 2010.
Walker must have some runs on the board?Looks like we're finally going to win the grand final sprint *cheer*
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James WalkerJesus frickin proverbials the kid can move!!. I'm struggling to think of any other Freo player in history that was that quick.... not even Josh Simpsonor Stephen HillPLAYERCARDSTARTJosh Simpson
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PLAYERCARDENDin his youth had wheels like that. Only guy who might come close was Shane YarranPLAYERCARDSTART32Stephen Hill
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PLAYERCARDEND(RIP).PLAYERCARDSTARTShane Yarran
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Am I nuts, or has Freo just drafted it's fastest player ever?
Dunno mate, they reckon over 20m his figure would have broken the combine record.James WalkerPLAYERCARDSTARTJames Walker
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I'd happily take a participation certificate for our trophy cabinet at this stage.Looks like we're finally going to win the grand final sprint *cheer*
Don't belittle the McClelland Trophy in there.I'd happily take a participation certificate for our trophy cabinet at this stage.
The 20m is only acceleration testing really. You probably want a 50-100m test as well to get overall speed.
For example, pretty sure Jordan Clarkran about 3s flat for his 20m (which is decent but not rapid) but won the GF sprint because his top speed is higher.PLAYERCARDSTART6Jordan Clark
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Having said that, Western has the burst and looks to cruise pretty well. Suspect both would be quick for him and Walker too.
It raises the question though - in the context of playing AFL level footy - what is more important? Top Speed or acceleration?
BHill came 3rd/4th in the grand final sprint (so quick, but not quickest), but his speed off the mark is one of his most damaging traits. In contrast, one of the things that was so exciting about Frederick's draft reel last year was his top speed - but apart from his goal on debut against the Weagles we didn't see much of it last year. There were many times in congestion when he didn't look any quicker than those around him. I think that's because his acceleration over 20m is decent, but not outstanding; but give him 20-30m to cover and you then see his speed.
I look at the clips of Western (and Walker to some extent) and almost every one of them has him getting a 1-2m separation over the first 5m - that's priceless in congested footy.
I remember watching Crowden's draft highlights and being really excited when time after time he would duck/spin and evade the first tackle to get that immediate separation - but when he first started to play AFL it became clear that bigger bodied mids would just swallow him up. The good news is that he's realised this and (unlike Suban) has adapted his game so he's caught holding the ball far less than in his first season. That's quite different to Western because they won't be able to swallow him up if they can't catch him.
It raises the question though - in the context of playing AFL level footy - what is more important? Top Speed or acceleration?
BHill came 3rd/4th in the grand final sprint (so quick, but not quickest), but his speed off the mark is one of his most damaging traits. In contrast, one of the things that was so exciting about Frederick's draft reel last year was his top speed - but apart from his goal on debut against the Weagles we didn't see much of it last year. There were many times in congestion when he didn't look any quicker than those around him. I think that's because his acceleration over 20m is decent, but not outstanding; but give him 20-30m to cover and you then see his speed.
I look at the clips of Western (and Walker to some extent) and almost every one of them has him getting a 1-2m separation over the first 5m - that's priceless in congested footy.
I remember watching Crowden's draft highlights and being really excited when time after time he would duck/spin and evade the first tackle to get that immediate separation - but when he first started to play AFL it became clear that bigger bodied mids would just swallow him up. The good news is that he's realised this and (unlike Suban) has adapted his game so he's caught holding the ball far less than in his first season. That's quite different to Western because they won't be able to swallow him up if they can't catch him.
Don't belittle the McClelland Trophy in there.