Traded #5 Tanner Bruhn (Pick 12, 2020 National Draft)

[Giant Strides]

The details:

Name: Tanner Bruhn
Position: Midfielder
Drafted from: Geelong Falcons, NAB League / Newtown / Geelong Grammar
Height: 183cm
Weight: 74kg
DOB: 27/05/02

A midfielder who starred for Victoria Country in the 2018 Under-16 National Championships averaging 17.3 disposals and winning both its MVP award and All-Australian honours. He reads the game exceptionally well and has very good fundamentals with his clean hands, strength overhead along with his ball use by hand and foot. An excellent contested ball winner but injury interrupted his 2019 season playing just three games at the end of the year including the Futures game on the MCG on AFL Grand Final day. Looked impressive in NAB AFL Academy camps for Victoria Country over summer suggesting he was set for exciting season.

Tanner is a top end talent who was too good to pass up. While predominantly a midfielder, Tanner has shown before he can play down back or in attack and that versatility will help him as he looks for senior opportunities. He is driven and a super competitor – attributes we place a very high importance on. - National Recruiting Manager Adrian Caruso

Could be a gun, could be this year's Aidan Bonner / Jye Caldwell

6

Jye Caldwell

Age

23

Ht

183cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.7

5star

CL

1.8

4star

D

14.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

7.3

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.3

4star

CL

1.8

4star

D

13.6

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.8

5star

CL

1.6

4star

and be called home in 2 years. Not an unreasonable selection - indeed potentially very exciting if it comes off - but the jury is out right at this moment.

Welcome to GWS Tanner.

 

[Callums_Guns]

AFL Draft: Leon Calls Tanner Bruhn

Leon Cameron video calls Tanner Bruhn to welcome him to the GIANTS.

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AFL Draft: Cogs Calls Tanner Bruhn

Stephen Coniglio congratulates Tanner Bruhn via video call on becoming a GIANT at the 2020 NAB AFL Draft.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

 

[Callums_Guns]

 

[Orange crush]

He seems a solid young bloke in the call with Leon .... of course he might not stay, but I don’t get some of the negativity

 

[Danny88]

He seems a solid young bloke in the call with Leon .... of course he might not stay, but I don’t get some of the negativity

That phone call does make up for the initial reaction I agree

 

[Bostonian]

He seems a solid young bloke in the call with Leon .... of course he might not stay, but I don’t get some of the negativity

He said in a Geelong Addy article today he's super stoked to be heading interstate.

 

[Giant Strides]

Draft night and just after is a bit funny ... emotions running all over the place. Hopefully he arrives at the club, loves it, and gets plenty of games.

 

[Colonial]

Becoming GIANT: Tanner Bruhn

Meet draftee Tanner Bruhn in the first episode of Becoming GIANT, season two.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

 

[FTP]

Hey all!

This week we talked about Tanner Bruhn and he's development this year - let us know what you think.

Much of the process of analysing a high draft pick revolves around finding their identifiable AFL traits. Things they do in games that point to their high draft pick price tag. The one or two qualities that make them stand out from the pack. Early on, it may only be seen in moments or patches in games. It may even take an entire season before it starts to show. It’s a combination of experience, confidence, talent and an AFL environment conducive to positive development. Whilst they all play a role, the fourth factor far outweighs the other three in importance.

When those four factors are in unison, a player exhibits the traits that made them dominant junior footballers and they begin to execute them at AFL level. Yes, there are some that show it straight away and consistently in their first season. These are usually players that are destined to become stars of the AFL (Eg. Walsh). For others, it takes some time and patience for clubs and fans alike and that’s common. The only worry among a fanbase is that they may be confusing patience for blind optimism. In that scenario, it may be that their qualities never appear at AFL level.

Lets link this discussion to a young prospect – GWS’s pick 12 Tanner Bruhn (#5). Admittedly, it was a slow burn. As to be expected coming into a team stocked with young talent on every line. Now later in the season? We’re starting to see flashes of why he went at pick 12. The numbers aren’t eye catching, especially given Bruhn’s role has been predominantly as a small forward. As we pointed out about Taranto, this isn’t an easy midfield or team to break into. But he’s playing midfield minutes now. Whilst we’ll continue to question Leon Cameron

Leon Cameron

Age

51

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.2

4star

K

12.4

5star

HB

4.7

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.9

3star

No current season stats available

D

20.8

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.8

3star

and his decision to keep playing Taranto as a deep forward (one week after he was BOG as a midfielder), Bruhn has taken his opportunity with both hands. Against Richmond, Bruhn had 14 disposals and four clearances. Bruhn’s quick to gather a loose ball and has sharp hands out of a stoppage.



Compared to his first games, Bruhn looks more composed with ball in hand. He isn’t rushing his decisions. This outside of the foot kick to Hopper’s advantage is a difficult kick to execute and Bruhn does it with ease.



Bruhn is a classy player and it shows with his field kicking. Here, he has great penetration on his kick and keeps it low, allowing it to travel to Sproule quick enough before Vlaustin can impact.



Bruhn is confident in the air even if small in stature. He has great ball control and is able to keep the ball in front of him. Here, he is courageous in going back with the flight and is rewarded for it in a big moment of the game.



This is the exciting part for GWS fans. Bruhn has shown he is capable of damaging ball use and is starting to show he is an impactful stoppage player. The hope is that Bruhn continues to show more and more as his confidence grows. A player like Bruhn may go from having little impact at the start of the year to all of a sudden a number of qualities that will continues to grow. Such is the upside with high AFL draft talent. Bruhn and Green are the future of GWS’s midfielder – not that many of their stars in Kelly, Taranto and Hopper are going anywhere anytime soon. Bruhn has a chance to be the next midfield star for a team that continues to nail their draft picks and fight for finals. The future is bright for GWS.

 

[Giant Strides]

And he's gone.



The GIANTS have added another first-round draft pick to their draft hand at the upcoming NAB AFL Draft, securing pick 18 from Geelong in exchange for Tanner Bruhn.

The 21-year-old played 30 games across his two seasons at the GIANTS, after being selected at pick 12 in the 2020 NAB AFL Draft by the GIANTS.

GIANTS General Manager of Football Jason McCartney said: “We’re excited to bring in another first-round draft pick to add to what will be an incredibly strong draft hand across both this season and next. It’s disappointing, particularly given the disruptions of the past two seasons, to lose Tanner back to Victoria only two years after drafting him."



Proforma parting statement:

“I’d like to thank the Giants, players, staff and supporters for my time at the Club, I thoroughly enjoyed my two years and I wish everyone at the Giants every success.”

 

[Colonial]

Stunned

 

[Giant Strides]

Stunned

 

[Colonial]

So very very very frustrated.