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Was just watching some highlights of some of our players (yeah I’m very keen for the new season) and I noticed that Worps is quite effective handballing with both hands in traffic. He also has an extraordinary long range handball which I hadn’t noticed before.
I remember Sam Mitchell saying that being able to handball on both sides is one of the most important skills to have in footy. Sam was also a master of the long range handball.
As many have already pointed out, Sam could have an enourmous influence on Worpel’s career. I’m really hoping he continues to develop Worps’ quick, clean hands and teaches him how to regularly unleash long range handballs into space.
Sam was also a master at creating time and space, something that would really add to Worpel’s game as he doesn’t have elite speed.
If Worpel can combine those skills with his bull-like attack on the footy and the elite delivery inside 50 that he has shown us when he has time, he could become some player.
Here’s to wishful thinking anyway
Will be very interested to see how he goes this. I remember in his draft year one of the big knocks on him was that he would get the ball and then just bomb it long forward. I did not see any of that in his AFL level play in 2018...