Player Watch Welcome to Port Adelaide Rookie Pick #13 (2023) - Xavier Walsh

[240volt]

Why would he even mention that?

Kids just go with the first thing they think of.
Ah to be young again!

 

[Butters and Pepper]

Why would he even mention that?

Good question, it was on ch9 news a night or 2 ago, I may have heard wrong, especially as no one else on here has mentioned it on bf.

 

[RossFC]

Good question, it was on ch9 news a night or 2 ago, I may have heard wrong, especially as no one else on here has mentioned it on bf.

At 1:14

 

[Grave Danger]

Good question, it was on ch9 news a night or 2 ago, I may have heard wrong, especially as no one else on here has mentioned it on bf.

One of them mentioned the straight sets exit in the 'what do you know about Port Adelaide', but that's fresh in the mind of all of us, so no surprise there.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

The 2 players off the top of my memory that Port has recruited from East Perth are Steven Curtis and Sam Powell-Pepper

2

Sam Powell-pepper

Age

26

Ht

187cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

8.6

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

5.1

5star

G

0.5

3star

D

13.9

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.3

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

8.6

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.8

4star

. I'm sure there are two or three or four others but not too many from my memory.

If he joins them in the ability and delivery stakes, then we are going to be very happy with recruiting him.

The Fremantles, the 2 WAFL and 1 AFL clubs seem to be our main go to area, to recruit from WA.

From Rookie Me Central's 2023 AFL Draft Guide book. Reckon he and Ollie Lord are going to fight to replace Dixon over the long run, if he kicks on from just being a raw, with potential rookie.




A bit hard to read when you expand the graphic so here is the written profile part.

 

[Grave Danger]

Bears a passing resemblance to David Rodan's son Tevita.

Be on the look out for Tevita.

He's not eligible until 2027.

Pretty well developed for a 14 year old - if that's him in the picture

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Lol at the work experience kiddies at AFL Media. They are bloody hopeless. Youtube full title

Xavier Walsh is so good at ground level | Rookie Draft, 2023 | Porr Adelaide​

"Western Australian key forward Xavier Walsh might be tall, but he's got some serious pace and skill when the ball is at ground level."

 

[davesnothere]

Seems an incredibly good kid when interviewed. Instantly likeable.

Also like the idea him as a defender. We've got quality forwards to last the next decade as it currently stands but we do not have a proven KPD with a physical presence. A couple of pre-seasons this kid is a beast I just see Steven May

1

Steven May

Age

32

Ht

193cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

307.3

4star

D

15.5

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.5

1star

MG

378.4

5star

D

12.4

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

there.

He likes defence ******* play him there.

 

[WillemDaDrew]

His extent of PAFC historical knowledge was a bit unfortunate (119).

I hate him already.

 

[1954]

Lol at the work experience kiddies at AFL Media. They are bloody hopeless. Youtube full title

Xavier Walsh is so good at ground level | Rookie Draft, 2023 | Porr Adelaide​

"Western Australian key forward Xavier Walsh might be tall, but he's got some serious pace and skill when the ball is at ground level."

Those evasion skills for a kid of his size are sensational, if he can reproduce them playing against men with the Maggies, and after a season or so at sanfl level take them to the AFL he should develop into a very good player.

 

[RossFC]

 

[RossFC]

 

[Honeyboy Wilson]

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He's going to be a very large man in a few years.

 

[WillemDaDrew]

He's going to be a very large man in a few years.

True, but still a rookie, meh.

 

[Schulzenfest]

He's going to be a very large man in a few years.

He's a very large man already.

 

[Port2Power]

Based of this pic, looks like Xavier (far right) trained with the backline in the off season camp

 

[Steve Dore]

.... doesn't mind playing forward and kicking goals.

Playing forward AND kicking goals? Not sure he's a good fit at the Kenny Hinkley Football Club.

 

[Jonts]

Based of this pic, looks like Xavier (far right) trained with the backline in the off season camp

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Weird cause 2 of the talked about wing replacements for Duursma are in this picture in Bergman and Farrell

 

[Incarnate]

He stood Dixon in the scratch match on Saturday at Southport. Did well and stood out both defensively in the drills and scratch match.

 

[Phar Ted]

Decent backlines squad - only looks to be missing a shut down player for the likes of Kozzie and Cameron.

 

[Scodges]

Based of this pic, looks like Xavier (far right) trained with the backline in the off season camp

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Hartlett flexing is weird


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[TazD]

Hartlett is weird


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[crafty_bernardo]

I'm surprised Hartlett is training with the defenders. Heard he was looking at full time mid next year.

 

[240volt]

Playing forward AND kicking goals? Not sure he's a good fit at the Kenny Hinkley Football Club.

It’s not like we had much forward last year with MG out for most of the year and Marshall banging his head on the ground.
Throw in one leg Charlie and it was pretty disappointing apart from Lord showing improvement.

 

[Sleezy]

He stood Dixon in the scratch match on Saturday at Southport. Did well and stood out both defensively in the drills and scratch match.

Any other notes on the scratch match? How did the new guys go? Any surprises from the fringe (H Jackson, Mead, McCallum, Sinn, etc...)