Player Watch Welcome to Richmond Pick 28 - Tyler Sonsie

[Sterge]

POSITION: Balanced Midfielder



SNAPSHOT: “A clean and damaging player possessing the best two-sided kick in the draft pool, Sonsie is a stoppage specialist with slick hands and smarts who can also go forward and kick goals.”



Tyler Sonsie is a balanced midfielder able to win clearances in close, but also hurt the opposition on the outside with his clean and crisp skills. Proving he could match it against senior players with a 24 disposal and two goal game in his only VFL outing for Box Hill, he may be one of a few Victorian prospects to debut at AFL level next year. Likened by recruiters to Richmond champion Trent Cotchin, such a comparison is evident in his stoppage work; able to win first possession with quick anticipation and clean hands to set up midfield thrusts, but also every chance to go forward and kick goals on his right and left boot.



STRENGTHS:

Scoreboard impact
Clean hands
Kicking
Clearances
Composure
Agility



IMPROVEMENTS:

Consistency
Gut running

 

[Lsta062]

Welcome Tyler Sonsie! Exciting pick!

 

[Marcel Proust]

Welcome to tigerland

 

[tigs2010]

Phwoar can’t believe he slid to us

 

[tigerisland]

Just what we need. Wonder how he will compare against Hobbs.

 

[Black Saab]

Just what we need. Wonder how he will compare against Hobbs.

Apart from being a future premiership player...

 

[Frustrated Tiger]

Life long Tigers fan... welcome Tyler.

 

[_RT_]

This kid will be a star if he is prepared to do the hard work. Love the comparison to Cotchin and if he can be half a good we'll be well served for the next decade. Elite disposal will have our forwards eyes lighting up

 

[dusty1234!]

go well kid
tigers fan growing up too

 

[damicky]

Welcome Tyler

 

[Calcium Man]

Hope he is ready to carry our midfield for the next decade since our recruiters didn’t draft any other mids

 

[Morro]

Is he tough like cotch?
Otherwise I don’t see it

 

[Cotchy9]

This guy is all class. Look at some
Of those passes. Look at that running 55m goal for Box Hill. Massively excited with this pick. Was rated a top 5 pick heading into
The season

 

[GoTigers2015]

 

[YeOldTiger]

Welcome to the Tigers Tyler !

Training starts Monday...with Dusty, Cotch, JR, Lynch, Deon, Shedda, Lambo, JGTI, Grimes, Rioli, Bakes, Taz, Pickett, Macca, Vlaustin et al joining in soon....no pressure !

Good luck fella.

 

[richoplzbreed]

We're lucky he slid that far back. I wouldn't be surprised if he overtakes RCD, Ross, and Dow in the depth chart pretty quickly. The fact he barracks for Tiges is bloody handy when it comes to contract time and rejecting rival offers.

 

[GoTigers2015]

Matt Clarke stoked that Sonsie slid to our 2nd round picks

 

[Grechy]

Sonsie looks a ripper.

You do wonder if the intimidation factor playing alongside Dusty, Cotch, JR, Shedda and these types can get to these kids. Imagine rocking up to training day 1 and seeing a 3 time Norm Smith & Brownlow medallist just hanging out.

 

[Bojangles17]

Welcome to Tigerland Tyler , from out my neck of the woods , go well young man

 

[caddyshack]

Sonsie could be the steal of the draft.
Was rated as a potential #1 less than twelve months ago.

Welcome to Tigerland, Tyler.

 

[Mr Magic]

POSITION: Balanced Midfielder



SNAPSHOT: “A clean and damaging player possessing the best two-sided kick in the draft pool, Sonsie is a stoppage specialist with slick hands and smarts who can also go forward and kick goals.”



Tyler Sonsie is a balanced midfielder able to win clearances in close, but also hurt the opposition on the outside with his clean and crisp skills. Proving he could match it against senior players with a 24 disposal and two goal game in his only VFL outing for Box Hill, he may be one of a few Victorian prospects to debut at AFL level next year. Likened by recruiters to Richmond champion Trent Cotchin, such a comparison is evident in his stoppage work; able to win first possession with quick anticipation and clean hands to set up midfield thrusts, but also every chance to go forward and kick goals on his right and left boot.



STRENGTHS:

Scoreboard impact
Clean hands
Kicking
Clearances
Composure
Agility



IMPROVEMENTS:

Consistency
Gut running

I want Sonsie to put his name up as a small forward as well as midfield so we don't get another one for a while.

Kicks both feet, he must be a freak!!

 

[tugga]

Is he tough like cotch?
Otherwise I don’t see it

Yeah me either. Weird comparison.
From what I have seen he is nothing like Cotchin

 

[fargothegreat]

Sonsie could be the steal of the draft.
Was rated as a potential #1 less than twelve months ago.

Welcome to Tigerland, Tyler.

Can see him tearing the VFL up next year. He's already done it once

 

[tugga]

Did chuckle

 

[GoTigers2015]