Player Watch Wil Parker

[Apex36]

He's never done an AFL preseason so I don't see any world in which his fitness isn't way way behind. Interesting watch.

They put him through a preseason after he signed, before they played him in the VFL.

 

[Apex36]

Harry has the advantage of national champions UXYZ and elite cricket.

He is younger but he’s played more football.

Not many Cat Bs debut before first rounders.

Thats not an advantage over Parker at all. He was a high school student and part time athlete last year regardless of the programs he participated in. Parker went through elite pathways as a junior too and has been full time in elite professional environments for years now.
Harry has not played more football, I’m sorry but that’s just incorrect. The only thing you could say is he played junior football more recently.
Let’s be honest here. End of first rounders aren’t really first rounders anymore. Pick 24 is what would have been pushing towards the mid second round a decade ago, and is far more speculative than a top 18 pick as a general rule.
Not many Cat B’s were regarded as first round prospects in their draft year.

 

[Gaben]

Colin Wisbey was quite scathing in his assessment of Parker a few weeks ago

That's good news, Col hasn't been on the right side of a player assessment for about 15 years now.

 

[BuildEmUp]

Struggled in the VFL a few weeks ago, now playing AFL. Strange but hopefully it works out well.

Also strange he's just suddenly gone past Allan who was emergency and the club talking up?

Allan has also been picked .............

 

[memoryofmchale]

Thats not an advantage over Parker at all. He was a high school student and part time athlete last year regardless of the programs he participated in. Parker went through elite pathways as a junior too and has been full time in elite professional environments for years now.
Harry has not played more football, I’m sorry but that’s just incorrect. The only thing you could say is he played junior football more recently.
Let’s be honest here. End of first rounders aren’t really first rounders anymore. Pick 24 is what would have been pushing towards the mid second round a decade ago, and is far more speculative than a top 18 pick as a general rule.
Not many Cat B’s were regarded as first round prospects in their draft year.

Realistically, Harry was more professional than most high schoolers in the draft. Went through SEDA Frankston in their high performance program.

Well Harry has played more football. Parker quit footy and didn’t partake in the 2020 season or play any games after that. Many years to lose game awareness, sense and skill if you want to say Harry was injured.

 

[Apex36]

Realistically, Harry was more professional than most high schoolers in the draft. Went through SEDA Frankston in their high performance program.

Well Harry has played more football. Parker quit footy and didn’t partake in the 2020 season or play any games after that. Many years to lose game awareness, sense and skill if you want to say Harry was injured.

Give it up, you’ve lost this argument already. A handful of u18’s football games aren’t a difference maker in their experience, and Harry being more professional than a bunch of high schoolers is irrelevant in regards to his professional environment experience vs Parker.

 

[Chief]

 

[manicpie]

Realistically, Harry was more professional than most high schoolers in the draft. Went through SEDA Frankston in their high performance program.

Well Harry has played more football. Parker quit footy and didn’t partake in the 2020 season or play any games after that. Many years to lose game awareness, sense and skill if you want to say Harry was injured.

 

[TradeDraft]

Colin Wisbey was quite scathing in his assessment of Parker a few weeks ago

What did he Say?

 

[Horaceg]

Wow, didn’t expect this, congrats and get the job done

 

[memoryofmchale]

What did he Say?

That his name didn’t start with a “H”.

 

[Horaceg]

That his name didn’t start with a “H”.

Hwill? ………….makes sense, nailed it

 

[eddiesmith]

Great news, totally deserving of his spot and will be a great Pies player.

 

[BillyElliott]

He was training this morning …

Yes, I know. gouki88 said he'd heard he pulled up a little ginger on the Pies v Dockers thread (#619) so that's what I was referring to.

 

[gouki88]

Yes, I know. gouki88 said he'd heard he pulled up a little ginger on the Pies v Dockers thread (#619) so that's what I was referring to.

Specifically, a journalist mentioned it at Fly’s presser

 

[BillyElliott]

Specifically, a journalist mentioned it at Fly’s presser

Well there you go. Neither of us imagined it

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Did not see that coming quite so quickly . Awesome stuff

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Wil Parker takes the field.

Cleary reports Hawks and Saints ahead of us in pursuit of B Smith.

Coincidence? I don’t believe in coincidences.

Did hawks and saints step forward or Collingwood step backwards?

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

It’s been way too long since we had a cricket player in our team

 

[Vicky Park]

I really am shocked to be sitting here. The debutants are coming thick and fast now. Massive contrast to last year, but Collingwood under Fly is never predictable.

As others have noted, a bit of a concern that we might reach the tipping point of having so many inexperienced players in the team - but I'll worry about that on Friday night.

Go Wil.

 

[Bianconeri]

I still don’t think we’ve replaced Nick Daicos’ impact off half back yet, hoping Wil Parker shows off his skills in that role

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

I really am shocked to be sitting here. The debutants are coming thick and fast now. Massive contrast to last year, but Collingwood under Fly is never predictable.

As others have noted, a bit of a concern that we might reach the tipping point of having so many inexperienced players in the team - but I'll worry about that on Friday night.

Go Wil.

Fortunately we have had such a strong run since round 2 that we can afford to drop a game. Won’t be our preference but at least now we are back in the field.

 

[BillyElliott]

It’s been way too long since we had a cricket player in our team

Murphy?

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

An absolute shock, but as l have mentioned previously, out of all the young guns running around in the VFL, he has excited me the most, because of what he is doing at VFL level for a player coming from a long way back, due to not playing footy for 4 years.
Wil looks a natural footballer, and it's great to see him get a taste of senior footy now, because l think he could be a regular next season. Not to say he couldn't really establish himself in the side this year.....Exciting times!!!....B2B

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Murphy?

Woosh that one went over your head