Player Watch Wil Parker

[Horaceg]

Any highlights of the dude?

Wil Parker's 2019-20 Sheffield Shield wickets

Young leg-spinner Wil Parker impressed early in his career with Victoria, helping him secure a full contract with the Vics for the 2020-21 season

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[Vinnie Vegas]

Hi Vinnie Vegas - the article that you reference is based on the 2023 list. There's an article on Feb 19: List analysis: Where your club ranks for age and experience. Assuming that this article includes SSP, then, by my calculations, our new average age is 25.7 years, so only down slightly on the 25.8 reported in the article on Feb 19 2024, and we're still above the Cats at 25.4. So we still hold the oldest list mantle.

Man that's a whiff by me.

 

[Mollythedolly]

This could potentially lead to some manipulation and it should probably be looked at. A potential top 20 draft pick getting to us for nothing without other Clubs being able to compete fairly.

Im glad he chose us and it’s a free hit, you are right it’s why this is in place, get the talent on board.

We aren’t the only club with Cat B rookies and we’re restricted to a maximum of 2 like every other club. Not sure how we’re benefitting over and above the other clubs. How many wins have we had from the Cat B program? Probably only Cox and Marty Clark have really made a mark that I can recall. Arguably Madge.

 

[Mollythedolly]

Agree . An elite junior player returning after switching from a summer sport like cricket is totally different to picking up a player from a soccer or basketball background, or from Ireland or the USA.

How is it any different to pre-signing Condon?

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

How is it any different to pre-signing Condon?

probably given Parker played a full season of TAC cup including a grand final. Records are a bit scant but it seems Condon played just one game in WAFL colts.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

probably given Parker played a full season of TAC cup including a grand final. Records are a bit scant but it seems Condon played just one game in WAFL colts.

But Parker didn't play any organised footy for three years, which is the criteria.

Doubtful that you'd see a lot of guys intentionally skipping three years of football to manipulate the draft on purpose.

It's just how it works. Every other cricketer who jumped back to footy was in the same scenario - Alex Keath, James O'Donnell, etc.

 

[Apex36]

Hope you’re right

Pretty sure he is. The AFL won’t do anything to jeopardise the opportunity to grow the talent pool in a league that’s looking to keep expanding.

 

[Apex36]

This could potentially lead to some manipulation and it should probably be looked at. A potential top 20 draft pick getting to us for nothing without other Clubs being able to compete fairly.

Im glad he chose us and it’s a free hit, you are right it’s why this is in place, get the talent on board.

Wilson was regarded as a top 30 prospect before choosing basketball too. Junior rankings should have no bearing on this system, the players coming in from it have been out of the system long enough that they’re starting from a long way back and are no sure thing regardless of their backgrounds.

 

[Horaceg]

Wilson was regarded as a top 30 prospect before choosing basketball too. Junior rankings should have no bearing on this system, the players coming in from it have been out of the system long enough that they’re starting from a long way back and are no sure thing regardless of their backgrounds.

Yeah, someone mentioned you need to be out for three years so probably not much of an issue. I think we have dibs on another basketball player if he doesn’t make it in the US. Three years of little development makes it tough from juniors.

 

[Apex36]

Yeah, someone mentioned you need to be out for three years so probably not much of an issue. I think we have dibs on another basketball player if he doesn’t make it in the US. Three years of little development makes it tough from juniors.

Yes Alex Condon has committed to us if his NBA push is unsuccessful

 

[vindaloo]

Got some athletic ability


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Jeremy Howe vibes.

 

[sr36]

How is it any different to pre-signing Condon?

I don't really understand the pre-signing of Condon. Did we have to shell out a heap? Why would he choose a club so far out?

 

[Jen2310]

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[Jen2310]

Did 4 laps non stop of the oval




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[Mollythedolly]

probably given Parker played a full season of TAC cup including a grand final. Records are a bit scant but it seems Condon played just one game in WAFL colts.

Condon represented WA in the u17 2021 championships so maybe just a little better than 1 colts game Might suggest.

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[Timmy from Thomastown]

Condon represented WA in the u17 2021 championships so maybe just a little better than 1 colts game Might suggest.

Alex Condon Archives

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Under 17s is not exactly the same.

I’m just chucking the idea out there. Not exactly drawing up the specifics of what a tighter rule might look like but the afl may well look at the Parker situation and ponder why he shouldn’t re-enter the sport via the draft

 

[Mollythedolly]

Under 17s is not exactly the same.

I’m just chucking the idea out there. Not exactly drawing up the specifics of what a tighter rule might look like but the afl may well look at the Parker situation and ponder why he shouldn’t re-enter the sport via the draft

As far as I know he focused on basketball the following year so hard to gauge. I just don’t see the delineation between alternate sporting codes. If they’re doing it for 1, they’ll do it for all. Based on the success rate I can’t see it happening.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I posted this a few years ago in the 2020 draft thread in my usual family relations post and it's dated Jul 7 2019.

Wil Parker's section.

Wil is the:

Cousin of Eastern Ranges teammate Connor Weightman.
Nephew of Dale Weightman. (Richmond.)
Nephew of Geoffrey Parker. (Essendon.)
Cousin of Leigh Colbert

Leigh Colbert

Age

50

Ht

192cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.5

4star

K

8.6

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

. (Geelong/Kangaroos.)

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

As far as I know he focused on basketball the following year so hard to gauge. I just don’t see the delineation between alternate sporting codes. If they’re doing it for 1, they’ll do it for all. Based on the success rate I can’t see it happening.

I think the delineation is more about how elite the player was proven to be at tac cup and how much football they played in that pre draft year at that level.

Anyway just a thought, we got him now and it seems like a steal

 

[Mollythedolly]

I don't really understand the pre-signing of Condon. Did we have to shell out a heap? Why would he choose a club so far out?

Didn’t cost anything as far as I’m aware. Kid clearly wanted to cover his bases. Main goal is the NBL, if that doesn’t work out he’ll return to Oz and try to reignite his football option. Chose the Pies as the club where he’d like to try doing that. He’s currently in the US so being away from WA clearly doesn’t bother him meaning he had the choice of all 18 clubs. Why wouldn’t you pick the Pies.

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

I posted this a few years ago in the 2020 draft thread in my usual family relations post and it's dated Jul 7 2019.

Wil Parker's section.

Wil is the:

Cousin of Eastern Ranges teammate Connor Weightman.
Nephew of Dale Weightman. (Richmond.)
Nephew of Geoffrey Parker. (Essendon.)
Cousin of Leigh Colbert. (Geelong/Kangaroos.)

Thank you, good of you to share

 

[Jen2310]

Didn’t cost anything as far as I’m aware. Kid clearly wanted to cover his bases. Main goal is the NBL, if that doesn’t work out he’ll return to Oz and try to reignite his football option. Chose the Pies as the club where he’d like to try doing that. He’s currently in the US so being away from WA clearly doesn’t bother him meaning he had the choice of all 18 clubs. Why wouldn’t you pick the Pies.

Condon also a pies fan. Clearly his first option for a reason.


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[Jen2310]

Regaining his touch. Did a lot of kicking. Good kick. Clean and a nice handball sweeper. Don’t think it’ll take him long to get up to speed.




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[sr36]

Didn’t cost anything as far as I’m aware. Kid clearly wanted to cover his bases. Main goal is the NBL, if that doesn’t work out he’ll return to Oz and try to reignite his football option. Chose the Pies as the club where he’d like to try doing that. He’s currently in the US so being away from WA clearly doesn’t bother him meaning he had the choice of all 18 clubs. Why wouldn’t you pick the Pies.

I just don't understand why you'd pick anyone 3 years out unless there was an incentive.