Player Watch Wil Parker

[The Royal Sampler]

You can't replace Nick Daicos's impat off half back, unless you play Nick Daicos there and then who's going to replace his impact in the midfield.

You can’t replace Nick Daicos.

 

[sr36]

You can’t replace Nick Daicos.

Are we allowed to have all 23 on the field at once?

 

[Vicky Park]

So Parker was a ‘Covid era player’ who chose cricket because footy league was cancelled.

It seems he was tracking to be a first round selection in the Naicos draft. Is that correct?

Is it possible we may have picked up a first rounder that many of us have lamented not having.

He was touted as having elite kicking skills and a great reader of the play.

We may have stolen one here




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The internet says Wil last played footy in 2019. So he may have opted for cricket just before Covid struck.

But the internet is not always right.

 

[watt price tully]

Congratulations to Will Parker. Not many were expecting that. Hope he plays well in a Collingwood victory over the Dockers. Bold by the club.

 

[Vicky Park]

Collingwood will get blamed for covid now.

By seething Carlton fans.

 

[memoryofmchale]

So Parker was a ‘Covid era player’ who chose cricket because footy league was cancelled.

It seems he was tracking to be a first round selection in the Naicos draft. Is that correct?

Is it possible we may have picked up a first rounder that many of us have lamented not having.

He was touted as having elite kicking skills and a great reader of the play.

We may have stolen one here




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He was part of the Fin, Reef, Chuggy draft. Certainly a steal from a draft that’s has already netted two premiership Pies.

 

[sr36]

The internet says Wil last played footy in 2019. So he may have opted for cricket just before Covid struck.

But the internet is not always right.

Didn't the whole of 2020 season get scrapped in Vic?

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Didn't the whole of 2020 season get scrapped in Vic?

No footy in Winter. Cricket was still happening over Summer.

 

[Jen2310]

Didn't the whole of 2020 season get scrapped in Vic?

Yeah, which made him chose cricket, when cricket vic offered him a contract, and in contrast -- with the 2020 footy season cancelled, he wouldn't had any opportunity to develop and show what he could do.

He did the right thing at the time really.

 

[eddiesmith]

Yeah, which made him chose cricket, when cricket vic offered him a contract, and in contrast -- with the 2020 footy season cancelled, he wouldn't had any opportunity to develop and show what he could do.

He did the right thing at the time really.

Plus he had already played first class cricket for Victoria before Covid.

 

[Jen2310]

Plus he had already played first class cricket for Victoria before Covid.

Yeah. Pre covid he was juggling cricket and footy, his pre-seasons was split, so he could never do a full footy season as he was doing cricket too. Then covid hit and no footy so it was pretty much taken from his hands as an easy decision.

 

[Aussie pie]

Was a decent leggie but I guess you can’t make a living in cricket by being “decent” in footy there’s more spots available and even the “role players” get a good wage.
Had his crack at cricket, played first class and BBL now an AFL player, id say he’s a pretty good sportsman.
Can’t comment on his game but obviously a small running defender. Apart from leggy and JFN we don’t have many. Bruzzy is a mid sized who plays both tall and small.

Good luck to him, I go in with no expectations but hope he does well.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

It seems he was tracking to be a first round selection in the Naicos draft. Is that correct?

He was in the same draft pool as Thilthorpe, McInnes, Macrae, Bruhn, Elijah Hollands and Phillips.

 

[eddiesmith]

Will definitely be a better player than our first selection in 2020 and not a sook.

 

[magpies42]

Averaged 17 disposals as a bottom age defender in the 2019 Coates league before having 23 disposals and 8 rebound fifties in the prelim. 11 rebound fifties in the grand final against Rowell and co (can't find disposals).

Hadn't seen him play before he joined us but you could tell just from training footage of his first week that he was a good runner who could read the play and just glides across the turf like Nick Daicos. Looks a neat, effortless kick.

That said despite his promising VFL debut I don't think even Wil would've seen this coming. Unbelievable.

Half expecting him to be the sub but good luck to him.

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[The Royal Sampler]

Yeah. Pre covid he was juggling cricket and footy, his pre-seasons was split, so he could never do a full footy season as he was doing cricket too. Then covid hit and no footy so it was pretty much taken from his hands as an easy decision.

Thank God he didn’t sign a juggling contract or we might not have gotten access to him. Natural sportsman!

 

[Vicky Park]

Didn't the whole of 2020 season get scrapped in Vic?

Yep, think so, but I read somewhere that Wil had opted for cricket anyway.

 

[Anzacday]

I wondered at first if he’s like Jayden Short

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Jayden Short

Age

28

Ht

178cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

13.3

5star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.5

3star

MG

430.8

5star

D

19.0

4star

K

14.1

5star

HB

4.9

3star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.8

1star

MG

447.1

5star

D

7.8

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

1.4

2star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.4

4star

MG

185.2

3star

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Whilst I haven’t seen much of him, maybe he’s a bit more like Joel Smith, (originally St Kilda, then Hawthorn)?
I’d be happy if that was the case.

 

[Jen2310]

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[rand corp]

Seems a case of premature elevation, but good luck to the lad.

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

Seems a case of premature elevation, but good luck to the lad.

I think he will be the sub. He should be good in that role.

 

[sr36]

I think he will be the sub. He should be good in that role.

I think Oleg will be the out, which would mean he'll play in the 22 otherwise we'll be a defender short and I can't see any of the other newbies being moved to defence.

 

[Jen2310]

I think it’ll be Markov otherwise apart from the forced changes there would have been no need to make another.

Fly did talk about the 6 day breaks and how that may factor into who gets on the plane.


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[sideswipe]

You can’t replace Nick Daicos.

That was doing the rounds on the weekend when Rory McIlroy filed for divorce and Scottie Scheffler got arrested. Together they formed an aggregate Tiger.

 

[Fat Jesus]

I think he will be the sub. He should be good in that role.

Parker the sub is what I'm thinking.