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Re: JLT Game 2 - ElwoodBlues1 - 03-06-2017
(03-06-2017, 10:39 AM)Professer E link Wrote:I spat it on this site when Boekhorst was recruited. Has never looked liked he wanted it badly enough and has never adapted to the more physical nature of senior AFL footy as opposed to the WAFL.
Meanwhile the bloke many of us were screaming to recruit at 19 - Laverde - hasn't set the house on fire but he at least is a chance to make it.
Instead of Laverde we targeted his teammate, Viojo-Rainbow. Another wipe out. Reminds me of when we drafted Damian Lock and WCE took his teammate Micheal Braun with the next pick. Who exactly were our recruiters watching at these U18 games?
Hindsight is wonderful, should have kept the pick and grabbed two metre Peter or Marchbank in the first place.
Think Laverde had three goals in the Bombers first JLT game.....Boekhorst was a gamble that went wrong, the physicality of the AFL has proven too much for him.....
Re: JLT Game 2 - Gointocarlton - 03-06-2017
(03-06-2017, 10:59 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Think Laverde had three goals in the Bombers first JLT game.....Boekhorst was a gamble that went wrong, the physicality of the AFL has proven too much for him.....You're right, will probably be top line VFL or WAFL footballer, just not up to the rigours of AFL.
Re: JLT Game 2 - northernblue - 03-06-2017
(03-06-2017, 06:23 AM)cookie2 link Wrote:Hopefully we'll be in position to ditch most of the remaining dead wood this year. Boy it's been a nightmare!Yeah, it'll be great to have a list free of deadwood... ????
Re: JLT Game 2 - kruddler - 03-07-2017
(03-06-2017, 10:39 AM)Professer E link Wrote:I spat it on this site when Boekhorst was recruited. Has never looked liked he wanted it badly enough and has never adapted to the more physical nature of senior AFL footy as opposed to the WAFL.
Meanwhile the bloke many of us were screaming to recruit at 19 - Laverde - hasn't set the house on fire but he at least is a chance to make it.
Instead of Laverde we targeted his teammate, Viojo-Rainbow. Another wipe out. Reminds me of when we drafted Damian Lock and WCE took his teammate Micheal Braun with the next pick. Who exactly were our recruiters watching at these U18 games?
Hindsight is wonderful, should have kept the pick and grabbed two metre Peter or Marchbank in the first place.
For every one of the 'why didn't we get player x' there is a 'cant believe we got player y at that pick!'
Cripps was taken at pick 13.
Besides Boyd at 1, and maybe Bont at 4...every other team will be kicking themselves for missing out on him.
Jack Silvagni was pick 50+
etc
Re: JLT Game 2 - madbluboy - 03-07-2017
Cripps was a great selection, who picked him?
Re: JLT Game 2 - Gointocarlton - 03-07-2017
(03-07-2017, 06:52 AM)madbluboy link Wrote:Cripps was a great selection, who picked him?A wise old man told me even a broken watch is right once a day.
Re: JLT Game 2 - PaulP - 03-07-2017
I know he's a contested beast, and I know he's one of our current pin up boys, but the deficiencies in his game still worry me a little. Specifically his kicking and his lack of pace. In a side with below average kicking, his issues don't stand out so much (also combined with the fact that he rarely Kicks). But in a team like the Hawks, it would really stand out.
If he was surrounded by players who were good kicks, I wouldn't worry so much.
And just to be clear, I'm happy he's one of us, and if I was doing team selection, I would pick him first or second every week.
Re: JLT Game 2 - cookie2 - 03-07-2017
(03-07-2017, 07:08 AM)PaulP link Wrote:I know he's a contested beast, and I know he's one of our current pin up boys, but the deficiencies in his game still worry me a little. Specifically his kicking and his lack of pace. In a side with below average kicking, his issues don't stand out so much (also combined with the fact that he rarely Kicks). But in a team like the Hawks, it would really stand out.
If he was surrounded by players who were good kicks, I wouldn't worry so much.
And just to be clear, I'm happy he's one of us, and if I was doing team selection, I would pick him first or second every week.
He's very good at getting possession of the ball so I would too.
Re: JLT Game 2 - sydneybluesfan - 03-07-2017
(03-07-2017, 06:11 AM)kruddler link Wrote:For every one of the 'why didn't we get player x' there is a 'cant believe we got player y at that pick!'If it was 50/50 I'd be rapped, but we are miles away from that.
Cripps was taken at pick 13.
Besides Boyd at 1, and maybe Bont at 4...every other team will be kicking themselves for missing out on him.
Jack Silvagni was pick 50+
etc
The numbers are appalling- in 2014 we made 13 trades & picks. 2 years later 10 are gone and the other 3 (jones, jaksch and boek) are most likely gone at year end on exposed form. So that's a likely 0% from that cohort - that is almost statistically impossible over such a short timeframe and gives you a good understanding of why we still have years of pain ahead of us.
I agree we have had some luck, especially with the rookie draft, but it doesn't go near making up for our 10 or so years of rubbish recruiting. We have used our first pick on so many soft, lazy or mentally fragile footballers it's incredible when you go through the list.
Re: JLT Game 2 - LoveNavy - 03-07-2017
Holy smoke that's disastrous. Was that the Rodgers era?