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I'll pay you Kennedy to some extent although as I pointed out he played 22 senior games in his two years at Carlton, but most if not all of the good key forwards were regular senior players by their 3rd season, Carey was Captain of North by then if memory serves.
I'd be happy if he was just getting a game, I don't expect him to be setting the world on fire early in his career.
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(03-29-2018, 11:26 PM)blue4life link Wrote:I'll pay you Kennedy to some extent although as I pointed out he played 22 senior games in his two years at Carlton, but most if not all of the good key forwards were regular senior players by their 3rd season,...............
I'd be happy if he was just getting a game, I don't expect him to be setting the world on fire early in his career.
Agree, time to get him in there and blood the youngster.
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(03-29-2018, 11:26 PM)blue4life link Wrote:I'll pay you Kennedy to some extent although as I pointed out he played 22 senior games in his two years at Carlton, but most if not all of the good key forwards were regular senior players by their 3rd season, Carey was Captain of North by then if memory serves.
I'd be happy if he was just getting a game, I don't expect him to be setting the world on fire early in his career.
Injuries haven't helped his cause. Even that turf toe has lingered alot longer over preseason. Similar to Kennedy he has showed potential in the VFL. The way the game's set up these days he it's harder to play two key forwards. Levi's still entrenched, for now at least, and then we have C.Curnow in the other key role and even sometimes Cripps up there too when he's taking a break from the midfield. He could play as a key forward as well as he's does a midfielder if we ever decided to go down that path. McKay will eventually take Levi's role. The one I do like in the VFL amongst our key forwards is Kerr.
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(03-29-2018, 11:32 PM)PaulP link Wrote:Agree, time to get him in there and blood the youngster.
No-where to fit him in the current structure. We keep making him emergency.
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(03-29-2018, 11:38 PM)laj link Wrote:No-where to fit him in the current structure. We keep making him emergency.
I'm sure if the club wanted to play him, they could make room. At any rate, if we get to the end of the 2018 season, and he's only managed a few games.............
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(03-29-2018, 11:37 PM)laj link Wrote:The one I do like in the VFL amongst our key forwards is Kerr.
Kerr has got an awfully long way to go in my opinion, from what I've seen of him he does a few nice things but doesn't get involved enough in the game, he also lacks a yard of pace.
McKay has the physical attributes at least but maybe he's just not up to the required standard, time will tell.
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(03-29-2018, 11:37 PM)laj link Wrote:The way the game's set up these days he it's harder to play two key forwards.
You can still play 3+ key defenders though.
Still trying to work out the logic there.
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(03-30-2018, 12:09 AM)blue4life link Wrote:Kerr has got an awfully long way to go in my opinion, from what I've seen of him he does a few nice things but doesn't get involved enough in the game, he also lacks a yard of pace.
McKay has the physical attributes at least but maybe he's just not up to the required standard, time will tell.
What i've seen is Kerr reads it well, leads well, kicks well, smart player, and good in a contested situation. Fraser was a real wrap for him last year. I felt he'd be a player.
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(03-30-2018, 02:32 AM)laj link Wrote:What i've seen is Kerr reads it well, leads well, kicks well, smart player, and good in a contested situation. Fraser was a real wrap for him last year. I felt he'd be a player.
x2....Kerr needs some senior opportunities, some players really fastrack in the seniors when given a run of games...probably has a few more tricks than SOSOS IMO....
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(03-30-2018, 02:56 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:x2....Kerr needs some senior opportunities, some players really fastrack in the seniors when given a run of games...probably has a few more tricks than SOSOS IMO....
Not sure he's a smarter footballer than SoJ, he certainly isn't as agile or effective in traffic, but he is far more physical and brutal at the contest. I'd say Kerr is built and aggressive like Fogarty, he could be that sort of player for us. On the lead I'd think Kerr has Fogarty covered for pace.
If you put SoJ footy brains(not smarts brains) and work ethic into Kerr's physical attributes you'd have another Taylor Walker.
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