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(06-21-2021, 01:47 AM)blueboys_1 link Wrote:Interesting you say that GTC as I was listening to the radio this morning on 3AW at 7:25am, there is a jerno, forget his name and he quoted Scott Drapper from Essendon, who said that Dow roved to him during lockdown, in a scratch match that was organised between 3 clubs, Carlton, Essendon and the Swans. He said, of Dow, that he thought he was one of the better midfielders that he has seen and played with currently in the AFL.
You can read the report in the link below. O'keefe highlights Dow and Kennedy output.
https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/950567...atch-match
So is it between the ears or is it that he cannot bridge the gap between VFL and AFL like a lot of players who great VFL players but just cannot make it in the AFL.
Its probably more the fact that the rules have changed significantly since he was playing under 18's and drafted.
Geelong are an older team but theyve seen the evolution of the game and had time to adapt to it.
We go with young kids who have only been using the 6 6 6 rules as lomg as theyve been an afl footballer in a team bottom of the ladder.
They all hit their strides a bit later.
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(06-21-2021, 03:28 AM)Thryleon date Wrote:We go with young kids who have only been using the 6 6 6 rules as lomg as theyve been an afl footballer in a team bottom of the ladder.
Kids(drafteees) come out of the TAC Cup system, in the TAC Cup the AFL mandates direct match ups and discourages flooding or other zoning tactics to allow recruiters to see and assess players in fair one on one contests. If a coach breaks that rule they risk losing their job, they are employed by the AFL.
It's a big reason why a lot of recruits struggle in the first few years.
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trade sps and setters for cerra freo start laughing
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EB...they'll want a minimum of our first rounder which will likely be in the top 7 or 8 picks. I think they used pick 5 on him so it'll be at least that they're asking....maybe first rounder and SPS (assuming they want him), or Fisher, and then a swap of later picks? Cerra would be in our best 3 midfielders straight off the bat.
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Some suggestions that Richmond are keen on Cerra but if that happened, Freo will want Bolton coming back the other way.
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Id be targetting sydney stack first from Richmond.
Go for blokes who have ability that cant get a look in. Sooner or later youll hit paydirt.
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