This kid has been highly rated for a while now, but I expected him to go around pick 15-25.

He looked a little slow at times and that pushed him back behind the real athletes.

After his testing at the Draft Combine, he has proved to have exceptional speed and endurance which has probably been hidden by the nature of him being an inside player who ends up on the bottom of packs.

He also managed to finish as the best performer in the new Handball test. BP has mentioned his performance and spoken of how important he personally rated this test for judging cleanness with the footy, moreso than the kicking test.

He also mentioned that we interviewed Josh on the final day, indicating he may have entered into consideration.

It has been mused that he may have entered into top 10 status with his performance at the Combine.

I think it more likely that he is now on the cusp. He could easily end up being one of the few considered at our pick, even though he is not exactly a 'needs' type.

It is often said that the difference with a lot of the great players is how clean they are with the footy.

Gotta say he's another I'd be happy to end up with.

Any opinions?

How tall is he out of interest?

Sounds great as a package - a ball extractor with awesome hands who is also very quick and is hard by nature.

Sounds a lot like a young man we have already ... and I'm saying one more can't hurt.

Like the sounds of this kid and if our desired KPP isn't available, jump on him.

Good work E

I actually watched him play a couple of times with Marcellin (his old school) and the Knights.

Too good for school footy and was serviceable against the Suns in one of the matches I saw.

Not overly tall, lovely kick but there was no....sparkle? I don't want to malign the kid, but we've probably got too many players his size ....

How tall is he out of interest?

186cm

Josh Caddy

Yeah, I know what you mean. Not much pizazz and I'm not certain on his 'hurt factor'.

He's a meat & potatoes type, but I did read him somewhere saying he'd always been used as an inside type and really wanted to work on his outside game and breaking the lines.

He has the tools.

I guess if he had the flash & creativity side sorted, he'd be taken by the Suns in the first 3.

Edited October 3, 201015 yr by E25

What parts of your game would you like to improve?

I would like to improve the outside features of my game. If I could improve my position to receive more ball it would complement my inside work. Also, I need to improve my decision making when being tackled and release the ball quicker.

Sounds a bit like Nathan Jones, I think we have a few inside mids and probably need a few really good finishers a bit of class outside the packs.

Just going by that short passage could be deceptive, but even if he is like Jones, one thing he has over him is proven speed.

Caddy scored 2 x sub 3 second 20m sprints.

If Jones had that burst of speed it would make him a much better player.

Edited October 3, 201015 yr by E25

Just going by that short passage could be deceptive, but even if he is like Jones, one thing he has over him is proven speed.

Caddy scored 2 x sub 3 second 20m sprints.

If Jones had that burst of speed it would make him a much better player.

What did Jones do, and what does he do now?

My preference would be to secure a tall forward in this draft and it would seem that at pick # 12 we are well placed to snare a good one. However, it would appear that there are about half a dozen mid sized players likely to be taken in our range and if the quality is there, why not?

I suppose that leads to the question whether we could collect another pick in the late teens or early 20s. Problem is nearly everyone else will want the same thing and these draft picks come at a cost.

The question will be whether we want to pay.

Totally agree.

I had hoped Jones would go because I think he would get that sort of compensation.

Warnock is maybe not enough, but we may be able to include our 2nd round pick & get something else back.

Hard to say.

I doubt either Hawthorn or the Blues would want to part with their 1st picks, but that's what we should demand.

This kid has been highly rated for a while now, but I expected him to go around pick 15-25.

He looked a little slow at times and that pushed him back behind the real athletes.

After his testing at the Draft Combine, he has proved to have exceptional speed and endurance which has probably been hidden by the nature of him being an inside player who ends up on the bottom of packs.

He also managed to finish as the best performer in the new Handball test. BP has mentioned his performance and spoken of how important he personally rated this test for judging cleanness with the footy, moreso than the kicking test.

He also mentioned that we interviewed Josh on the final day, indicating he may have entered into consideration.

It has been mused that he may have entered into top 10 status with his performance at the Combine.

I think it more likely that he is now on the cusp. He could easily end up being one of the few considered at our pick, even though he is not exactly a 'needs' type.

It is often said that the difference with a lot of the great players is how clean they are with the footy.

Gotta say he's another I'd be happy to end up with.

Any opinions?

The more mids pushing into the top 10 the better IMO, that'll push some Talls out to 12. The better Quality Talls, all the better.

If we pickup another pick,,, 18/19 or 21/22,,, I'd be rapt & then that may change things re the tall at 12.

My preference would be to secure a tall forward in this draft and it would seem that at pick # 12 we are well placed to snare a good one. However, it would appear that there are about half a dozen mid sized players likely to be taken in our range and if the quality is there, why not?

I suppose that leads to the question whether we could collect another pick in the late teens or early 20s. Problem is nearly everyone else will want the same thing and these draft picks come at a cost.

The question will be whether we want to pay.

ditto Jack.

Edited October 3, 201015 yr by dee-luded

Sounds like the lad has talent, but don't think he'd be what we're after.