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The Kieran Harper Thread

Carlos Danger
in Melbourne Demons

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Height: 187cm

Weight: 80kg

DOB: 15/06/92

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Kevin Sheehan says: Very quick and skilful player with great goal sense. Can take a contested mark and impact a game. Vic Metro representative in 2010 AFL U18s, kicking seven goals including four against WA.

Draft combine:

3rd in repeat sprints

1st in running vertical jump

5th in standing vertical jump

Edited by Deez Nutz

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    Highlights package looks top notch, but I worry that these moments are few and far between.

    He's not a high accumulator of possessions. They say if you can't find a lot of the footy in the juniors, it'll be a hell of a lot harder to do it at AFL level (Stephen Hill is an exception).

    Do flashes of brilliance make up for him not getting a lot of the footy?

    Some people have issues with Bennell being anonymous for large parts of games.

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    He's not a high accumulator of possessions. They say if you can't find a lot of the footy in the juniors, it'll be a hell of a lot harder to do it at AFL level (Stephen Hill is an exception).

    Neither is Billie Smedts, going on his u18 carnival form. I'd rather a Brodie Smith or a mid that fell, over a Harper or Smedts. But i'd love a KPF most of all.

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    Yeah, I agree, but to me Smedts looks like he could move & become quite an accomplished AFL midfielder.

    I don't see the same in Harper.

    He'll be the archetypal enigmatic half forward, if he comes on.

    I guess Didak & Steve Johnson aren't exactly spuds...

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    Highlights package looks top notch, but I worry that these moments are few and far between.

    He's not a high accumulator of possessions. They say if you can't find a lot of the footy in the juniors, it'll be a hell of a lot harder to do it at AFL level (Stephen Hill is an exception).

    Do flashes of brilliance make up for him not getting a lot of the footy?

    Sam Blease was a similar type to Kieran Harper in a lot of ways.

    Some of his plays in the national championships were actualy scarily good. But he only averaged 12-14 possies a game.

    With Blease, Bennel and Bail as overside speedy finishers, would someone steady and skillful be preferable (Smedts/Heppel/Smith type)

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    I think in the champs we saw Blease do fantastic thInge through pure attack on the ball & workrate.

    I haven't seen quite the same in Harper.

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