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Brayshaw still has another year next year so keep an eye out for him. A midfielder who has similar traits to his brother.

Btw I found out this week Jake Lovett is currently trying out for Vic Country Squad. Hopefully he gets a gig.

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An odd related question.

I am enjoying an ongoing debate with another supporter on whether Hogan or Boyd was a better junior prospect. The Boyd supporter contends that Boyd's massive player ranking scores during the 2013 season put him clearly ahead, which I counter by pointing out that Hogan didn't play that year but went straight to the VFL and won a B&F. I've been trying to find player statistics from the 2012 national championships, which I believe would be the most recent time they were both playing in the same competition, so as to do a bit of a comparison on who was looking the most promising at that stage.

Anyone know where I can find those sort of stats?


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Somewhat belated but it seems Jake Lovett is coming good at the right end of the season because he followed up his TAC Cup Round 15 effort with the first of two appearances at the Casey Scorpions.

Also Darcy Tucker had another good day out with the strong North Ballarat Rebels side while the other Darcy's also traveling along nicely as well.

TAC Cup wrap: Round 15 review

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Charlie Curnow back for the Falcons this week.

I suspect a good finish to the season would put him firmly in contention for our pick.

191cm tall midfield/key forward. Brother of Ed (good tanks seem to run in the family). Very strong overhead and wins his own ball in midfield. Was purely a midfielder before a growth spurt saw the Falcons play him as a kph.

Not saying his game style is exactly the same, but these are the sorts of strengths that Fremantle saw in a young half forward flanker named Nathan Fyfe.

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Might go and watch Curnow today. The kid is a monster.

Let us know how he goes if you make it there.

Looking to watch the Falcons play Dandenong in a couple of weeks.


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Decided to go.

Who would we rather, Josh Kennedy (of the Sydney variety) or Nick Dal Santo?

Happy with either, although feel Joey Kennedy probably gets you over the line in a final.

Is that a Curnow or Parish scenario you're putting out there?

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I went today to have a look for the first time at Curnow and Parish. I'm glad I did in the end, was a peach of a day for footy and both Curnow and Parish played major roles in a comfortable win for the Falcons.

Darcy Parish: I'd heard about his kicking before today, but no one has mentioned how good his hands are. Clean and fast, he seemed to be one step ahead of his opponents, and sometimes his teammates, for most of the afternoon. He also possesses incredible vision, and spotted open players that even I didn't see from my spot in the grandstand. The most impressive part of his game though, was how good his decision making was and how quickly he executed those decisions. As previously stated, it was the quick handballs and the ability to pull the trigger by foot and hit a teammate on the chest in space that made him stand out. He played in the midfield for most of the day, but when rested forward still looked dangerous. Anyone who thinks he isn't hard enough clearly hasn't watched him. Although I doubt he'll ever be a clearance, contested ball winning machine, he seemed to have no issue taking a hit. He will need to work on his defensive running and pressure in the AFL, and I would be surprised if he registered a tackle for the entire game. He probably finished with about 20 odd disposals, so he wasn't exactly dominant, and as I alluded to before he reminded me of Nick Dal Santo.

Charlie Curnow: Charlie finished the game with 4 goals (by my count), which the Falcons staff must be stoked with as it was his first game back after having significant time out through injury. First thing you notice about Curnow is his size, he is very well built for a kid. He played forward for the whole game and was dominant, every time the ball came near him something looked like happening. Probably took 4 or 5 contested marks for the day, and was very clean in the air. Can take a grab. Although he didn't play through the midfield, there were a few instances where it was clear he has great midfield potential. Incredibly strong, and like Parish seems to be very clean by hand in the trenches. Wouldn't have missed a target by foot all day either. I'd be surprised if Curnow holds up as a full-time key forward, don't think he has the height to be a modern key position player. I've seen Skippos on Bigfooty compare him to Stringer and Darling. I disagree, he isn't as dynamic and is certainly not as quick. I'd say Josh Kennedy/Nat Fyfe would be a far better comparison.

Feel free to ask any questions about the game today, I'll answer as best I can.

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Thanks Davos, great wrap on those two, really appreciate the write up.

Anyone standout for the Knights? I have Perry and Greshem as draftables and liked Mattingly last year.

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Unfortunately I didn't snag a record so I couldn't work out who most of the players were, but the full forward for Knights, Tilmouth-Turner, was pretty dominant. I'd never heard of him before and I think I overheard someone say it was his first game, but he swallowed anything that was kicked in his area. It was a shame he couldn't kick accurately as he could've ended up with about 6.

It really depends on how you evaluate our list DD. If you believe, like I do, that we need a monster midfielder as a fulcrum of our midfield group, then Curnow is your go. He has so much upside.

I wouldn't be opposed to taking Parish though. Has that bit of class and should be a neat player at AFL level.

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