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Parish seems very similar to Tom Scully....

http://afldraftinfo.blogspot.com.au/2009/10/tom-scully-dandenong-stingraysvic-metro.html

I always thought that Tom was too skinny for a midfield roll.

In his first few years he kept getting pushed off the ball and was unable to shrug tackles.

This should be a red flag to the football department.

I don't think they are similar. Scully only had/has one pace, has doesn't tread water and he doesn't see the bigger picture, he is a selfish football play, not the greatest kick (because he doesn't slow down, has no poise), whereas Parish is an intuitive footballer, sees the bigger picture and will often lay a tackle, bounce up and receive the hands off, if you watch Parish play, you will see he has a great understanding of the game.

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    I must be missing something but I simply can't understand how the club would prefer Parish to Francis. There are 2 highlights reels on Francis and in one of them he plays as a strong, tall mid, and goes forward. He kicks 4 goals, a couple involving 50m plus kicks. The next segment shows him defending, taking mark after mark. Again, disposal impeccable.

    I notice in the AFL highlights reel, in which he talks very movingly about the death of his brother, he says that Brendon Goddard is a role model.

    I was quite unaware of this, but Goddard is the very bloke I thought of when watching the first reel.

    Francis is a mature kid, who I reckon would play many games in his first season and 200 overall. To me, he represents much more of what the club needs, than Parish. Has anyone else a view about this?

    I mentioned the folly of relying on highlight reels and maintain if you were to go by highlight reels then Francis is a no brainer. Hence the reason that you take the highlight reel with liberal dose of salt.

    Whispering Jack who obviously see a bit of underage footy said that Francis goes missing/ is inconsistent whereas Parish is in, under and about for the whole game/s. This is something that you can never ascertain just from watching highlight reels.

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    I don't think they are similar. Scully only had/has one pace, has doesn't tread water and he doesn't see the bigger picture, he is a selfish football play, not the greatest kick (because he doesn't slow down, has no poise), whereas Parish is an intuitive footballer, sees the bigger picture and will often lay a tackle, bounce up and receive the hands off, if you watch Parish play, you will see he has a great understanding of the game.

    Again, only relying on highlight reels, Parish does not miss a single target in the footage shown whereas Scully's footskills ( or lack thereof) were evident even in the "best of" footage.

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    I wish I could find the actual quote but Roos is on record saying he has very little to do with draft selections. He says he has people to do that for him and whilst the whole coaching panel may discuss what the obvious needs and priorities are for the team ( ie mids - inside, outside, goal kicking ) I was left with the impression that if we wanted mids with certain traits Roos defers to the recruiting guys to pick the best available.

    Which is exactly what I was saying. Roos wouldn't be picking certain players, but he would definitely have a checklist of traits he requires which the recruiting team then base their recommendations on.

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    His kicking in those highlights reminds me of Cotchin.

    Nah they went more than 15m and didn't go backwards

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    The big question mark from me is his hair.

    He clearly uses a lot of conditioner. I'm very worried he'll end up taking a hair modelling contract and leaving us in the lurch.

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    The big question mark from me is his hair.

    He clearly uses a lot of conditioner. I'm very worried he'll end up taking a hair modelling contract and leaving us in the lurch.

    Actually I noticed that through out his junior year at TAC his hair was immaculate. As soon as it was mentioned that he was likely to be picked up by us his hairy ..well...became messy. I don't like the look of that and I wouldn't draft him as I am afraid that after a two seasons he would seek a transfer to Essendon to get hair styling tips from Hurley.

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    Actually I noticed that through out his junior year at TAC his hair was immaculate. As soon as it was mentioned that he was likely to be picked up by us his hairy ..well...became messy. I don't like the look of that and I wouldn't draft him as I am afraid that after a two seasons he would seek a transfer to Essendon to get hair styling tips from Hurley.

    Interesting, interesting.

    Nutbean and Choke, here all day discussing the important issues.

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    That is correct. Scully had/has poor skills by foot.

    Check out his game against SA in 2009.

    Parish's highlights show that he has above average foot skills.

    thanks. hwfua looked real skinny and half the size of parish. yet he was able to bulk up a bit by r1, so i don't see why parish can't

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    Fair enough

    That being said i have no knowledge of whether this year's top 10 is stronger or weaker than last year's or next year's.

    It may be hard to to compare because this year's best 10 players are playing in a weaker competition (i.e. shallower).

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    thanks. hwfua looked real skinny and half the size of parish. yet he was able to bulk up a bit by r1, so i don't see why parish can't

    hwfua, let me think, ....... no I'll get it..... no, I have no idea who that is. Not enough vowels at the beginning for me.

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    hwfua, let me think, ....... no I'll get it..... no, I have no idea who that is. Not enough vowels at the beginning for me.

    DC coined He Who F.... Us Around sometime after I gave him the Voldemort - He Who Must Not Be Named - treatment.

    Halcyon days of Demonland those days.

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    The big question mark from me is his hair.

    He clearly uses a lot of conditioner. I'm very worried he'll end up taking a hair modelling contract and leaving us in the lurch.

    I posted my concerns about the hair on Facebook last week. It certainly looms as a major issue in respect of the difficult decision the recruiting team is faced with over the next few weeks.

    My solution was that if we take him with pick #3 then Josh Mahoney's first task should be (preferably before they leave Adelaide after draft night) to take him to a barber for a #3 haircut.

    Problem solved.

    [PS: I've subsequently discovered that if we bid #3 for say Callum Mills and force Sydney to take that player in response to our bid, then our pick would be #4 and in that event, the blades to be used for the haircut would be #4.]

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    I posted my concerns about the hair on Facebook last week. It certainly looms as a major issue in respect of the difficult decision the recruiting team is faced with over the next few weeks.

    My solution was that if we take him with pick #3 then Josh Mahoney's first task should be (preferably before they leave Adelaide after draft night) to take him to a barber for a #3 haircut.

    Problem solved.

    [PS: I've subsequently discovered that if we bid #3 for say Callum Mills and force Sydney to take that player in response to our bid, then our pick would be #4 and in that event, the blades to be used for the haircut would be #4.]

    Barber seems a bit hipster to me... I vote Todd and Jack give him the military buzz cut as an initiation.

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    I posted my concerns about the hair on Facebook last week. It certainly looms as a major issue in respect of the difficult decision the recruiting team is faced with over the next few weeks.

    My solution was that if we take him with pick #3 then Josh Mahoney's first task should be (preferably before they leave Adelaide after draft night) to take him to a barber for a #3 haircut.

    Problem solved.

    [PS: I've subsequently discovered that if we bid #3 for say Callum Mills and force Sydney to take that player in response to our bid, then our pick would be #4 and in that event, the blades to be used for the haircut would be #4.]

    This is the only sensible course of action.

    We cannot have this possible defection to the lucrative hair product industry hanging over a star recruit's head from day 1.

    Additionally, Hogan's set-shot setup indicates that he also loves his hair. Don't want any hair-related conflicts in our playing group.

    Much better to take WJ's recommended actions and nip this possibly explosive issue in the bud.

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    Barber seems a bit hipster to me... I vote Todd and Jack give him the military buzz cut as an initiation.

    Lol, Todd maybe, but did you see Jack's hair when we recruited him?

    Ludicrous.

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    I think this negative hair talk should cease. We should embrace the locks if picked. Who knows.... we may even land a new $500,000 - $1million sponsor in Decore or Sunsilk.....positive thoughts people. Become a destination club and entice the likes of Sloane, Mundy, Maric. Embrace the locks people.

    #embracethelocks shall trend!

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    His looks good for tween memberships

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    Cal Twomey on his podcast rated Parish as the best footskills in this draft. Talked about others with great foot skills from previous drafts and made mention of Salem and Petracca.

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    I posted my concerns about the hair on Facebook last week. It certainly looms as a major issue in respect of the difficult decision the recruiting team is faced with over the next few weeks.

    My solution was that if we take him with pick #3 then Josh Mahoney's first task should be (preferably before they leave Adelaide after draft night) to take him to a barber for a #3 haircut.

    Problem solved.

    [PS: I've subsequently discovered that if we bid #3 for say Callum Mills and force Sydney to take that player in response to our bid, then our pick would be #4 and in that event, the blades to be used for the haircut would be #4.]

    He will end up with a mullet if he gets any kind of cut in Adelaide...

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    I think this negative hair talk should cease. We should embrace the locks if picked. Who knows.... we may even land a new $500,000 - $1million sponsor in Decore or Sunsilk.....positive thoughts people. Become a destination club and entice the likes of Sloane, Mundy, Maric. Embrace the locks people.

    #embracethelocks shall trend!

    who remembers ?? could see a few players reprising a role or two perhaps :rolleyes:

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    He looks like an Altar boy, so the name Parish is very apt.

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    thanks. hwfua looked real skinny and half the size of parish. yet he was able to bulk up a bit by r1, so i don't see why parish can't

    Thats a good watch - Scully - caught a lot - turned it over nearly every time.

    Fitzy - looked all at sea

    Gaff - looked very composed

    Trenners - got a few touches.

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