James Harmes - Rising Star

[Bang Na Demon 168]

Love him!

Not fast, no devastating side step,, kicks alright, handpasses alright, pretty good in the air and yes, goes in hard but he just has that aura of someone who's really really good,

Someone who's sum total is well above their individual components

[What 18,810]

Another rookie list success story.  Onya Harmesy

[P-man 13,366]

Fantastic achievement to get a nod this early in the season,

[Dante 2,739]

17 minutes ago, xiss said:

Love him!

Not fast, no devastating side step,, kicks alright, handpasses alright, pretty good in the air and yes, goes in hard but he just has that aura of someone who's really really good,

Someone who's sum total is well above their individual components

 

Couldn't have put it better, I've been a fan for a while now, he has a bit of a swagger about him, something we've lacked for a long time.

[Chewie 73]

1 hour ago, Tony Tea said:

What's his nickname: Horse or Chomp?

Nut

[McQueen 17,867]

Congratulations, James.

Get that staging for free kicks out of your game and focus on getting front position and you'll improve out of sight.

[spirit of norm smith 16,591]

Great recognition. Harmesy is a player.

[In Harmes Way 7,824]

[censored] pumped for the boy. Great recognition for sustained effort. Well done Harmesy, keep up the good work.

PS love the coloured mouth guard

[jacey 333]

2 hours ago, Tony Tea said:

What's his nickname: Horse or Chomp?

Bucky. 

[Deeoldfart 8,077]

Well done Harmesy ......... great reward for effort, which is there for all of us to see.  

[In Harmes Way 7,824]

Dazzle - your brother and old man must be chuffed at this as well. Do they still keep in touch with Chomp?

[beelzebub 23,383]

Pleasantly surprised... As may be he.

Well done

[beelzebub 23,383]

It's quite fascinating that some of the more exciting are not the advertised...I.  Harmes..Hunt

Well done Dees

Well done lads

[M_9 2,096]

Well done James. The Trac and maybe even Hunt to come.

[daisycutter 29,763]

we got a glimpse of what harmsey might be in the last game last year. it's good (for a change) to see these boys coming on in leaps and bounds, rather than going backwards. even better to see so many of the young ones really relishing a contest. the new recruiting style is  starting to make a difference

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

Harmes is emblematic of this club's younger brigade.

Hard, skilled, team-oriented and competitive.

And in love with the club and his team-mates.

 

 

[M_9 2,096]

54 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Get that staging for free kicks out of your game and focus on getting front position and you'll improve out of sight.

I did notice that on occasions last year. Can't recall seeing it this year.

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

well done Harmsy!

 

Tracks turn this week

[Adam The God 30,499]

What a joke this competition is. Harmes had, what, 5 or 6 possessions that didn't either put his team mates under pressure or completely miss the target. Harmes may have got a lot of it in the first quarter, but after that he tailed off. They've looked at his stats and made this call. They clearly didn't watch the game. Petracca's game was far better and even though he's already been nominated, I'd argue that Oliver's game was also better.

If his decision making and disposal was better in this game, then this would have been the right call. But nope. However, hopefully he takes a lot of confidence from this game. That he can accumulate the ball now. He just needs to tidy his game up.

[Guest]

Reading the AFL website article, it's also nice to see that the initial impetus for his turn around came from a convo that he had with Roosy and Josh Mahoney halfway through 2014 in which he was told in no uncertain terms that he had to lift his professionalism or look for alternative employment.
While the fruits of their labors are becoming more apparent now, it's heartening to hear that the PR revolution been ongoing from the moment he walked in the door.

[Pates 9,661]

Congrats to Harmesy, really well deserved. He's gone about his business this year quietly but he's doing a really solid job.

[bjDee 1,249]

Well done Harmesy!  He's come a long way since being a flashy and talented rookie at Casey who would catch the eye but couldn't get enough ball to be a serious contender.

We haven't yet seen anything like his best aerial skills in the seniors. When his confidence is up, he will be sitting on shoulders. 

[dazzledavey36 55,393]

1 hour ago, small but forward said:

Dazzle - your brother and old man must be chuffed at this as well. Do they still keep in touch with Chomp?

They sure do mate. Brother is currently trialing for Vic Country under 16 and chomp has kelt in touch with him with some encouraging txt messages. The kid is all class on and off the field. 

[Atholwebb 110]

Fantastic. Well done, James. Your run and carry, overlap and leg speed is very important to the team and you are a valuable member. With Jayden Hunt you have both been very big bonuses on top of our more highly publicised draft picks.

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,396]

2 hours ago, Salems Lot said:

A lifetime dees fan too

Oh to have had only a 20-year lifetime of Dees support!

Anyway, like Daisy above, I was taken by his performance in the Docklands-hoodoo-break last year, in terms both of what he did and the confidence he expressed in doing it, particularly in the air.

What is the record for nominees from one team in a year (and if it's GWS, what is second best)?