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This guy impressed me yesterday.

Has there been a thread about him? I can' t find one.

How old is he? Where is he from?

If he' s under 25, I reckon the Demons should think about rookying him.

He showed flashes of brilliance. How much on field time did he get? He seemed to go missing at times, but perhaps that was because he wasn't on the ground. He was "23rd man." How is that different from the other interchange?

Did other Demonlanders notice him?

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3 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

He has the x factor look and the skill of a classic left footer.  Opportunistic forward.  Not quite AFL standard but worthy of a senior place on Caseys list.

As I said yesterday we should be hiding him away instead of showcasing him. He looked good early but disappeared later on. He does look a likely prospect though for a rookey spot. 

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Posted

Yeah, he certainly drifted out of the game a bit. I dunno. I don't have an opinion on this one. If the FD were interested, they were all there yesterday to see him.

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So Casey plays a good game on TV and suddenly we want to add most of their players to our list? 

Let's just settle down a little here. Some of their players go alright but there is a steep jump to AFL level. One minute we want Kielty, then we are interested in Tim Smith, now we are talking about this bloke? 

I think we can set our sights a little higher than this. 

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OK, he played for Gippsland in the TAC cup 2015 season.  From the numbers he was ok but not amazing, which is probably why he wasn't drafted.  Had a few games where he got up into the mid-20's for disposals, but more often in the teens.  Averaged just over 17 disposals in two years of TAC cup.  He's been playing in the development league and then as 23rd man in the senior side.  I'd like to be able to give his stats from the weekend, but the sportingpulse website has everybody listed as 0 in all stats except scores. 

From what I can find, I'd say he's got a fair way to go yet before he gets drafted. 

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Looked to get to contests really well, but was a headless chook when in possession.  Seemed to have no footy smarts on execution, loved to run in circles, and offloaded to players in bad positions.

but he did zip about.  Not AFL standard from what I saw of the game.  Would see him in VFL.

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8 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

So Casey plays a good game on TV and suddenly we want to add most of their players to our list? 

Let's just settle down a little here. Some of their players go alright but there is a steep jump to AFL level. One minute we want Kielty, then we are interested in Tim Smith, now we are talking about this bloke? 

I think we can set our sights a little higher than this. 

You make a good point Wiseblood. While Ferreira's been impressive in the two finals he's played so far, he's spent most his year in the D-League or at Wonthaggi, so would be a big jump to expect to see him on an AFL list next year. If we are to draft a young small forward, i'd expect it to be Dan Allsop out of Dandenong Stingrays who came 2nd in the Morrish Medal. We have access to him through our indigenous/multi cultural zone so have first dibs.

Casey have a few players that may get some attention come draft time. However i feel the only ones we'd be likely to consider are the skipper Hutchins (if Dunn goes to Brisbane) and McInerney as ruck support. Keilty, Smith and Munroe could be looked at by others.

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9 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

So Casey plays a good game on TV and suddenly we want to add most of their players to our list? 

Let's just settle down a little here. Some of their players go alright but there is a steep jump to AFL level. One minute we want Kielty, then we are interested in Tim Smith, now we are talking about this bloke? 

I think we can set our sights a little higher than this. 

Sure, but there's only so much you can get with pick 98...

 

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26 minutes ago, stuie said:

Sure, but there's only so much you can get with pick 98...

 

I highly doubt we'll still be in the game at pick 98.

Posted (edited)
11 minutes ago, Nasher said:

I highly doubt we'll still be in the game at pick 98.

Yep, unlikely we'll use that pick, more using it as an example of how not every player we pick up will be a superstar or even a best 22 player. This time of year everyone gets a bit obsessed with chasing "guns" without realizing we only have so much currency to use.

 

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35 minutes ago, stuie said:

Sure, but there's only so much you can get with pick 98...

 

True, but that wasn't necessarily my point.  It's more that, because Casey has had a good year, we seemingly want most of their senior players on our list.  We have a thread for Kielty, McInerny and now Ferreira, plus others have spoken in other threads about Tim Smith and Angus Scott.  I think we're just getting a little carried away with their form.  I'm stoked they've had a good year, but I think the discussion around them has been a little over the top.

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1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

True, but that wasn't necessarily my point.  It's more that, because Casey has had a good year, we seemingly want most of their senior players on our list.  We have a thread for Kielty, McInerny and now Ferreira, plus others have spoken in other threads about Tim Smith and Angus Scott.  I think we're just getting a little carried away with their form.  I'm stoked they've had a good year, but I think the discussion around them has been a little over the top.

Yeah it definitely has, think the excitement of finals has got to some, but I don't blame them. This kid though, he has a bit of spark about him, really clean hands, especially for someone so fresh to the game. Don't discount him just because of how much Casey talk there's been, he has some talents that could really fit with our needs if Taylor sees enough in him to develop them. He'd be a speculative pickup, but that's why I was using pick 98 as an example. At some stage I'd like to see us take 1 or 2 gambles on kids with "X factor" to go with all the tough mids we've been adding in.

 

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Id give him a chance to train over the pre season with the Dees (like they did with Keilty) and let him then develope next year in the 1s to see if he can really take the next step.

Exciting talent though. Hopefully he plays in the Grand Final as the quick deck would suit him perfectly.

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Only his 4th VFL game and looked very good in the bits I saw. Imposed himself and did some things to make you take notice.

Happy he's playing for Casey, but just another AFL draft prospect otherwise.

Posted
10 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

This is going to be a bit hard for anyone to answer on an online written forum, but how do you pronounce his first name?

Aloi see e o

That would be my guess.

Posted
14 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

Looked to get to contests really well, but was a headless chook when in possession.  Seemed to have no footy smarts on execution, loved to run in circles, and offloaded to players in bad positions.

but he did zip about.  Not AFL standard from what I saw of the game.  Would see him in VFL.

Gee I only saw him on TV, looked pretty good to me, he has played 4 games at that level so you need to cut some flack. I didn't notice him running in circles like a headless chook. 

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From what I know he is relative new to the game, he's only been playing for a couple of years (4-5 years) . He comes from  a soccer background and only  did top age and overage at tac  cup with Gippsland power. 

He did come top 5 at the morrish  medal last year, which is not a bad effort for someone just learning the game. https://afldraftcentral.com.au/2015/09/18/oliver-piece/

 

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