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7 minutes ago, Darkhorse72 said:

On memory it took his dad to settle down early on, if he's got his dad's smarts he'll make it.

 

This club has had so many duds on its list I will be spewing if we don't at least give Kobe a shot.   He cant be worse than 7 or 8 players we currently have.  And we need another small forward

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    36 minutes ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

     

    This club has had so many duds on its list I will be spewing if we don't at least give Kobe a shot.   He cant be worse than 7 or 8 players we currently have.  And we need another small forward

    But that is the point, he could be worse.

    Have you seen him play?

    Why are you saying he is a LOCK for us.

    If he is good, fair enough, but you don't draft players who aren't AFL standard, just because their fathers were good players. If that was the case, we would have 3 of Lyon's sons on the list for starters.

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    37 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    But that is the point, he could be worse.

    Have you seen him play?

    Why are you saying he is a LOCK for us.

    If he is good, fair enough, but you don't draft players who aren't AFL standard, just because their fathers were good players. If that was the case, we would have 3 of Lyon's sons on the list for starters.

    This.

    I would only be interested if our recruiting team see him as a potential AFL player. If he is not up to the standard then let's not waste our time.

    I don't want him just on name alone. 

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    52 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    But that is the point, he could be worse.

    Have you seen him play?

    Why are you saying he is a LOCK for us.

    If he is good, fair enough, but you don't draft players who aren't AFL standard, just because their fathers were good players. If that was the case, we would have 3 of Lyon's sons on the list for starters.

     

    13 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    This.

    I would only be interested if our recruiting team see him as a potential AFL player. If he is not up to the standard then let's not waste our time.

    I don't want him just on name alone. 

     

    Yeah you are both right.. just a little bit excited about the idea of a Wiz Junior running around for us.

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    6 minutes ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

     

     

    Yeah you are both right.. just a little bit excited about the idea of a Wiz Junior running around for us.

    I can understand that and hope he is AFL standard and he plays with us. 

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    Kobe Farmer’s 2020 WAFL Colts stats - nothing spectacular which might explain the silence from both Melbourne and Fremantle as well as his presence here.

    My guess is that he might be offered a place within the system - perhaps at Casey - with a view to earning a place on the rookie list somewhere down the track.

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    3 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Kobe Farmer’s 2020 WAFL Colts stats - nothing spectacular which might explain the silence from both Melbourne and Fremantle as well as his presence here.

    My guess is that he might be offered a place within the system - perhaps at Casey - with a view to earning a place on the rookie list somewhere down the track.

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    The statistics show he kicked 10 goals and 6 behinds in 8 matches and had more tackles than most senior players get in a whole season but they don't show how many tackles created opportunities for others. It also does not show whether the team won or lost the games?

    Some times we judge players on the obvious statistics but don't show how many times a player chases an opponent and causes a turnover thru pressure?

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    1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Kobe Farmer’s 2020 WAFL Colts stats - nothing spectacular which might explain the silence from both Melbourne and Fremantle as well as his presence here.

    My guess is that he might be offered a place within the system - perhaps at Casey - with a view to earning a place on the rookie list somewhere down the track.

    0365C20D-FA28-4D86-9970-6501025AB25B.jpeg

     

    Those stats are to be expected when developed by Fremantle ;)

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    9 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Kobe Farmer’s 2020 WAFL Colts stats - nothing spectacular which might explain the silence from both Melbourne and Fremantle as well as his presence here.

    My guess is that he might be offered a place within the system - perhaps at Casey - with a view to earning a place on the rookie list somewhere down the track.

    0365C20D-FA28-4D86-9970-6501025AB25B.jpeg

    nothing special? if a player is contributing that much to the scoreboard from that many disposals and with that much defensive pressure they can easily be nurtured and maximised in an afl environment!!!

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    hit the scoreboard in every game he played and in the one he didn't kick a goal he laid more tackles than in any other game he played, which is a good sign that he was at least still 'involved'

    man i hope if he has nominated for the draft he comes to us

    would like to think his dad is in his ear to move to the big smoke

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    Does anyone have any footage of the kid in action? Can he play?

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    3 hours ago, Better days ahead said:

    Does anyone have any footage of the kid in action? Can he play?

    Yeah, now you mention it where is some video footage of the kid playing?

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    do we have any idea why theres not a single piece of info on him in a single article discussing club tied players 

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2020-nominations-blake-coleman-josh-eyre-reef-mcinnes-father-son-academy-bidding-system/news-story/3117e9c4af11b92368a7df96739d72cb

    not a single word on our boy at all

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    1 hour ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

    Yeah, now you mention it where is some video footage of the kid playing?

    Google Kobe Farmer, and there is a link to a Facebook page, that has him kicking a few goals, as a 16 year old

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    am i right in saying if we nominate him and get no bids in the national draft he gets added to the list as a category B rookie? same as jiath at hawthorn and khamis at the doggies in recent years? 

    because if thats the case we wouldn't have a rookie spot for a train on SSP player? as we'd have 6 listed rookies so if farmer is any chance at joining then we're ruling out a DFA/train on player and taking a full quota in the national draft or we're picking him at 50 and keeping a train on spot free? or am i completely wrong

     

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    22 minutes ago, Turner said:

    do we have any idea why theres not a single piece of info on him in a single article discussing club tied players 

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2020-nominations-blake-coleman-josh-eyre-reef-mcinnes-father-son-academy-bidding-system/news-story/3117e9c4af11b92368a7df96739d72cb

    not a single word on our boy at all

    Maybe because he is not highly rated as some would like to think......

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    4 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Maybe because he is not highly rated as some would like to think......

    Has anyone actually said he is highly rated ?

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    I thought he was not eligible until 2021?

    Also, he’s tied to Freo for both father/son and part of their NGA. He can still nominate us, but unlikely.

    Not sure he’s too highly rated regardless...

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    31 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    I thought he was not eligible until 2021?

    Also, he’s tied to Freo for both father/son and part of their NGA. He can still nominate us, but unlikely.

    Not sure he’s too highly rated regardless...

    Isiah Winder from same team hands down better

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    2 hours ago, loges said:

    Has anyone actually said he is highly rated ?

    Go and read the question I replied too.

    People are surprised he isn't being talked up. My answer is pretty much that would most likely mean that he is simply not rated potential to draft standard. 

    It seems he's rookie at best.

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    As he is a father son my understanding is that he can only be a rookie listed if no one places a bid. Looking like rookie at best at this point. which is not bad - see what he can do in the system. 

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