I’m not sure he will be better than Judd but he is a f@#kin superstar

Juddy I think was more polished and explosive on the run, definitely like to get the ball on his foot. 

Clarrys a different beast, as good if not better then anyone in close by hand but he doesn’t tend to burst out of the pack and run like Judd.

probably more comparable to Voss then Judd but if turns out half as good as either, we got a seriously good player on our hands.

What a player....   thank you Jason Taylor for moving up in the draft to get him.  Stroke of genius.

He's playing AFL midfielder minutes on ground now, too. 

He just gets the ball, and gets away a clean disposal, in ways other players just can't. We've been waiting for a star for so long, it still hasn't sunk in that we've finally landed a genuine one.

6 minutes ago, Nasher said:

He's playing AFL midfielder minutes on ground now, too. 

He just gets the ball, and gets away a clean disposal, in ways other players just can't. We've been waiting for a star for so long, it still hasn't sunk in that we've finally landed a genuine one.

Amen to that.

If he kicked more than he handballed then he would be considered one of the Top 10 players in the game already.  He stood up for us in the second half when others didn't - he had 23 touches of his own in the third and fourth quarters.  

He had 35 touches, 22 of them contested to go with 11 clearances and 8 tackles.  He does it every week without blinking an eye.  Absolute superstar.

Weird comparison with Judd. Plays nothing like him. Plus I can't imagine a Rebecca Twigley on his arm come Brownlow night (which, as it turns out, may be a good thing)

Probably gone over a few heads that today is April Fools Day?

He's my favourite player, and is well on his way to being the best Demon midfielder in my lifetime.

Very different player to Judd though. While he's putting up far better numbers than Judd did, he doesn't have the explosive bust out of packs and he doesn't hit the scoreboard either. Judd would often go for a run, dance around some opposition and bang through 3-4 goals. His impact on games was huge, and faded in the second half of his career as his groin was shot so he lost his explosive pace. I love Clarry, but his impact isn't the same at this stage. If he starts hitting the scoreboard, then he'll genuinely be a top 5 player in the comp. 

Not in the best 10 players under 23 according to AFL.com.on.drugs:

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-27/top10-under-23-we-rank-the-young-guns

I believe he will go down in history as one of the greatest Dees midfielders of all time.....certainly the best in more than half a century. He is freakishly clean with his ball use in traffic and rarely wastes a disposal.

What a pleasure to watch him play.

 

11 kicks ... 24 handballs

Needs to reverse that and then he will start getting the accolades he probably deserves from the commentators

23 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

11 kicks ... 24 handballs

Needs to reverse that and then he will start getting the accolades he probably deserves from the commentators

Well hes playing to his strengths.

And when youre the best exponent of the handball since Greg Williams,  why not?

Potentially an absolute superstar.

I reckon he is more like a Jobe Watson (only quicker) by the way he keeps his hands high enabling him to handball so effectively .

He is getting more penetration with his kicking this year. Becoming a barometer for the team.

1 hour ago, Tony Tea said:

Not in the best 10 players under 23 according to AFL.com.on.drugs:

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-27/top10-under-23-we-rank-the-young-guns

Maybe that article was written by that googy egg Carlton fan he threatened over the fence?

I think the kicking aspect of his game is affected by where he gets most of the pill. He is usually ripping the ball out of packs and clearing from traffic where there is barely enough room to swing a cat. When he learns when to drift off, then look out.

Edited April 1, 20187 yr by Colin B. Flaubert

Best hands since Deisel Williams and a better kick. 

The handball kick ratio is a myth. He is in the middle of packs using his hands to create space for his team.

I rate him massively and I'm still not convinced the wider footy public have caught on just how good he is in close.

Whoever didn't include him in the top 10 under 23 should honestly look for another profession.

8 minutes ago, Forest Demon said:

The handball kick ratio is a myth. He is in the middle of packs using his hands to create space for his team.

I rate him massively and I'm still not convinced the wider footy public have caught on just how good he is in close.

Whoever didn't include him in the top 10 under 23 should honestly look for another profession.

Was about to post something similar his kick to handball ratio is a massive myth but hard to kick when your in the bottom of a pack, he is kicking more than last year already, nothing wrong with his game he handballs to players in space who have more time to kick, no point him just blazing away blindly every time

I watched the first Q again.  They put massive effort into Clarry.  At one stoppage Christiansen physically held him away from the contest.  They blocked him and ran a hard tag, and he still smashed them.

his ability to get the ball is elite, his vision and speed to get it out is even better.  He hits players with handballs and they seem surprised.  For a stoppage guy, those numbers are fine hb/kick ratio.

glad he is one of ours!

That thirty metre handpass to Trac in space which led to Hogan's 5th goal? Yeah … that was better than any [censored] kick.

2 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Amen to that.

If he kicked more than he handballed then he would be considered one of the Top 10 players in the game already.  He stood up for us in the second half when others didn't - he had 23 touches of his own in the third and fourth quarters.  

He had 35 touches, 22 of them contested to go with 11 clearances and 8 tackles.  He does it every week without blinking an eye.  Absolute superstar.

Remarkable player, ball clearances expert. Goes in, gets the ball and uses it to advantage nearly every time. Takes a tag or two with poise and takes a knock or two with maturity. Beautiful kicking emphasised last night. Handball wizard. Virtually unstoppable across a game. Needs to run special skills clinics with all other players, just to teach them to think and do. 

1 hour ago, chook fowler said:

Best hands since Deisel Williams and a better kick. 

Good analogy, Chook. Faster too and I think he turns on a sixpence faster and narrower. 

When he gets 3 votes for sitting in the stands THEN, and only then will he be better than Judd.

According to Brown, Twomey and Harvey, he's ranked "above average", with Petracca, Hunt, TMac and Lever "elite". We also have a player named Penderson on our list.

TV is muted so I'm not sure what they're saying, but I'm sure whatever it is isn't worth listening to.

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