Very impressed with Charlie. Some players just take to AFL straight away like him and Bailey and some don't.  Fantastic recruitment

 

Edited July 19, 20187 yr by Demonland

Having a great year first up - do we think he'll eventually develop into a player who can spend some time in midfield? Appears to have the grunt to play as more than a small forward despite his small stature.

He was touted as a top 5 pick at one stage as a junior, we got a steal with him and he’ll develop into a beauty. He has one thing many of our players lack and that is footy smarts

2 hours ago, MSFebey said:

He was touted as a top 5 pick at one stage as a junior, we got a steal with him and he’ll develop into a beauty. He has one thing many of our players lack and that is footy smarts

And irrepressible spirit. 

I am staggered he hasn’t got a rising star award yet, given his performances this year and especially since a few of the winners had far less impressive games than Charlie,  in the particular round they were nominated.

3 hours ago, Redleg said:

I am staggered he hasn’t got a rising star award yet, given his performances this year and especially since a few of the winners had far less impressive games than Charlie,  in the particular round they were nominated.

What's brilliant is that it no longer matters if our new draftees are tearing it up straight away and getting accolades like this. As long as they are playing their role, I'm sure all the accolades that matter are heralded within the club.

There is also far less pressure on guys like Charlie to come in from Round 1 and perform. They're given a few weeks in the VFL and 'earn' it first and from there, as long as they are doing the team things, that will keep them in the team. This is a far more sustainable and better way of approaching development, than throwing kids in from Round 1 and heaping pressure on them to succeed in the high intensity of an AFL midfield role.