I don’t get it. Admittedly I have only watched highlights but judging Serong’s highlights against Young, Serong looks a long way off.

Reminds me of Trengove. Super hyped pre-draft then appears slow, undersized and one dimensional. Happy to be proven wrong.

 

Young on the other hand has dash, a burst of speed and he is a goal kicking midfielder.

I never like any players highlights. But i am also warry of players who are more physically built for their age getting an advantage over others (Serong is a short tank relative to the other players). Hopefully melbourne pick the best player.

1 hour ago, the fork said:

I don’t get it. Admittedly I have only watched highlights but judging Serong’s highlights against Young, Serong looks a long way off.

Reminds me of Trengove. Super hyped pre-draft then appears slow, undersized and one dimensional. Happy to be proven wrong.

 

Young on the other hand has dash, a burst of speed and he is a goal kicking midfielder.

Young is mainly a halfback as I understand, in an interview he stated they pushed him up into the midfield but he believes his best footy is at halfback and that’s where he sees himself playing. I see him as our future replacement for either Jetta or Hibberd and would pick him over Serong.

(Disclaimer: Personal opinion and choice obviously and I can only go on what I’ve read and highlights as I haven’t seen any of the kids play in person ?)

On 9/19/2019 at 4:29 PM, MFC-11 said:

On 9/19/2019 at 5:54 PM, faultydet said:

 

matador

That is surely a load of bull

14 hours ago, the fork said:

I don’t get it. Admittedly I have only watched highlights but judging Serong’s highlights against Young, Serong looks a long way off.

Reminds me of Trengove. Super hyped pre-draft then appears slow, undersized and one dimensional. Happy to be proven wrong.

 

Young on the other hand has dash, a burst of speed and he is a goal kicking midfielder.

I have to agree with you.

I can't understand, why Serong is rated so highly in this years draft either? I must be missing something, but i think we need to look at other players.

If you're worrying about deficiencies too much then you're missing out on some seriously good highlights as well.

- Quick and super accurate hands, releases team mates perfectly with both hands
- Nice baulk and fakes to set up hands
- Lovely footwork to create room around a stoppage, he doesn't get caught in at the contest
- Excellent reading of the play both at stoppages and as a forward

There's a craftiness that from our list only Salem, Oliver, Jetta, maybe Fritsch/Petracca and at his best Nath Jones have.

I'd like to see more linebreaking and he does kick across his body a bit and slice the ball low (which honestly isn't always a bad thing). And yes the lack of size is a worry too. But there's a really high level of footy smarts on display.

 

 

Appears to be a bit slow - I would not think he is what the recruiters are hoping to find 

On 10/17/2019 at 6:11 PM, dazzledavey36 said:

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It's funny. He doesn't actually have a highlight until a minute in. Some pretty ordinary highlights. I don't get it.

6 minutes ago, A F said:

It's funny. He doesn't actually have a highlight until a minute in. Some pretty ordinary highlights. I don't get it.

Nat Fyfe had one of the worst under 18 highlights I have ever seen.

Judge him when he is around the 70 to 100 game mark.

41 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Nat Fyfe had one of the worst under 18 highlights I have ever seen.

Judge him when he is around the 70 to 100 game mark.

Yep, fair enough.

What are his draft combine results does anyone know them

Short not quick not good skills pass, they say his got a good leap but is not in the top 10 for vertical jump or running jump, not top 10 in any combine results to be a top 3 pick you have to have something that sets you apart, this kid has nothing.

Another contested inside beast who looks slow. Should be a lock for pick 3 you would think.

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Nat Fyfe had one of the worst under 18 highlights I have ever seen.

Judge him when he is around the 70 to 100 game mark.

Because recruiters have up until the 70-100 game mark to decide who they want to draft and if they are [censored] by then that people will forget who selected them with minimum accountability?

27 minutes ago, olisik said:

Because recruiters have up until the 70-100 game mark to decide who they want to draft and if they are [censored] by then that people will forget who selected them with minimum accountability?

Cool story

1 hour ago, olisik said:

Another contested inside beast who looks slow. Should be a lock for pick 3 you would think.

Ah, you changed the wording, but not the content. Congratulations.

11 minutes ago, A F said:

Ah, you changed the wording, but not the content. Congratulations.

I can’t stress enough on the importance of drafting more inside mids with bad skills who are slow.

Hopefully we take a look at Crouch as a DFA

Edited October 24, 20196 yr by olisik

45 minutes ago, olisik said:

I can’t stress enough on the importance of drafting more inside mids with bad skills who are slow.

Hopefully we take a look at Crouch as a DFA

Crouch?

2 minutes ago, A F said:

Crouch?

Couch, sorry typo. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Couch

1 hour ago, olisik said:

Another contested inside beast who looks slow. Should be a lock for pick 3 you would think.

Boring...

Just now, Moonshadow said:

Boring...

Great post mate. Riveting stuff! 

1 minute ago, olisik said:

Great post mate. Riveting stuff! 

Thanks. Happy to help.

29 minutes ago, olisik said:

Couch, sorry typo. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Couch

That was how many years ago now? FCS, some new material, please.

On 10/17/2019 at 6:11 PM, dazzledavey36 said:

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The player I noticed in these highlights wasn't Serong it was the things Young did. How was that kick threading the needle to a leading forward inside 50. Just what we are crying out for. Just because he played half back as a junior doesn't mean that's where his AFL career will be. Hogan was the AA U 18 CHB. T Mac was a forward as a junior and recruited as a back.  J Howe was recruited by Pies as a forward and we know how that ended.