Wow this poor kid copped a lot of crap after last weeks game which is absurd all things considered.

He has so much potential and was excellent tonight.

On 9/8/2020 at 8:56 AM, Action Jackson said:

Can we hold judgement on a young guy who:

1. Has had to come back from an interrupted pre-season

2. Is trying to build form in a season where there is no second tier competition.

3. Has played one game in pouring rain.

Seriously some of you just want to pot anyone you can. He is the least of our worries.

I've quoted this for this brilliant post.

Barely did a pre season. I love this kid and have been a fan since day dot. I love blokes who I different and unique.

One thing I will say is that he rarely wastes the ball. With Tomlinson now locking down that 3rd defender spot, its up to Baker now to own that spot. Really hope Langdon takes him under his wing over the summer.

Good on him , very happy for sauce.

Holds his spot in the side.

His best game for us and hopefully a game to build his footy career from. That should give him some confidence.

3 minutes ago, Redleg said:

His best game for us and hopefully a game to build his footy career from. That should give him some confidence.

That's it Redleg. I've seen enough of him at Casey to realise he's a player who will thrive with a little self-belief

14 possies and 2 goals tonight. He’s a good snap. Was more involved in the play. Still looks raw in general play but credit where credit is due. 

On what he showed tonight he has a future.

The goals were great, but it's the positioning and run that is far more important.

Very happy this kids finally had a decent chance to show us what he can do. 

Looks to be pretty handy on the other wing :)

Now for a repeat next weekend.

Field kicking is actually very good. Covers the ground well and can see he is learning from Langdon.

I like him on the other wing. 

If Baker and Petty can become top 15 players in 2021 we will have a far better team.

This years three draft picks plus Langdon gives us 6  good players who were not available in 2019.

Some hope for optimism in 2021

One thing that should help him improve is watching Langdon on the other wing and how hard he works. 
Will make our spread so much better if we have two decent paced wingers belting up and down each wing all game. 

Edited September 13, 20204 yr by Age

Always remember his dad saying, when he was about to play his first game, “ just take em son, just take em on”. And that is exactly what he will do when he becomes a lock in our best 22.