2020 Player Reviews: #12 Toby Bedford

It was a tough initiation for the small forward who made his debut in Perth in Round 1 and played only one other game for the season.

Date of Birth: 27 May, 2000

Height: 178cm

Weight: 69kg

Games MFC 2020: 2

Career Total: 2

Goals MFC 2020: 0

Career Total: 0

I reckon this guy is close to the most important player we have. If he comes on and is able to form a formidable combination with Kozzy, then I think our entire game plan will look a whole lot better.

Why didnt we play him some more. Hard to know whether he deserves a spot or not!

Hope he's given another chance next year. He's got the tools, just needs to put it all together.

He vanished last year, strange one.

He deserves more

Did vanish. Hope he weighs more now! High hopes.

Let's hope that he gets the opportunity to show his wares and that he can find a spot in the forward line although he may find it difficult to break back into the side without some scintillating form in the Ressie's.

Good luck Toby !!!

Edited November 16, 20205 yr by DeeZone
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Something must have happened following round 1, from memory he wasn’t too bad. Then suddenly was left behind in Melbourne and not considered.

Would have preferred him get a year of games than Melksham

deserved a fairer crack - have no idea how u can get picked round 1 after a whole pre season and then fall so out of favour especially in such a spluttering forward line

2 hours ago, Cheesy D. Pun said:

I reckon this guy is close to the most important player we have. If he comes on and is able to form a formidable combination with Kozzy, then I think our entire game plan will look a whole lot better.

"The most important player we have."

This is arguably the silliest comment ever posted in Demonland.

The 2018 draftees haven't exactly excelled. Sure there have been injuries etc but...

2021 will be their third year. You would hope one of them at least can cement a spot

 

Tom Sparrow, James Jordon, Aaron Nietschke, Toby Bedford and  Marty Hore

I guess I'm ambivalent about Toby.  I've seen the odd encouraging glimpse, but not enough to convince me that he has the 'wares' to make it.  Like others, I find it mystifying that we didn't see more of him during the season.  Hopefully he put the time to good use, and he 'blitzes' pre season 2021.

4 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

I guess I'm ambivalent about Toby.  I've seen the odd encouraging glimpse, but not enough to convince me that he has the 'wares' to make it.  Like others, I find it mystifying that we didn't see more of him during the season.  Hopefully he put the time to good use, and he 'blitzes' pre season 2021.

From all reports he blitzed preseason 2020 and it got him nowhere after Round 1.

 

3 hours ago, Cheesy D. Pun said:

I reckon this guy is close to the most important player we have. If he comes on and is able to form a formidable combination with Kozzy, then I think our entire game plan will look a whole lot better.

I think he could be a very important piece of the puzzle if he does come on. Could be a FP or HFF spot waiting for him

1 hour ago, Cranky Franky said:

"The most important player we have."

This is arguably the silliest comment ever posted in Demonland.

Thanks mate - I've got some stiff competition but I'm just happy for the nomination.

I stand by it. Our game plan relies so heavily on small forwards of which we currently have one. I don't think it's too far fetched to say that whoever is able to fill that position is going to have as much of an impact on our success as any player on the list.

I'll admit though, I've made the comment taking the current performance of our players for granted. Perhaps, it might be better to have said it is my opinion, that whatever happens in the small forward space will be the most important factor to our success in the next year or two.

He has that rare combination of speed and endurance and cracks in. The kicking appears suspect but would be happy to see a little more if he's given another year.

Amazing that he didn't get back into the team with the compressed schedule and so many tired players.   Melksham was terrible all season, Bedford should have come in for him at some point.   And Spargo got games ahead of him?

33 minutes ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

Amazing that he didn't get back into the team with the compressed schedule and so many tired players.   Melksham was terrible all season, Bedford should have come in for him at some point.   And Spargo got games ahead of him?

He played one of the games in Cairns and was hopeless. 

Would Bedford have even been drafted if he wasn't linked to us through the next gen academy? 

Two years on he has shown next to nothing and would be very fortunate to get another contract. 

The two mediocre games at AFL level are not especially the concern, its the lack of impact in the VFL in 2019 that worries me most. I just don't think he has the tools to be a good player at this level.

Wasn't impressed. Two games and looked way out of his depth in both of them.

Did show a bit however in that Arden Street practice match against North where both sides had a combo of senior and VFL listed players.

Hopefully through natural development over the pre season, he takes a big step up as we have poor small forward depth compared to say a St Kilda. 

Covid has had an enormous impact on young developing players outside  the best 

22. It has hindered their development badly & they have had little or no opprtunity

To develop or show their wares.

His performance in Cairns was deplorable. However, very early days in his career. Fingers crossed.

He’s one that really would’ve suffered at the lack of a quality 2nd tier competition, there were flashes this year but only flashes. He’s got to show something next year or I’d say he’ll be moved on

5 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

He played one of the games in Cairns and was hopeless. 

So was the rest of the team....

That included All Australians and Top 3 Brownlow players.

Bit harsh to really pin point his game in those poor team outings. 

Edited November 17, 20205 yr by Ham

10 minutes ago, Ham said:

So was the rest of the team....

That included All Australians and Top 3 Brownlow players.

Bit harsh to really pin point his game in those poor team outings. 

My post was responding to Pickett2Jackson who incorrectly stated that he didn't get back into the team, when he did before being dropped again.

1 minute ago, Fat Tony said:

My post was responding to Pickett2Jackson who incorrectly stated that he didn't get back into the team, when he did before being dropped again.

And my post was in response to you saying he was useless.