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1 hour ago, adonski said:

Chandler is just a jobber and the club knows it which is why he get linked to quality small forwards in the draft each year (Watson, Berry)

We usually rate players by their on field performance rather than the fact the club may or may not have wanted to select another player that may or may not suit the role of the player we have. 

 

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    2 hours ago, adonski said:

    Chandler is just a jobber and the club knows it which is why he get linked to quality small forwards in the draft each year (Watson, Berry)

    GWS must think that Toby Greene is a "jobber" too then with their continued intetest in small forwards.

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    9 minutes ago, old55 said:

    GWS must think that Toby Greene is a "jobber" too then with their continued intetest in small forwards.

    They have a heap of small forwards.... think we should organise a raid of one of them end of 2025 or 2026 actually.

    Plenty of Vic boys there and they can't play them all.

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    1 minute ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    They have a heap of small forwards.... think we should organise a raid of one of them end of 2025 or 2026 actually.

    Plenty of Vic boys there and they can't play them all.

    I’ve heard Toby Bedford is pretty good 

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    Just now, demoncat said:

    I’ve heard Toby Bedford is pretty good 

    I was about to lay that joke too!!

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    4 minutes ago, demoncat said:

    I’ve heard Toby Bedford is pretty good 

    Seems to be a better tagger than small forward 😉

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    4 hours ago, The Jackson FIX said:

    FWIW;

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    Who is the fastest player in the Melbourne Demons?
     
     
    Kade Chandler
     
    When it came to the club's speed Demons, Kade Chandler topped the charts with a scintillating 35.2km/hr sprint recorded in Opening Round against Sydney. Caleb Windsor and Kysaiah Pickett were the other Demons to feature in the top five speeds recorded by a Melbourne player in 2024.”

    I think burst is more important for a footballer given the lack of space and Kade did a 3.06 20m in his draft year.

    I'm not entirely convinced by a one off GPS number, especially at the SCG in opening round, but if he truly does have that elite top end speed I hope we see it more often. I can't remember a time when Chandler was in a foot race and completely burnt his opponent, where as Windsor and Pickett it comes through in their games.

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    25 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    I think burst is more important for a footballer given the lack of space and Kade did a 3.06 20m in his draft year.

    I'm not entirely convinced by a one off GPS number, especially at the SCG in opening round, but if he truly does have that elite top end speed I hope we see it more often. I can't remember a time when Chandler was in a foot race and completely burnt his opponent, where as Windsor and Pickett it comes through in their games.

    Remember listening to an interview with Windsor last year where he was asked whether he was the quickest player at the club.

    "Nah Chin's got me covered comfortably".

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    29 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    I think burst is more important

    Yep, it's creating separation in those first few steps...

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    15 minutes ago, Dee Boys said:

    Remember listening to an interview with Windsor last year where he was asked whether he was the quickest player at the club.

    "Nah Chin's got me covered comfortably".

    I'd like to see a race. Chandler might be coming through like Gout Gout. Even more impressive given the wind resistance his chin must cause.

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    Kynan did brilliantly in the time trial

    And his game saving cameo against the Roos during the year shows that he has the tools. Would like to see him get a run at it

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    1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

    I think burst is more important for a footballer given the lack of space and Kade did a 3.06 20m in his draft year.

    I'm not entirely convinced by a one off GPS number, especially at the SCG in opening round, but if he truly does have that elite top end speed I hope we see it more often. I can't remember a time when Chandler was in a foot race and completely burnt his opponent, where as Windsor and Pickett it comes through in their games.

    He is quick. You don’t have to like him but blaming his lack of speed isn’t a reasonable reason to dislike him. 

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    In terms of Brown's speed, if he plays a role similar to nibblas role, the critical thing is not acceleration (ie burst speed, or speed off the mark) it's what they call striding speed - ie ability to cover ground, say 80 to 130 metres, at a really good clip.

    And then the other factor is their ability to do multiple such sprints all game- which is where the need to also have elite aerobic capacity and endurance comes in. 

    I think at least a couple of players could play a similar role at any one time ie it's not inconceivable Brown AND Sharp could play in the same team playing much the same role.

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