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Harrison Petty - KPF in 2023

Sydee
in Melbourne Demons

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On 3/29/2023 at 9:51 AM, dazzledavey36 said:

Zero chance of this happening.

It’s happening I reckon. 

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    7 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    It’s happening I reckon. 

    Looks like it!

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    34 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

    It’s happening I reckon. 

    Honestly did not see this coming. Playing well so far.

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    On 3/29/2023 at 1:18 AM, tiers said:

    Much too simple an analysis. It is always easier to take a contested mark when playing in defence and the oppos are not spoiling but trying to mark. It's a lot tougher when playing forward and the oppos are crowding and spoiling.

    ...and?

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    Looks like he's low of confidence but would persist with the move....with Tomlinson back that is

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    Started well and that clunk in the last was handy. Got away with some classic Petty make them earn it tackles which I love. Trying to get a kick on the Swans backs is really hard, especially with the amount of holding they get away with. He’ll have it far easier against other teams.

    The big question is do we need a 3rd tall down back or can Hibberd, Brayshaw, Rivers hold up. Can Lever defend consistently (I doubt it) 

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    Didn’t mind his performance. He also did well in the ruck. 
    Obviously we lucked out because Swans were missing Reid and Hickey but against most sides we’d need to either bring in Tomlinson or push Tmac back if we want to persevere with him forward. He is a very talented player and he can absolutely be an A grader no matter which end he plays in long term. 

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    Did pretty well!

    Competed hard. Helped the likes of Chandler, Fritta etc.

    Worth sticking with.

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    5 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Didn’t mind his performance. He also did well in the ruck. 
    Obviously we lucked out because Swans were missing Reid and Hickey but against most sides we’d need to either bring in Tomlinson or push Tmac back if we want to persevere with him forward. He is a very talented player and he can absolutely be an A grader no matter which end he plays in long term. 

    I think it paves a way for Turner to come into the side. 

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    He did his job well and looked stronger in the ruck than the gallant JVR. 
    Showed the match committee looking at versatility and flexibility.  

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    didnt mind the look of him up forward at all providing the backline can hold up…worth trying again next week against the Eagles who are a bottom 4 side

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    Started well and as mentioned, supplied a physical presence. Looking forward to seeing how he goes v Eagles

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    I thought he was good today, definitely made a contest and brought the ball to ground. 
    I think Petty and Van Roo could be a handful for any defenders.

    Maybe a bit of one David Neitz about him??? 

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    At some stages of the match, our two key forwards were Van Rooyen, playing his first game, and Petty, playing his first game in attack. We got away with it because everyone else stepped up and the swanees were pretty poor in the last quarter.

    Might not be so lucky again.

     

     

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    Yeah wouldn't hate it if he started there again this week but I do feel we'd need a Tommo or T-mac back in to give us that balance. 

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    made this backseat-coaching fan very happy to see this happen for a full game. Been wanting to see this for two years. Not perfect, and like someone said, a little low on confidence understandably, but the last quarter would have gave him a good feel. Between him and van Rooyen, defenders are going to be sore by the end of the game. 

    I think if Brown is out injured you'd want some experience replacing him with Mcdonald, but otherwise I'd be happy to see Brown, van Rooyen and Petty given a run at it till Gawn is back. With Turner coming in down back if needed, though Hibbo does play over-sized. 

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    I couldn't get tot her game yesterday with Jnr footy starting and it was hard to tell from the replay but was Petty played as a genuine forward or was he given a job as a defensive fwd on MaCartin???

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    Petty could make a great swingman like Tmac. Looking forward to see more of him up forward. 

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    That towering mark he took in the last showed a little glimpse of that players only need to sit it up in front of him as he is hard to stop with that long arm reach.

    Worth persevering for another week.

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    9 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    That towering mark he took in the last showed a little glimpse of that players only need to sit it up in front of him as he is hard to stop with that long arm reach.

    Worth persevering for another week.

    He is an exceptional reader of the play and a great contested mark.

    I think playing defence is so much harder than playing up forward these days. If we persevere with him up forward, and his goal kicking is solid, he can be a very good 40 goals a year key forward for us. I have no doubts about that.

    However with May nearing the end, and if Jefferson and JVR continue to impress at both AFL and VFL levels, then we perhaps need to think longer term, and Petty might just be the next great FB for us.

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    40 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    That towering mark he took in the last showed a little glimpse of that players only need to sit it up in front of him as he is hard to stop with that long arm reach.

    Worth persevering for another week.

    To be fair, he had a good 15cm on his defender. We all know he can take an overhead grab.

    What caught my attention was that leap at the centre bounce in the last.

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    31 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    However with May nearing the end, and if Jefferson and JVR continue to impress at both AFL and VFL levels, then we perhaps need to think longer term, and Petty might just be the next great FB for us.

    Whilst I don’t doubt their bravery, a backline with Lever and Petty’s decision making frightens the heck out of me.

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    2 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Whilst I don’t doubt their bravery, a backline with Lever and Petty’s decision making frightens the heck out of me.

    Seriously?

    We won a flag with that backline. That is a weird take. 

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    46 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    He is an exceptional reader of the play and a great contested mark.

    I think playing defence is so much harder than playing up forward these days. If we persevere with him up forward, and his goal kicking is solid, he can be a very good 40 goals a year key forward for us. I have no doubts about that.

    However with May nearing the end, and if Jefferson and JVR continue to impress at both AFL and VFL levels, then we perhaps need to think longer term, and Petty might just be the next great FB for us.

    Petty might be a better defender than forward and full back might be his best position in the long term. But we are in 'win now' mode and we need to experiment to know what our best side looks like in September.

    Jefferson is a 2024/25 prospect and JVR is only 19. They may or may not be ready in September 2023.

    The only key forwards to have kicked 40+ goals for MFC in the last decade were Hogan (2x) and TMac. Fritsch (2x), Pickett (2x) and Garlett are the only other players to have topped 40 goals. 

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