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Judd McVee and the Rising Star Award

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Congratulations Judd McVee so glad that you have finally been recognised by the wider AFL world, us Dee supporters have been admiring your immense efforts all year a real diamond in the rough.!!!

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    Apart from his dash, elusiveness and lovely kicking skills (to position) he has a great ability to get the vital punch/spoil in

    Positions himself beautifully on the right shoulder for that spoil

    And then the run on gather after the spoil?  This bloke is a beauty!

    As Nasher said above, a natural defender

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    So happy that Judd McVee finally has his nomination. Much deserved and one of the true rising stars of the year.

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    Great reward for his hard work.  He has really developed and now fits into our backline as dependable as any other. His match v Cameron was another key to our victory. I like his composure with the footy, ability to run and deliver with skill.  Definitely our most improved player on the list this year.  

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    Add to the above, he has one of the cleanest pair of hands in the side. He is so often a one touch player even when hitting the ball at breakneck speed when you expect a fumble. What a find!!

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    Congratulations to one of our most consistent performers!

     

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    The kid deserves recognition and some accolades but hey let's just keep him on the down low. He's our secret weapon.

    Besides few rising stars become champions.

    Edited by leave it to deever

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    I didn't have great views of the other end of the ground on Friday, and it seems a lot of Judd action happened down there! I pretty surprised when I saw his highlights package, firstly his positioning smarts on Charlie, and then his cleanness to take it first time and charge out of traffic was remarkable 

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    I'm astonished at how good this kid is for a first year player. 

     

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    So exciting to have another gem to add to a core of young players who could set us up for a decade or so like Geelong. Bowey, Riv, Petty, and Judd down back. Pickett and Roo up front and sparrow, JJ, woey, are already good afl standard players who can go to a higher level. 
    If we can use a strong draft, and maybe father/son picks to add some more emerging midfielders, wings etc, we should be in the mix for quite a long period of time. 

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    1 hour ago, leave it to deever said:

    The kid deserves recognition and some accolades but hey let's just keep him on the down low. He's our secret weapon.

    Besides few rising stars become champions.

    Hi from Nathan Buckley, Chris Scott, Adam Goodes, Ben Cousins, Joel Selwood, Dyson Heppell, Callum Mills, Byron Pickett, Nick Reiwoldt...

     

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    Hi from Nathan Buckley, Chris Scott, Adam Goodes, Ben Cousins, Joel Selwood, Dyson Heppell, Callum Mills, Byron Pickett, Nick Reiwoldt...

     

    Sam Mitchell too!

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    I don't understand why the idea of moving him into the middle is such a popular one. Halfback flankers can be critically important in setting up attacking thrusts, and his present position utilises his skills perfectly.

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    Congrats to Judd he has certainly surprised most and exceeded expectations. For me, he, along with the continued improvement of Trent Rivers have been big highlights this season.

    If you asked anyone this time last year if he would be the player he is today I'd say nobody would have said yes. It is good reminder to all when we assess the progress (or lack thereof) of some of our young draftees. 

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    I am very happy Judd got a reward for a solid year to date and he seems to get better and better with each game and plays mainly on the last line of defence which has no backup unlike the HB's.

    I think that the best first year player award will be between JMcV and JVR, since Judd's performances are more consistant he should prevail. 

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    20 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

    I don't understand why the idea of moving him into the middle is such a popular one. Halfback flankers can be critically important in setting up attacking thrusts, and his present position utilises his skills perfectly.

    So are intelligent midfielders, just look at the dacios brothers.

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    14 hours ago, demon3165 said:

    Does this satisfy you? Sorry about the background. 

    One of the smoothest operators in the draft pool, Judd McVee is the kind of player you want rebounding the ball out of defence. He handles the ball cleanly and is efficient in his use by foot, showcasing class to manoeuvre out of tight spots and keep cool in a crisis. With greater consistency and enhanced midfield craft, McVee has the tools to become a tidy player at the top level.

    The 18-year-old was impressive with plenty of midfield time during his state's Under 16 National Championships campaign in 2019, but has since found a more permanent home across half-back where his pure class comes to the fore. He averaged 14.8 disposals across 12 Colts games this season and even cracked the Reserves grade, before also representing WA in the improvised Under 19 carnival

    Slightly built, so are the dacios boys bigger than him then don't think so.

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    3 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Hi from Nathan Buckley, Chris Scott, Adam Goodes, Ben Cousins, Joel Selwood, Dyson Heppell, Callum Mills, Byron Pickett, Nick Reiwoldt...

     

    I stand corrected. I wouldn't include Callum Mills but absolutely on the others. That's probably almost a third of them though. Not a majority which is interesting.

    But certainly it's more than a few. My bas

    Tx Ldvc.

    Totally forgot about Selwood ( probably subconscious).

    But to be fair a lot...most of, them still don't become stars. Bit like top draft picks to a lesser extent. It's hit and miss a lot of the times.

     

     

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    3 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

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    How many have we had. I know Jackson and I think Jesse Hogan won too. Is that it? Guess the jury is still out on Jackson. Hogan has been solid in the games I've watched but the poor bloke has had battles of the ground as well to be fair. 

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    Eventual Midfielder.

    And an excellent one.

    Kid is a rare talent.

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