On 18/09/2023 at 14:37, BaliDemon said:

Don’t muck around. Go for the premium midfielder (McKercher or Duursma) with the first early pick. We’re a long-term injury or concussion retirement (Gus) away from being too thin in the engine room. Both of those two boys look classy, good decision makers too. We desperately need that. 

O’Sullivan next if those two are off the board. Premiership sides are built on the bookends. They’re so hard to find and May’s got two years left in his prime.

Only after those three kids are off the board would I look at Watson. 

Well said. 

On 19/09/2023 at 16:35, Dee Viney Intervention said:

#5 Nick Watson
Small Forward | 24/02/2005 | 170cm | 67kg

Stats: 13 disposals, 6 marks, 1 goal

Watson spent plenty of time camped one-out inside 50 and getting under the skin of just about every Tasmanian defender. The mercurial small showcased great power when leading and leaping at the ball, playing above his size in that sense but also getting creative at ground level. There, he drew free kicks and burnt opponents with his turn of speed before delivering punchy passes by foot. After putting a couple of set shots wide, his lone goal came in the second quarter.

Our forward line with Watson added!!! Ffs. 

Surely we have drafted enough midgets by now?

3 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

The interest in him keeps bubbling along. Personally I don't feel like he's that much of a special or game-changing player but it is always possible I have no idea what I'm talking about.

If he is just another elite small forward, I'm not interested. But if he has the tank and traffic sense to run through the midfield and be really creative there, he could make a difference to our game from a very early point in his career.

Basically I'm asking; is Nick Watson the new Brent Harvey?

Yes, that would be terrible 🙄

Not surprised we are impressed with Watson. The question given the make up of our team is can we afford another 170cm player?  Spargo, Bowie, Laurie, Viney, Kozzie, etc.

I want a 188cm connector with good skills overhead, long, raking kicks that can earn his own ball. 

1 hour ago, dee-tox said:

Not surprised we are impressed with Watson. The question given the make up of our team is can we afford another 170cm player?  Spargo, Bowie, Laurie, Viney, Kozzie, etc.

I want a 188cm connector with good skills overhead, long, raking kicks that can earn his own ball. 

That’s Sanders. Smooth mover too.

37 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

That’s Sanders. Smooth mover too.

Sanders are smooth movers by definition.

8 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Sanders are smooth movers by definition.

Arf Arf! 👏🏼

I watched Watson in a game (cant recall which one) and he was very impressive but my concern is how will he prosper in the AFL environment where everything is bigger, stronger and faster? The latter being a concern as the space he makes may disappear up a level. Is his size going to be an issue amongst more mature bodies? I genuinely don't know the answer but hold a concern. Open to any views.

i know it means little, but dudes on a train coming home from the bears' thriller was adamant we should pick him if he's available - they played underage football with him in previous years and said he does things that no other player is capable of doing

they said he and kozi would be incredible together

i imagine footscray have the same thoughts of combing watson and weightman

1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

i know it means little, but dudes on a train coming home from the bears' thriller was adamant we should pick him if he's available - they played underage football with him in previous years and said he does things that no other player is capable of doing

they said he and kozi would be incredible together

i imagine footscray have the same thoughts of combing watson and weightman

I'd be happy to draft him purely because I dread the thought of playing him for the next 10 years. 

He's going to be a Papley/Milne/Green level antagonist.

2 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

i know it means little, but dudes on a train coming home from the bears' thriller was adamant we should pick him if he's available - they played underage football with him in previous years and said he does things that no other player is capable of doing

they said he and kozi would be incredible together

i imagine footscray have the same thoughts of combing watson and weightman

Before @Demonstone gets in:

He could use it.

53 minutes ago, Davos said:

I'd be happy to draft him purely because I dread the thought of playing him for the next 10 years. 

He's going to be a Papley/Milne/Green level antagonist.

You mean opposition players will want to deck him, and him being 170cm means that 70% of tackles will always land high?

1 minute ago, Ouch! said:

You mean opposition players will want to deck him, and him being 170cm means that 70% of tackles will always land high?

That’s of less value now that Ginnivan messed with the high tackle rule unless you’re Nick Daicos who somehow gets the old interpretation 

Is he the next Boomer Harvey , Lewis Taylor or Shane Harvey 😱

4 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

Is he the next Boomer Harvey , Lewis Taylor or Shane Harvey 😱

Yes

He is tiny, gets plenty of it but sprays them everywhere. Sounds perfect for us. 

7 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

i know it means little, but dudes on a train coming home from the bears' thriller was adamant we should pick him if he's available - they played underage football with him in previous years and said he does things that no other player is capable of doing

they said he and kozi would be incredible together

i imagine footscray have the same thoughts of combing watson and weightman

Lice?

2 hours ago, TRIGON said:

Lice?

bouffant do a mandatory requirement

3 hours ago, MoeSyzlak said:

He is tiny, gets plenty of it but sprays them everywhere. Sounds perfect for us. 

You don’t seem to talk to highly about Nick Watson, have you seen a lot of him playing? 

21 hours ago, MoeSyzlak said:

Surely we have drafted enough midgets by now?

You mean, like, Jefferson and JVR, our last two top picks?

11 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Sanders are smooth movers by definition.

Don't be so abrasive!

I've been told by someone who should know that Watson is the second best natural footballer in the pool behind Reid.  He doesn't believe his height will stop him excelling and he said if he was 6 or 7 cm's taller he'd be well and truly in the conversation for pick 1.  The same person said Melbourne are keen on pick 1 but would be happy to be in a position to draft Watson. At the moment they are not in that position.  He is of the view he's a top 5 lock. Source is a player manager but not his manager.

41 minutes ago, Vineytime said:

You don’t seem to talk to highly about Nick Watson, have you seen a lot of him playing? 

I have seen quite a bit of him yes. 
 

He has strengths and weaknesses like any other player. Absolutely rate his abilities. But two of his weaknesses are size and he has missed a lot of shots on goal. 

Interesting talk of him being small. I thought in the finals Collingwood with their smalls and players in general hold the baller lower than other teams. It makes it more difficult for opposition to tackle them, draws frees, and if it becomes a ball up it plays to their strengths. That was my observation anyway.