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Welcome to Demonland: Caleb Windsor

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Welcome aboard Caleb, here’s to a long and fruitful career 

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    Another big bodied competitive beast..oh  wait!

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    11 minutes ago, IRW said:

    Another big bodied competitive beast..oh  wait!

    No that would be our next pick Tholstrup. Windsor will help with speed of ball movement, connection and most importantly efficiency between our mids and forwards which has been an issue for years and is a big reason why we have gone out in straight sets in final’s two years on a row. Can also score a goal himself. Also provides a lot of chase down tackles which would indicate a competitive nature. Our team is all inside and not much outside., let alone guys that can hit a target by foot.Glad we have addressed this personally getting in Billings and now Windsor. Welcome to the club Caleb.

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    7 minutes ago, Dee Viney Intervention said:

    No that would be our next pick Tholstrup. Windsor will help with speed of ball movement, connection and most importantly efficiency between our mids and forwards which has been an issue for years and is a big reason why we have gone out in straight sets in final’s two years on a row. Can also score a goal himself. Also provides a lot of chase down tackles which would indicate a competitive nature. Our team is all inside and not much outside., let alone guys that can hit a target by foot.Glad we have addressed this personally getting in Billings and now Windsor. Welcome to the club Caleb.

    Let's see that next pick then 

    I admire you optimism btw 

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    11 hours ago, godees said:

    Josh Kelly anyone?

    Oliver wasn't expected to be a high pick either. GWS must have rated Curtin so high that they literally traded out to get away from him.

    Windsor was best player available, If we went needs we would've gone a key forward or key back.

    GWS would've taken Windsor after us. He was highly rated.

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    From the outside its impossible to tell who is a reach or not. 

    A lot of people had Curtain as a top 5 pick, Leake as a top 10 pick, Darcy WIlson as a borderline top 10 pick.  No one had Gothard as low as 10.  Tholstrop similarly was considered in the mid teens.  

    It looks like Windsor, Gothard and Tholstrop were higher up clubs' draft boards than expected. And not just by Melbourne - sounds like if we hadn't picked Windsor, GWS would have at 8, or somone in that 9-12 range.  Same with Tholstrop - was apparently in the mix at Essendon's pick and would have been taken by St Kilda after us.  Gothard too had interest from St Kilda, Sydney and GWS. 

     

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    Is it just me or is there a hint of the great man himself R Flower.

    Obviously, a big call but the way he handballs and moves reminds me of a young Robbie. We can only dream.

     

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    At the end of the day when you have someone like JT calling the shots you back him in with any 'reach' picks. 

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    No such thing as a reach, just means media has gotten their previous draft expectations wrong

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    5 minutes ago, Sydee said:

    Is it just me or is there a hint of the great man himself R Flower.

    Obviously, a big call but the way he handballs and moves reminds me of a young Robbie. We can only dream.

     

    Don't know why but thought the same.

    I think I'm dreaming...

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    Seems to have a nice low ball drop which is often a sign of good kickers.

    Tracc could learn something!

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    1 minute ago, rjay said:

    Don't know why but thought the same.

    I think I'm dreaming...

    In his highlights the two left-handed handballs in traffic are almost exactly the way Robbie handballed - we can dream  

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    1 minute ago, Sydee said:

    In his highlights the two left-handed handballs in traffic are almost exactly the way Robbie handballed - we can dream  

    ...and the way he moves through traffic. Very smooth.

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    44 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

    Oliver wasn't expected to be a high pick either. GWS must have rated Curtin so high that they literally traded out to get away from him.

    Windsor was best player available, If we went needs we would've gone a key forward or key back.

    GWS would've taken Windsor after us. He was highly rated.

    We have gone totally for needs. We have some talls and Jefferson to add in time.

    Windsor brings us a total outside running machine on the Lingers style up and back but is more highly skilled and will kick more goals.

    Kolt is an X factor half forward and potential mid who will excite fans and annoy and embarrass the opposition. Total fan favourite with a swagger and style. Let the MCC members get out of their seats once this dynamo gets among the big boys on the G. 

    Both are 185cm plus but seem taller in their highlights. Neither will take a backward step it looks like from their tapes either. 

    Bring them on as excitement machines to end our mundane forward thrusts. 

    Well done again JT. 

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    10 minutes ago, Sydee said:

    Is it just me or is there a hint of the great man himself R Flower.

    Obviously, a big call but the way he handballs and moves reminds me of a young Robbie. We can only dream.

     

    Thought exactly the same thing. Both hold the ball well in front of them when handballing with their left. And both seem to glide across the ground.

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    On 19/11/2023 at 08:17, Dee Viney Intervention said:

    Smithy or Duke (It’s been a while since we’ve had a Duke in the side) 

    Let's stay away from Nazi sympathisers. I'd be happier with Prince, King or even "House-of"

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    3 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Let's stay away from Nazi sympathisers. I'd be happier with Prince, King or even "House-of"

    what about Castle

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    22 hours ago, Dannyz said:

    Looks to have a nice turn of speed and smart delivery but I don't think he's got enough class to warrant being selected in the top 10. 

    Depends what you call class and Caleb’s got it. Smooth running long kick goal scoring and great link man on the wing. 
    I’ll back JT’s judgement against yours Danny any day or night at the G! 

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    34 minutes ago, layzie said:

    At the end of the day when you have someone like JT calling the shots you back him in with any 'reach' picks. 

    Exactly Oliver and Jackson where reaches at the time. We have one of the best in the business leading a team following these kids from around 14 for 3 years . They know way more about them than any pundit on the radio or tv or forum

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    4 minutes ago, 58er said:

    Depends what you call class and Caleb’s got it. Smooth running long kick goal scoring and great link man on the wing. 
    I’ll back JT’s judgement against yours Danny any day or night at the G! 

    I would say every poster on here would back JT over any other poster. 
    We can still all have opinions and be civil about it. No need to be shoot down other posters for the sake of it. 
    By the way every form guide that was published during the season agreed with Danny. 

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    So in summary we drafted clones Robbie Flower and Allen Jacovich?

    that’ll do 

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    31 minutes ago, 58er said:

    Depends what you call class and Caleb’s got it. Smooth running long kick goal scoring and great link man on the wing. 
    I’ll back JT’s judgement against yours Danny any day or night at the G! 

    So would I! He's a gun recruiter.

    I just saw the new highlights package on melbournefc.com.au in which he looked stronger in the contest than the reel I saw prior on AFL.com.au. 

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    We have seen how important the wing position is in modern footy, particularly on the MCG. He looks to be a very skilful and speedy wingman with a big leap.

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