2023 Player Reviews: #38 Oliver Sestan

[Demonland 66,497]

Date of Birth:  15 April 2004

Height: 188cm

Weight: 91kg

Games CDFC 2023: 16
Goals CDFC 2023: 12

The powerful mid sized forward from Xavier College and Mansfield Under 18s is an intriguing prospect but still very raw and in need of more groundwork on his fitness and game development.

[DeeZone 7,952]

Oliver Seston, get yourself right Oliver, great size for an AFL footballer, looking forward to seeing him kick a bag out at Casey next year.

[deanox 8,782]

Amazing kick on this bloke, but fitness is probably the thing holding him back. I think he came from a long way back in that regards, so unsure if it is just that he needs longer to build his tank, or if he has a lower ceiling than typical of elite footballers?

If he can make strides in his fitness over this preseason, he might earn another year or two on the list so we can see what he's got.

[Bay Riffin 1,426]

I think this bloke is the most talented of the younger players yet to debut. lets see what 2024 holds for him. 

[defuture15 856]

Natural footballer reminds me of Jakka!

[monoccular 16,399]

11 hours ago, deanox said:

Amazing kick on this bloke, but fitness is probably the thing holding him back. I think he came from a long way back in that regards, so unsure if it is just that he needs longer to build his tank, or if he has a lower ceiling than typical of elite footballers?

If he can make strides in his fitness over this preseason, he might earn another year or two on the list so we can see what he's got.

I haven’t seen him play other than the odd look at Casey - other than fitness base are he and Kolt vying for the same position?  
Are there any similarities to Luke Tapscott?

[deanox 8,782]

25 minutes ago, monoccular said:

I haven’t seen him play other than the odd look at Casey - other than fitness base are he and Kolt vying for the same position?  
Are there any similarities to Luke Tapscott?

I've got limited knowledge here too but yes I expect Sestan and Kolt to be competing for the same spot, at least initially.

Sestan is a lovely kick off the football, and absolutely knows where the goals are. I'm not sure he'd have the tank to play high half forward or push into the midfield at AFL level, but that can be worked on. Sestan said in an interview earlier this year his preference has been to play as a deeper forward, I interpreted that as a small/medium close to goal forward where he could use his strength and skill to kick goals, but that we'd been making him play high half forward at Casey and running/working harder. 

From what I've seen of Kolt has a mix of strength in the contest, explosive movement (lateral around and through traffic rather than pure burst speed) but his endurance running allows him to comfortably play up the field. He seems to have some versatility: in his junior teams I think he was allowed to play with more freedom, get outside, use the ball and kick goals, whereas in his senior teams he played a role less forward and more mid. I think we think his ceiling is a Petracca type player, maybe Trac/ANB hybrid.

 

Both are taller than Tapscott was. I suspect much better skilled as well.

 

Edited December 21, 2023 by deanox

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,534]

21 hours ago, defuture15 said:

Natural footballer reminds me of Jakka!

I really hope you're referring to Allen Jakovich and not Mark Jackson. I'd even accept Ricky Jackson.

[poita 3,706]

If he can't get his fitness up to the required level in the next month or so, it is hard to see where his opportunities will come from. There is very significant depth in his position, so it is really tough to see where he fits.

[Ollie fan 2,276]

The lack of development of his body, especially compared to eg Taj W, makes me wonder if he really understands what is required.

[monoccular 16,399]

4 hours ago, Ollie fan said:

The lack of development of his body, especially compared to eg Taj W, makes me wonder if he really understands what is required.

I am sure he understands but he has only had one preseason - are your observations based on this preseason or last playing season?

[Redleg 38,041]

Ollie is going to be a fascinating watch for me this year.

Unusual body shape and looks shorter than his listed 188 cms as a result.

No doubt as to his talent.

Everyone seems to agree that his fitness will be a big part of his development.

He could be the sort of kid who has another year at Casey and then explodes.

Looking forward to seeing him gain AFL level fitness and give himself every chance to make it.

[durango 1,984]

His body reminds me of Allen Jakovich with power in the hips.

[manny100 1,058]

Looks like he has talent, power and strength. Needs another season at Casey building fitness and preparing for senior level.

Never know he may surprise us this year. Judd McVee did last year and maybe someone will surprise this year.

[Demonsterative 2,102]

Did less than Jefferson in his first year at Casey yet Jefferson gets a bad wrap by a lot of people
 

I get everyone’s enthusiasm. The kid has talent. 

[george_on_the_outer 7,061]

Needs to get fit.