Jump to content

Caleb Daniel

Travy14
Travy14
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

 

I’d be interested. 

If the club is looking to have McVee and Rivers play more midfield and to play a more dynamic style then we need more distributors from half back. We only have Salem and Bowey now as distributors, so Daniel is a proven player down there that fills that need well. The Bulldogs have many players of that role, do his opportunities have been more limited. 

Daniel is a good player and suits our team. I’d be keen to get him.

  • Quote
    • Vomit 1

    My concern with Daniel is that he is not overly quick and not a long kick. This means he a a 45 metre player and I like 60m players at half back to open up the game. Plus, he also not a great one-on-one defender.

  • Quote
    • Clap 1
     

    Would rather get games into Bowey and AMW

  • Quote
    •  

    Caleb Daniel is a good player, currently getting a game in a team heading into finals, BUT, we already have too many small players on our list, and he isn't really an improvement on any of them. It's a no from me, not because I don't rate him as a player, but recruiting him isn't, in my opinion, fixing any of our issues. 

  • Quote

    Rarely advances the ball. Predominantly kicks sideways or backwards. No 

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    If we'd just rolled off a flag and were looking at some depth insurance i'd be interested.

    Reality is we need a mini rebuild and lists spots for draftees is the direction we need to take.

  • Quote
    On 29/08/2024 at 08:25, Mickey said:

    Not sure you can play Daniel, Salem and Bowey in the same backline. Unless Salo goes into the midfield again, and I'm not sure his body could cope with that full time

    In our current best 22 Daniel would play in a forward/wing role and even some on ball time. Replace ANB and help us move the ball with switches, through the corridor through clever leads and work rate to provide options.

    We’d lose defensive pressure but help transition back to a more attacking style.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    56 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    In our current best 22 Daniel would play in a forward/wing role and even some on ball time. Replace ANB and help us move the ball with switches, through the corridor through clever leads and work rate to provide options.

    We’d lose defensive pressure but help transition back to a more attacking style.

    We need pace and accurate kicks, the opposite of Billing’s, Hunter and Daniel’s. Can you image our Casey side next year. It’s a no from me

  • Quote
    • Author

    It's a yes from me, Daniel is a victim of the Bevo wheel of who should I play this week.

    Great ball user and gets into good spots, as long as the price isn't too high yes.  Very handy with the loss of ANB

  • Quote
    • Like 4

    A poor man’s Spargo. 
    😉

  • Quote

    No.  Too slow now. Gets exposure defensively.  Good skills but too short and too slow.  Modern footy demands athleticism and defensive ability as well. Dogs saw it with Hunter.  They now see it with Daniel.  He was good. But it’s now passed him.  

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    I'm way too scarred by Dunstan, McAdam Hunter Billings etc etc to have any interest whatsoever in a player such as CD.

    His skill is the short lateral kick (70 degrees or so) to a relatively free player. These days the skill required is a quick ten yards and then a medium (40 metre) 0-25 degrees degrees kick so you are in front of the "masses" rolling back.

    He also tends to run in an almost circle before disposing of the ball which gives even more time to the "masses" rolling back.

    As I recall he also go a fair few kicks from just sitting alone on the 50 metre defensive arc. Not sure you can afford to have a player in that position for too long these days.

    Finally we already have our fair share of smalls in the team

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    We can't let the acquisition of the McAdams, Fullerton's of the the world discourage us for looking at these budget options

    For every Hunter and Fullerton, there's a d'Ambrossio or Chol...not quite sure which category Daniel would fall in yet but he is/was a class above our previous couple of years worth of recruits

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Vomit 1

    Daniel has one thing going for him - a miskick which ended up as a Brayshaw goal in the GF.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Haha 1
    • Clap 2

    I think people misread where our list is at, every game we basically play half or more of our side as 23 and under players that have barely played any games, we're closer to a rebuilding side in terms of our team makeup and i honestly think it's a mistake to be recruiting players like Caleb Daniel to be anything more than handy depth, if he kept someone like Howes or Bowey out of the side and prevented them from developing, i think that's an objectively bad thing in the short, medium and long term. 

    I think we could do with an experienced forward to help teach JVR, Jefferson, Turner and perhaps an experienced mid to help rebuild our depth in the midfield, but outside of that i'd be sticking to adding as many good young players as we possibly can before Tassie come in and the rebuilding becomes significantly more difficult. 

  • Quote
    • Clap 1

    42 minutes ago, adonski said:

    We can't let the acquisition of the McAdams, Fullerton's of the the world discourage us for looking at these budget options

    For every Hunter and Fullerton, there's a d'Ambrossio or Chol...not quite sure which category Daniel would fall in yet but he is/was a class above our previous couple of years worth of recruits

    Daniel falls into the Hunter and Billings category. Their best is well past them, and unwanted by their clubs for a reason.

    D'Ambrosia and Chol both had unfulfilled potential. They're the types we should be targetting. 

    McAdam was still wanted by the Crows, and I think can still be a decent contributor for us. Fullerton hasn't been given a chance and is playing in a crappy Casey team.

    Edited by mo64

  • Quote
    51 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    Daniel falls into the Hunter and Billings category. Their best is well past them, and unwanted by their clubs for a reason.

    D'Ambrosia and Chol both had unfulfilled potential. They're the types we should be targetting. 

    McAdam was still wanted by the Crows, and I think can still be a decent contributor for us. Fullerton hasn't been given a chance and is playing in a crappy Casey team.

    Chol was unwanted by two clubs, kicked out twice by Dimma

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    2 hours ago, mo64 said:

    Daniel falls into the Hunter and Billings category. Their best is well past them, and unwanted by their clubs for a reason.

    Hunter was a smart pickup - allowed us to move Brayshaw on-ball and he was more than handy in his first season. Combination of the arrival of Windsor, injury and age haven't helped him this year, but it wasn't the worst trade by a long shot.

  • Quote
    • Like 4
     
    56 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Hunter was a smart pickup - allowed us to move Brayshaw on-ball and he was more than handy in his first season. Combination of the arrival of Windsor, injury and age haven't helped him this year, but it wasn't the worst trade by a long shot.

    If we didn't get Hunter, there's every chance Jordon would still be at the club. And Hunter was bog average in his first season, and kept Jordon out of the side.

    Hunter was a terrible short-sighted pick-up, as Caleb Daniel would be.

  • Quote
    • Like 3

    It’s a no purely because of the performative Schlock he tried on max in the GF

    funny as, coz after that we went mental but still povvo behaviour 

    Edited by Superunknown

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • NON-MFC: Round 11

      Round 11, the second week of The Sir Doug Nicholls Round, kicks off on Thursday night with the Cats hosting the Bulldogs at Kardinia Park. Geelong will be looking to to continue their decade long dominance over the Bulldogs, while the Dogs aim to take another big scalp as they surge up the ladder. On Friday night it's he Dreamtime at the 'G clash between Essendon and Richmond. The Bombers will want to avoid another embarrassing performance against a lowly side whilst the Tigers will be keen to avenge a disappointing loss to the Kangaroos. Saturday footy kicks off as the Blues face the Giants in a pivotal clash for both clubs. Carlton need to turn around their up and down season while GWS will be eager to bounce back and reassert themselves as a September threat. At twilight sees the Hawks taking on the Lions at the G. Hawthorn need to cement themselves in the Top 4 but they’ll need to be at their best to challenge a Brisbane side eager to respond after last week’s crushing loss to the Dees on their home turf. The first of the Saturday night double headers opens with North Melbourne up against the high-flying Magpies. The Roos will need a near-perfect performance to trouble a Collingwood side sitting atop the ladder.

      • 1 reply
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Sydney

      The two teams competing at the MCG on Sunday afternoon have each traversed a long and arduous path since their previous encounter on a sweltering March evening in Sydney a season and a half ago. Both experienced periods of success at various times last year. The Demons ran out of steam in midseason while the Swans went on to narrowly miss the ultimate prize in the sport. Now, they find themselves outside of finals contention as the season approaches the halfway mark. The winner this week will remain in contact with the leading pack, while the loser may well find itself on a precipice, staring into the abyss. The current season has presented numerous challenges for most clubs, particularly those positioned in the middle tier. The Essendon experience in suffering a significant 91-point loss to the Bulldogs, just one week after defeating the Swans, may not be typical, but it illustrates the unpredictability of outcomes under the league’s present set up. 

      • 2 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Brisbane

      “Max Gawn has been the heart and soul of the Dees for years now, but this recent recovery from a terrible start has been driven by him. He was everywhere again, and with the game in the balance, he took several key marks to keep the ball in the Dees forward half.” - The Monday Knee Jerk Reaction: Round Ten Of course, it wasn’t the efforts of one man that caused this monumental upset, but rather the work of the coach and his assistants and the other 22 players who took the ground, notably the likes of Jake Melksham, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Kozzie Pickett but Max has been magnificent in taking ownership of his team and its welfare under the fire of a calamitous 0-5 start to the season. On Sunday, he provided the leadership that was needed to face up to the reigning premier and top of the ladder Brisbane Lions on their home turf and to prevail after a slow start, during which the hosts led by as much as 24 points in the second quarter. Titus O’Reily is normally comedic in his descriptions of the football but this time, he was being deadly serious. The Demons have come from a long way back and, although they still sit in the bottom third of the AFL pack, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel as they look to drive home the momentum inspired in the past four or five weeks by Max the Magnificent who was under such great pressure in those dark, early days of the season.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Southport

      The Southport Sharks came to Casey. They saw and they conquered a team with 16 AFL-listed players who, for the most part, wasted their time on the ground and failed to earn their keep. For the first half, the Sharks were kept in the game by the Demons’ poor use of the football, it’s disposal getting worse the closer the team got to its own goal and moreover, it got worse as the game progressed. Make no mistake, Casey was far and away the better team in the first half, it was winning the ruck duels through Tom Campbell’s solid performance but it was the scoreboard that told the story.

      • 3 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Sydney

      Just a game and percentage outside the Top 8, the Demons return to Melbourne to face the Sydney Swans at the MCG, with a golden opportunity to build on the momentum from toppling the reigning premiers on their own turf. Who comes in, and who makes way?

        • Like
      • 250 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Brisbane

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 12th May @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we analyse a famous victory by the Demons over the Lions at the Gabba.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

        • Like
      • 35 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All