Welcome to Demonland: Xavier Lindsay

[Colm 2,152]

12 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Happy to see these cards 

Langford at 5 

Lindsay at 9 

as I predicted and hoped for 5 weeks ago !!! 
 

JT 👏👏👏👏

 

9 minutes ago, demoncat said:

Gonna give myself a bump here 

[dazzledavey36 54,921]

[BAMF 4,352]

32 minutes ago, rpfc said:

I think you need to look through this thread again…

I hope for the best! 

I was filthy that we wasted a pick on Jeremy Howe in 2010. I really wanted Matthew Watson.

Stupid recruiters... 

[DubDee 25,860]

He’s got a good physique for a semi outside player

[manny100 1,554]

Could be an ideal replacement for Salem in due course. Fantastic ball user, quick and outside/inside skills.

Not saying Salem is finishing anytime soon but he is spending a bit of time in 'sick bay' with injuries.

 

[adonski 12,126]

1 minute ago, DubDee said:

He’s got a good physique for a semi outside player

I was just about to say, more solid than first thought

[Supreme_Demon 3,847]

1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

[MurDoc516 1,528]

Windsor, Lindsay and Langford for many years to come 😍

[FTB 265]

Highlights package on the MFC website actually reminds me of Pendles. This kid is silk.

Compliments Langford beautifully too. 

Welcome, Xavier!

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1694853/afl-draft-pick-no11-xavier-lindsay

[dazzledavey36 54,921]

 

[Nascent 9,212]

Can play. Is good. Looks great in a dees jumper.

[Nicko 1,382]

14 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

‘Do anything to win’

love it ❤️💙

[Pennant St Dee 13,173]

Welcome aboard the Dee train Xavier.

2 skilled left footers in 1 night

[640MD 3,376]

As mentioned above 

Looks a bit like Pendles 

Highlights.  you don't expect errors highlighted  but he has enough speed , looks for others and seems to have awareness of opponents near him. And he seems to have enough time to do it all.

Go for it !!

[rjay 24,921]

7 hours ago, FTB said:

Highlights package on the MFC website actually reminds me of Pendles. This kid is silk.

 

He's a little bit quicker than Pendles.

...but does have a bit of class about him.

[Colm 2,152]

Takes Rivers spot in the backline for me. Will be interesting to see if we try Bowser in a different roll this year as I think Xavier and Judd will be our two preferred distributors out of defence. 

[spirit of norm smith 16,451]

What Lindsay said: “She’s probably on the money - I’d rather eat than cook,” Lindsay told Fox Footy after being asked about his mum’s claim that he can’t cook.🤣🤣🤣🤣

He also said being drafted to Melbourne is a dream come true.👏👏👏

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,129]

8 hours ago, Nascent said:

Can play. Is good. Looks great in a dees jumper.

It's a thing, isn’t it! 😊

[Roost it far 8,268]

9 hours ago, Nascent said:

Can play. Is good. Looks great in a dees jumper.

Everyone looks great in a Dees jumper

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,754]

12 hours ago, manny100 said:

Extract from post of 'Spirit of Norm Smith' yesterday:

"Lindsay is a player whose improvement areas are difficult to identify given he does so many things well, and has no glaring weaknesses. His best trait is arguably his ball use, credit to a raking left-foot kick when is often used to penetrate the attacking 50. He uses the ball well on the run, either wheeling away from stoppages or chaining possessions on the outside. Lindsay makes the right decisions and is largely effective in the short and long-range.  Lindsay's kicking is perhaps at its best when lowering his eyes. He is adept at gaining quick metres and compounding them by launching the ball long, but looks so slick when darting short passes inside, down the line, or to leading targets inside 50. Either way, he generates great momentum in attacking phases either as a connective outside runner or clearance winner.

My bold above - just what we need.

 

Is the adjective "raking" ever used for a right footer?

[whatwhat say what 22,749]

based on highlights, reminds me of the likes of pendlebury and sheezel with the way he glides through traffic and uses the ball well by foot

[Young Angus 797]

Love this pick, was dubious at first but really love it...bravo!

[Pulp Fritschon 739]

19 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Is the adjective "raking" ever used for a right footer?

No it is not. A big kick of the ball for a right sided player is described as ‘booming’ ie he has a booming right leg. 

[Fritta and Turner 4,411]

4 hours ago, rjay said:

He's a little bit quicker than Pendles.

Who isnt?

[Viney Vidi Vici 148]

He's a type of pick I'm not sure we've seen for a while at the dees. I feel all our mid-picks have been absolute top echelons (Viney, Oliver, Bradshaw, petracca) so it's hard to know what to expect from him, and from the coaches in how they use him. 

From all signs, seems like a real footballer, so should fit a few roles. IQ, can kick, up for it and ready to go. Seems a good pick.