I went down to watch Watts today:
· Rarely sighted in the first half. The conditions weren't really suited to him but he worked into the game and his second half was very good;
· He has excellent evasive skills for a big man, likes to baulk past players and always gets away with it;
· In the second half he played as an onballer and was very effective;
· It was very surprising to not see him play in a key position;
· If Melbourne did pick him up I wouldn't be surprised if he was given plenty of time to find his feet.
On a side note Tyrone Vickery seems to have immense talent. A real Cox type mobile ruckman who is very good below his knees. He’s kicking looks a bit awkward but he hits his targets. He was rotated in the goal square in the third quarter which seemed to free up Kyle Martin (number 4) who kicked 3 third quarter goals. Anyone who saw Vickery in the Champs will confirm his ability to take a contested mark up forward.
I'm not a fan of when people say a player will be "certain top 5" or "surely first round" if they haven't watched a huge amount of under 18's football. This appears to me to be very un-educated. In saying this,Vickery would be the type of player that many clubs would be very keen to get their hands on, especially Melbourne.