I love the pick but I have more chance of becoming the big bodied midfielder at Essendon. Hill be in the forward line/ruck for his career.
I saw an Instagram video where they asked him to pronounce his surname and itās āJerrineā apparently. (Rhymes with fine.)
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What are the thoughts on this fella after pre season and a practice match? Felt exciting on draft night.
Needs to improve fitness?
Is there obvious talent/tricks that others donāt have?
Tim Watson said he won trivia comps saying he was same weight in his playing days as one of the best ruckman of '60s/70s āBigā Jack Nicholls.
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Didnāt get to see much with only the one vfl practice match televised but he looked like he has the tools to make it but needs a lot of fitness and conditioning work
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Way too early to know?
Although I do find it semi-amusing that heās spent time in defence across preseason, even done some midfield drills, and clearly isnāt tall enough to play his main U18 role (ruck). Will Blitzers start hounding Rosa saying the kid doesnāt have a position?
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When did 199-200cm become too short for a ruck? Why would they educate him solely as a ruck in the early stages of his career if heās capable of being a KPP?
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When the average ruck became 205-210cm.
And U18 teams play youngsters in critical roles to give themselves a chance to win quite often. Tall players especially.
In reality though, he is taller than Nankervis, the same height as Jackson, and 1cm shorter than OāBrien, Briggs, TDK, Goldstein, Marshall and Williams. Not that big of a deal, depends entirely on his athleticism and how he builds out
You donāt have to be 205+ to be a ruck, you just have to be good
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FWIW, The Big Vig is listed as 3cm taller, and certainly showed more ruck nous on the weekend.
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Heās also had a year in an AFL system learning ruck craft. Youād expect him to look a fair bit better at this stage.
Youād also expect Gerreyn to bridge some of that difference over the next 12 months, though.
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And 18 year-olds can still be growing.
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To be honest, I thought the gap was bigger.
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So did I
So he kicked 3 today in the VFL. How did he play?
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Pretty damn good.
Heās a great mover for his size and his kicking looks to be a weapon
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Thing that will hold him back (at least short term) is he has a horrible tank. Last in the time trial sort of horrible.
Plenty to like however. I think he gets games at some stage this year.
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Bring him in
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Unleash the G TRAIN
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