I have read that he is about 1-2 months away.
He will be playing VFL before the end of the season.
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Yeah I donât mind the signing in principle, I just donât want to miss out on possibly grabbing a really good 19 year old. Think that would be a mistake. But now looks like both will likely happen.
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Is there any indication how far he is from being able to play?
I was working off Benny40âs timeline of July/August
He will get to play VFL for us before the end of the season.
If he can stay fit, everyone says he is a very highly rated player.
Thats a relief
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Didnât it say he had 6 mths rehab as at June 2020? Wouldnât he be well and truly fit now then?
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Might have had a slight setback.
He looks the goods in that highlight package. If he can stay injury free itâs a great free hit. At least we didnât draft him in the top 30 because he was highly rated as a 16yoâŚweâd never do something like that. CoughâŚKavanagh
I can understand where youâre coming from, but Iâve heard next years crop of mids is excellent. Makes sense to me, bank up on the best talls as they take longer to develop. We get in ahead of everyone else and snag an top mid or 2 next year.
Iâ m really going to enjoy watching our VFL lads this year.
So long as heâs better than Houlihan.
Iâd say you are better than houlihan
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Clearly a âsafety in numbersâ approach to the talls, which Iâm not completely against. Law of averages would suggest we should get 2-3 long term players out of the Jones, Cox, Reid, Eyre, Brand, Baldwin, Zerk-Thatcher crop. It seems low-risk to get him in. Clearly a talent who has been crueller by injury. Cross my fingers and hope the lad gets a clear run of it.
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Iâd say you are better than houlihan
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Nah, Houlihan did take Mark of the Year once in the VFL.
But in all other aspects youâre probably right.
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I think the answer is already in the thread and it was heâs unlike any tall fwd we have or have had for a while.
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Johnson we took as a main draft selection, put him straight on the inactive list and took a PSS player. Cost was basically 1 year of a 1st year salary and a bit of medical expense. Draft cost was a downgrade of pick 70+ to a PSS selection.
Baldwin is pretty consistently considered a 1st round pick without the knee injury. We donât need the academy contact to know that. Guaranteed heâs gone through a rigorous medical behind closed doors. Cost again is a 1st year salary and some medical.
Of all the rookies weâve taken in the past few years, this one looks to have the highest upside. Worst case the knee doesnât come good, we thank him for his time and draft someone new at the end of the year.
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Our drafting this year is a step up from skinny HBFâs who never move into the midfield.
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Our lack of players who can really clunk them has really exposed us over the last few years (Hooker excluded). While Jones, Reid, Cox and Eyre look great prospects, I am not sure contested marking is their strong suit. It certainly isnât for 2 Meter Placeholder.
I, for one, welcome our new clunk overlord.
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Yeah, I just wonder if spine-first drafting vs midfield first drafting is a tried and tested method in modern footy. Are you better off going midfield heavy, like the Dogs and other clubs have and get a stacked core midfield group and then cherry-pick tall players to fit around that nucleus? Or, is our approach, which is go aggressively at key position players, get that goal-to-goal line set, then fit a midfield on that? You probably get more of a ROI on the former midfield first strategy. Itâs been a while since we had a high quality, deep midfield. Weâve had decent tall timber stocks for a number of years pre Hooker and Hurley getting on in age, but itâs got us nowhereâŚ