Guys 187cm can easily play small in the current game. Speed and tackling, so I don’t think its a problem. I don’t really know anything about him, but he’s one of the guys I’ve pitched my bandwagon to!
How’s Marlion Pickett going this year? Parker has adapted pretty well to AFL, I wonder what the doubt/knock on Pickett is. Why was he overlooked by every club?
Had been behind bars previously… AFL clubs are reluctant to even pick up guys from tough family upbringings let alone have done time otherwise Stack would’ve been a top 15 selection.
Ok. Wasn’t across all that but I’d use Krakouer as an example of someone who did some time but played some meaningful AFL footy afterwards. I think it’d be a shame if he kept getting punished for past sins he’s paid the price for. Seeing Parker adapt nicely and mention Pickett as someone who helped push him to be better and achieve the AFL dream is what prompted me to ask. Did Parker also have a chequered past?