Highly skilled but I have never seen a player come in with his build who has been able to develop the strength needed to play consistently good football.
Mum has to release the apron strings n realise that boys need to grow up n explore the world of non home cooked food n non matronly women.
I think there are SOME similarities with Aaron Naughton the more I look at him.
If most love him but not us, that’s great.
My biggest knock on van Rooyen is the kicking technique but I made the same mistake with Naughton & JVR's kicking is a lot more pleasing on the eye. Competitiveness a must and he has that, flexilbility tick, marking close to top of the class. I can't say I would take him over Goater & Sonsie but I could definitely understand taking him with those two off the board.
Alleer's marking is outstanding, his rate of improvement has been noteworthy so I get the interest. His skills on the kicking front are average at best, his handball technique also raw, he also lacks a run and carry element. Not saying he won't improve, he will, but you are grabbing a project player so a first rounder not for me. A pick in the thirties fair weight.
Ok get your point but as I see it almost all draftees are
I want Sonsie first and have JVR and NWM as my next in line at 17. I got Naughton wrong because he wsn't polished and overlooked all of his major strengths. I see those strengths again in JVR. Even if he ends up Cale Hooker it's a win.
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With the pressure on to deliver 3 core players I reckon flying with a project tall at 17 is the highest risk of all the possible scenarios. I actually feel Alleer will get picked up by Geelong, he's the exact type they love, state league high achievers with a few deficiencies to iron out. He's a boom/bust player, he could prove to be an inspired pick but he could also go the way of Majak Daw.
If we don’t take him at 17 I think he is an absolute monty to be taken by Geelong with their first available.
That's ok, it means there's more chance Murley, Howes & McDonald will be available.
I wouldn't take him at 22, no chance, and if Geelong takes him there then they're paying overs given players like Taylor, Howes, Murley & McDonald will be available. I have Alleer pegged in the forties, that's fair weight for a player who struggles with the nuances of the game. At this stage in his development he lacks spontaneity, that is something that will improve but you are coming from such a long way back that there's every chance he's a bust. His intercept game is good but there's plenty of other issues to iron out.
