never having seen nathan foley play football it is hard to get an idea of how this player is developing and his potential . the reports filtering through seem to sugest that he knows where the ball is and gets his hands on it plenty of times . the down side is that he lacks pace and his kicking skills are suspect , from this description it sounds like a young greg williams .before some of you jump down my throat sideways and bag me for sugesting this just remember that greg williams was dumped by both carlton and geelong as not being good enough for afl but went on to win a brownlow . that type of player is rare today as clubs are looking for athletes and silky skills so it would be great if we unearthed a gem in foley . for those posters who have seen him play is it posible that foley could develop into a williams type player????????????????????????
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Re: nathan foley
I recall that Williams was dumped by Carlton, but I recall that he starred for Geelong, then got poached by Sydney. Probably the big difference between Foley and Williams is that Williams got his chance to become a star. Foley is still yet to get his chance.
I recall that Williams was dumped by Carlton, but I recall that he starred for Geelong, then got poached by Sydney. Probably the big difference between Foley and Williams is that Williams got his chance to become a star. Foley is still yet to get his chance.
Re: nathan foley
Don't worry yandb, Foley will get his chance and will be a good player. Comparing him to Williams is a bit far fetched as Williams had one of the best kicks in the game and had some mongrel in him. I like to compare Foley to a mix between Lambert and Broderick, not a good penetrating kick but reads the play really well and has amazing hands. These comparisons to Ednie are not accurate as Ednie was an outside jockey in comparison. Foley wins all his 30 odd posessions every week and goes in very hard. He's not a light weight by any stretch but will put on a few more kilo's as he matures some more. Remember he had no pre-season at all and is Coburgs best every week which suggests he would be much better if he had one. He'll get his chance and when he does Tiger fans will love the way he goes about it.
Don't worry yandb, Foley will get his chance and will be a good player. Comparing him to Williams is a bit far fetched as Williams had one of the best kicks in the game and had some mongrel in him. I like to compare Foley to a mix between Lambert and Broderick, not a good penetrating kick but reads the play really well and has amazing hands. These comparisons to Ednie are not accurate as Ednie was an outside jockey in comparison. Foley wins all his 30 odd posessions every week and goes in very hard. He's not a light weight by any stretch but will put on a few more kilo's as he matures some more. Remember he had no pre-season at all and is Coburgs best every week which suggests he would be much better if he had one. He'll get his chance and when he does Tiger fans will love the way he goes about it.
Re: nathan foley
Duck... here comes evo & chuck
jayfox said:Speaking of our younger players what do you think of the recruiting of Polo instead of Eckermann?Redford said:
Duck... here comes evo & chuck
Re: nathan foley
I read in the local newspaper that Bourke, Sziller and Rogers are playing footy under Broderick for East Burwood.
I read in the local newspaper that Bourke, Sziller and Rogers are playing footy under Broderick for East Burwood.
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Foley the most talked about rookie since Plapp.Lets hope he isnt all huff and puff like Plapp
Foley the most talked about rookie since Plapp.Lets hope he isnt all huff and puff like Plapp
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Nice to see you are learning Evo.
My opinion of Foley is that he reads the play very well, he is solid and knows how to get the ball, unfortunately we haven't seen the best of him as yet, he has been troubled by a knee all year, hardly done a preseason, but is now getting play time with Coburg, the broblem is going to be that even if he plays well with Coburg he won't be elevated to our senior side if we get an injury because of the salary cap, that is what my understanding is at the moment.
Nice to see you are learning Evo.
My opinion of Foley is that he reads the play very well, he is solid and knows how to get the ball, unfortunately we haven't seen the best of him as yet, he has been troubled by a knee all year, hardly done a preseason, but is now getting play time with Coburg, the broblem is going to be that even if he plays well with Coburg he won't be elevated to our senior side if we get an injury because of the salary cap, that is what my understanding is at the moment.
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That was far more subdude than I was expecting, well done lads :clap
FullBackFwd said:jayfox said:Speaking of our younger players what do you think of the recruiting of Polo instead of Eckermann?Redford said:
Duck... here comes evo & chuck
That was far more subdude than I was expecting, well done lads :clap
