Half a dozen games in and it's looking like Kristian had at least half an idea of Flossy's capability. Hands up the doubters, time to consider the size of your slice of humble pie.Eat the rich said:
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Nick Vlastuin
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After our game on Monday night, I went through each team board on BF to read their non-our team discussion.
There is huge amounts of Vlastuin love. Poor old Melbourne again :hihi some are already doubting their choice of Toumpas over Wines/Vlastuin.
There is huge amounts of Vlastuin love. Poor old Melbourne again :hihi some are already doubting their choice of Toumpas over Wines/Vlastuin.
There was a few who didn't rate him till late first round or early second, thought we'd be paying overs using pick nine on a chunky half back flankertigertim said:
. Think young Crazy Flossy might have surprised a few.
Never professed to being an expert with juniors but from limited viewing he looked ok to me. Only doubts I had were whether we should take Grundy ahead of him if available.
As it was Grundy slipped way past us, hasn't played a game due to back problems and we've picked up a very promising young tall in McBean with our 3rd pick.
Perhaps our recruiters knew what they were doing?
As it was Grundy slipped way past us, hasn't played a game due to back problems and we've picked up a very promising young tall in McBean with our 3rd pick.
Perhaps our recruiters knew what they were doing?
really good summation by Kristian.
I was a bit un-impressed with the highlights package they had of him on the AFL site - thought he was a limited plodder. Completely changed my mind once I saw the extended highlights on the RFC site after we drafted him. It appears the AFL site was showing the lowlights.
I was a bit un-impressed with the highlights package they had of him on the AFL site - thought he was a limited plodder. Completely changed my mind once I saw the extended highlights on the RFC site after we drafted him. It appears the AFL site was showing the lowlights.
Interesting on Footy Classified Lloyd (who coached Vlas with the AIS) said that Vlas got a wake up call when he came to our club and realised he was about 6 kilos over weight. Vlastuin obviously had the character to respond ans had excelled in our club environment
ok, I thought you meant AFTER he started playing for us.TigerMasochist said:There was a few who didn't rate him till late first round or early second, thought we'd be paying overs using pick nine on a chunky half back flanker
FistFullOfDollars said:
That makes sense to me, the reduced weight has made him look much more nimble, not to mention the fact that his ankle has fully mended. Agility is one area that has been a pleasant surprise, certainly from the benchmark set at the u/18's.
At the moment he's in the top tier, let's hope he maintains the rage and becomes truly elite. I sense that this draft will go down as one of the best in recent memory. So far I've been greatly impressed with Wines, Macrae, Stringer, Kennedy, Thurlow, Lonergan and Mayes. Plowman, Menzel, Grundy and Whitfield are also players who I expect to excel. I've got a sneaking suspicion that the clubs who bombed out with their selections will cop the full force of the media sledgehammer, thankfully it won't be us.
GEDS1 said:
Certainly the ankle injury could be a blessing in disguise, let's just hope Vlas kicks on from here and becomes an elite midfielder. Our stocks are already brimming with talent at the top end and as it stands currently, it's nigh on impossible to tag all our A graders at once. Having another would be a rare luxury we haven't witnessed in 30 years.
As for Stringer, the difference between being serviceable and being a bona fide gun will come down to his ability to run through the midfield. He could be the next Jack Darling or he could turn out to be yet another Doggies forward who fails to live up to the hype.
Whitfield on the other hand will almost certainly make the grade, as an all-round package he's simply too talented not to eke out a lengthy career. The key here will be development, and it's still uncertain whether GWS will be the best place to hone his skills. Former number one picks David Swallow and Tom Scully provide a timely reminder that lowly clubs can be poor nurturers of talent.
