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Reece Conca - so long and thanks for all the fish
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Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
I find the similarity borderline spooky, it's Dan Jackson head cut and paste onto Joel Bowden
Actually combine Dan's strength, endurance and endeavour with Joel's skills and you would have an excellent footballer.
Evenflow said:
I find the similarity borderline spooky, it's Dan Jackson head cut and paste onto Joel Bowden
Actually combine Dan's strength, endurance and endeavour with Joel's skills and you would have an excellent footballer.
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Dunno, it just seems we would have taken him no matter what pick we had in the top 10, and regardless of what form any of the other players showed throughout the year.
Again not saying the pick is wrong. I know they are only highlights but he seems very very impressive and it actually seems odd in hindsight that none of the other supposed recruiting gurus in the media or on here ever mentioned him earlier as a possible top 10.
Tigerbob said:
Dunno, it just seems we would have taken him no matter what pick we had in the top 10, and regardless of what form any of the other players showed throughout the year.
Again not saying the pick is wrong. I know they are only highlights but he seems very very impressive and it actually seems odd in hindsight that none of the other supposed recruiting gurus in the media or on here ever mentioned him earlier as a possible top 10.
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
You have to remember JB that FJ would have watched every game for a lot of blokes, but you only hear the story about the guys we actually draft. As far as we know FJ has been sleeping outside Andrew Gaff's house for the last 6 months and loves him more than his own children, but he'll never admit it now
jb03 said:
You have to remember JB that FJ would have watched every game for a lot of blokes, but you only hear the story about the guys we actually draft. As far as we know FJ has been sleeping outside Andrew Gaff's house for the last 6 months and loves him more than his own children, but he'll never admit it now
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
The first part of your first paragraph is probably right save from Swallow and Day. I reckon we rated Conca third overall. In front of Gaff and Polec and Bennell.
The second part of that first paragraph just isn't fair and doesn't give Frank and his team, and our club enough credit to be honest. They would of analysed over 150 names throughout the year. Just looking at Francis he is very tired and does a huge amount of work. He would have watched all of the games of a heap of kids and run the testing through them all.
The last part of what you wrote is spot on. I know your not having a go mate, and yep, very weird he wasn't considered a top ten pick. I had him at number 13 and was told that was way too high. That rating was off the Championship games, a few highlights, one game of colts he was involved in and talk about his psych ability. I would have loved to have seen a heap more tapes of his Colts and Senior games in WA.
The more I see and hear, the more I think we made a spot on choice.
jb03 said:
The first part of your first paragraph is probably right save from Swallow and Day. I reckon we rated Conca third overall. In front of Gaff and Polec and Bennell.
The second part of that first paragraph just isn't fair and doesn't give Frank and his team, and our club enough credit to be honest. They would of analysed over 150 names throughout the year. Just looking at Francis he is very tired and does a huge amount of work. He would have watched all of the games of a heap of kids and run the testing through them all.
The last part of what you wrote is spot on. I know your not having a go mate, and yep, very weird he wasn't considered a top ten pick. I had him at number 13 and was told that was way too high. That rating was off the Championship games, a few highlights, one game of colts he was involved in and talk about his psych ability. I would have loved to have seen a heap more tapes of his Colts and Senior games in WA.
The more I see and hear, the more I think we made a spot on choice.
Tony Braxton-Hicks
There are no stupid ideas, just stupid people
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
When I watched his video highlights before the draft the first person he reminded me of was another ex-Perth, ex-Richmond premiership player and All-Australian. It's in the way he gets boot to ball and kicking accuracy. Hope Conca turns out as good as Robert Wiley.
Not just other clubs either. No wonder some people were upset 8)MightyTiger said:
When I watched his video highlights before the draft the first person he reminded me of was another ex-Perth, ex-Richmond premiership player and All-Australian. It's in the way he gets boot to ball and kicking accuracy. Hope Conca turns out as good as Robert Wiley.
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
What FJ actually said was that "we" have watched him play every game this year . I assume RFC has recruiting staff watching WA games. I am sure FJ watched Conca but he would not personally have watched every game .
It seems to me that for some reason Richmond is the one club coming up with these left field picks , two years in a row we have picked players that seem to have surprised the main stream draft followers . Has something changed about the way we are assessing juniors ? Its interesting that in both years we picked players that it has later emerged Collingwood were interested in , which i see as a positive given all their resources . Last year Dea and Taylor and this year evidently Batchelor and Macdonald .
It's not a criticism of them , just an observation .
What FJ actually said was that "we" have watched him play every game this year . I assume RFC has recruiting staff watching WA games. I am sure FJ watched Conca but he would not personally have watched every game .
It seems to me that for some reason Richmond is the one club coming up with these left field picks , two years in a row we have picked players that seem to have surprised the main stream draft followers . Has something changed about the way we are assessing juniors ? Its interesting that in both years we picked players that it has later emerged Collingwood were interested in , which i see as a positive given all their resources . Last year Dea and Taylor and this year evidently Batchelor and Macdonald .
It's not a criticism of them , just an observation .
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
The picks become far less 'left field' than they first appear if Collingwood are in sync. They have the resources and track record and if FJ is on the same wavelength we will continue to do well.
Sintiger said:
The picks become far less 'left field' than they first appear if Collingwood are in sync. They have the resources and track record and if FJ is on the same wavelength we will continue to do well.
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Do you prefer we go back to Drafting kids from a video JB? ;Djb03 said:
Tony Braxton-Hicks
There are no stupid ideas, just stupid people
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
The Bulldogs took Christian Howard in the first round last year even though he wasn't on (m)any BF phantom drafts.
Sintiger said:
The Bulldogs took Christian Howard in the first round last year even though he wasn't on (m)any BF phantom drafts.
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
I guess the point is that this team is playing their own game and not being swayed by popular opinion and probably that is change brought about by being more informed and having more resources.
That's true and there are probably a few other examples. I actually am not critisising it , just saying we have done it two years in a row which may indicate a change in strategy , maybe a good change. I remember last year listening to the draft and being a little surprised when Astbury was called at 35 and wondering who Nason and Webberley were. Similar this year. We were only not surprised with the Conca because it had been talked about before the draft.Tony Braxton-Hicks said:
I guess the point is that this team is playing their own game and not being swayed by popular opinion and probably that is change brought about by being more informed and having more resources.
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Helbig could well be the 2011 version of Ben Nason. I just have an inkling he may see games next year.
Helbig could well be the 2011 version of Ben Nason. I just have an inkling he may see games next year.
Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
i hope he is a better footballer than andy.
Tony Braxton-Hicks said:
i hope he is a better footballer than andy.
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Re: Pick 6: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
My thinking too, but I even think he may show more than Nason... Don't know exactly what it is about this kid, but there is something that really impresses me about him!
skiptomystu said:
My thinking too, but I even think he may show more than Nason... Don't know exactly what it is about this kid, but there is something that really impresses me about him!
