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Reece Conca - so long and thanks for all the fish
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Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
It’s a long term game, the long term success of NAB rising star winners is mixed. I’ve going to give it 3 years before it goes into the list of Richmond failures I drink to forget.
SCOOP said:
It’s a long term game, the long term success of NAB rising star winners is mixed. I’ve going to give it 3 years before it goes into the list of Richmond failures I drink to forget.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
:clap Conca will be very good. Jared Rivers won a rising star :hihi
Think people forget how good Conca was in first half of the season. Was racking up 20-25 possessions in the midfield. Heppell spent the same time playing loose man in defense. Both did their jobs well but Conca's job was clearly tougher. Who knows who will end up better long-term.
Col.W.Kurtz said:
:clap Conca will be very good. Jared Rivers won a rising star :hihi
Think people forget how good Conca was in first half of the season. Was racking up 20-25 possessions in the midfield. Heppell spent the same time playing loose man in defense. Both did their jobs well but Conca's job was clearly tougher. Who knows who will end up better long-term.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
The notion that Heppell played loose man in defence is just wrong. May win Essendon's B&F which is an amazing achievement.
Jury is still obviously out and in the long run we may be applauding a coup but the early call is that we got it wrong. I think Richmond supporters find it hard to admit fault of the club.
Caddy is an interesting one - looked outstanding I thought in the video highlights and leysy knocked him which also adds weight to a likely stellar career.
tigs2010 said:
The notion that Heppell played loose man in defence is just wrong. May win Essendon's B&F which is an amazing achievement.
Jury is still obviously out and in the long run we may be applauding a coup but the early call is that we got it wrong. I think Richmond supporters find it hard to admit fault of the club.
Caddy is an interesting one - looked outstanding I thought in the video highlights and leysy knocked him which also adds weight to a likely stellar career.
Fair call.SCOOP said:
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
First half of the year he did play loose man. Did an astounding job at it too by the way. second half of the year he stepped up to midfield and did pretty well too. Reece didnt have any hype early in the year despite what he was doing as a genuine midfielder. Not saying he was better but hard to compare when they played different roles. Not saying we didnt get it wrong but that its too early to call. Heppell had a pre-season while Conca didn't. Maybe the club also overlooked Heppell knowing we would get a similar type in Batchelor the next round.
Conca/Batchelor is better than Heppell/Steinberg. We got our HBF and a mid instead of 2 HBF's
jb03 said:
First half of the year he did play loose man. Did an astounding job at it too by the way. second half of the year he stepped up to midfield and did pretty well too. Reece didnt have any hype early in the year despite what he was doing as a genuine midfielder. Not saying he was better but hard to compare when they played different roles. Not saying we didnt get it wrong but that its too early to call. Heppell had a pre-season while Conca didn't. Maybe the club also overlooked Heppell knowing we would get a similar type in Batchelor the next round.
Conca/Batchelor is better than Heppell/Steinberg. We got our HBF and a mid instead of 2 HBF's
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
The thing I liked about Heppell from the start was his size. He was already very well built for his age and had shown in juniors he was versatile as a midfielder in earlier years and in the backline in his last at TAC level (due to coming back from injury). 189cm, well built ball magnet. I just thought he was exactly what we needed. Him winning the rising star just rubs salt into the wound.
jb03 said:
The thing I liked about Heppell from the start was his size. He was already very well built for his age and had shown in juniors he was versatile as a midfielder in earlier years and in the backline in his last at TAC level (due to coming back from injury). 189cm, well built ball magnet. I just thought he was exactly what we needed. Him winning the rising star just rubs salt into the wound.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Heppell will be a damn fine footballer, Caddy will be great and so will Conca. I can honestly see this draft as a carbon copy of the 2006 draft where there were stars aplenty but different rates development. Reid was slow out of the blocks but is a likely All-Australian, Frawley already has the runs on the board, Riewoldt is a once a generation full-forward, Selwood a proven champ, Boak a fine player in his own right - the list goes on. In the end, if a guy gives solid service to the club then we should feel content with the selection and not suffer from constant comparisons. Deledio is a perfect example of many people being blinded due to unfair comparisons with the pick of the litter, even the so-called experts carry on like ignoramuses because they can't overcame their Buddy-love fantasies when assessing other players. As for Conca, I've loved what I have seen this year and think he'll become a very important piece of the midfield puzzle, I predict a solid pre-season will see his stocks rise significantly.
Heppell will be a damn fine footballer, Caddy will be great and so will Conca. I can honestly see this draft as a carbon copy of the 2006 draft where there were stars aplenty but different rates development. Reid was slow out of the blocks but is a likely All-Australian, Frawley already has the runs on the board, Riewoldt is a once a generation full-forward, Selwood a proven champ, Boak a fine player in his own right - the list goes on. In the end, if a guy gives solid service to the club then we should feel content with the selection and not suffer from constant comparisons. Deledio is a perfect example of many people being blinded due to unfair comparisons with the pick of the litter, even the so-called experts carry on like ignoramuses because they can't overcame their Buddy-love fantasies when assessing other players. As for Conca, I've loved what I have seen this year and think he'll become a very important piece of the midfield puzzle, I predict a solid pre-season will see his stocks rise significantly.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
They were my first two. Heppell & Caddy. Heppell has had teams planning for him, trying to suck him out of the play, IN HIS FIRST YEAR. He has got tagged and he is a chance to win a B&F. If anything I think his year has been undersold.
Caddy, was a walk up to make it. Does everything well. Lot of Paul Chapman about him.
jb03 said:
They were my first two. Heppell & Caddy. Heppell has had teams planning for him, trying to suck him out of the play, IN HIS FIRST YEAR. He has got tagged and he is a chance to win a B&F. If anything I think his year has been undersold.
Caddy, was a walk up to make it. Does everything well. Lot of Paul Chapman about him.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
No doubt Heppell will be better than Conca and Caddy will probably be too but not better than the Conca/Batch combo so i am happy. Heppell would not beat Batch in a one on one and Batch is three times as tough and that will come out in the wash.
No doubt Heppell will be better than Conca and Caddy will probably be too but not better than the Conca/Batch combo so i am happy. Heppell would not beat Batch in a one on one and Batch is three times as tough and that will come out in the wash.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
It's going to be nervous times ahead given our pretty clean recruitment record of late.
At the moment we are looking like we've punted on Conca a bit.
I'm guessing that Conca's been preferred on the criteria of a player that would be a suitable type for a low scoring grand final winning team.
If Heppell wins a couple of Brownlows but we win a couple of flags with Reece in the team then I think we'll have made the right move.
It's going to be nervous times ahead given our pretty clean recruitment record of late.
At the moment we are looking like we've punted on Conca a bit.
I'm guessing that Conca's been preferred on the criteria of a player that would be a suitable type for a low scoring grand final winning team.
If Heppell wins a couple of Brownlows but we win a couple of flags with Reece in the team then I think we'll have made the right move.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Way to early to tell on this.
Danyle Pearce won a Rising Star award and Andrew Raines came second.
I think we will see in the next few years that Conca has a lot of untapped upside to his game. He will not be an explosive or flashy type of player, and Heppell is very classy, but in a year or two I can see Conca being a very solid mid-field/HBF general.
Cotchin as captain and Conca as his understudy has a nice ring to it.
Way to early to tell on this.
Danyle Pearce won a Rising Star award and Andrew Raines came second.
I think we will see in the next few years that Conca has a lot of untapped upside to his game. He will not be an explosive or flashy type of player, and Heppell is very classy, but in a year or two I can see Conca being a very solid mid-field/HBF general.
Cotchin as captain and Conca as his understudy has a nice ring to it.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Heppel is a star, hopefully Conca can be as well, certainly has the tools. I just watched his highlights tape again and he moves so well and is so balanced..much like Cotchin. can he translate this into AFL?
What surgery did Conca have? Was mentioned at the Rising Star award.
Heppel is a star, hopefully Conca can be as well, certainly has the tools. I just watched his highlights tape again and he moves so well and is so balanced..much like Cotchin. can he translate this into AFL?
What surgery did Conca have? Was mentioned at the Rising Star award.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Agree about too early to tell but not sure what Rising Star has to do with it. Heppell has clearly showed his immense ability to 1. get alot of the ball, and 2. to be creative with his ball use. Pearce has never really shown consisitency in getting a lot of the ball and Raines has never shown any productive ball use. Heppell has undoubtedly performed well in excess of expectations this year and to beat more seasoned 2nd year players like Shuey and also be in the serious running for B&F at Essendon is a tremendous effort.
Streak said:
Agree about too early to tell but not sure what Rising Star has to do with it. Heppell has clearly showed his immense ability to 1. get alot of the ball, and 2. to be creative with his ball use. Pearce has never really shown consisitency in getting a lot of the ball and Raines has never shown any productive ball use. Heppell has undoubtedly performed well in excess of expectations this year and to beat more seasoned 2nd year players like Shuey and also be in the serious running for B&F at Essendon is a tremendous effort.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Thought I read at the start of the year that Conca had his foot in a moonboot, so ankle type surgery I guess.
I sat on his table at the player sponsor dinner (I sponsored him this year) and he said he had found the going a bit tough towards the middle of the year, and really enjoyed the bye as it gave him time to recover. Thought he was coping pretty well for a first year player, particularly with the pace of the game etc.
I think he'll improve a fair bit next year, given a good preseason.
Thought I read at the start of the year that Conca had his foot in a moonboot, so ankle type surgery I guess.
I sat on his table at the player sponsor dinner (I sponsored him this year) and he said he had found the going a bit tough towards the middle of the year, and really enjoyed the bye as it gave him time to recover. Thought he was coping pretty well for a first year player, particularly with the pace of the game etc.
I think he'll improve a fair bit next year, given a good preseason.
