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Reece Conca - so long and thanks for all the fish
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Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Space between heppell and Conca is not big enough to be a worry.
I see this as a which super model would you prefer type question. No-ones a loser
Unlike, dare I say, Tambling and anybody else that was selected after him.
Space between heppell and Conca is not big enough to be a worry.
I see this as a which super model would you prefer type question. No-ones a loser
Unlike, dare I say, Tambling and anybody else that was selected after him.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
We can debate Heppell v Conca forever but to be honest I don't see the point . Heppell is an Essendon player and Conca plays for Richmond now .
My view on Conca is that once he is really fit he will be an accumulator with good skills and a high reliability factor . He is not a burst player , at least not from what I have seen so far . To me he is the type of player we won't see too often in the highlight reels but when we see the stats he will have had 25 possessions just doing his job really well .
There is nothing wrong with that at all . He is going to be a very good player for us imo.
We can debate Heppell v Conca forever but to be honest I don't see the point . Heppell is an Essendon player and Conca plays for Richmond now .
My view on Conca is that once he is really fit he will be an accumulator with good skills and a high reliability factor . He is not a burst player , at least not from what I have seen so far . To me he is the type of player we won't see too often in the highlight reels but when we see the stats he will have had 25 possessions just doing his job really well .
There is nothing wrong with that at all . He is going to be a very good player for us imo.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
I reckon Heppell is a ripper. The club may have gotten it 'wrong' based on info re his health.
Unfortunately it was Conca who finished the year in worse shape physically.
I'm happy with Conca but it's really a little early to tell on any players drafted last year.
jb03 said:
I reckon Heppell is a ripper. The club may have gotten it 'wrong' based on info re his health.
Unfortunately it was Conca who finished the year in worse shape physically.
I'm happy with Conca but it's really a little early to tell on any players drafted last year.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
We have very few really decent senior players on our list....
When Tuck goes (well he virtually already is) he will be easily replaced by a Dustin Martin, Cotchin etc. etc.
When Moore wears out in a few years he will be easily replaced by a Grimes, Rance type
When Newman goes in 3 or 4 years Batchelor will be primed at 23 years old
When Jake King leaves in 3 years hopefully Helbig is rocking n rolling but I think hr could be a decent midfielder.
And Conca will be ready to take over Foley's role if Foley struggles to hit 30 with a broken down body.
If Foley stays healthy we have smooth moving wingman who doesn't mind getting dirty a la Montagna.
As long as we just keep picking up solid draft picks over the next 3 years we will quickly rise to top 4 standard (injuries aside) because we already have 4 maybe 5 future All Australians who are all young.... Deledio, Cotchin, Riewoldt, Martin and Vickery. We're stacked with elite young talent. We just have to surround them.
Back to Conca... he has shown all the signs that he has all the tools to be a gun mid/wingman with top notch skills. You just can't be unhappy with a guy like that on your list. I don't care if Heppel is better now or even may be better later. All that matters is that the club keeps picking solid picks which naturally results in a consistent rise up the ladder and then when they play in a big final in a few years does Reece play well in a pressure situation. Based on how he has gone at it in his first season he appears to be an excellent contested possession player so I am very happy to have a guy like that developing. A great pickup so far who complements our side and requirements perfectly.
We have very few really decent senior players on our list....
When Tuck goes (well he virtually already is) he will be easily replaced by a Dustin Martin, Cotchin etc. etc.
When Moore wears out in a few years he will be easily replaced by a Grimes, Rance type
When Newman goes in 3 or 4 years Batchelor will be primed at 23 years old
When Jake King leaves in 3 years hopefully Helbig is rocking n rolling but I think hr could be a decent midfielder.
And Conca will be ready to take over Foley's role if Foley struggles to hit 30 with a broken down body.
If Foley stays healthy we have smooth moving wingman who doesn't mind getting dirty a la Montagna.
As long as we just keep picking up solid draft picks over the next 3 years we will quickly rise to top 4 standard (injuries aside) because we already have 4 maybe 5 future All Australians who are all young.... Deledio, Cotchin, Riewoldt, Martin and Vickery. We're stacked with elite young talent. We just have to surround them.
Back to Conca... he has shown all the signs that he has all the tools to be a gun mid/wingman with top notch skills. You just can't be unhappy with a guy like that on your list. I don't care if Heppel is better now or even may be better later. All that matters is that the club keeps picking solid picks which naturally results in a consistent rise up the ladder and then when they play in a big final in a few years does Reece play well in a pressure situation. Based on how he has gone at it in his first season he appears to be an excellent contested possession player so I am very happy to have a guy like that developing. A great pickup so far who complements our side and requirements perfectly.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Given that one of our weaknesses today is our lack of a negating mid-fielder (I've given up on Jacko) could we groom someone like Conca to take on that role? Difficult with a 19-year old, but we don't have anyone credible at present...
Given that one of our weaknesses today is our lack of a negating mid-fielder (I've given up on Jacko) could we groom someone like Conca to take on that role? Difficult with a 19-year old, but we don't have anyone credible at present...
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Conca will ge our tyson edwards - quietly go about his business and be a very effecient, reliable player. I happy with him.
PS - Dion Prestia is the one who we let go who will bite us on the you know what, by the end of next year he will have stamped himself as an emerging star
Conca will ge our tyson edwards - quietly go about his business and be a very effecient, reliable player. I happy with him.
PS - Dion Prestia is the one who we let go who will bite us on the you know what, by the end of next year he will have stamped himself as an emerging star
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Was saying the same thing last year pre-draft - Conca was a pick out of left field (relatively speaking), especially when Brisbane went Polec before us. Heppell was fantastic for Gippsland (same club as Dean McDonald) and seemed a great fit to me, as Caddy would have been. The Conca pick instead will remain facinating for many years I suspect.
Tigers of Old said:
Was saying the same thing last year pre-draft - Conca was a pick out of left field (relatively speaking), especially when Brisbane went Polec before us. Heppell was fantastic for Gippsland (same club as Dean McDonald) and seemed a great fit to me, as Caddy would have been. The Conca pick instead will remain facinating for many years I suspect.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
The point I was making was to the people on here saying that Heppell winning the Rising Star hurts/rubs salt into the wound etc. etc. The Rising Star award is a feel good piece of marketing that means very little.
I think Heppell was a very worthy winner of the award and deserved it way more than the likes of Shuey, taking into account the way the award is currently awarded. Ridiculous that rules allow blokes who have done more than one preseason to be in contention with kids who have just joined the system. IMO, the award should be voted on after 2 or 3 years on a senior list, not after their first year on a list.
GoodOne said:
The point I was making was to the people on here saying that Heppell winning the Rising Star hurts/rubs salt into the wound etc. etc. The Rising Star award is a feel good piece of marketing that means very little.
I think Heppell was a very worthy winner of the award and deserved it way more than the likes of Shuey, taking into account the way the award is currently awarded. Ridiculous that rules allow blokes who have done more than one preseason to be in contention with kids who have just joined the system. IMO, the award should be voted on after 2 or 3 years on a senior list, not after their first year on a list.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Maybe, I think currently you have to have played less than 10 games at the start of the season and be under a certain age. Shuey was injured in his first season but you are right did benefit with an extra season under his belt. Think the voters might take this into account.
Streak said:
Maybe, I think currently you have to have played less than 10 games at the start of the season and be under a certain age. Shuey was injured in his first season but you are right did benefit with an extra season under his belt. Think the voters might take this into account.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Leigh Matthews said on Adelaide radio on Tuesday he did take it into account which was why he favoured Heppell.
GoodOne said:
Leigh Matthews said on Adelaide radio on Tuesday he did take it into account which was why he favoured Heppell.
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Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Conca's more than just a quiet accumulator. He's a playmaker who brings others into the game and then spreads and creates another option. We've had too few of his type.
Conca's more than just a quiet accumulator. He's a playmaker who brings others into the game and then spreads and creates another option. We've had too few of his type.
