We drafted for 5 years for a certain type of player that was successful to our game plan before the AFL went & changed the rules on us.
Chaos was replaced by precision, that hasn't helped our list one iota.
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Chaos was replaced by precision, that hasn't helped our list one iota.
True - but how more dangerous would we be anyway with elite kicking skills all over the ground.
Surprised there are some doubters on Dow. Thought he did well for a bloke with such little experience.
Probably won't be an A grade but looking like a certain B grader which we need plenty of
Probably won't be an A grade but looking like a certain B grader which we need plenty of
Further to my last post I checked the stat's.
23 disposals, 7 clearances and 5 tackles. Cant see how we could possibly expect any more from a bloke with his experience
Yes and he is worth persevering with. But players with more than one trick are gold and not sure he has enough to be a topliner.
Developing nicely. Looks noticeably stronger this season.
The 2019 AFL draft was pretty ordinary after Cody Weightman at pick 15. I think we did well to get Dow at pick 21.
Not a lot of talent picked up after Dow in the draft anyway. The best arguably being:
32. Trent Rivers
30. Harrison Jones
39. Chad Warner
46. Hugo Ralphsmith
22. Devon Robertson
The 2019 AFL draft was pretty ordinary after Cody Weightman at pick 15. I think we did well to get Dow at pick 21.
Not a lot of talent picked up after Dow in the draft anyway. The best arguably being:
32. Trent Rivers
30. Harrison Jones
39. Chad Warner
46. Hugo Ralphsmith
22. Devon Robertson
Liking the look of him. Smooth mover in traffic. One of the few positives yesterday.
Another step forward , like to see him take em on more ( I’m sure it will come) with his natural first instinct to handball ,like the idea of Sonsie and Brown working outside him
Would depend on cost, but if we could get him for a 3rd (he hasn't shown much more) then he would be worth it. No way the Blues get anywhere near what they paid for him. Had his best year last year but still only averaged 16 touches. Extracts well enough and gets around a 50/50 mix of contested / uncontested possessions, but a 3rd round pick at best I'd think.
We cannot expect to pick up diamonds at every draft but quartz is still useful. Dow is unlikely to be an A grade player but we don't need a team of A graders, just a good mix. For me he is still inexperienced but tracking nicely and will improve further as he gets more game time.
