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Welcome Kaelan Bradtke
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Peter German said he's one of the best athletes he's coached. He needs conditioning. Carrying too many kgs.
he was blowing hard in the first half, I wasnt surprised that he faded
Apparently a great athlete according to Peter German so assume that means running and jumping.
You don’t have to be able to jump if you are allowed to push people in the back.
185-game AFL player, 2x WAFL premiership coach (Subiaco), WA state coach, former assistant at Freo, Hawthorn and West Coast. Coached Casey, Coburg and Williamstown in the VFL, was development coach at Western Bulldogs. Current coach of Perth Demons in the WAFL.
Running yes.
Acceleration yes.
Able to get high and take grabs in the air is yet to be determined.
Im not keen to extrapolate a former coach's tyre pumping.
Lets assess how he goes in the vfl
Quote from the AFL draft champions site:
A player who is said to simply possess AFL traits, much of the excitement surrounding Bradtke comes from his athleticism. He offers rare speed and agility for a player of his 195cm standing, and is dextrous enough to impact both aerially and at ground level. Much of his value is also derived from his versatility. Able to play tall at either end of the ground, he booted 39 goals from 17 games this season - including a streak of 10 games with at least one, and a high of five.
He went to the state combine recorded 2.98 20m sprint, but I can't find anything else.
A player who is said to simply possess AFL traits, much of the excitement surrounding Bradtke comes from his athleticism. He offers rare speed and agility for a player of his 195cm standing, and is dextrous enough to impact both aerially and at ground level. Much of his value is also derived from his versatility. Able to play tall at either end of the ground, he booted 39 goals from 17 games this season - including a streak of 10 games with at least one, and a high of five.
He went to the state combine recorded 2.98 20m sprint, but I can't find anything else.
Same, much better wording than I had. I’m always wary of ex-coaches doing that stuff.
He does look plump. Can I say that?
Needs a few more preseasons. Will follow a similar path to Ryan.
He is 1 game into a 4 year apprenticeship.
He actually looks pretty fit but being in system 5min I don’t expect his aerobic fitness to be there yet
Its a great choice by Richmond.
Athletic tall who hasnt had elite junior training. We gotta be patient.
Its a 4 year investment
He did according to Tigerdell's post #116, (and it sounds like he may have been at the game) :
"He got up the ground a few times, roaming up on his quadbike to wing and halfback.
Involved when it hit the turf.
He worked for his living today."
