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Langford apparently all the rage now is that the word Scooper?
Smille, Jagga, FOS all had their time talked as the #1.
Of more recent its been Draper, now its langford.
Do clubs put out false info to try and have the media make a bit more of a mash up when trying to nab a particular player?
Smille, Jagga, FOS all had their time talked as the #1.
Of more recent its been Draper, now its langford.
Do clubs put out false info to try and have the media make a bit more of a mash up when trying to nab a particular player?
I don’t see enough Junior’s to make an informed comment, but it’s a worryingly similar form line.
It’s a risky draft this year so hope Toce can nail it. Even drafts are the hard ones to nail as it’s the late bloomers v the early bloomers.
Draper is the standout for me and the player with least risk of failing. FOS to me could be a risky pick .
It's the reason I bumped this thread. I don't watch the jnrs at all but rightly or wrongly at one point Sonz was touted as a pick one. There are no guarantees on any junior player we select. Not to mention he had some great VFL form for Box Hill against men. Prevalent heading into tommorrow's viewing.
Some, but some key differences too.
Compare the pair:
U/16 year: Sonz Vic Metro MVP; FOS Vic Country captain, Vic Country MVP, National MVP (Kevin Sheehan Medal)
U/17 year: Sonz no footy (COVID); FOS All-Australian u/18 team, Sid Draper and Levi Ashcroft the only other u/17s to make the AA team. Vic Country's second-best player behind Harley Reid. Averaged 22 disposals in 8 Coates games. Coates team of the year.
U/18 year: Sonz five inconsistent Coates games (still averaged 23 disposals), one good VFL game (24 touches, 2 goals), one poor Academy game, no Champs games,. FOS one Coates game (broke thumb in first quarter, still had six clearances - Smillie had four for the game), one okay Academy game in which he was underdone and badly broke his finger, one matchwinning Champs game (or rather three ease-in quarters and one matchwinning quarter) when underdone, one poor Champs game. VFL debut tomorrow.
By draft time there were questions over Sonz that are still there today: pace, endurance, hardness, competitiveness, bottom lip control. Both of us were blind to these in our love for his strengths.
There are no questions about FOS' pace, running ability, hardness or competitiveness. Appears to have Big Winner Brain and seen as a future AFL captain. Might have chalky digits. Hasn't torn a game apart this year.
I can see why people would be hesitant to take FOS at 1, and why they want to see more over the next few weeks. I want to see more. I want to see him stamp his class tomorrow so not even Matt Clarke would miss him at 1. Here's hoping.
I haven't given up on Sonz, either. Ball's in his court.
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Covid years. Those drafts have thrown up some very weird results and I wouldn’t read too much into them.
I still think exposed form, especially against good competition is the best indicator of future success for draftees. If you can’t dominate your peers in u18 how are you going to do well against the very best players from the last 15 odd years at AFL level?
