Austin Lucy

king_rasto · Post by **king_rasto** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:02 pm

We're all talking about the need for a key defender.
Wasn't this fellow All Australian Under 18 Fullback Last year????

Post by **danstar84** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:17 pm

Needs some time to fill out. He is still pretty thin.

Having said that, there is a lot to like about him. Very attacking defender when needed. Looks like he knows when to run off and when to stay. Needs to work on his kicking, as he can spray it a bit.

Boyler_Room · Post by **Boyler_Room** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:33 am

Spot on King_Rasto. I've keep bringing his name up when everyone starts talking drafting KP Defenders. Noone ever lists his name when it comes to backline stocks. The guy was All Australian U-18 FB just last year and they've all forgotten him.

billyduckworth · Post by **billyduckworth** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:35 am

Why wasn't he given a game this year?
I haven't seen him myself - is he still too raw?

bowzer · Post by **bowzer** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:29 pm

Boyler_Room wrote:Spot on King_Rasto. I've keep bringing his name up when everyone starts talking drafting KP Defenders. Noone ever lists his name when it comes to backline stocks. The guy was All Australian U-18 FB just last year and they've all forgotten him.

drafting a CHB is what everyones on about, Fletchers getting old and wont live forever and Lucy looks like the go to boy but his pretty young and raw at the moment and looks like if you threw him up in there he'd get blown away with the wind.

In 07 he'll do a full preseason, get strength, stamina and meat on his body, get thrown into 5-10 games to get a feel of AFL level and it'll all go from there.

Boyler_Room · Post by **Boyler_Room** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:28 pm

I was referring more to the people on this board who are continually listing backline players who might be able to fill the void in the backline, both CHB and FB (when Fletcher goes). Lucy is never mentioned.

antcl · Post by **antcl** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:31 pm

If you say Fletcher is reasonably near the end, then we need to replace both CHB and FB.

Lee, Lucy & Bradley give us three options. History would indicate that the odds of all three coming on are damn slim, and Bradley doesn't necessarily look like a defender.

So getting another top young KP player who can play KP defence, and hopefully also forward if we do end up having enough down back makes sense.

sash · Post by **sash** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:39 pm

Dont think Lucy will hold down a Key Position to small and we have already got a few of his size Mcphee NLM and so on but still goodluck to him and look forward to see what he can bring us in the future.

king_rasto · Post by **king_rasto** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:46 pm

sash wrote:Dont think Lucy will hold down a Key Position to small and we have already got a few of his size Mcphee NLM and so on but still goodluck to him and look forward to see what he can bring us in the future.

193 cm too small? With a bit of growing to do, I think not!