OH NO HE DIDN'T!!!BenDoolan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:48 am This bloke is a gun. His development in the past 12 months is enormous. You can just see from the stands that he has all the great attributes of being a champion defender - reads the play well in advance, has surety with his hands and decision making, uses his body extremely well and is a bloody good kick. Only 20 years of age, and has a whole decade ahead of him.
He was a gun in 2009. That life threatening injury completely stuffed him, sadly. Some (including myself) thought he was actually better than Hurley in 2009.Crazyman wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:07 pm To be fair, until his injuries hit, he was definitely a gun and on the right path...
I can remember quite a few of us thinking he was streets ahead of Hooker.
Sadly, once injuries started to hit, he lost that consistency and ultimately his feel for the game at the highest level...
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Haha, I'll try and did that one uptonysoprano wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:20 pm I think I once likened Stanton to Robert Harvey, and suggested he could win a Brownlow one day.
OH NO HE DIDN'T!!!He's got a great attitude for footy. And he will go a long way with it.
I think in years to come we will all marvel at the trade with Solomon for picks 42 & 47. Gems they are.
OH NO HE DIDN'T!!!Windy_Hill wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:12 am For what its worth, he runs exactly the same way Chris Judd does when he has the ball in his hands. Got a good feeling about this lad
OH NO HE DIDN'T!!!andrewb wrote: ↑Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:15 pm I'm going to go out on a limb here, but after watching his performance against Sandringham on the weekend I think that Darcy will be the best of our draftees this year and will go on to be an absolute champion of the club. A steal.
He's about six foot four and has explosive pace, but runs "close to the ground" like a midfielder due to what looks like a low centre of gravity. His body work on the weekend was nothing short of sensational for an 18 y.o. Can play forward or back, can play tall or small and has beautiful foot skills from what I saw - has genuine penetration and the wind was atrocious on Saturday.
I'm shocked that he was that good considering the relatively luke warm wraps he was getting pre-draft. He's a footballer first and foremost but he has all the attributes that you need to make it.
If he's playing down back I'd give him Justin Westhoff or Brett Ebert.
Plus this pearler:BenDoolan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:29 pm Another one of mine re: Kyle Reimers after only 8 games...
OH NO HE DIDN'T!!!He's got a great attitude for footy. And he will go a long way with it.
I think in years to come we will all marvel at the trade with Solomon for picks 42 & 47. Gems they are.
AND NO THEY WEREN'T!!!
OH NO THEY DIDN'Ttom9779 wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2008 7:51 pm FINALS NEXT YEAR!!!!
its in the gameplan
we are just scooping up the best talent in the draft next year, as after that it will all be going to the GC and western Sydney.(2010-2012 drafts)
watch us grab natanui and a top shelf midfield prospect this year and be good to go next year, with our gun young midfield.(houli, nash, hislop, lovett, watson, mcveigh all raring to go!)
Haha, great find! =D>Crazyman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:17 am And a few good names in here:
OH NO THEY DIDN'Ttom9779 wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2008 7:51 pm FINALS NEXT YEAR!!!!
its in the gameplan
we are just scooping up the best talent in the draft next year, as after that it will all be going to the GC and western Sydney.(2010-2012 drafts)
watch us grab natanui and a top shelf midfield prospect this year and be good to go next year, with our gun young midfield.(houli, nash, hislop, lovett, watson, mcveigh all raring to go!)
Oh wow! May as well lock this thread hahaSismis wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:49 pm Amateurs: Robbie gave me a whole thread!
http://www.bombertalk4.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12197
Ah yes, Anton Grbac. A full back. Wore number 40. I went to primary school with his sister Bernadette. He mainly played in the night series, and possibly played about 2 senior games.
McVeigh had a decent career. But the others...Sismis: Our Midfield June 2007;
We have an excellent negating midfeild Slatts, Pev, Nash, Mcveigh and Bolton.
OH NO HE WASN'T!!!sismis: Gumby = Carey: August 2007;
I am big kev excited. Yesterday really showed some ability, especially when we were flat. Worked his arse off all day. The brilliant split second thinking to get that goal really capped it off. We have something very special here. Dare I say, we might have found a new Carey?
BenDoolan wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2008 12:15 pm
I went there expecting a big loss and we got it. I also went there with keen interest to see how these guys would handle the huge challenges ahead of them. Naturally, they were generally beaten by their opponents, but I walked away satisfied with the likes of Neagle, Daniher, Myers, Atkinson and Hislop.
Be prepared for further losses while these find their feet and establish some confidence at playing at this level. They are our future.
Jay Neagle
Positives: Strong / good grab / good set shot / hard at it / will be a player
Negatives: Fitness / injury prone
Scott Gumbleton
Positives: Big & strong / has huge potential
Negatives: Injury prone
Leroy Jetta
Positives: Slick / quick / creative / will be a player
Negatives: Injury prone
Courtenay Dempsey
Positives: Quick / skilful / smart decision maker / will be a player
Negatives: Hugely injury prone
Tayte Pears
Positives: Tall & mobile / close checking / composed / has potential
Negatives: Raw
David Myers
Positives: Confident / composed / good in the air / good at ground level / long kick / quick learner / looks a player
Negatives: Raw
Darcy Daniher
Positives: Quick for his size / hard at it / good pair of hands / long kick / looks a player
Negatives: Raw
Tom Hislop
Positives: Hard at it / decent skills / good awareness / will be a player
Negatives: Undisciplined at times / raw
Sam Lonergan
Positives: Hard at it / great endeavour
Negatives: Tad slow
Kyle Reimers
Positives: Hard at it / good skills / good goal sense / will be a player
Negatives: Hot head / undisciplined at times
Jarrod Atkinson
Positives: Backs himself / provides run / determined
Negatives: Takes a few risks / poor decision making at times
Heath Hocking
Positives: Hard at it
Negatives: Injury prone
Bachar Houli
Positives: Good awareness / good skills / lovely long kick / great endeavour & attitude / is a player
Negatives: Nil
