Ready Mades Or Young Guns?

[Captain]

Originally posted by liz
Surely it's all about variety, and having different players for different roles.

I doubt that McVeigh will ever be a player in the J Bolton mould, but not because of his build. There's not much - physically - to Brett Kirk but that never stopped him.

Every team needs some big, bullocking midfielders but they also need fleet of foot, skillful ball carriers too, especially those who can navigate through traffic. Nick Dal Santo isn't hugely built, but that doesn't stop him being effective through the middle, as well as on the flanks.

It's also worth noting McVeigh Snr's build. He was pretty slight when he started and took time to bulk up, but he is now pretty developed in his upper body.

Following your argument through, we might as well bin Malceski now too - his build is just as slight as McVeigh's.

Agree that variety is extremely important.

The Kirks and Boltons are a different type of midfielder to your classy, running midfield types. Both are as tough as nails and very strong. They rely on the pyhsical contests, not skills alone.

However, to be a classy running midfilder, such as Dal Santo, you need the skills to back it up. Even then, Dal Santo is still a bigger build then McVeigh. Whilst it doesn't seem much the extra 5 or 6 kgs are very important.

Malceski has the body type to put more mussle on then McVeigh and his skills are 1000 times better, expecially by foot.

Not ment to be McVeigh bashing, just doubt he will become a top tier player in our side, which is a pity considering he was a low draft pick.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by Charlie
The only draft in which we seemingly targeted NSW players was 2001 - we picked up Powell, Roberts-Thomson and Schneider. Two out of three isn't bad at all.

Pity Henry Playfair went to Geelong, should've been 3 from 3.

Originally posted by Captain
Whilst McVeigh might get a regular game in years to come he is unlikely to set the world on fire, a disappointing result for a very high draft pick.

I'm not sure about him, everybody knows he has excellent fitness and is still skinny, but he also has an impressive afterburner. It's still too soon for "2006 Love children" but if he works hard in the off season he could be a cert for most improved category (He had 13 games this year but only 9 posessions per game).

Some "interesting" names have been delisted, I think Dion Woods may be worth a look, but Ty Zantuck is probably irredemable and Karl Norman certainly so.

[originalswan]

I don't believe you can judge a players future potential by his build and this should not be a major criteria in determining a players future potential. I'd only look at potential "build" for key position players who have to put up with constant physical pressure.

Otherwise players such as Michael Tuck, Robert Flower, John Platten and David Rhys-Jones would never have been considered as they were "too skinny".

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by originalswan
I'd only look at potential "build" for key position players who have to put up with constant physical pressure.

Indeed one thing Powell and Saddington have in common is their slender trunk, they both did lots and lots of weights and developed shoulders and arms, but the developement was patchy and both retained comparatively slender trunks.