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The inside midfielders of that group look like pretty much sure things in terms of what we will get out of them. Some of them will be really solid AFL players while others will be star players for many years. I'm quite confident of that. What we really need is for Jetta and Rohan (and maybe Lamb too) to become stars. Players with blinding, line-breaking pace to become outstanding (or at least very consistent) players who can help our somewhat one speed midfield get quicker and break out of packs. Jack, Parker and Mitchell seem to have enough speed to win ball at contests and break out of pressure into some space but the other 2 are at the next level in terms of speed. If they can become really good players, we will be much better for it.
Then if LJ can take FF for himself and TDL can do what is needed to cement his spot in the 22 with Sammy Reid at CHF that would settle somewhat our forward worries, Mummy has the ruck sewn up for the next 7ish years and with AJ, Reg, LRT, Teddy we have players who will be around for at least the next 5 years to take the big forwards (while AJ will be around for 10+).
We have much of our next generation at the club already I think so if we can keep Goodes going for a few more years (I personally believe he can play for another 3 or 4 years given how athletic and fit he is)in the forward line or wherever, we are in a good position for the next few years.Comment
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at least until we stop calling him "Teddy""Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017Comment
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Very interested to see how Campbell Heath progresses over the next year or so. He was young and a bit nervous in his senior games last year but there were definitely some things that he showed that I reckon will translate to him being a very capable senior player.
LJ is the really intriguing one. He looked far more comfortable down back against Collingwood than he did up forward against North (his only 2 seniors games so far). But we are really crying out for another good forward to put next to Sammy and the last thing we really need is another tall defender in the seniors. I hope he gets an opportunity to make FF his own but this injury is really gonna make it tough for him to break back into the 1's before finals.Comment
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I don't think LJ will be a FF anytime soon. He is not overly quick and not particularly big and strong. To me he looks, at least in the short term, like a tall HFFer or a third defender who can peel off and use his magnificent kicking skills to clear the press.Comment
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His body type atm reminds me a lot of a younger Jack Riewoldt. He was pretty spindly between the ages of 18-21, not overly quick and didn't look that strong. I think if they can put some more bulk on him, especially on his upper body, he can hold down FF in the future.
I've seen some really smart body work from him so far. He got beaten pretty easily against Pratt and Thompson against North but in his first game and to not many people's surprise consequently.
I think we just need to let him play in the seniors. Give him time to develop into a really good forward and I think he is too talented to not become such a player. This injury he's just picked up will hurt his aspirations of getting back in the seniors this year pretty badly however.Last edited by S120; 13 July 2011, 12:40 PM.Comment
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I think we just need to let him play in the seniors. Give him time to develop into a really good forward and I think he is too talented to not become such a player. This injury he's just picked up will hurt his aspirations of getting back in the seniors this year pretty badly however.
Perhaps next year with another pre-season under his belt LJ be big enough to take over from Jesse.
But even if he isn't a hulking, dominating full-forward I still think he can be effective, with Sammy Reid and TDL taking the pressure off him as alternative forward targets. (And as S120 said, Jack Riewoldt isn't the biggest bloke around and he's in the top two forwards in the comp.)
If all goes to plan we should have a pretty decent forward line over the next few years!Comment
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