by Motts on January 28, 2012
To finish off his superb rundown of the high flying Eagles, Deano takes us up the front to look at the blokes who will spend a lot of their time lining up the big white sticks. As a Carlton man, I was looking forward to the Josh Kennedy write up, and Deano hasn’t disappointed. On behalf of everyone who’s on the site I want to thank Deano for his efforts in putting this together for us. Superb work.
Jack Darling ($376 800, 69.5, 20) - The best #25 draft pick ever. I’m tipping he will be the next Kouta once he moves into the midfield going forward role of Embley. Whilst that may not be this year, he does have the playing/scoring ability to emulate a Dusty type second year result if they can keep him off the P155. Unlikely at this starting price however, to appreciate enough or be a keeper, therefore difficult to make a case for selection.
by Motts on January 28, 2012
Dean Cox ($662 600, 112.20, 22) - The most successful rookie draft pick of all time showed allcomers his worth last year after most had written him off. At 203cm he has rewritten the ruck role by adapting to the modern midfield running game and is often described as a ruck rover in the way he contributes to attacking moves, in particular his ability to receive handballs and execute accurate inside 50s. Has been the dominant SC premium scoring ruck for five out of the last six seasons save for a horrid 2010 when ravaged by core injuries. Despite this, his durability has been second to none compared with his counterparts. Has earned a significant price tag for this year, which may be difficult to justify given his age and the effect of the NicNat.
Pros: Guaranteed consistent point scorer, durability.
Cons: Emergence of NicNat, age and core injury worries.
by Motts on January 28, 2012
Matt Priddis ($618 500, 114.1, 22) - Established premium status last year but with the expected return of a fit Kerr and the emergence of Shuey as similar types of inside mids, may have to share the available pool of points, potentially negatively impacting on his return. Unlikely to increase his average to challenge the elites in the 120+ category but may be a handy upgrade after the Rd 11 bye to compensate for the expected hits in 12 & 13.
Pros: Durability, proven scorer from contested possies, handles the tag.
Cons: Kick to handball ratio, poor goal kicking ratio.
Daniel Kerr ($490 200, 90.4, 14) - Only if you have massive cojones. Has been a long time since he averaged 119 in ’07, only managing 11, 11, 4 and 14 games in the subsequent seasons.
Pros: Can go huge.
Cons: Durability, efficiency.
by Motts on January 28, 2012
Continuing our series on fans analysing their teams is the incomparable Deano who slips into the driver’s seat to bring us this in-depth look at the Eagles. Deano loves a disclaimer as much as we do (seen our header?) so he’s requested we publish the following: “these opinions and commentary are expressed without prejudice to any person or entity and are in no way intended to cause offence. The author has used some literary license by way of jest in some of the analyses.” OK, now we’ve got that out of the way, let’s get on with the good stuff…
Shannon Hurn ($446 000, 82.3, 22) - Has been in my team for the past three years on the basis of several +120 games and the promise of a player selected at #13 in the 2005 draft. Unfortunately, he has not lived up to this potential, despite the ability to break the lines with his kicking. This has been due to a forward tagging approach from oppositions and his heavy body type which has impeded his ability to run through the lines and get to defensive contests.
by Motts on January 26, 2012
Which of these blokes is the most likely to take the next step in 2012?
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