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RudeBoy
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I predict 'Doodle' will end up a dandy.  |
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Krakouer Magic
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What a joke of a thread.
Developmental coaches prefer to teach a blank slate how to kick because they dont need to undo 18 years worth of poor kicking technique by some new draftees.
Height wise is where Cox has a big advantage over Shae. Soccer and basketball background gives him 360 degree awareness. From the footage I saw of him at the combine he is more athlete than Shae too, with ability to pick up the ground ball very well.
He might make it, he might not but when you can sign him as a free agent without using a draft pick there's nothing to lose.
As for your comments regarding the importance of growing up understanding the bounce of a sherrin, stephen milne says hi! Even the most experienced can get nutted by the bounce. Happens all the time. No one gets it right all the time. If he puts the hours in 5 days a week for a year I'm sure he will read the bounce pretty well.
In any event, he's a ruckman. If you're expecting him to rove beautifully I don't think you understand his position particularly well. Plenty of uncoordinated ruckman have been in premierships. Hopefully, he's the first american one |
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King Malta 
RIP Flip
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
Location: Gettin' Wiggy
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| jackcass wrote: | | Defender wrote: | | It's good that we have someone to measure him against in Shae, and realistically shae wasn't a million miles off senior selection during his second year, he was during his first though. |
Exactly and it certainly wasn't his kicking that held him back, it was his capacity to read the play. He actually became one of the best kicks in the VFL side. |
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And I think, given Shae's age (I believe he was about 3-4 years older than Mason when we picked him up), the experiment was not in made with many realistic hopes of getting him a senior gig. The main aim to me was "Can we teach an American kid, with no AFL expierience at any level, to play the game?" and I think that the result was that is indeed doable.
Mason has size and athleticism that is hard to find, and you can't teach someone to be that big and move well for their size, they either are or they aren't. You can however teach them to play football. |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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Damien 
Me Noah & Flynn @ the G
Joined: 21 Jan 1999
Location: Croydon Vic
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It's horrible footage granted. But I'm encouraged by the feedback thus far from Dekka and Pebbles. I'm also encouraged by what I've read about the character of the kid so I'm sure resolve and determination to make it won't be an issue. 5 other clubs wanted him too so I'm prepared to be very patient.
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