Re: Welcome to the RFC - Corey Ellis
;D I'm working on it, e,t.
It's a measured view, KNighte.
Overall I think this period (Brandon to Corey) saw us take people who could kick. (We thought Brandon was an elite kick when we recruited him.) Who could kick, but were poor profiles.
Corey is a great example. (Lennon too, but less so.)
First, I want to dispel a myth. Corey Ellis is game. He's not a jib. He has to play sensible or he won't play the next week. Because he is so frail. And physically weak. (Just a youngster but young again for his years and weak for his size.)
Corey Ellis at AFL level? To touch him is to fell him. It's a bit like that at VFL level too. (Watching Corey at VFL level recently fully tipped me on him.)
Corey Ellis is a very smart player. So at AFL level he learned to be felled. So he wouldn't inevitably be called for ball every time an opponent touched him. It's a twist and dive thing. And it was working for him prior to his next couple of injuries. Inasmuch as he wasn't giving away frees.
He can get a kick. Has BWA and smarts with it. Natural skills for an inside mid. But absolutely none of the physical or athletic qualities required to use them.
Inside mids need strength. Do they measure strength at camp? Corey Ellis would comfortably be in the base percentile for players on an AFL ground any week. So. No strength.
Is he agile or explosive? Can he step or dance? Nup. He's quite static. Has no moves.
Is he quick? Can he nip in and nip out? Nup. That's the killer, if he had some straight line velocity, or even three strides, we could play him at half back. *But that's where we do play him.* Yeah. We're stuck with a static half back because shocking recruiting.
One more thing about blokes who are felled by a breath, have no step, no nip and no velocity - they get caught, they get punished and they get injured.
The profile and the role do not match. Like Lennon. (A slow marking half forward. Who plays that?) And Vlastuin, a sluggish running back who gets lost when it's time to defend. And Brandon, a slow outside wingman.
[Daniel Rioli was the change in policy. He fits a template. Buzzing high half forward/mid anybody? Nimble as well as quick. Fierce. Strong for his size. Let's get three more. That is what an AFL player looks like. Physique suited to role. Athleticism suited to role with elie characteristics. Unlike Jarhead and Lennon Rioli is an average kick. (We threw out the kicking mantra.)]
I don't have it in for Jarhead. (He has ability. So does Lennon.) I had it in for Frank. For the template. That is not the shape of successful recruits. The role/body/athlete is the wrong combination.
We need orthodox players in the side. We can't build a team on exceptions.
We need a heavy inside midfielder, not a skinny one. And we need a running half back, not a static one.
Corey Ellis is the least public of Frank's Fails. For now. Even though he has ability. Let's get a refund and draft the right profile/fit.
easy said:
;D I'm working on it, e,t.
KnightersRevenge said:
It's a measured view, KNighte.
Overall I think this period (Brandon to Corey) saw us take people who could kick. (We thought Brandon was an elite kick when we recruited him.) Who could kick, but were poor profiles.
Corey is a great example. (Lennon too, but less so.)
First, I want to dispel a myth. Corey Ellis is game. He's not a jib. He has to play sensible or he won't play the next week. Because he is so frail. And physically weak. (Just a youngster but young again for his years and weak for his size.)
Corey Ellis at AFL level? To touch him is to fell him. It's a bit like that at VFL level too. (Watching Corey at VFL level recently fully tipped me on him.)
Corey Ellis is a very smart player. So at AFL level he learned to be felled. So he wouldn't inevitably be called for ball every time an opponent touched him. It's a twist and dive thing. And it was working for him prior to his next couple of injuries. Inasmuch as he wasn't giving away frees.
He can get a kick. Has BWA and smarts with it. Natural skills for an inside mid. But absolutely none of the physical or athletic qualities required to use them.
Inside mids need strength. Do they measure strength at camp? Corey Ellis would comfortably be in the base percentile for players on an AFL ground any week. So. No strength.
Is he agile or explosive? Can he step or dance? Nup. He's quite static. Has no moves.
Is he quick? Can he nip in and nip out? Nup. That's the killer, if he had some straight line velocity, or even three strides, we could play him at half back. *But that's where we do play him.* Yeah. We're stuck with a static half back because shocking recruiting.
One more thing about blokes who are felled by a breath, have no step, no nip and no velocity - they get caught, they get punished and they get injured.
The profile and the role do not match. Like Lennon. (A slow marking half forward. Who plays that?) And Vlastuin, a sluggish running back who gets lost when it's time to defend. And Brandon, a slow outside wingman.
[Daniel Rioli was the change in policy. He fits a template. Buzzing high half forward/mid anybody? Nimble as well as quick. Fierce. Strong for his size. Let's get three more. That is what an AFL player looks like. Physique suited to role. Athleticism suited to role with elie characteristics. Unlike Jarhead and Lennon Rioli is an average kick. (We threw out the kicking mantra.)]
I don't have it in for Jarhead. (He has ability. So does Lennon.) I had it in for Frank. For the template. That is not the shape of successful recruits. The role/body/athlete is the wrong combination.
We need orthodox players in the side. We can't build a team on exceptions.
We need a heavy inside midfielder, not a skinny one. And we need a running half back, not a static one.
Corey Ellis is the least public of Frank's Fails. For now. Even though he has ability. Let's get a refund and draft the right profile/fit.
