For those of you that went to the draft night..................

[skiptomystu]

I am intrigued by Carl Peterson, what sort of stuff was on his highlights package? By the sounds of him he sounds like a taller Marty McGrath, let's just hope he has his head screwed on, although fellow indigenous West Australians JON and Krak should help him fit in. (Actually, I'm pretty sure Krak attended Clontarf college which is where Peterson had been going)

 

[TigerForce]

Any news on Andrew Collins - the player ? :hihi

I haven't seen or heard much of him.

 

[Skills]

The highlight reel on Carl Peterson, had a similar feeling to Travis Casserley last year.
I just hope Frank wasn't drinking scotches & eating pies at half time

 

[geoffryprettyboy]

Carl makes an impression
Monday, September 4, 2006

By PAUL HARRISON
19-YEAR-OLD Carl Peterson made many in the football world sit up and take notice in just his second game in the WAFL with a 5-goal effort for Claremont against East Perth.
    Peterson was a late call-up for the league side after ruckman Michael Gardiner missed the match because of a virus.
    Peterson kicked 3 goals in the second term and finished with 5 majors in a very polished performance.
    Claremont are making a charge to the WAFL premiership and will take on West Perth in the first semi-final this weekend.
    Peterson is in his first full year at Claremont after joining the Tigers from the Kimberley.
    He was first noticed by current Tigers senior coach Ashley Prescott and made his way to Tigerland via the Clontarf Football Academy.
    Peterson was playing senior footy for the Ord River Magpies in the East Kimberley Football Association (EKFA).
    Claremont general manager Todd Shimmon said the club was keen to have Peterson play at the club last season, but those plans were curtailed by injury.
    "He was at Clontarf last year, and we wanted him to play Colts but he had osteo pubis problems," Shimmon said.
    Peterson is one of several young players from the Kimberley region who are reaping the benefits of Claremont's program to bring talented youngsters from the north of the State to Perth to play football.

http://www.aboriginalfootball.com.au/sep06.html

 

[geoffryprettyboy]

Carl Peterson made his senior debut for the Claremont Football Club on August 19th in the round 21 blockbuster against Subiaco. A tough initiation indeed for a youngster to be introduced to WAFL football via a battle for a top two position with two games to go.

However, Peterson took it all in his stride and performed admirably to finish with 12 possessions and 3 marks. Carl played in the back line and his pace and poise was as asset in the wet conditions.

Peterson has been in tremendous for in the reserves in the last month, and has played nearly every game in his first year at WAFL level. A groin injury prevented Carl from playing colts football in 2005.

“It’s a different game to reserves, there is a lot more space but you don’t have any room to make errors. I’m going to do lots of weights over the pre-season so I can play more league football.”

Carl grew up 5km out of Kununurra on his parents mango farm and credits his dad making him run to school every day for his passion to play sport. He is the first Kimberley footballer to make his league debut for the Tigers since the zone was allocated to Claremont two years ago. He will not be the last.

Peterson has been working all this year and is living at Claremont House with 4 other Kimberley boys playing in the Colts. He is a scaffolder and balances work, football and leisure better than most. He has a great attitude at training and is a great role model for younger players at the Club.

http://www.clontarffootball.com/articles.php?req=read&article_id=151

 

[tigertim]

I put this comment on another thread but those of us who went to last Tuesday nights preview will remember how excited Miller and Jacko were and wanted to show us this great mark that Peterson took but they had trouble finding it on the video package and we were running out of time. They said he went up against Mark Seaby (200cm) and Peterson is only 183cms and Peterson kept beating him in the tap outs. They admit he's a bit of a roughy but if all goes well he'll be a very exciting player.

 

[jb03]

Hopefully they drafted him based on more than one mark.

 

[tigerfan1961]

Hopefully they drafted him based on more than one mark.

They showed a number of highlights and he looked very good. I was certainly keen for us to grab him as he looks a very likely type. Fast, big leap and looked to me like good vision and skills as well. I think he will be a player for us, especially with the TW run and carry style of game.

 

[tha8ball]

To me he sounds a bit like Darrly White.... White was 186cms - Peterson is 183cms....he had a freakish leap and often played in the ruck....Sounds exciting!

 

[Mr Brightside]

As Phanto mentioned earlier, I got to see a 10-15 minute highlight of Peterson yesterday an can honestly say I havent seen a late pick with anywhere near that sought of excitement level or upside.

I would say if this kid wants to play an likes Melbourne we have a player no doubt,has a great attitude Im told as well

 

[Rod]

To me he sounds a bit like Darrly White.... White was 186cms - Peterson is 183cms....he had a freakish leap and often played in the ruck....Sounds exciting!

I thought I read elsewhere Peterson was 188cm ???

 

[Dean3]

Hopefully they drafted him based on more than one mark.

Hey, a stat is a stat. ;D

 

[The_General]

I don't think you need to worry too much JB.

I went with a friend and we noticed that the room seemed to "vote" depending on how good the highlights were, however Greg and Frank seemed to distance themselves from that a bit.

They had ooodles of data on height/weight, stats (particularly from TAC Cup) and comparisons for similiar players who'd been drafted. These were based on factors such as skin folds etc, and they consulted the fitness staff to get their professional opinion on how likely a player was to improve their endurance, strength etc. They could compare a potential draftee with players who'd made it in the AFL, as well as players who'd failed to make it at the level.

When it came to psych tests, if Greg and Frank had a concern about a player, they took it to the club psychologist. He could give ideas on what issues they might face with a particular player, and strategies they would be able to implement to coach the player around those issues. It was then up to FJ and GM to decide whether the strategies were worth taking a risk on, given that you'd use more resources to coach that player than another similiarly talented young footballer.

The first draft night gave me an understanding to how detailed they were looking at players. I was impressed then. I'm even more impressed now, as Frank has taken this detail even further than the previous year. Given he was only part time previously, you can see the impact he's had on the recruiting department. I think he's lifted the bar professionally, and that can only mean good things for the club.

Given how much detail they are using now to recruit, I think we'll see a lot more "hits" than "misses" (they aren't going to be perfect however) than we have in the recent past.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Carl makes an impression
Monday, September 4, 2006

By PAUL HARRISON
19-YEAR-OLD Carl Peterson made many in the football world sit up and take notice in just his second game in the WAFL with a 5-goal effort for Claremont against East Perth.
...

Another report on the same match:

EXCITING PETERSON SOARS TO GREAT HEIGHTS
by Ken Casellas

He can leap a tall building in one mighty bound. He soars into the stratosphere like a skyrocket. He’s Claremont’s latest ebony excitement machine, the ever-smiling Carl Peterson.

Evoking memories of the mercurial Derek Kickett, the fabulous Jim Krakouer and the majestic Chris Lewis, the slender spring-heeled teenager brought untold joy to the fans at Claremont Oval on Saturday with a full range of his spectacular skills.

Revealing a remarkable vertical leap, Peterson spiralled skwards twice in the third quarter of the league match against East Perth to take a couple of breath-taking marks.

He kicked three goals in the space of 21 minutes in the third quarter and two more in the final term to help the Tigers crush East Perth by 78 points --- and all of a sudden AFL recruiting officers throughout the country were sitting up and taking notice.

Here on show was a 19-year-old super star in the making, a lad recruited by Claremont from the club’s new Kimberley zone.

This was only his second appearance in a WAFL league fixture. But even before the rookie from the Ord River Magpies in the remote north of the state had started his career with Claremont in the reserves side his potential was well known in other parts of the land.

The Sydney Swans were well aware of his latent talent and he accepted an offer to travel to Sydney to join the Swans for a couple of weeks in their pre-season training program.

He then played in a variety of positions, including the ruck, in 14 reserves matches for the Tigers before making his league debut against Subiaco at Leederville Oval in round 21 when he came in as a late replacement for the injured Michael Cousens.

He also was a late inclusion for the match against East Perth, being called into action to replace ruckman Michael Gardiner, who was struck down on Friday with a viral complaint.

On Saturday, Peterson sat on the interchange bench before getting a call to arms early in the second quarter, moving to a forward pocket where he was opposed by young Fremantle Dockers squad member Benet Copping.

And it certainly did not take long for Peterson to come under notice. He revealed wonderful composure when he was bumped and was falling to the ground as he handpassed to David Crawford, who snapped Claremont’s fifth goal.

Three minutes later, Tom Matson handpassed to Peterson, who kicked a well-weighted short pass to Anthony Jones for Claremont’s next major.

The crowd erupted when Peterson flew high to take a brilliant mark five minutes into the third quarter. This brought him the first of his handful of goals.

Shortly after that he accepted a pass from the lively Leon Wilson for his second goal, and late in the quarter defender Simon Nimmo sent the ball high towards the goalsquare. Like a coiled spring, Peterson was propelled upwards to grasp another spectacular mark. Landing like a butterfly on the petal of a spring daisy, he then went back and coolly booted his third goal for the quarter.

...

http://www.claremontfc.com/2006/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=161

 

[RROFO]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20816536-23211,00.html

...

Mourish's Clontarf stablemate Carl Peterson also looms as an unusual draft story, having worked as a grave-digger in Perth this year after graduating.

Peterson, 19, from Kununurra in the Kimberley, broke into Claremont's senior side late last season and is an exciting prospect, according to AFL national talent manager Kevin Sheehan.

"He is another interesting one. His vertical leap is incredible," Sheehan said.

"He takes off on Monday and lands on Thursday. He is a wonderful athlete."

The softly spoken Peterson, who weighs 70kg, described his stint in the WAFL as an eye-opener that would force him into the gym over summer.

"There are a lot of mature bodies," he said. "They are pretty big people, so I think I'm going to have to lift a few weights."

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A grave digger? Hopefully he can dig a few graves for the opposition.

 

[skiptomystu]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20816536-23211,00.html

...

Mourish's Clontarf stablemate Carl Peterson also looms as an unusual draft story, having worked as a grave-digger in Perth this year after graduating.

Peterson, 19, from Kununurra in the Kimberley, broke into Claremont's senior side late last season and is an exciting prospect, according to AFL national talent manager Kevin Sheehan.

"He is another interesting one. His vertical leap is incredible," Sheehan said.

"He takes off on Monday and lands on Thursday. He is a wonderful athlete."

The softly spoken Peterson, who weighs 70kg, described his stint in the WAFL as an eye-opener that would force him into the gym over summer.

"There are a lot of mature bodies," he said. "They are pretty big people, so I think I'm going to have to lift a few weights."

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A grave digger? Hopefully he can dig a few graves for the opposition.

LOL hmmmm I'm not sure why I laughed at that. Good analogy anyway!

 

[jb03]

I don't think you need to worry too much JB.

I went with a friend and we noticed that the room seemed to "vote" depending on how good the highlights were, however Greg and Frank seemed to distance themselves from that a bit.

They had ooodles of data on height/weight, stats (particularly from TAC Cup) and comparisons for similiar players who'd been drafted. These were based on factors such as skin folds etc, and they consulted the fitness staff to get their professional opinion on how likely a player was to improve their endurance, strength etc. They could compare a potential draftee with players who'd made it in the AFL, as well as players who'd failed to make it at the level.

When it came to psych tests, if Greg and Frank had a concern about a player, they took it to the club psychologist. He could give ideas on what issues they might face with a particular player, and strategies they would be able to implement to coach the player around those issues. It was then up to FJ and GM to decide whether the strategies were worth taking a risk on, given that you'd use more resources to coach that player than another similiarly talented young footballer.

The first draft night gave me an understanding to how detailed they were looking at players. I was impressed then. I'm even more impressed now, as Frank has taken this detail even further than the previous year. Given he was only part time previously, you can see the impact he's had on the recruiting department. I think he's lifted the bar professionally, and that can only mean good things for the club.

Given how much detail they are using now to recruit, I think we'll see a lot more "hits" than "misses" (they aren't going to be perfect however) than we have in the recent past.

Thanks general. It seems Francis has more of a say than Miller.

 

[Tigers of Old]

On Peterson, "He takes off on Monday and lands on Thursday. He is a wonderful athlete."

Gotta love that. My new sig for a while. 8)