Thanks Scoop. It would be a miracle to see Melbourne overlook Trengove.SCOOP said:
Is your anti- Butcher sentiment mainly to do with his kicking issues or are there other underlying issues you are aware of?
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Morabito question
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Is your anti- Butcher sentiment mainly to do with his kicking issues or are there other underlying issues you are aware of?
Smoking Aces said:
Speaking of Butcher, check out his kick into the fwd line in the early stages of Martin's YouTube vid. Makes Patto look silky.
looking at those highlights,
Trengove looks a gun, luvs a tackle, looks one sided and missed some targets will play rnd 1
Martin looks a gun also and has great footskills would slot in at HB and do our kick ins from rnd 1
Rohan - looks real good and i like the look of him, can see him playing as an attacking CHB loves to run and could also play CHF is very creative (how tall is he)
Dont think we can loose with any of them, shame we dont have 2 picks
Trengove looks a gun, luvs a tackle, looks one sided and missed some targets will play rnd 1
Martin looks a gun also and has great footskills would slot in at HB and do our kick ins from rnd 1
Rohan - looks real good and i like the look of him, can see him playing as an attacking CHB loves to run and could also play CHF is very creative (how tall is he)
Dont think we can loose with any of them, shame we dont have 2 picks
Just appears to me that all the flaws or imperfections you seem to highlight might easily upgrade him to elite if a bit of maturity and experience polishes him up. We are talking about 18 y.o. kids and all clubs are looking for the raw fundamentals needing to be developed. The fact that Rich was seen to be as developed as he was going to get was the main reason he slipped from one with a bullet to seven.bullus_hit said:
TigerMasochist said:
Fair comments, he's got upside which is why many people have jumped on the bandwagon. With regards to his endurance, I think we'll get a clearer picture after the draft camp and have some idea as to whether he'll cut it as a permanent midfielder. If he's not got the tank, I wonder where his best position will be - a wing maybe but I would hope for a true goal kicking wingman at pick 3 in the draft.
I don't think he'll slot into a team as seamlessly as Rich, similar build but Rich had quite a few more runs on the board both in terms of raw stats and impact at senior level. Rich's kicking was and still is elite, Morabito whilst being dual sided doesn't possess the same sort of pinpoint accuracy over both long and short distances.
Is he the right man for Richmond at present? I personally think not but I'm sure others may beg to differ.
Morabito may perhaps be the most dynamic player in the draft but will never be an elite kick. Elite kicking skills need to be already present by the age of 17/18 in a junior. If not, there is little to no chance these elite kicking skills can be developed going forward.
RFC needs mids with elite kicking skills....the choice(s) at 3 are clear.
RFC needs mids with elite kicking skills....the choice(s) at 3 are clear.
Bloody Melbourne have royally screwed us with this priority pick business... Either of Scully or Trengove would have been perfect. The fact they will get both has me spewing 
Tango said:
Bingo!
Young DM actually reminds of me of a young Cogs....but with elite foot skills.
mtench said:
Gee I'd have to agree. I've only just watched 3 video highlights of Morabito, and maybe they are not representative of the way he normally plays, I dont know, but wow, there was alot of kick and hope. Doesn't seem to get into the packs at all, was always skirting the packs, and whilst he tended to send in alot of balls inside 50, I don't think I saw one that hit a target. All up and under, and long shots for goal terrible. Also saw that his tackles just dont stick. Even the skinniest guys were breaking his tackles with ease. I'm wondering how possibly he could even be considered a number 3 pick. Was there something I've missed?
TigerMasochist said:
Dont agree with this at all. The reason he slipped is that for a change there was a great depth of key position players in the draft of 2008. The cards swung the way that he managed to drop to 7th, not any perceived veiw that he wasnt going to improve. I was hoping like hell he would drop to 8th. Brisbane are probably still pinching themselves to see if it was a dream.
taraba said:Bloody Melbourne have royally screwed us with this priority pick business... Either of Scully or Trengove would have been perfect. The fact they will get both has me spewing
No prize for 2nd last.
taraba said:Bloody Melbourne have royally screwed us with this priority pick business... Either of Scully or Trengove would have been perfect. The fact they will get both has me spewing
Just another reason to peg McMuddle to the clothes line by his knackers.
