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Braeden Campbell
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Player Watch #16 Braeden Campbell
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Braeden Campbell
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Grand Uncle Horace
Shake down the thunder
Besides Errol will win everything else.
He really had a great year. So pleased with the way he played tonight, cracked in and kept going all night. Really excited about how good he could with a couple more seasons under his belt as he's already a very good player.
Get the feeling he's only just getting started. Played a solid game and had a bit of influence tonight.
Well done Braeden!!
Well done Braeden!!
Interesting tonight he basically played half back when you look at his heat map. Only a couple of times forward of centre. Guess we played 8 defenders.
Dubai Quacker
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This year showed why Hawthorn bid on him at pick 4.
He’s a potential 300 gamer for us.
He’s a potential 300 gamer for us.
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Not sure
the hypnotoad
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indeed! this was basically his first full year in seniors, will take off from here
a key part of the core of this very good team
The King!
Chosen One
I think he is competing with Mclean for
most improved
Gulden will get the skilton
most improved
Gulden will get the skilton
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I'm hopeful he'll eventually go into the middle but right now down back seems to be where he's utilised best. He's pretty hard in the contest, has decent awareness and his long kicking is an asset. I'd love to see him kicking inside 50 more but he lacks the pace to push out a McInerny or Gulden in that role I think.
I'm hoping we see him utilised more on the wing next year. I think we lack enough good kickers & decision makers in our forward half, he would help address that issue. A wing rotation of Juzzy/Campbell/Gulden would be great. All great ball users, scoreboard threats & work hard both ways.
RubbaDuck
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I think Campbell's pace is very good. Maybe he doesn't yet have Juzzy's tank but he can really motor when he wants to make a contest. Playing on a wing I'd trust him more than Juzzy in defence. While going forward Campbell can cause absolute havoc with his kicks inside 50 or drill an effortless goal from 60-70m off a single step.
Campbell was an early draft pick for a good reason. We might have been wrong about Stephens (though he did show flashes and may yet come good at Norf) but we're rarely wrong with our Academy picks. We probably know more about some of them than their own families do.
I wondered about Campbell last year but evidentally (and statistically) his 2023 was a huge improvement as his 2022. His average stats per game in 2023 vs. 2022 were almost twice as good. A comparison of stats at the same age suggest he's better than Blakey at 21 but still behind Warner at 21.
Add another preseason, Mills continuing to mentor him and his sheer determination to keep up with his best mate Gulden, plus a lot more confidence and, mark my words. Campbell is going to be one very good player for us.
Campbell was an early draft pick for a good reason. We might have been wrong about Stephens (though he did show flashes and may yet come good at Norf) but we're rarely wrong with our Academy picks. We probably know more about some of them than their own families do.
I wondered about Campbell last year but evidentally (and statistically) his 2023 was a huge improvement as his 2022. His average stats per game in 2023 vs. 2022 were almost twice as good. A comparison of stats at the same age suggest he's better than Blakey at 21 but still behind Warner at 21.
Add another preseason, Mills continuing to mentor him and his sheer determination to keep up with his best mate Gulden, plus a lot more confidence and, mark my words. Campbell is going to be one very good player for us.
Campbell did improve a lot from 2022 to 2023 and I would love it if he had a similar improvement in 2024. If he can start to average over 20 disposals per game that would be wonderful.
Also Campbell, as good as a kick as he is needs to be a tiny bit more cautious when kicking, go for the kicks he is pretty sure he can do rather than the kicks that almost no one can do. I still want him to be attacking when kicking, that is great, but a bit more measured, though I hope that is not too contradictory.
Millky95
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His goal againt the Tigers in round 6 was special
I like that he has free reign to do with his kicking as he wants.. He's young and working out what's best regarding his kicking is part of his development. Let him go for it and he'll work it out, and in the meantime be very entertaining.
Apart from his kicking the thing that is hugely impressive is his speed off the mark and his speed to the ground ball. Campbell attacks the ground quicker than anyone else Ive noticed in the AFL! Two years ago he would get the ground ball, and very quickly dispose of it, unfortunately often it would go straight to the opposition. Last season, with more composure, he was disposing it to a team mate.
Yep, if he averages 20 disposals (which I reckon he can) He will win games for us..
Campbell will be a gun!
Breakout year in 2024 for this kid.
the hypnotoad
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i'm on that bandwagon
i think he's one of several real stars developing in our side
I hope so. There's fierce competition in that area with Errol, Juzzy and now JJ replacing Dylan. All AFL standard and at most three spots. Of course one might move to another role but we should expect one heck of a preseason!
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competition, and not just "depth" ... depth is fine, but a premiership side demands that competition among players for places in the senior team ...
throw in sheldrick, he'll be right in among the best of them
we have a lot of young, developing but very talented players
the hypnotoad
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he's a goal threat anywhere within 50m or so, apart from anything else ...
and certainly that means he becomes a key in attack, scoring or setting up, whatever position he's playing
The group I mentioned, plus Warner, Blakey, Florent and Sheldrick (if playing) are all able to deliver very effectively inside 50 on a nice trajectory to advantage. If the big 3 plus the smaller 4 have their sticky fingers on we could get to see some very exciting stuff.
Don't know about Adams but Mills OK when he returns too.
That's why in my mind I wasn't unhappy with Stephens leaving. He couldn't do that, even after 4 years.
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Big upside incoming for Braeden. 2024 breakout year
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I was wondering why he didn't mention it...?You think he’s fast enough?
JackHiscoxWasFast
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His speed is fair to average
