Senior 3. Brandan Parfitt (2017-)

[Pure_Ownage]

179cm/78kg mid from NT.
AFL website describes him as this:

The national academy prospect had an interrupted middle part of the season, with groin and hip problems limiting his impact for the Northern Territory and Allies. When up and going, Parfitt is a small, tough midfielder who pushes the ball forward at every opportunity. He made the move from the NT to play in the SANFL last year and has impressed there against senior bodies, where his hardened approach has won admirers.

Would suit: Parfitt isn't always the most polished prospect, but he has some dash around the ball and isn't afraid to go and win it himself. He can also push forward and hit the scoreboard.

 

[JumpyHolden]

 

[Whit3y]

one thing is certain

he is fitt so endurance should be no problem

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Who?

 

[DanA]

Seems a little Brent Harvey like.

Small, not the quickest but seems a really good decision maker and good user of the ball. Maybe Chappy another comparison.

 

[AM]

Player focus

In a losing Northern Territory team against a full-strength Sandringham Dragons outfit, Brandon Parfitt demonstrated his considerable athletic ability despite the heavy loss.

The 177cm midfielder primarily plays for North Adelaide in the SANFL competition this year but also represents his home state (Northern Territory) in the TAC Cup, as he did on Saturday.

Several times during the match, Parfitt launched brilliant solo runs, getting spectators off their feet. The most eye-catching was a run that began at the right half-back flank. At speed, Parfitt ran into the centre square where he avoided two tacklers, dished off by hand to a teammate, continued running, received the ball again and kept sprinting forward. At the left half-forward flank, Parfitt kicked long to the advantage of a team-mate in the goal square for what should have been a certain goal, but his team-mate could not finish off Parfitt's brilliant play.

Parfitt can also baffle opponents in unconventional ways. Once in the centre square, he received the ball on the move and then stopped without warning. Everyone else on the field seemed to stop to watch what Parfitt would do next, and then, after a three-second pause, Parfitt accelerated again, dancing around opposition midfielders in front of him. It encapsulated his great balance, composure and ability to accelerate from a standing start.

While Parfitt is a running machine, he also offers other areas of strength. Representing the AIS Academy in their game against VFL side Werribee, what stood out most with Parfitt was his tackling and energy around the ball, using his speed to apply great pressure on opposition midfielders. He stood up in tackles, getting handballs off and even pick-pocketed the ball from the hands of an opponent in general play.

Parfitt also has good contested-ball winning ability and is a capable mark for his size and good one-on-one player, who can win contests both overhead and at ground level.

Analysis

Where improvement is needed in Parfitt's game is in his work by foot. He is generally a good decision-maker with ball in hand, showing creativity at times. He is not affected by pressure as many who struggle by foot can be, so he looks very capable with ball in hand in those respects.

The issue is, he's prone to committing bad turnovers and missing target by foot. Often the weighting on his kicks are slightly off. This issue was particularly evident for AIS against Werribee when several of his kicks resulted in missed opportunities or bad turnovers. Because Parfitt boasts fine decision-making, composure and creativity with ball in hand, his footskills do look fixable, so that will be something to track over the course of the season.

As a sub-180cm midfielder with possibly suspect footskills, Parfitt's draft position is unclear at this early stage, but given the strength of his performances early season, his competitiveness and running ability, Parfitt may receive first round consideration if he continues his improvement and cleans up his work by foot and hits his targets more consistently.

Source ESPN

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Good player, AFL academy player and has played well against senior bodies both in NT and SA.

 

[God Mode]

We always go for players with a history of injury ay? It worked well like once, if I'm correct?

 

[Stocks_go_Up]

The national academy prospect had an interrupted middle part of the 2016 season, with groin and hip problems limiting his impact for the Northern Territory and Allies.

Good to see Geelong hospital recruiting injury prone players again. Maybe the odds are in our favour and he manages to play more than a few games in 5 years.

 

[royboys4eva]

Trust me the kid is a gun with great poise and hands. Comes from a strong sporting family in Darwin.

 

[DanA]

His short clip I thought showed good footskills so interesting that it was a knock on him.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Welcome young Brandon.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

We always go for players with a history of injury ay? It worked well like once, if I'm correct?

Yeah, it worked well once. So let's keep doing it again and again and again despite it only working once. I like those odds.

 

[Zane Taylor]

Welcome Brandon, all the very best

 

[Jeff76]

Welcome stranger.

 

[DanA]

We always go for players with a history of injury ay? It worked well like once, if I'm correct?

Jury is still out really.

Varcoe, Selwood, Smedts, Thurlow, Lang and Cockatoo

Varcoe decent
Selwood a big win
Smets fail
Thurlow, Lang and Cockatoo jury is out but I think a minimum decent.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Jury is still out really.

Varcoe, Selwood, Smedts, Thurlow, Lang and Cockatoo

Varcoe decent
Selwood a big win
Smets fail
Thurlow, Lang and Cockatoo jury is out but I think a minimum decent.

Very skeptical on Lang and Cockatoo given the players who were available at those picks.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

My first thought was a replacement for Josh Caddy.

 

[STP18]

Well done to the kid.

 

[Tristan34]

looked at some clips and he seem to be a thinker and not a player that just bombs it in... He could be a good get/playmaker...

 

[Tristan34]

Good to see Geelong hospital recruiting injury prone players again. Maybe the odds are in our favour and he manages to play more than a few games in 5 years.

Geelong never really have very high picks compared to a lot of other clubs.. At 26 you need to take risks to find someone good.

 

[Cataholic]

Yeah, it worked well once. So let's keep doing it again and again and again despite it only working once. I like those odds.

......aaaannd the negativity continues.

You live in a dark world

 

[Cataholic]

Very skeptical on Lang and Cockatoo given the players who were available at those picks.

Of course you would be

 

[dazbroncos]

Sad sack is gonna sad....

Go Catters

 

[The rabbi]

Won the senior B&F for his club at 16 years old.