Toast Welcome To Freo Cooper Simpson (pick 35 2023 AFL Draft)

[Snuffaluphagus]

I love that he basically had a trademark already, that shimmy and the way he handballs while running the other direction to draw the player with him and open more space are so fun to watch

 

[Quay Club]

I love that he basically had a trademark already, that shimmy and the way he handballs while running the other direction to draw the player with him and open more space are so fun to watch

I also liked his composure under pressure and was always looking for the best option instead of bombing it like some first gamers do.

Time and space.

 

[dropbear101]

Someone else said it here - but the acceleration and quick steps he showed looked far more like Shai Bolton than Shuey or Butters.

perhaps ablett like. i don't think he will end up anywhere as good as ablett. but the way he moves.

 

[Danny82]

I’ve thought boomer Harvey is a good comparison

 

[Wray27]

He played 3/4s so got the opportunity to get a feel for the game.

 

[gungho]

My hot take is that we would still be undefeated if he had played since round 1.

True and to be honest it’s fairly typical for JL to be conservative is selection and cost us. Most on here we’re calling for Simpson to be playing round 1 because of his pre season.

Guys like Kevin Sheedy always believed in rewarding young guys early.

 

[mattis117]

It's pretty disrespectful to criticise a person for things that never happened. There's no value in it, you're just feeding your own egos.

 

[MadMundy]

Keep him in the team at all costs.

 

[freoextra]

Keep him in the team at all costs.

Would be good but I see Switta coming back in and replacing him to be truthful, just like Amiss will replace Voss.

 

[Lach72]

 

[Madas]

Rewatched the game this afternoon and I mashed my rewind about 10 times on that bit

Silk !
Bolton like !

 

[Fat Nyfe]

I’m definitely looking through purple glasses here, but who else in the comp has that good of a side step? Some have good ones, but that quick/agile?

 

[freo_leo29]

I’m definitely looking through purple glasses here, but who else in the comp has that good of a side step? Some have good ones, but that quick/agile?

Butters and Rozee instantly come to mind

 

[GingerDocker]

Remember back in the VHS video tape days when you would watch the same scene over and over again and it would go all scratchy?

 

[BettercallSaul]

Remember back in the VHS video tape days when you would watch the same scene over and over again and it would go all scratchy?

Is this a Basic Instinct reference? If so, I have no idea what you’re talking about.

 

[E Shed]

 

[E Shed]

Instant best 23 for me.

 

[Nodgey]

Brayshaw should have had a snap on his left.

 

[Quazar2]

That's what I saw went I came to the TV literally about 40 or 50 seconds before, I was like "f*** me, that's sexy!", and then a bit later I had to go off and do something at work and came back about a minute or so before Coops took that run from the wing and chipped to Bailey for his goal. He's just got that x-factor and we're all craving to see more of it

 

[greatgatsby]

If you don’t mind …

 

[Purple Jesus]

That was almost physics defying. He somehow moved in 2 different directions in mid air

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

I feel sorry for his knees and ankles with that side step


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[Paracleet]

That was almost physics defying. He somehow moved in 2 different directions in mid air

If you watch it carefully you see its relatively simple to explain (hard to actually do):

He leans a bit to the right whilst still in the air, and looks that way too as if he is going to offload in the same direction after a step or two post landing. Instead he actually does a little goose step with his left (I.e the one he was feigning to be going to push off on) then pushes off into a straight rugby league style side step on his right.) It's a simple enough move to copy; even fat early middle aged me can do it in the backyard. BUT why everyone is rightly creaming themselves at is what it shows about his potential:

1) In that situation you have to conceptualise what you are going to do all in about 1/4 of a second and start doing it
2) Not worrying that you will fail under the direct pressure of your opponents and the indirect game situation pressure
3) Actually do it fast enough that AFL athletes won't catch and flatten you.

So whatever else and injury notwithstanding we already know he's going to be an above average player as in game one ball in hand the world is not only not a blur for him, it's obviously crystal clear and in bullet time slow mo.

 

[Purple Jesus]

If you watch it carefully you see its relatively simple to explain (hard to actually do):

He leans a bit to the right whilst still in the air, and looks that way too as if he is going to offload in the same direction after a step or two post landing. Instead he actually does a little goose step with his left (I.e the one he was feigning to be going to push off on) then pushes off into a straight rugby league style side step on his right.) It's a simple enough move to copy; even fat early middle aged me can do it in the backyard. BUT why everyone is rightly creaming themselves at what it shows about his potential:

1) In that situation you have to conceptualise what you are going to do all in about 1/4 of a second and start doing it
2) Not worrying that you will fail under the direct pressure of your opponents and the indirect game situation pressure
3) Actually do it fast enough that AFL athletes won't catch and flatten you.

So whatever else and injury notwithstanding we already know he's going to be an above average player as in game one ball in hand the world is not only not a blur for him, it's obviously crystal clear and in bullet time slow mo.

Magnifying all of that, that was his first touch in AFL football was it not?

 

[Cobbler]

I’m definitely looking through purple glasses here, but who else in the comp has that good of a side step? Some have good ones, but that quick/agile?

Rankine.
Shai.
Maurice Rioli.
Papley.

I’d also just keep him in the side. His upside is tremendous. Get games into him now.