AFL Player #16: Archie Perkins

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 9, sup3rfish

 

[Milanista28]

Did it last year in round 1 also, last year was a half forward game today was an inside mid game, so he can play both. I wanna see it more often now. Next week I wanna see it again.

 

[Zach Package]

Archie "gojira" perkins

A real Kaiju performance

 

[JayJ20]

Did it last year in round 1 also, last year was a half forward game today was an inside mid game, so he can play both. I wanna see it more often now. Next week I wanna see it again.

Last year he hit the scoreboard but only laid 1 tackle.

This year he dominated the middle after a bad first quarter and laid 12 tackles, which is double his career best at 6. I think today is the first time I could see the vision of him as that mid-forward most of the top teams have access to. A proper BOG performance.

Hopefully this is his breakout game.

 

[ghostdog]

Good choice, sup3rfish

 

[brain taylor]

The messiah has arrived.

lisan al gaib…

 

[Milanista28]

Last year he hit the scoreboard but only laid 1 tackle.

This year he dominated the middle after a bad first quarter and laid 12 tackles, which is double his career best at 6. I think today is the first time I could see the vision of him as that mid-forward most of the top teams have access to. A proper BOG performance.

Hopefully this is his breakout game.

Hope so, inside players who impact forward move the needle, hopefully he's him.

 

[ant555]

No question marks on that effort. The positioning they worked on pre season went to his advantage and he ended up in the right spot for clearance wins .
That is the next level I was wondering if he had .

 

[fairbump_playon]

Splice the DNA

Feel like he started his career well because he had a mature body. His ceiling doesn’t seem too much higher to me but he could have that sort of Langford trajectory where at a certain point he’s not just a strong kid, he’s a truly mature beast and he finds another level.

Personally I would be setting him tackling KPIs if I was coaching him as I reckon it would be the best way to get him into the game, and would benefit us the most given he is really a half forward or bust at present.

Goddam, this poster (whoever they are) really gets it (tackling KPIs).

And also totally doesn't get it (ceiling)

Lid is off if he can continue to be that... present.

 

[JayJ20]

For context:

24 disposals (equal career best)
2 goals
8 clearances (double the previous career best of 4)
12 tackles (double the previous career best of 6)

It's the proper breakout game we were looking for. Next week will be more difficult but good signs.

 

[cobra land]

Got a lot of negativety pre season what are people's thoughts now ??

 

[justlookingaround]

lisan al gaib…

 

[mcgrath_truther]

Got a lot of negativety pre season what are people's thoughts now ??

personally? that second half was probably his best that he'd played

 

[Old Campaigner]

I just hope it's actually a breakout game and not just the horks letting him off the leash

 

[cobra land]

Showed a bit of composure with ball in hand, loved his game today.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

One non stat thing he did aswell was the only mid to be leading up at the half backs. Lifted the work rate when no one else was working.

 

[Happyskeret]

He is a bit of an enigma because sometimes when the team he up he looks down and other times the team looks down and that’s when you really notice him because against the grain he will do some real heroic stuff.

 

[cobra land]

Now needs to play like this week in week out, great game and I think he's started to feel like he belongs on the big stage.

 

[bomberlegend2007]

Goddam, this poster (whoever they are) really gets it (tackling KPIs).

And also totally doesn't get it (ceiling)

Lid is off if he can continue to be that... present.

A post that is so wrong, but also spot on.

 

[naraku]

We've thought Archie had broken out a few times

I have feeling this might be finally it. Fingers crossed.

 

[Happyskeret]

Gee you can tell in Brad’s press conference how much he rates Archie. Anyone who thought he was going to be dropped had rocks in their heads.

 

[bombreys]

Got a lot of negativety pre season what are people's thoughts now ??

I 100% thought he looked lazy (can’t remember which pre season game it was) - certainly didn’t today. And to be fair, he’s been at least a pass mark in each of his first three seasons, without totally hitting it out of the park.

4th year, about to turn 22, 60+ games. Today was exactly what he needed, stoked for him.

 

[Seb78]

Best game I've seen Archie play in the red and black.

 

[Happyskeret]

Best game I've seen Archie play in the red and black.

He eclipsed Ginnivan in the end.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Like.. it was 12 tackles but a lot of them were really rock solid too

 

[Keystone agony]

I thought we may go with Caldwell onball instead of him, but very glad to see his game

So we have to go with it again even with Parish next week

Probably time to move Durham to the wing/5th mid

Put him on Heeney and tell him to beat him at his game next week