AFL Player #16: Archie Perkins - Re-signed for two more years - 3/6

[Beerfish]

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

 

[NoWuckingFurries]

I'd like to give him a go in the ruck.

 

[ant555]

Still think he has scope to play wing at some stage.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

He needs a spell in the two's, he's been an absolute passenger for awhile now.

 

[Zach Package]

Plays his best footy from half forward and following the footy into the middle of the ground. Not t’other way round.

Seems pretty clear cut to me, just a matter of when he actually reaches that mythical 20 disposals and a goal a game level, not if.

 

[DeezNuts]

He needs to be dropped, contributes next to nothing

 

[naraku]

He definitely needs to be put under the microscope this week.

 

[ant555]

Needs more involvement than 3 or 4 slick passages of play. Actually watching the ball when it is coming towards him would help.

 

[Jobe Watson]

Has been given all the opportunity to step up to the next level with increased midfield minutes and hasn't taken it.

Said it after the pre-season game, but he just doesn't know how to impact games regularly. He's a liability when he plays stoppage mid.

 

[Beerfish]

Almost had the same stats as Sam Draper minus the hitouts of course.. and 3 less tackles. Which is 0 tackles.

 

[Petrify]

Been saying it for 2 months now that he has to be dropped.

He's ****ing great with ball in hand, but he's absolutely useless at stoppages. Either he plays as a high half forward or he goes back to the VFL and works on stoppages/fitness.

 

[eth-dog]

Him not playing reserves early on to develop his midfield craft has plenty to blame.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Give it another 2 years and I think Brad will finally realise that he isn't a midfielder

 

[ghostdog]

Been saying it for 2 months now that he has to be dropped.

He's ****ing great with ball in hand, but he's absolutely useless at stoppages. Either he plays as a high half forward or he goes back to the VFL and works on stoppages/fitness.

I'd be willing to bring Hobbs in and send Perkins to the VFL for a few weeks to work on his stoppage / midfield craft. At least Hobbs will give us defensive intent.

 

[Vander18]

Hard to justify him playing ahead of Hobbs or Setterfield right now.

Personally, think Setterfield
should never have been left out.

 

[Pweter]

He was playing very well prior to injury, and was amongst our best few against Port before he did his hammy. He simply hasn't been able to recapture that siince and he shouldn't be surprised if he has a run in the VFL to find some confidence and form.

 

[Megabattimus]

Yeah look, there's no way we're dropping Perko to the VFL.

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[TheGrizz]

If he isnt the designated hit-to player (and therefore anticipates where the ball is meant to go) he tends to cause a few issues at stoppage because he can get lost in there.
Specifically he has a knack of losing his man in traffic sometimes, and whilst he did some nice tagging jobs last year i think it was because he was not focusing on the ball and let someone take him to the footy. He hasnt seemed to perfect the art of balancing both those aspects like Durham and Caldwell have to this point. Not to say he cant, but it will take time and reps.

So i am torn - his best spot at the moment is as a high half forward who generates an extra at the stoppage and can be more aggressive in positioning if we win the ball our way. However he might be the most purely explosive 'mid' we have in terms of burst and breaking tackles and his development as a mid could be a great complement to what we have.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

I still think we need what he could offer us in the middle. If Hobbs has a good run in the 2's I wouldn't be opposed to swapping the two of them so Archie can spend more time on-ball in a match.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Get this man out of the midfield. Liability

 

[FlyingV]

His turn for a big one I reckon

 

[Milanista28]

Would he be better suited behind the ball? Would the play being in front of him help his ability to read the game? Because it seems a lot of us believe he has a knack of getting lost, finds himself between the play a little.

 

[Zach Package]

I can’t be the only one that saw him bust two tackles, run 20 metres and then lay it in caddy’s lap and thought ‘yep, forward of centre’

 

[Chief Hopper]

Would he be better suited behind the ball? Would the play being in front of him help his ability to read the game? Because it seems a lot of us believe he has a knack of getting lost, finds himself between the play a little.

Perko to me had the best results playing as a half forward. He had a nice goal sense.

I haven't seen impose himself on a game as yet and I think that comes down mostly to his lacking of size, and confidence.

I compares him to Durham who is a year older and starting to command the centre area and break through tackles. A year ago Durham did a lot of running, and yet got pushed around at times off the ball.
I have to keep telling myself how young these players are and are still developing.

 

[katana]

i think midfield is the right thing. we have a glut of tallish forwards (stringer, langford, guelfi plays like one, caddy) and we may as well try to maximise his ceiling. his start to the year was fantastic, and another 20 games around the mids could really make his career.

 

[fairbump_playon]

He’s such a weird mix. Not a natural midfielder but has a great athletic profile and tags well. More a forward but not a massive goal kicker. Good overhead but not amazing. Not a crumbed per se, but ok with the loose ball. Clearly very talented but never really dominant.

In some ways that’s a utility profile but we all hope for much more.

Of recent players he is most like Zaharakis IMO, with a bit more power and X factor, and a bit less run.

So I guess his best role will be unrewarded decoy fat side defensive winger