Bugger the Luke Jackson comparisons - Corey MK11
Doesn’t mark like Corey. But I did see Goad take a pack mark today. That’s the first time I’ve seen him do that
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Player Watch #22: Taylor Goad - #20 in '23 ND - the Unicorn
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Doesn’t mark like Corey. But I did see Goad take a pack mark today. That’s the first time I’ve seen him do that
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When people talk about a footballer who is very tall, mobile, athletic and clean, the first thing my mind goes to is Sam Darcy.
Based on the improvements he’s exhibiting this preseason, is it possible Goad becomes a player similar to him?
Based on the improvements he’s exhibiting this preseason, is it possible Goad becomes a player similar to him?
Darcy was a gun backman, that turned gun forward in the back half of his junior year.
He was always a positional player.
Goad took up real competitive football basically at the end of u/17's and ran around as a cyborg in the ruck as a 18 year old. Just following the play really.
He played a bit forward and a bit back last year. He hasn't really played positional football.
You can't put a ceiling on him, but he's learning most of this from scratch. It's clearly working, he's kicked goals in pretty much every match sim resting forward and has been a handful when there....
He's at about 3am compared to his midnight ceiling, so I wouldn't rule anything out. He's going to be a much stronger mark of the ball in 5 years than now, that's for sure. About 8 weeks ago I would have said it would be 3 preseasons before he would be beating Chom and others on the lead and kicking goals from the boundary and winning clearances over a guy that averaged 7 clearances a game in the AFL last seaosn....
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I reckon a bit of the carry on had a bit to do with some people pissed at Jacob Edwards who as supposed to be the next hope lazing it up but then I also think some people think pick 1 in a mid season draft is akin to the national draft.
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The turnaround in this guy in such a short period is amazing
Who is this guy - can’t be the same player
Who is this guy - can’t be the same player
Adding size would give you a bit more confidence you match it with the more experienced rucks.
Not to shoot Bambi, but holy **** I'd laugh maniacally if he requested a trade to SA
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For JHF and Ports 1st round pick?
Wouldn't mind it for the carnage. I haven't yet witnessed multiple footy clubs burn down simultaneously
Please wash your mouth out !
Luckily I have fresh Melbourne water with which to do so. None of that Adelaide bilge
Until they try to sneak-attack us again.
I'm sure we'll be working on an extension given his pre-season.
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Until we lock him down long-term I'm not convinced that Port won't get the last laugh here.
Kinda with ya. Why would we want him even thinking about leaving. Keep the kid happy, could be anything.
Childhood Crom fan, and they were keen on him with the very next pick. I think the odds are a little more with Crom than Poort if we don't lock him down. He seems able to focus on his footy though so he's already settled better than the Horny one
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Spot on roos_fanatic08, even though some people traded off Tristan or wanted St Kilda to take him a few years ago, it was all about patience, time, match fitness and getting games into him, but some just got the chainsaw and tried to cut the big man down.
Last year on September 29th in this thread, I said a couple of things because some people didn't learn their lesson with Tristan, some were saying "YOU DON'T SPEND A FIRST ROUND PICK ON A RUCKMAN"! "LAR DE DAH DAH, HE AINT GUNNA MAKE IT, WE COULD HAVE HAD......."! SOME EVEN SAID THAT "LAST YEAR, THEY WATCHED HIS GAMES AND SAID "THAT STATS DON'T LIE, YOU DON'T USE PICK 20 ON A PROJECT PLAYER"!
Also, some people tend to forget that he had a basketball background and hadn't played much football, he's got a long way to go but the ability is there in spades, he will have ups & downs but the potential is off the charts, its good that he's doing what he's doing now because already his rate of development is ahead of schedule. Once he improves his endurance which will come in time, he is going to be a handful in more ways than one.
I really hope we are investigating getting a Corey McKernan or someone of that ilk down to work with Taylor. Think it’d be worthwhile.
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I reackon Corey would love to be involved in something like that. Wonder if the club has ever reached out to him...
As far as the art of ruck work goes, I'd rather Monkhorst than McKernan.
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Great footballer, great of our club. Just not the sort of guy you want mentoring the current generation of talent.
