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Jayden Pitt - Pick 20

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Height: 188cm
Weight: 70kg
DOB: 07/10/92
Club: Geelong/St Albans (Vic)

Kevin Sheehan says: Player with good reactive speed, agility and smart user off both feet. Reads ball off hands extremely well. All Australian in NAB AFL U18s in 2010, averaging 18 disposals and kicking eight goals in the championships.

Under 18s Stats (averages)
Games: 5
Kicks: 13.2
Handballs: 4.6
Disposals: 17.8
Marks: 3.6
Goals: 1.6

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Knightmare said:
Style: Scott Pendlebury (Young career version)
Range: 8-23
Why: Clever player. Along with Heppell would have to be one of the elite kicks of the draft. Very skinny now but I think this kid will be a star once he develops. Poise and pin point kicking on either side are his strengths along with his ability to read the play. Have a good feeling about Pitt and think he can be a star in a strong team. Needs to add significant weight, but with time I think he can become a very, very good player. I think in a better team Pitt will look best and I do think he will struggle in a bottom 8 side, but worth taking the chance on and at this stage represents very good value.
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Quigley said:
Pitt I found hard to place because more than virtually anyone in this draft he still seems like a like a boy and projecting where he will end up seems further into the future. He has nice height but he is a typical thin gangly adolescent rather than the often very mature young men he is playing against. He is also highly thought of by regular TAC watchers but in the two Champs games I saw him play (against Qld and SA) I thought he was disappointing and his biggest selling feature (i.e. his accurate passing) was sorely missing. He missed targets too regularly and turned it over too often for me to rate him highly. Quite simply he looked like he struggled to step up to the next level and I was concerned with that he was a big risk not to be able to step up to AFL level. That is probably the main reason I have dropped him down to this area and perhaps I am being a little harsh especially given that guys like Snoop rate him very highly based on his Champs performances. Perhaps he was better in his other games.

No matter what though if you take him I think it is going to be on the basis that he is going to take longer to mature than other prospects and that it is unlikely that he will play next year. Perhaps supporting Snoop’s opinion of him he did manage to be selected in the All Australian team, kicking 8 goals and average 18 disposals per game playing predominantly as a wing / half forward. He does not seem to have any trouble getting free and seems to float around the park and instinctively know where to go to get open.

He has a reputation as a good kick of the ball and he does seem to read the play well and his weighting is usually good. He does have an odd style of kick with a high elbow and he closes his body off on contact with the ball which I think will adversely affect his ability to kick across his body. He has a jumping, abrupt leg action when kicking for goal but he seems well balanced with a good drop and they usually go straight so I am not that worried there. He is predominantly a right foot player but is more than capable with his left.

He plays as an outside player and does not have the body strength to stand and compete for the ball at clearances. If he is going to win a clearance it is going to be seagulling it and swooping on the chip as it spills free. His agility is good (10th at Combine in the agility test with 8.15) and he is elusive. He has clean hands and makes good decisions. Up forward I think he might be a good crumber as he does read the ball off hands pretty well. He can occasionally get caught dawdling with the ball and his awareness of tacklers is not fantastic. As far as option taking goes though I think he reads the play well and takes good options. He does not have elite pace but he does have speed and an extra gear and he often puts on the burners when he is chasing. He is a determined tackler and despite his lack of body size is pretty effective. As he develops I think he will be a good defensive player on the wing or up forward. He has had injury problems over the year and there is some thought that he might be a bit of a breaks easily kind of guy.

Overall I have found it pretty hard to peg where to select Pitt. There is a bit to like but also more than a few holes or concerns. Someone will take a punt on him that is for sure and from there its up to him. His body will need to be managed carefully to develop it and keep him on the park.
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Snoog Dog said:
I hate these blokes........results to date good but potential massive. Where do you place them? Personally I think you have to place Pitt pretty high. Pitt wasn’t really on the radar at the start of the year but his champs were terrific. One of those kids a bit like Pendlebury who just seems to read the play so well and have more time than anyone else around him. Very light and his aerobic capacity allows him the ability to find space and select the right options with his beautiful skills. Also has the ability to push fwd and kick goals, so is going to be someone that attracts a heap of interest. All class! What is the knock? Body seems to get a few injuries so could slide a bit further!
Similar to: Scott Pendlebury
Draft Range: 10 - 30
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I notice he is referred to as an outside player, I wonder if that is just due to his size (skinny). Looks like a pick for the future.
 

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Confirming what many of us thought...

'Pitt can play AFL footy next year' - Dockers coach Mark Harvey

MARK Harvey is refusing to be bound by conventional opinion that says Fremantle's raw top draft pick Jayden Pitt isn't capable of playing AFL football next season.

Despite Pitt's junior coaches saying the slender 18-year-old doesn't have the body for the rigours of AFL football next year, Harvey pledged to throw him into the deep end during the pre-season and decide for himself.

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The Fremantle coach, who compared Pitt with Fyfe, said Pitt was capable of developing rapidly over the summer.

"We'll learn a lot about him in the next three months over pre-season, and practice games, as well and NAB Cup and those sort of things," Harvey said.

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"It's good that Fremantle have a lot of belief in their young players, but I'm not expecting much in my first year," Pitt said. "

Just develop the body and put a bit of weight on would be the go."
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http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/pitt-can-play-afl-footy-next-year-dockers-coach-mark-harvey/story-e6frg21l-1225957227284
 
Barlow/Pitt the future Swan/Pendlebury? Who knows, but it would be exciting.

I doubt he'll play much next year, even if Harvey gives him a chance now. I'd hate to see him broken.
 
HowieD said:
Barlow/Pitt the future Swan/Pendlebury? Who knows, but it would be exciting.

I doubt he'll play much next year, even if Harvey gives him a chance now. I'd hate to see him broken.
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Unlike previous years where skinny kids were thrown straight in the deep end we finally have enough depth to allow Pitt to develop and bulk up while playing mostly WAFL next year.

BUT Fyfe proved most doubters wrong so who knows how good Pitt will be.
 
riteo said:
Unlike previous years where skinny kids were thrown straight in the deep end we finally have enough depth to allow Pitt to develop and bulk up while playing mostly WAFL next year.

BUT Fyfe proved most doubters wrong so who knows how good Pitt will be.
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Do as needs meet.

If he is needed he'll play. Same with everyone on our list.
 
So mid season debut? Not that it's good but with Mora out surely that increases his chances.
 

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ballanFYNE said:
So mid season debut? Not that it's good but with Mora out surely that increases his chances.
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Still don't think he'll play next year in the AFL. He hasn't even really started pre-season training yet (I think???).

Palmer and Lower should back up Morabito's loss a little. Certainly more than young Pitt can do right now. However, taking nothing away from Pitt, he will be an awesome player when given the time to develop properly.
 
Didn't Lower mainly play defence with Port (right Lower right?) or did he play midfield as well? Didn't see much of him.
 
Looks a lot like a Stephen Hill who can use both feet. Exciting prospect.
 
hairydog said:
we'll bulk him up he will be looking like fat mcphee in no time :)
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I'm not sure you'd be calling McPhee bulky (fat) anymore. He's incredibly lean and looking like a midfielder. If they were training with caps on you might mistaken him for Roberton.
 

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If Mat Deboer is his mentor does that mean we will see Pitt running through brick walls for training?

Mat Deboer, what an absolutely brilliant pick up by Freo. How did this kid slip through to the rookie draft? Amazing.
 
Sailor said:
Mat Deboer, what an absolutely brilliant pick up by Freo. How did this kid slip through to the rookie draft? Amazing.
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Kicking? Probably close to my favourite player, courageous and is clever enough to play to his limitations.
 
Another great pick by the recruiting guys.

Looked really composed out there which is rare for someone playing their second game. It normally takes a while to get used to the pace of the game.
 
This guy offers pace and skill - will we see him back soon? Could be really handy as a crumber in the forward line even?
 

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