AFL Player #?? Kayle Gerreyn - Welcome to Essendon!

[RedmanWasHere]

Draper,

Fingers crossed him and Essendon aren't a 2027 pairing.

Need ruckmen who don't do dumb things and have an occasionally horrible connection to the aggott.

 

[Agronomus]

Is he the Draper replacement then?

 

[Yoda_]

See alot of Rowan Marshall

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Rowan Marshall

Age

29

Ht

201cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.4

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

3.4

5star

HO

20.2

5star

D

12.9

3star

K

9.3

4star

HB

3.6

2star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

17.8

5star

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

7.8

5star

in this guy. How he plays, the movement around the ground. Seems competitive enough

 

[King Patty]

Is he the Draper replacement then?

If Draper goes.
Bryan becomes the ruck. Geryn become s forward/ ruck
Vissentini is backup ruck
Wright & Goldy is surplus.

If its Bryan who goes then
Draper/Gerryn ruck combo.

 

[jdstorm]

So big enough to be ruckman, but actually having forward craft. If everyone stays healthy, surely club is looking to trade one of Bryan or Draper in a few years. Caddy, Kako and Gerreyn cover a lot of forward needs between them, while Gerreyn can add ruckman minutes to the side as well. Good get. I wonder if this means we are going to let Draper go. I get the feeling that Gerreyn won't take as long as most ruckmen to come on due to his thickness and mobility.

Even if Draper stays after having a great season there’s no guarantee we keep either of Nick Bryan or Peter Wright.

Could also be we just wanted another VFL tall so Goldy wouldn’t have to play every week and we’d have injury cover. Or that Kale’s blend of Size/Athleticism was just too good to pass up.

 

[faible]

Even if Draper stays after having a great season there’s no guarantee we keep either of Nick Bryan or Peter Wright.

Could also be we just wanted another VFL tall so Goldy wouldn’t have to play every week and we’d have injury cover. Or that Kale’s blend of Size/Athleticism was just too good to pass up.

People need to cool their jets a bit, both Gerreyn and Visentini (if they make it) are still a couple of years off being AFL ready for a KPP, let alone a ruckman.

Wright is 28 and should be good for a few more years, Goldstein is in his final season and may finish up mid-year if we need a MSD spot.

By the time Wright is in his early 30s we'd hope one of Gerreyn or Visentini is ready to play as an AFL KPF. Neither are high picks so the chance of one making it is less, hopefully with two (plus Jones) we can find a KPF to pair with Caddy long-term.

 

[fishardansin]

The "talls" take a long time is not just a truism. It is that they are often less coordinated and being skinny will take a long time to build the body mass while completing all of the athletic requirements of an AFL player. Gerreyn looks a good size already and moves well. He may have lots of things to work on to be an AFL ready player, he may not. It won't be just because he's a tall.

If the first half of next year looks like the 2nd half of this year and he's fit and in form, then we should be playing him.

 

[faible]

The "talls" take a long time is not just a truism. It is that they are often less coordinated and being skinny will take a long time to build the body mass while completing all of the athletic requirements of an AFL player. Gerreyn looks a good size already and moves well. He may have lots of things to work on to be an AFL ready player, he may not. It won't be just because he's a tall.

If the first half of next year looks like the 2nd half of this year and he's fit and in form, then we should be playing him.

Being an AFL ready KPP, and playing at AFL level aren't the same things.

He's a few years off being the weight and strength of a mature KPP. Draper is a bit of a physical specimen in terms of his size and strength and it wasn't really until he was 23 or so he started to be able to hold his own.

Last thing we should be doing is rushing talls in to the AFL side, far better to let them build continuity of games and training to build their body up.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Talls are the great unknown for EFC.

We had that Hooker / Hurley / Daniher era but it’s been wobbly since

If we want to be going deep into finals before 2030, we need maybe four of Caddy, Reid, Draper, Bryan, Visentini, Jones, Gerreyn, Hayes to become dominant - much more than nearly role players.

 

[bombreys]

If Draper goes.
Bryan becomes the ruck. Geryn become s forward/ ruck
Vissentini is backup ruck
Wright & Goldy is surplus.

If its Bryan who goes then
Draper/Gerryn ruck combo.

I get the feeling Wright could be gone next offseason, if someone's willing to take him. Wonder if Brisbane might have a look.

Of all the traits we are rumoured to be looking for, I'm not sure he fits.

 

[bombreys]

Talls are the great unknown for EFC.

We had that Hooker / Hurley / Daniher era but it’s been wobbly since

If we want to be going deep into finals before 2030, we need maybe four of Caddy, Reid, Draper, Bryan, Visentini, Jones, Gerreyn, Hayes to become dominant - much more than nearly role players.

I think if they had a plan on paper, 2030 probably would be the year you'd circle to be aiming to win a final.

Hopefully no more shortcuts.