Future Father-Sons

[one-eyed]

Josh Free has been named on the bench for North Ballarat Roosters as their one TAC Cup kid this week against Collingwood in the VFL Seniors.

[Hes My Hero]

For anyone interested here is the link for the Pies V Nth Ballarat game on Sunday.
http://livevfl.com.au/_/HOME.html

[one-eyed]

Josh Free was named in the bests for North Ballarat Rebels again over the weekend in their win over the Gold Coast side.

[one-eyed]

Free in the best again this week - 19 kicks (10 eff), 6 hbs (5 eff), 4 hb receives, 8 marks and 5 tackles.

http://www.sportingpulse.com/team_info.cgi?player=Josh%20Free&action=PSTATS&pID=188650878&client=1-3020-0-81015-8058800

Geelong Falcons          3.1     6.3     7.5     7.11-53
North Ballarat Rebels   1.3    1.5    3.6    4.8-32

North Ballarat Rebels
Goal Kickers: L. Hoy, D. Parish, P. Barber, N. O''Brien
Best Players: K. Bourke, J. Free, J. Slabbert, L. Hoy, D. Gavin, C. Curran

Geelong Falcons
Goal Kickers: G. Rohan 2, J. Grabowski, A. Christensen, T. Williams, M. Sodomaco, B. Cunnington
Best Players: B. Cunnington, M. Fisher, L. Dahlhaus, J. Hussey, T. Ruggles, D. Semmens

[bojangles17]

at a glance I reckon he must have been in best players more than half the games, with us likely to have 8 or more picks he shapes as a great pick up for last R selection

[mightytiges]

at a glance I reckon he must have been in best players more than half the games, with us likely to have 8 or more picks he shapes as a great pick up for last R selection

He's been in the bests 8 out of 14 games this year and 10 from 18 last year. No question he can play some decent footy at that junior level but his size or lack of it will go against him at AFL level. I guess we've got nothing to lose if we take him with pick 90+. He couldn't be any worse than JON  .

[one-eyed]

Josh Free was in the bests again this weekend,

North Ballarat Rebels   4.3  7.5  8.5  10.8 (68)
Oakleigh Chargers       2.2  4.4  7.6  10.8 (68)

GOALS:
North Ballarat Rebels: Parish 2 Horbury 2 Hoy  Dufty  Free  Giampaolo  Darmody  Cook
Oakleigh Chargers: Hoegel 2 Johns 2 Van Den Broek 2 Gaff  Lester  Van Unen  Andrews

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: Hoy Free Gavin O'Brien Giampaolo Barber
Oakleigh Chargers: Gaff Gordon Andrews Purcell Michie Henderson


Josh was also on TAC Cup stars today with dad Tony and Cotch. This from Ruthless Tiger on BF:

Showed a little bit of vision, although extremely limited, his kicking looked good enough. Sheehan rated him as one of the best hard ball winners in the TAC said he was amongst the leaders in this stat. Josh said he spent a week at the club and was very happy to do so. Asked Tony about him being taken F/S and he gave the stock standard we'll just be happy to see him get a chance. Said he has been given some feedback from Jackson and Cameron with regards to Joshs year. You could almost read into it that we're going to take him but didn't want to make any announcements now.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost.php?p=15473793&postcount=15

[mightytiges]

Given the shallowness of this draft and GC17 getting first digs at rookies if we get Free jnr at pick 90 then we're grabbing him for practically nothing.

[peggles]

Given the shallowness of this draft and GC17 getting first digs at rookies if we get Free jnr at pick 90 then we're grabbing him for practically nothing.

exactly my thoughts as well.

[big tone]

He sounds like a beauty, i have not read all the posts but is he a good kick and what are his decission making skills like?
IMO these are the most important questions for the RFC going forward.
Draft 'footballers' not 'athletes'

[torch]

get him with a late pick! father/son!

[one-eyed]

Free named in the bests again for the Rebels in their loss to Calder this arvo. Both clubs meet again next Sunday in an Elimination Final at Visy Park at 11am.

North Ballarat Rebels   2.2  7.3  9.4     9.5 (59)
Calder Cannons         3.3  5.6  10.9  15.14 (104)

GOALS:
North Ballarat Rebels: Parish 2 Hoy  Curran  Sully  McMahon  Bourke  Darmody  Horbury
Calder Cannons: Mitchell 4 Temel 4 Duhau  Melksham  Fewster  Prestia  McCallum  Lucin  Hunter

BEST:
North Ballarat Rebels: Aylett Free Dea Hoy Gavin Astbury
Calder Cannons: Fewster McCallum Hine Wallis Melksham Mitchell

[bojangles17]

from what I understand he is a clearance specialist, something tells me Hardwick will like the boy

[one-eyed]

Free received 9 votes in the Morrish Medal. Three 3 votes in rounds 2, 6 and 7. He came equal 12th overall.

[torch]

should we take Joshua Free?