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Richmond Rant / Re: 2024 AFL draft
« Last post by Diocletian on Yesterday at 11:28:14 PM »Not sure I want Smith if this assesment from the bloke that puts up those youtube highlights is right:
Hmm small skinny frame unlikely to get much bigger, supposedly a great mover but shyte disposal and a poor one armed tackler......if wasn't for the high work rate I'd say that was Dow....should fit right in....
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Size is an obvious one. He's 181cm which isnt tiny but he has a thin frame that probably wont put on a lot of muscle. This isnt always a killer... he could end up being the next Zak Butters given his elite movement.
The two other criticisms are defensive actions and disposal. I mentioned the disposal above... I dont think its a huge deal but worth keeping an eye on. He might struggle with a tag at the next level if he can't maintain disposal accuracy under pressure.
Defensively, a couple of issues. I dont think its a problem with running hard defensively as he runs hard all the time. He's always there to create a +1, and does this just as often in the D50 as anywhere else on the ground. Its more that his tackle counts are often quite low considering how active he is in general. He tends to "arm tackle" a lot, which gets broken easily given his lack of bulk/muscle. You look at Butters and he drives into tackles with his shoulder/chest. I think that should be the model for Jagga to follow. But in general he needs to use his big footy brain to anticipate when the opposition is about to break free with the ball and get there to apply pressure more often. I'm pretty confident he can correct this.
Hmm small skinny frame unlikely to get much bigger, supposedly a great mover but shyte disposal and a poor one armed tackler......if wasn't for the high work rate I'd say that was Dow....should fit right in....
