Who will be a breakout player at your club? ........ (Herald-Sun)

[one-eyed]

Who will be a breakout player at your club?

ELIZA SEWELL,
Herald Sun
January 1, 2017


PICKING the big improvers is one of football’s great off-season games — and it can be played at the individual level as well.

Another year under the belt, another pre-season, more exposure to “the system” means several players will take a massive leap this year.

Some of them are obvious, some less so.

With the help of Champion Data, we’ve picked five players who are poised for a breakout season.

Richmond — Josh Caddy: was the fifth-ranked mid-forward in the league, averaging 86

Geelong wanted Josh Caddy to stay and for good reason. The new Tiger was the fifth-ranked mid-forward last season and is expected to blossom with more midfield time.

“We love what Josh is going to bring to our team, he’s a big-bodied, aggressive midfielder that can run, win the contested footy, and also kick goals,” Richmond talent boss Dan Richardson said.

“At the 24 years of age, his best football is still in front of him, and that’s really exciting for us.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/afl-2017-who-will-be-a-breakout-player-at-your-club/news-story/a50210de1ea75e8ec7b0847c5be0685b

[lamington]

Still waiting for Vlastuin to break out. He needs more midfield time also.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Still waiting for Vlastuin to break out. He needs more midfield time also.

Pretty hard to break out from the back pocket......

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Lmao at 10 years on and the articles are still only championing the unknown quantity as a means of positive reinforcement for fans.

[tdy]

Is it time for Grimes to come good? 25 yo 79 games and managed to stay on the park for 16 games last year but only averaged 12 possies.

[crackertiger]

I suggest they should breakout next year and break away from the chip chip Benny Hill rabble non structured football they played in 2016. Who cares about individuals, we need the team to play well first...

[Yeahright]

Is it time for Grimes to come good? 25 yo 79 games and managed to stay on the park for 16 games last year but only averaged 12 possies.

Don't think I'd be looking at his possession count as a measure of his impact...

[🏅Dooks]

Be a few players wanting to breakout of contracts if Dimma serves up the same tripe gameplan as last year

[Diocletian]

Shane Martin

[tdy]

Is it time for Grimes to come good? 25 yo 79 games and managed to stay on the park for 16 games last year but only averaged 12 possies.

Don't think I'd be looking at his possession count as a measure of his impact...

True possesion count is misleading for defenders. But will he go up that notch again to become A grade every week

[big tone]

Is it time for Grimes to come good? 25 yo 79 games and managed to stay on the park for 16 games last year but only averaged 12 possies.

Don't think I'd be looking at his possession count as a measure of his impact...

True possesion count is misleading for defenders. But will he go up that notch again to become A grade every week

I don't think Grimes will ever be an A grade player. I'm a huge fan of Grimes and I think he is underrated but he will never get to A grade standards. (Rance standard)
If he can stay fit and as most of us know Rance is simply the best backman in the game, we still need to find a better option than Astbury. I'm hoping the new kid or C. Moore can be that option.
I don't rate Astbury at all but if he is ever going to be AFL standard he needs to play forward imo

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I'd rather they had a career defining season, although most of them already have

[Hard Roar Tiger]

I'd rather they had a career defining season, although most of them already have

Yes but not in the way we would like

[tdy]

Is it time for Grimes to come good? 25 yo 79 games and managed to stay on the park for 16 games last year but only averaged 12 possies.

Don't think I'd be looking at his possession count as a measure of his impact...

True possesion count is misleading for defenders. But will he go up that notch again to become A grade every week

I don't think Grimes will ever be an A grade player. I'm a huge fan of Grimes and I think he is underrated but he will never get to A grade standards. (Rance standard)
If he can stay fit and as most of us know Rance is simply the best backman in the game, we still need to find a better option than Astbury. I'm hoping the new kid or C. Moore can be that option.
I don't rate Astbury at all but if he is ever going to be AFL standard he needs to play forward imo

What I like about Grimes is he constantly improvin year after year just like Rance did. What I dislike is he is skinny and injury prone and as such 50 games off where he ought to be and a preseason or two.  Maybe he has peaked. He is 25. Maybe he can go from B to B+ A-. He already floats into B+ in some games. I continue to hope.

[tdy]

And IMHO Astbury won't make it either. We need to find a KPD to replace him.