Tom Brown [merged]

[Knighter]

Shat the bed in the last qtr. disappointing

[WilliamPowell]

Thought he was good

Last quarter he panicked alot

Was obviously following the co-captain's lead

[Diocletian]

Promising, got tired in the end and wasn't helped by some of the idiots around him. Does have the potential to actually improve the side.

[one-eyed]

Browny's stats on debut:

16 disposals (12k, 4h, 6c, 10u, 87.5% eff.)
6 marks
No tackles
2 inside 50s
306 metres gained
6 intercepts
2 score involvements
81% time on ground

At half-time Brown had 9 disposals @ 100% efficiency.

[The Machine]

Very solid first up game and did well noting he tired in the last.

[one-eyed]

Young player to watch: Tom Brown

Tom Brown played the final game of 2023 and looked fairly comfortable at the elite level.

The club is quite keen on the 20-year-old who was taken with Pick 17 in the 2021 draft.

There could be a spot for Brown in the back six with his toughness and composed ball use the key features of his game.

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[The Machine]

Good step forward from Brown today. Played well i thought as we all know how good he is when kicking, he contest work when required was the standout for me.

[the claw]

Convinced me he is ready to play and belongs at the level. My question is  do we have the balls to start backing a few of these kids in.

[the claw]

Tom Brown drafted pick 17 2021.

Okay for me he like Banks had three problems they were called D Rioli, Broad and Vlastuin. Other areas were him growing into his body and still is by all accounts. He was extremely skinny  as is Banks, he  has had injury problems, on top of that this year is his first full preseason.

I dont mind him as a player i think there is lots of upside to him in fact i see enough quality to suggest its in the seniors we need to develop him.
Will say i was not a fan when we drafted him and i still think where we got him there were players who clearly addressed more severe list needs but that is not Tom Browns fault.

This kid is a lovely ball user a good mover over the ground and will defend a player well.For me i think we need to get games into him even if the club comes out and says we are having a tilt this year. Not playing kids will set us back even further.

To get games into some of the kids we have to either move players into other positions or not play them at all.

There is a desperate need for ball use pace and ball winning ability part of that is finding wingers with the right attributes.
 we need to find natural fwds and try and develop talls.

Personally we can kill two birds with one stone simply by moving Rioli to a wing and Brown into his hb spot as a running back.

For me the Vlastuin Broad Rioli excuse is no longer valid it is incumbent on the club to find ways to get games into some of the kids.

[Andyy]

For me he will always be the 'should have taken JVR' guy

Hope he comes good though. Been growing vertically so not expecting much horizontal change yet

[tony_montana]

I agree with the consensus he needs to play - has some class, has grown into a good size, play him and let him develop in the seniors

[georgies31]

Needs games we can't keep going to same well and expecting a different outcome.

[georgies31]

Has to play showed good signs.

[Damo]

Has to play showed good signs.

Keeper

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Agree with above 2 posts. Shows a bit.