Adam Thomson [merged]

[Ramps]

well done RFC for effin another draft up and trading picks away.

effheads

Maybe, just maybe, this guy is better than the guys we might pick up at 42. Sure we could fluke a good one but the recuiters should know best. The draft is supsosed to be good but only those in the know would be able to judge it it good at pick 42. You never know, pick 42 might be just as speculative as pick 58 in this draft so what would be the difference. Another possiblity is we could have a kid thats gone under the radar in mind that we could get just as easy at 58. WE as supporters just dont know these things.

Mr Daniel, you dont have a crytal ball and neither do I (well one that tells the future anyway). So how about we let these guys do the job and then bash them if they are proven wrong. Its not the same guys doign the job this year so we cant give them greif over previous years.

Theres lots of logic here from Fluff. People should give Thomson a go. FFS PICK 42 IS NOT THE SAME AS GIVING AWAY SAY 19 FOR MCMAHON. Thomson will provide good service for a P42 PICK.

[Smokey]

A bit more info just in case we happen to end up with him.  This is a post from a post but all contributors and sources are acknowledged.


http://www.voy.com/51976/26076.html

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For anyone thats interested, here's Colin Wisbey's draft profile of the
player

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Adam Thomson (Sturt)

183/82 mid-age right foot (has other foot if nec).

*STYLE LIKE: Fairly pacy version of Simon Black

*TRADEMARK:

- Clean hands get under great pressure inside traffic then lightning,
often look-away, feed straight to team mate in the clear.

*SUMMARY ASSESSMENT, RECOMMENDATION:

- Is defined by his ability inside traffic. Brilliant. Great hands -
getting & delivering, typically inside traffic under great pressure,
often look-away. Extremely clean, reliable & creative. Very rarely gets
impeded from delivering an accurate feed. A Simon Black type with
similar efficiency, more pace. The best hands, vision, decision-making
and efficiency in-close that I have seen in the past few years.

- I rate him very highly. In fact I have him at 8. He won't go that
early but I expect him to go around early 2nd round. Definite AFL. If I
had any pick after #7 I would take him with it ... in a heartbeat.

*HURT FACTOR (Offensive/Defensive/Negative):

- All excellent.

*DISPOSAL:

- Very high Hurt Factor, especially by hand.
- Predominantly feeds.
- Brilliant by hand - extremely quick, accurate and displays incredible
vision. Dynamite. Also master of the accurate look-away feed.
- Kicking is also quite reliable although not in the same league as his
feeds
- Good power and depth in his kicks.
- Kicking style is reasonable, although he tends to fall back a fair way
when he kicks. Fairly economical action.
- Not a noted goalkicker but is reasonably reliable at goal without
being a sure thing.

*DECISION-MAKING, SMARTS:

- Terrific inside traffic, especially centre bounce, even under the
greatest of pressure. Clean to get, quick, clean, reliable and creative
to feed off. Exceptional "6th sense" vision and quick decision-making
response to same. In short, extremely efficiently creative.
- Excellent poise. "Always" looks for an option.
- Reads both play and ball very well. Roves the ruck contest and the
spill well.
- Officially only credited with only 3 HBGs for the entire U18 Champs
but, by my definition of HBG being a possession gained under great
pressure, a very high percentage of his possessions are HBG.
- Very unselfish Occasionally too much so, looking for a team mate when
he might be better advised to carry the ball or shoot for goal himself.
- Never seems to lose his cool. Is controlled, no-fuss professional.

*HANDS:

- Very clean, all levels. Shines under great pressure and inside
congestion.

*OVERHEAD MARKING:

- Not a feature of his game but he is reliable and has good judgement.
U18 Champs stats have him at no contested marks out of 11 but that stat
is not representative. He can be relied upon to take at least a 50/50
contested mark.

*ATHLETICISM:

- Good pace, although he seldom uses it and is not super quick. Not a
noted ball carrier.
- Very agile.
- Covers plenty of ground yet doesn't look peak fit, just looking at his
body. I suspect he has a fair bit of scope to harden his body and lift
his fitness even further, perhaps even improving his already fairly good
speed a bit in the process. Nevertheless he runs a game right out.
- Good recovery agility.
- Good reflexes.
- Very good balance. When tackled, keeps his arms free and keeps his
feet. Rides a bump well.
- Evasion is good although he feeds off so quickly and doesn't often try
to carry the ball, so it isn't on show very often.
- Displays a huge unaided leap on occasions.

*INTENSITY, ETHIC:

- Covers a lot of ground and at good energy.
- Attacks both man and ball well.
- Fierce and effective tackler. Does often tend to throw himself to the
ground with the tackle though. Does quite a few smothers.
- Although first and foremost a play-creator, he is also very good
defensively within traffic, especially centre bounce, often stifling an
opponent's attempted clearance. I don't have a handle on his
accountability in a flank role but he is certainly accountable to the
nearest opponent.
- Does the 1%ers eg will run in from 15m away to lay a very physical
block.
- Courageous.

*CONSISTENCY:

- Very consistent, both game to game and within a game.

*AFL VERSATILITY:
- Is a natural inside onballer, with better pace than those types
usually have, so you would want to make the most of his attributes in
that role. I think he can even play that role in his first year. He is
gifted in that role. Other than that, could play anywhere down the
flanks. Could potentially be a good AFL BP but you would lose the
benefit of his superior prime attributes if you didn't play him onball.

*SCI (SCOPE FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT):
- Normal.

*QUERY:
- Nothing of significance.

*SOME STATS:

- Stats summary '04 U18 Champs:
Averaged 16 disposals and 3.7 marks in his 3 games. (Best TD 19).
Kicks to feeds: 18-29 (1:1.6).
Kicks long vs short: 9-4 (2.3:1).
Kicking accuracy: 5/18 ineffective incl 3 clangers.
Handball accuracy: 2/29 ineffective incl 0 clangers.
Total accuracy: 7/47 ineffective incl 3 clangers.
Gets own ball?: 20/47TD were HR. 3 HBG.
S.P. clearances: 8 incl 7 BU incl 6 CBC.
Tackles: 6
Marking: 0 of 11 were contested.

*OTHER STUFF:
- Reserves '04.
- Had been listed as 180/78 but '04 DC measured 183/82

http://www.voy.com/51976/26076.html

edit: added original source link

[Ox]

Adam Thomson (Sturt)

183/82 mid-age right foot (has other foot if nec).

So now we know he's about 40 something and has both legs 

One would have to take him,surely....................

[richmondrules]

... and has both legs 

Yeah but there's something not quite right about the left one 

[one-eyed]

Some pics of Thomson:



http://aflphotos.com.au/photography/results/?q=Adam+Thomson&sub_code=15084000&x=31&y=12

Height: 184 cm
Weight: 84 kg
DOB: 21-08-1986

[camboon]

Reported on Channel 9 Adelaide that Danny Myer could be part of this trade

[Stripes]

Reported on Channel 9 Adelaide that Danny Myer could be part of this trade

Hope you're wrong on that one. I think Meyer will have a good year in 2009.

Good to see you floating around this forum camboon!

Stripes

[Francois Jackson]

well done RFC for effin another draft up and trading picks away.

effheads

Maybe, just maybe, this guy is better than the guys we might pick up at 42. Sure we could fluke a good one but the recuiters should know best. The draft is supsosed to be good but only those in the know would be able to judge it it good at pick 42. You never know, pick 42 might be just as speculative as pick 58 in this draft so what would be the difference. Another possiblity is we could have a kid thats gone under the radar in mind that we could get just as easy at 58. WE as supporters just dont know these things.

Mr Daniel, you dont have a crytal ball and neither do I (well one that tells the future anyway). So how about we let these guys do the job and then bash them if they are proven wrong. Its not the same guys doign the job this year so we cant give them greif over previous years.

Theres lots of logic here from Fluff. People should give Thomson a go. FFS PICK 42 IS NOT THE SAME AS GIVING AWAY SAY 19 FOR MCMAHON. Thomson will provide good service for a P42 PICK.

Understand this Ramps.

Last year's draft was not deep at all but pick 19 in 2007 is the equivalent of pick 40 in this years draft. You should have a look at some players drafted around the pick 42 mark. Last year Chris Mayne pick 40- Great Player. Bachar houli, Robbie Warnock, Jesse Smith all around 42

Yes its hit and miss but its better than a player who cant even get a game with a bottom 4 side.

Why cant we just stuffin once keep the picks and actually put more money and focus on picking the right player.

We will be drafting another player with bad foot skills. 05 it was graham, in 06 it was Kingsley. 07 it was jordy. 08 its thompson.

We will never stuffin learn

Different year same result.

Well done RFC

[Ramps]

And for some of the reasons you mentioned re: kicking we should start the

SAVE DANNY MEYER CAMPAIGN!

Meyer has put on some weight, he can come good, we shouldnt be trading him now. Theres atleast 8 blokes who should go before Danny.

SAVE DANNY

[Ox]

give them bowden ffs!

[WilliamPowell]

Meyer has put on some weight, he can come good, we shouldnt be trading him now. Theres atleast 8 blokes who should go before Danny.

You reckon 8 Ramps.... hmm I can think of at least 4 

And I agree Danny can kick..... SAVE DANNY, SAVE DEAN POLO

[Hellenic Tiger]

Me 3 if Danny can kick then Danny should stay.
If we as a club have persevered with Danny in terms of his injuries and only now he has started to come through why would you want to trade him for a bloke who has the similar attributes but no footskill. Seems illogical.

[Ramps]

I think Meyer can become very good off half back and from a back pocket. He needs a big preseason, he needs to be injury free and he will come good.

Thomson for P42 is a Richmond win
Thomson and 38 for Meyer and 42 will become a Port win.

Just my opinion. Thats all.

[Hellenic Tiger]

I think Meyer can become very good off half back and from a back pocket. He needs a big preseason, he needs to be injury free and he will come good.

Thomson for P42 is a Richmond win
Thomson and 38 for Meyer and 42 will become a Port win.

Just my opinion. Thats all.

In so many words Ramps
Meyer > Thompson
We need KPP's and Ruckmen not another mid/flanker.

[Infamy]

Meyer has put on some weight, he can come good, we shouldnt be trading him now. Theres atleast 8 blokes who should go before Danny.

You reckon 8 Ramps.... hmm I can think of at least 4 

And I agree Danny can kick..... SAVE DANNY, SAVE DEAN POLO

Meyer yes, Polo not so much