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Originally Posted by Tippaz  Arrowsmith in another i've seen play (live) in this year's TAC Cup Grand Final between Calder Cannons and Murray Bushrangers.
he kicked 4 goals from the wing, and was voted best on ground. yes, he's a bit slow for a modern day footballer, but he's still good. and he's got some height and stength about him. he would've made a decent HFF. can't believe he didn't get picked up.
there is a growing trend that players are purely being drafted on height/athleticism rather than ability.
ps. i was really pleased to see Mark Johnson get to Freo. it reminds me of when Hardwick went to Port Adel, and they should do well with him. |
Ask Thomas Rischbieth whether athleticism gets you drafted high, it doesn't. He actually dropped lower than expected because of lack of football smarts and skills. Much lower, and he got delisted as a rookie after a year.
Hardwick was still playing very good football when he went to us and he was younger too. Oh and Port had potential to win a premiership.