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Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #45 –
Yep, list management isn’t just stockpiling similar players just in case you need them on a rainy day. And players aren’t just slaves who have no ability to object if they’re being stockpiled.

Imagine if Plowman ends up moving to another club and doing well. He’d then receive the Casboult treatment, with even his detractors bemoaning our failure to keep him just in case we end up with injuries.

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #46 –
Quote from: Mav on
Imagine if Plowman ends up moving to another club and doing well. He’d then receive the Casboult treatment, with even his detractors bemoaning our failure to keep him just in case we end up with injuries.
Then there is McGovern, Martin and Williams, etc., etc..

We've got so many, you just know we are going to get bitten somewhere eventually.

All these players were better or would be better at other clubs, maybe our problem is too many Chiefs and feck all Indians, which I believe to be the key to list management. I don't want a team full of Mitch Robinsons, but finding and keeping one good example of each type might be nice! A bit of angry, a bit of pace, a bit of attitude!
The Force Awakens!

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #47 –
Rather than contemplate being bitten by the potential losses of Plowman, Marchbank, Williams, Martin, TDK etc., I'd rather contemplate the opportunities presented re vacant list places and who can fill them.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #48 –
Quote from: Mav on
Maybe you weren’t selling him as a hard nut but others were.

This was his draft profile
Having finished his schooling in 2017, Liam Stocker has had the benefit of absolute TAC Cup commitment this season and has flourished. The Haileybury product, who could follow in the footsteps of fellow 2017 alumni Andrew Brayshaw, Luke Davies-Uniacke and Aidan Bonar to be drafted in the first-round, has the rare ability to break games open. The 183cm midfielder initially caught the eye in round three of the TAC Cup season, with a damaging 21-disposal, two-goal display against the Calder Cannons at home. Stocker’s ability to rest deep in the forward-line and hit the scoreboard was also particularly notable in Round 3 of the TAC Cup, drawing comparisons to Richmond champion Dustin Martin as a result.

Missing Vic Metro’s crusade in the National Under 18 Championships with a broken jaw, Stocker’s name did not seem to feature in the conversation of 2018’s top prospects mid-year, but a dominant back-end of the TAC Cup season saw that change. The inside midfielder plays with aggression and tenacity and contributes in all facets of the game, having averaged 23 possessions (12 contested), six clearances, five inside 50s and five tackles from 12 games this season. His status as an elite midfielder became apparent when the Dragons hosted the Pioneers, gathering 35 disposals together with four marks, five tackles and a goal. The St Kilda supporter capped off a memorable season with the coveted Morrish Medal, recognised as the TAC Cup’s best-and-fairest, three votes clear atop the leader-board. It puts the talented junior cricketer in favourable company, with Richmond cult-hero Jack Higgins, Demons ball-magnet Clayton Oliver and Brisbane Lions Rolls-Royce Hugh McCluggage the past three recipients of the award.

STRENGTHS

Aggression
Explosiveness
Leadership
Vertical jump
Size
Stocker’s aggression, explosiveness and tenacity combine to make the oft-used term ‘midfield bull’ quite the fitting description, while he leads through his commanding voice and — more importantly — his actions. Indeed, while Stocker can often be heard ordering direction, his unrelenting attack on the ball is likely to inspire teammates wherever he plies his trade in future. In addition, the midfielder’s versatility, on show when resting at full-forward, is another feature likely to catch the attention of multiple clubs ahead of the 2018 draft. The type of player that makes opposition defences nervous, he presented a constant threat when deployed out of the goal-square. At 83 kilograms, Stocker’s size caused headaches for opposition midfields throughout the season, making him an AFL-ready prospect for 2019.

Stocker showed through the finals series he can play through adversity, which he did while having a clear shoulder injury. He has shot up the draft boards from last season to this year after a huge pre-season and his consistency since coming back from his broken jaw has been noticeable. It is how he earned the Morrish Medal with many best on grounds through Sandringham's season which was mixed, often playing in a team missing its top players through school football, but his game never wavered. Even upon their return, Stocker's consistency remained. He also achieved a massive 85cm running vertical jump at pre-season testing, which is why he can play effectively up forward.

IMPROVEMENTS

Endurance
Durability
Stocker’s game does not present any obvious flaws, but by his own admittance, his endurance could improve, stating “I’m not really fit enough to be an outside mid, so I base myself on the inside and try to get as many clearances as I can”, after being presented the Morrish Medal. While seen as an inside midfielder — focusing on winning contested ball ahead of running all day — his endurance may yet need to improve for AFL level next season. Another potential question mark could arise over Stocker’s durability, who apart from a broken jaw, sustained multiple niggles throughout the season, playing just 12 of a possible 20 TAC Cup games.

DRAFT PROJECTION: 10-25

SUMMARY

Liam Stocker is simply one of the best midfielders in this year’s draft crop. He appears ready to play against men and would be a strong chance to do so at AFL level in 2019 if he can get his body right early on with a full pre-season behind him. Stocker is an elite inside midfielder who bursts out of stoppages, is dangerous when drifting forward, tackles hard and takes marks around the ground. His ability to have an influence throughout four quarters is very good and expect him to be high on a lot of club's draft boards.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #49 –
Quote from: Baggers on
Rather than contemplate being bitten by the potential losses of Plowman, Marchbank, Williams, Martin, TDK etc., I'd rather contemplate the opportunities presented re vacant list places and who can fill them.

I'm far from Plowman's biggest fan and he did have a shocker on Thursday but he is a handy back up if he gets an easy match up. You would retain him ahead of Marchbank or Cunningham for obvious reasons.
We lost on Thursday because our best players in the midfield were well beaten. Cripps was down, Hewett hasn't looked right since he has come back. Pittonet subbed off forced SOS in the ruck which doesn't work and takes him out of the forward line.



2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #50 –
Quote from: madbluboy on
This was his draft profile...................................

You should read the draft profiles of Will Setterfield, Lochie O'Brien and Paddy Dow. They all sound great. Unfortunately, the transition from promising kid to regular 22 in AFL footy has many moving parts, and plenty of cracks and crevices through which players can fall.

I have no issue with Stocker. I'm not fussed whether we kept him or not. I wish him all the best. The world doesn't need more failed AFL footballers, nor does it need more young men battling mental health.

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #51 –
It's not just disgruntled Carlton supporters who labelled him a tough nut after he left.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #52 –
No, it was also a label given to him in a draft profile that compared him to Dustin Martin. Was it written by his mother?

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #53 –
FMD we never talked this much about Stocker when he was at our club. Give it farken rest fellas. He doesn't play for us, move the fark on!!!
2017-16th
2018-Wooden Spoon
2019-16th
2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #54 –
Very true. When he was delisted, I posted that I was shocked. But that’s life in the world of list management. And it’s not as though we delisted Dusty Martin.

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #55 –
Quote from: Mav on
Very true. When he was delisted, I posted that I was shocked. But that’s life in the world of list management. And it’s not as though we delisted Dusty Martin.
Mate I liked the guy was much as anyone from a supporters point of view, but he got delisted for reasons unbeknown to us. He's now at another club, dead to me, move on.
2017-16th
2018-Wooden Spoon
2019-16th
2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #56 –
Agreed.

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #57 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton on
Mate I liked the guy was much as anyone from a supporters point of view, but he got delisted for reasons unbeknown to us. He's now at another club, dead to me, move on.
Its those reasons unbeknown that bother me, if he was at the bottom club playing in the two's then we could all move on but given he is playing ok in the seniors at the ladder leaders and that continues then so will the scrutiny of the the List Managers decision to move him on.

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #58 –
Five good games in a row now for Stocker. Very reliable cog in the Saints defence.
Setters was grossly mis managed.

The club is under valuing our players and giving them away for nothing.

Re: AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

Reply #59 –
We'll go into this game with no illusions.
It will be tough.
That works to our advantage because there will be no complacency.