Welcome to the Western Bulldogs - Aaron Naughton

[westdog54]

Look at Suckling, brilliant left footer but can't kick right. I know what you mean, but some of those left passes over the last few weeks resulted in damaging turnovers.

If you watch the Daniher-McLean Tri-call you will see that this is a fallacy.

[Sedat]

Look at Suckling, brilliant left footer but can't kick right. I know what you mean, but some of those left passes over the last few weeks resulted in damaging turnovers.

He can't kick left when shooting for goal either

[bornadog]

I assume you mean ‘stick to kicking with their preferred foot’ - as Naughton is a left footer, and Cordy a right footer.

Sorry my bad.

[bornadog]

If you watch the Daniher-McLean Tri-call you will see that this is a fallacy.

Not sure what I am looking at?

[hujsh]

Not sure what I am looking at?

Kicks a good right foot kick at the start before Daniher takes the mark

[GVGjr]

He's showing all the signs of being a very good player for us. He judges the ball in the air so well and has quickly settled into our backline.

He's quirky with his kicking but if we can improve that a bit over time then it's an exciting future ahead

[Ozza]

Naughton is going very well.

With respect to his kicking - I see it very much like Dale Morris. When he first began playing for the Dogs - Morris was an awful kick, but he very quickly adapted to his limitations in that area, and became very reliable because he would take the first safe option available on his preferred foot, or via hand. I can’t even picture Dale using his left foot - he just doesn’t have the need. I think it has been a combination of him being very quick to identify the first safe option - and also his team mates knowing him so well in terms of seeing when he is about to win a contest/intercept mark and being that option for him. Due to this, Dale has been really reliable for a long time now.

[Bulldog Revolution]

Naughton and Cordy need to stick to kicking with their preferred foot.

I don't agree here BAD - both need to be able to go off either foot so we can get the play moving again after they intercept mark, and to switch the play.

The one howler Naughton had on the weekend that cost us a goal, was largely because he tried to come back on to his dominant leg instead of backing himself

Now, he clearly he needs to keep working on his kicking, but like Cordy, its probably never going to look classical, even if it is effective.

[Ozza]

I don't agree here BAD - both need to be able to go off either foot so we can get the play moving again after they intercept mark, and to switch the play.

The one howler Naughton had on the weekend that cost us a goal, was largely because he tried to come back on to his dominant leg instead of backing himself

Now, he clearly he needs to keep working on his kicking, but like Cordy, its probably never going to look classical, even if it is effective.

Yeah I tend to agree with this.

My heart is in my mouth when Cordy goes onto the left - but aside from the howler v West Coast (which was actually an ‘unneccessary Left’) he is usually ugly but reliable. An absolutely Naughton’s error on the weekend was that he tried to get around to the left and by the time he kicked it the option had been closed down.

The players will make costly errors with their non-preferred from time to time - but I think the bigger picture is that they have to keep using both sides of their body.

[bornadog]

Yeah I tend to agree with this.

My heart is in my mouth when Cordy goes onto the left - but aside from the howler v West Coast (which was actually an ‘unneccessary Left’) he is usually ugly but reliable. An absolutely Naughton’s error on the weekend was that he tried to get around to the left and by the time he kicked it the option had been closed down.

The players will make costly errors with their non-preferred from time to time - but I think the bigger picture is that they have to keep using both sides of their body.

I agree both players need to work on their skills so they can kick on both sides, however, until they get it right, try and avoid it.

Naughton is only 18, and will make mistakes, one of his issues is hesitating before he makes a decision. The example you give above, (or could be another one), he hesitated for a second, and should have gone with the first option, and then got caught holding the ball.

I have been impressed by him overall and looking forward to Naughton and Young holding down defense for many years to come.

[Mofra]

Cordy on his preferred is ugly but quite effective - not many other players would have kicked that first goal in the GF but I was confident Cordy would nail it.

His 1-2 turnovers per game are hopefully outweighed by his many intercept marks per game. I can't recall such a young player reading it so well off the boot. Ever.

[bulldogtragic]

We've recently been in the habit of re-signing highly talented top picks in their first year. Any wonder why we haven't got his signature as yet?

[Happy Days]

We've recently been in the habit of re-signing highly talented top picks in their first year. Any wonder why we haven't got his signature as yet?

Because, as a tall defender from WA, he is obviously going to walk out on the club to try and get to Freo.

Personally I can't wait to straight swap him for Adam Cerra at the end of 2019.

[bulldogtragic]

Because, as a tall defender from WA, he is obviously going to walk out on the club to try and get to Freo.

Personally I can't wait to straight swap him for Adam Cerra at the end of 2019.

He doesn't want to live in a WA or play at Freo. He said that last year. He said he wanted to get drafted and play for Collingwood.

Edit:

"At the AFL draft next week 17-year-old Rockingham defender Aaron Naughton will be among those predicted to go in the top 10.

But the talent, who is already being compared to the Eagles’ All-Australian star Jeremy McGovern, has a message for the Fremantle Dockers.

‘Let me go to Collingwood’.

Considered a ready-made AFL defender, experts have been suggesting that Freo would attempt to snap up the youngster with pick five.

But Naughton, who is born in Victoria, has his sights on Collingwood at pick six.

“For me personally I think Melbourne, being the home of footy and playing for the biggest club in Australia, that'd be the way to go for me,” he said."

[Happy Days]

He doesn't want to live in a WA or play at Freo. He said that last year. He said he wanted to get drafted and play for Collingwood.

Straight swap for Stephenson then - even better.