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  • Speed (for position)

    3 11.11%
  • Size (for position)

    0 0%
  • Competitiveness / Determination

    18 66.67%
  • Endurance

    0 0%
  • Lateral Movement / Elusiveness / Agility

    1 3.70%
  • Kicking - Accuracy

    4 14.81%
  • Contested Marking

    0 0%
  • Clean Hands

    0 0%
  • Popular with Team-mates / Good Bloke Test

    0 0%
  • Loyalty to 'Home' / Sense of 'Duty'

    1 3.70%
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    What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    What is YOUR "Non-Negotiable"?

    Which skill or physical attribute do you value above all others...and WHY???
    What should I tell her? She's going to ask.

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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    Competitiveness is the most important one to me. You can get by with not being great at some of the other traits if you have a determined mindset.
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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    If we get our kicking right most of the other stuff will come . Especially if he is a goal kicker we will win a lot more games .
    Bring back the biff

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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    Competitiveness/Determination - a bit like early Dahlhaus. Dahl lacked alot of skills like kicking, but his fierce determination and attack on the ball was a part of why we were so successful in 2016
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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    Stop kicking to opposition

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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    Field kicking and goal kicking.

    Then determination with a side order of mongrel
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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    Quote Originally Posted by meenies View Post
    Stop kicking to opposition
    To be fair, this is a new player. They haven't made any mistakes yet so they can't really 'STOP' doing something that they haven't done yet.
    What should I tell her? She's going to ask.

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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    Competitiveness/Determination - a bit like early Dahlhaus. Dahl lacked alot of skills like kicking, but his fierce determination and attack on the ball was a part of why we were so successful in 2016
    Clay Smith likes this. Ditto Cross, Boyd, Morris, etc - all flawed footballers who were incredibly competitive.

    Naughton is our marquee forward based on his pure attack on the ball in flight. He just competes constantly, including when the ball hits the ground.
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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    6 pack, cool haircut and opportunities for synergy with commercial brands that also enhance their personal brand.
    Possibly some cool Tatts along the journey.
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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    I went with Loyalty to 'Home' / Sense of 'Duty' In particular sense of duty. Sense of duty to get the job done and do whatever it takes.

    When they don’t get it done they take it personally and want to get better and make their teammates better.

    Think of players in the ilk of Bontempelli, MBoyd, Morris.
    More of an In Bruges guy?

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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    Quote Originally Posted by azabob View Post
    I went with Loyalty to 'Home' / Sense of 'Duty' In particular sense of duty. Sense of duty to get the job done and do whatever it takes.

    When they don’t get it done they take it personally and want to get better and make their teammates better.

    Think of players in the ilk of Bontempelli, MBoyd, Morris.
    I instinctively voted for competitiveness but you make a fair case for 'Sense of Duty'. It's not a non-negotiable like competitiveness, and probably more learned than innate, but the players that truly see their success as inseparable from the team's tend to have an outsized impact on the club.
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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    Decision making, but in my mind that is multi faceted so maybe I'm having my cake and eat it.

    I would define the correct decision involving vision, an appraisal of the game at that point in an instant, and the skills by hand and particularly by foot to give effect to that decision quickly and often under pressure. It may also involve the player getting themselves into the right place at the right time.

    It is a rare commodity, and often possessed by the elite players.

    Pendlebury is a good example. Almost always makes the right decision and then executes it.
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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    Hardness

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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    I voted for speed.

    Clearly an outlier opinion, and can see the arguments for competitive/determination, but I think a quick midfielder is big for us. They obviously need plenty of other skills to be regarded as a top 6 pick, but if it came down to a few options I would have speed up the top.

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    Re: What is the NUMBER #1 thing you want in our new draftee?

    We need another Libba type. Tom only has 2-3 years left, and we'll need that style of player to be ready to replace him when that day comes.

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