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  • Dancin' Douggy
    WOOF Member
    • Oct 2007
    • 2877

    Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

    OK. I'm gonna start a thread to hopefully get someone to notice this kid.
    Would love to grab him and in my opinion he fits our needs pretty well.
    Moves well, looks smart, fast and very athletic. Skills look pretty polished.
    A menacing, pacy, high leaping goal kicker.
    Looks like he could transition into the midfield pretty seamlessly too.

    Really great physique for footy, great legs, and, in the highlights at least, seems to use the ball well, tackle well, and run to the right spots for repeat possession chains.


    MIHAIL LOCHOWIAK (SOUTH AUSTRALIA)

    The dashing 19-year-old was overlooked in 2018 after winning the running vertical jump at the South Australia state combine. In the SANFL Reserves this season, Lochowiak has been utilised in the attacking half of the ground, booting 13 goals from six matches. The 186cm player can be used as a utility, averaging 13.7 disposals at 66 per cent efficiency. He has an attacking state of frame, averaging 3.5 tackles and booted a bag of five goals against Glenelg in Round 4. His brother Anzac, is eligible for the 2019 draft. Lochowiak could suit a club like Gold Coast or Carlton, looking for a goalkicking forward.






    I think I'm in love. I sincerely hope he's on our radar.

    Any insights?
    Last edited by Dancin' Douggy; 08-05-2019, 12:39 PM. Reason: accuracy
  • Bornadog
    WOOF Clubhouse Leader
    • Jan 2007
    • 66309

    #2
    Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

    Very impressive in the clip, has some good evasive skills and some pace.
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    • hujsh
      Hall of Fame
      • Nov 2007
      • 11853

      #3
      Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft



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      • bulldogtragic
        The List Manager
        • Jan 2007
        • 34316

        #4
        Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

        I don't see it personally. Kicks flat punts, bounces the ball for no reason seemingly, has an awkward handball style, and is playing the equivalent of VFL reserves. He seems quick, but that's where it starts and stops with me based on that clip. If we were recruiting him for bouncing a football while jogging however, I'd have him in a heart beat.
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        • ledge
          Hall of Fame
          • Dec 2007
          • 14187

          #5
          Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

          Think he needs to play in a higher grade, not sure what grade this is but it can’t be to high, they are all wearing different coloured shorts.
          Bring him up a grade or two then see if he can match it.
          Has a very good natural build though and looks like good hands.
          Bring back the biff

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          • Bornadog
            WOOF Clubhouse Leader
            • Jan 2007
            • 66309

            #6
            Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

            Originally posted by ledge
            Think he needs to play in a higher grade, not sure what grade this is but it can’t be to high, they are all wearing different coloured shorts.
            Bring him up a grade or two then see if he can match it.
            Has a very good natural build though and looks like good hands.
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            Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.

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            • Dancin' Douggy
              WOOF Member
              • Oct 2007
              • 2877

              #7
              Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

              Maybe I got a little over excited. I just like the way he moves I guess.

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              • Twodogs
                Moderator
                • Nov 2006
                • 27654

                #8
                Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

                Originally posted by Dancin' Douggy
                Maybe I got a little over excited. I just like the way he moves I guess.
                Keep 'em coming DD. It all provides good discussion and that's what we are here for after all.


                I hadn't heard of him before I read about him just now. Now I do.
                They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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                • bulldogtragic
                  The List Manager
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 34316

                  #9
                  Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

                  Originally posted by Dancin' Douggy
                  Maybe I got a little over excited. I just like the way he moves I guess.
                  Good for discussion though and good for someone to put a name up in lights. We are going to have pick 5-8 I think, in just a few weeks. It will be of equal or more importance to me than the election (I've already voted though), so hopefully we get the concept right. Be it KPD vs pressure small forward, or ready made to impact now vs long term bargain kid. I just don't see it with him. But I'm still trying to work out 'ready made vs kid', although the goal kicking type interests me more.
                  Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                  • 1eyedog
                    Hall of Fame
                    • Mar 2008
                    • 13210

                    #10
                    Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

                    If he's quick he's lackadaisical, a quick loper? Seems a bit unsure with his decision making as well goes sideways / short too much.
                    But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                    • DOG GOD
                      Bulldog Team of the Century
                      • Jul 2007
                      • 6431

                      #11
                      Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

                      Yeah very much a loper than having outright pace from that clip, however like others, I’d like to see him up another grade at least.
                      I will never see #16 the same!!

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                      • Mofra
                        Hall of Fame
                        • Dec 2006
                        • 14883

                        #12
                        Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

                        In fairness, we once rookied a kid out of Frankston VFL reserves and he ended up ok.
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                        • GVGjr
                          Moderator
                          • Nov 2006
                          • 44420

                          #13
                          Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

                          Originally posted by Mofra
                          In fairness, we once rookied a kid out of Frankston VFL reserves and he ended up ok.
                          Yeah, 'Brad' Boyd wasn't too bad
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                          • Twodogs
                            Moderator
                            • Nov 2006
                            • 27654

                            #14
                            Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

                            Originally posted by GVGjr
                            Yeah, 'Brad' Boyd wasn't too bad
                            I think that you mean Keith don't you?
                            They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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                            • ledge
                              Hall of Fame
                              • Dec 2007
                              • 14187

                              #15
                              Re: Mihail Lochowiak, mid season draft

                              Originally posted by Twodogs
                              I think that you mean Keith don't you?
                              The peanut mans nephew ?
                              Bring back the biff

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