Cameron Bruce anyone?

[soupman]

Re: Cameron Bruce anyone?

Isn't it nice to see a half decent (I admit he is a step higher than the Ryan Murphys, Damon Whites and Andrew McDougals of this world) key forward and not have the forum tearing down the walls begging for him to come to us in the hope that he will become the next big thing up forward, and that even if he doesn't we just need a big body there who can play a role.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Cameron Bruce anyone?

I watched a fair few Melbourne games this season and thought Bruce was just going. This would definitely be his last year in my book.

[Missing Dog]

Re: Cameron Bruce anyone?

Thats a big no from me time to play the kids

[dog town]

Re: Cameron Bruce anyone?

Good post DT. Could you describe how he played as a tall defender a bit more? He's clearly an excellent kick but I haven't been convinced about his decision-making when he's played a bit up the ground and my (relatively uninformed) sense of him is that he isn't comfortable moving the ball quickly on.

The Pies have said he was on the trade table so I wonder what their asking price was.

Just reads the play well. Can be a bit mechanical with his movement but he actually has a pretty good footy brain in terms of spacial awareness and knowing where the ball is going. You dont have a heap of confidence in him when he has the ball but he does get it as a defender. I only saw him twice down back but he dominated one of them and I read about him doing the same in a couple of others. The last time he came into the pies senior side he played as a defender as well due to injuries. Players came back and he was straight back down.

I am not saying we should have gone out and got him but he is not the spud people tend to make out in my opinion. He is only 22 and I think even the way he looks influences peoples opinions on him.

[Mofra]

Re: Cameron Bruce anyone?

Isn't it nice to see a half decent (I admit he is a step higher than the Ryan Murphys, Damon Whites and Andrew McDougals of this world) key forward and not have the forum tearing down the walls begging for him to come to us in the hope that he will become the next big thing up forward, and that even if he doesn't we just need a big body there who can play a role.

True - the only temptation of Anthony I'd have is as a back-up tall defender (have no faith in Markovic/Mulligan in 2011) but paying what he'd want just as a back-up option would be bad list management IMO.