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Re: Ayce Cordy
To my way of thinking Williams was a project player (albeit a strong calculated risk) and Harris was a smokey. Wells was a project player as well.
Bruton was known by a few teams but we were the only one willing to add him to a senior list on the speculation that he might make it long term.Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
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Re: Ayce Cordy
This from the Geelong addy. It's pretty much what was in the Bulldogs website.
Bulldogs put Cordy to test
Brad Green
29Dec07
IN what could be an indicator towards his football future, Geelong Falcon Ayce Cordy will spend a week training with the Western Bulldogs next month.
The Bulldogs' recruiting manager Scott Clayton has confirmed they are interested in possibly drafting the Ocean Grove teenager under the father-son rule next year.
Clayton and the Bulldogs' coaching staff will get a good look at Cordy in action when he spends a week at the Whitten Oval as part of the AIS/AFL Academy program, of which he is a scholarship holder next year.
``They just get involved and do the training program, so they get a bit of a feel of what its like to be at an AFL club and get some exposure to an AFL club,'' Clayton told afl.com.au of the training experience.
``We're keeping a good eye on him this year.''
His dad Brian played 124 games for the Bulldogs between 1981 and 1988 and also had four years coaching the Falcons in the TAC Cup.
The 202cm Cordy, who is also a promising basketballer, played just three games for the Falcons this season, but did enough to impress.
He will again split his time next year between playing in the TAC Cup and school football commitments with Geelong College.
However, Clayton and the Bulldogs have seen enough of the lightly-built youngster to know he looks a player in the making.
``He's a big, tall player . . . we'll see where it takes us,'' Clayton said.
``He's probably a forward at this stage. He's multi-skilled, he's also a basketballer having been in some elite basketball squads, so it's exciting.''Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
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Re: Ayce Cordy
He'll be a fair bit taller than the average full forward[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Comment
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Re: Ayce Cordy
Or Westhoff or Lade or... the list continues. Lots of talls are around that mark, and increasingly so too. I wouldn't mind having a powerful forward who stood 200cm's.Have you heard Butters wants to come to the Dogs?Comment
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Nothing wrong with a 202cm full forward, but he has not be a FF, not a ruckman trying to be a FF. Very few rucks are successful forwards other than short spells pinch-hitting.
With the new rules that stop defenders defending, I think we will see a trend towards taller and taller KPP's.
The way the rules are, if you're shorter than your opponent there is bugger all you can do to stop him, it's the main reason Ryan Hargrave gives away so many frees. If today's rules were in place 30 years ago Francis Bourke and Bruce Doull would have never been able to switch to FB & CHB later in their careers.Comment
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Re: Ayce Cordy
Just a query on the bidding system for F/S, didnt want to open up another thread and not sure where else to put it. I understand the bidding system pretty well it has been explained more than enough times, but there is one thing i havent seen covered in the process. Ok it goes reverse order asking each club what they would bid for him correct? Now my question is do the clubs know what the previous club has bid or not? i would think in all fairness they shouldnt be aware of what everyone else has bid because that would lesson the chances of a club making a dummy bid just to make us use our first rounder and although still unlikely apparently, it would increase the chances of him falling though to the 2nd round. Knowing the AFL though i doubt that this is how it works.
Does anyone know whether this is the case or not and agree or disagree with my analysis?My life is a very complicated drinking game.Comment
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Re: Ayce Cordy
While we are on Ayve, can those educated in juniors and seen a fair bit of him, can you please tell me what he has done to have all this hype. Why looking at the top 13 (that includes Sidebottom around 8 or so, still in play for Richmond etc) would they want to bid for him, risking not getting others?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'. 15/7/2023Comment
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