Him and Harry
To be honest, I probably should have seen it coming, Hell, his old man did the same thing.
This was originally just going to be a post-draft wrap-up. You know, who the Cats got, what they’re saying about them, where they’ll fit in, how we did well in the later rounds and may have a couple of steals on our hands, (Scott Simpson, Dan McKenna) but now that all takes on a new meaning.
And in that sense, perhaps the club knew it was coming. Perhaps that’s why they chose a key position 21 year-old, with senior WAFL experience, with their first pick instead of one of a number of highly rated U/18 kids that were still available.
Mrs. Watson won’t be surprised. He always figured that someone who needed to be that mollycoddled would never find the motivation and dedication needed for AFL football.
I had always leaned on the side of optimism. I thought, ‘he’s young, he’s had a limited football background, and yet he’s there and he’s contributing: He’ll come good’.
There’s probably an “I-told-ya-so” coming my way.
To be fair, he does receive a lot more attention and expectation due to his surname. And, personality-wise, he does seem a lot closer to his father than his older brother ever was, or will be. And, really, it was always just about potential with him. He hadn’t exactly blown anyone away. Sure, there were glimpses, but it was always, “just wait till next year”, or, “another pre-season and he’ll be right”. If his last name was Kingsley or Playfair I doubt he’d have been given that much leniency.
However, as one of the most famous names in the game is departing, one of the most anonymous is coming in. Harry Taylor was Geelong’s first draft pick, taken no. 17 overall. As I mentioned earlier, he is 21 years of age, he’s 193cm and 91kg, showed exceptional speed at the draft camp and is expected to be developed for a key position post.
After being looked over in the draft at under 18 level he returned to the WAFL where his game and fitness matured to the point where he played almost every position on the ground last season. This is from Shane Woewodin, who coached Taylor at East Fremantle:
“I’ve had 10 years at AFL level and seen a few players go through who are outstanding with their professionalism, work ethic and willingness to look after their bodies and prepare. Harry Taylor is in the upper echelon of those players. He’s extraordinary.”
Now, I don’t know Harry Taylor from a bag of crisps, but something tells me he won’t be walking away from the club any time soon.
To be honest, I probably should have seen it coming, Hell, his old man did the same thing.
This was originally just going to be a post-draft wrap-up. You know, who the Cats got, what they’re saying about them, where they’ll fit in, how we did well in the later rounds and may have a couple of steals on our hands, (Scott Simpson, Dan McKenna) but now that all takes on a new meaning.
And in that sense, perhaps the club knew it was coming. Perhaps that’s why they chose a key position 21 year-old, with senior WAFL experience, with their first pick instead of one of a number of highly rated U/18 kids that were still available.
Mrs. Watson won’t be surprised. He always figured that someone who needed to be that mollycoddled would never find the motivation and dedication needed for AFL football.
I had always leaned on the side of optimism. I thought, ‘he’s young, he’s had a limited football background, and yet he’s there and he’s contributing: He’ll come good’.
There’s probably an “I-told-ya-so” coming my way.
To be fair, he does receive a lot more attention and expectation due to his surname. And, personality-wise, he does seem a lot closer to his father than his older brother ever was, or will be. And, really, it was always just about potential with him. He hadn’t exactly blown anyone away. Sure, there were glimpses, but it was always, “just wait till next year”, or, “another pre-season and he’ll be right”. If his last name was Kingsley or Playfair I doubt he’d have been given that much leniency.
However, as one of the most famous names in the game is departing, one of the most anonymous is coming in. Harry Taylor was Geelong’s first draft pick, taken no. 17 overall. As I mentioned earlier, he is 21 years of age, he’s 193cm and 91kg, showed exceptional speed at the draft camp and is expected to be developed for a key position post.
After being looked over in the draft at under 18 level he returned to the WAFL where his game and fitness matured to the point where he played almost every position on the ground last season. This is from Shane Woewodin, who coached Taylor at East Fremantle:
“I’ve had 10 years at AFL level and seen a few players go through who are outstanding with their professionalism, work ethic and willingness to look after their bodies and prepare. Harry Taylor is in the upper echelon of those players. He’s extraordinary.”
Now, I don’t know Harry Taylor from a bag of crisps, but something tells me he won’t be walking away from the club any time soon.
posted by the captain at 5:23 pm
5 Comments:
The loss of Nablett is simply the loss of a name, nothing more.
He kicked a few (spoon-fed) goals, sure, but he had the intensity of a 90-year-old Nanna! His forward line pressure was seriously underwhelming.
I'm a bit disappointed that he managed to swan in, float about for a bit, then take off with a premiership medallion. There's blokes out there that bust their arse their whole career but don't get one. Fuck, they'd kill their 90-year-old Nanna to get one!
Pfft, that's nothing. Max Rooke would kill his 90 year old nanna just to stop her from getting a kick, let along a premiership medallion.
Nablett aka 'the piece' has a new gig on the corner of punt and victoria street in melbs. one bottle of water and a squeegie would keep the simpleton happy.
When are we catching up for a frothy, Jacko in London?
I see Harry's been given guernsey # 7. Hope he can go as well as another Sharks' player who once wore that number for the Cats ... with or without a chopper!
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