Anyone Else Excited By Stanley?

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Anyone Else Excited By Stanley?

Post: # 843319Post SaintWodonga »

I reckon he is a real prospect. Tall bloke who won the grand final sprint. Got to have an exciting future for the club...


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Post: # 843322Post chook23 »

a lot of people can run..............

and a lot just formed an opinion on seeing him GF day

how many have really seen him play

time will tell


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Post: # 843323Post borderbarry »

I would play him in front of McEvoy at the moment.


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Post: # 843324Post Milan Faletic »

SaintWodonga wrote:I reckon he is a real prospect. Tall bloke who won the grand final sprint. Got to have an exciting future for the club...
I'm excited by his pace, especially on the wet track. You might need to replace Kingy with Stanley as your new avatar, SW :wink:


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Post: # 843326Post Spinner »

By all reports really held his own, and more in rucking with Sandi this year.


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Post: # 843327Post spert »

He would want to bulk up a fair bit otherwise he would be monstered by the best ruckmen at senior level -maybe two years off.


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Post: # 843329Post bigcarl »

chook23 wrote:how many have really seen him play
imo he shouldn't be pigeon-holed as ruck only, because that will limit the chances of us getting games into a very good prospect.

i've seen enough to know he's a lot more than a tall guy who can run fast.

can mark, kick and rack up plenty of possessions.
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Post: # 843330Post joffaboy »

Needs to work on his pace and has to grow a bit.


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Post: # 843334Post Bernard Shakey »

borderbarry wrote:I would play him in front of McEvoy at the moment.
Once again borderbarry comments from Wodonga on Sandy players.

I've seen plenty of Sandy this year and there is no way Stanley is ahead of Big Mac.

Stanley will be a player and not just a ruckman, but is probably 18 months away.


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Post: # 843338Post xander »

He's shown promise this year but he's still a way off. And there's no way he's ahead of McEvoy i don't think he has the size to effectively ruck atm.


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Post: # 843342Post saintsRrising »

I am eexcited..BUT he is 18...and so needs meat on the bones and games yet as he is raw to AFL.

Big upside...but needs time.

As mentioned Ben is ready to play...Stanley is not.


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Post: # 843347Post bigcarl »

with that sort of speed off the mark he might make a key forward down the track.

only drawback at this stage is is rather spindly build. and i don't know about his endurance/tank.


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Post: # 843357Post saint66au »

chook23 wrote:a lot of people can run..............

and a lot just formed an opinion on seeing him GF day

how many have really seen him play

time will tell
AHhh no I reckon a lot of people formed an opinion after watching numerous Sandy games on TV this year. Yep hes a 2011 prospect but golly I reckon theres a lot to like


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Post: # 843360Post samoht »

Once he has the endurance he could play in a number of positions almost immediately - on the wing you don't need a solid body.


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Post: # 843370Post goodie »

I'm still more excited by McGrath, but the more I see of Stanley the more I like


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Post: # 843372Post Beej »

I realise a highlights video could make Shaun McManus look a half-decent player but from the youtube vids I've seen Stanley looks very good.

He has a bit of Kurt Tippett about him in the way he moves. Similar body-shape and, coming from a basketball background like Tippett, a strong leap. Tippett obviously ain't got pace like this kid though.

Long, long way to go but he could be absolutely anything.


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Post: # 843375Post bigcarl »

samoht wrote:Once he has the endurance he could play in a number of positions almost immediately - on the wing you don't need a solid body.
that would present a match up problem to our opponents. anyone else got a 200cm winger who wins grand final sprints?
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Post: # 843377Post Ghost Like »

The games I saw of him at Sandy, showed he has the pace to run down midfielders and tackle them hard. As far as I'm concerned he's got the basics for our ruckman of the future (2011 onwards) the rest will develop nicely in time as he develops. A very exciting prospect.


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Post: # 843387Post SaintWodonga »

borderbarry wrote:I would play him in front of McEvoy at the moment.
Could find a spot for both of them? Mc at half forward?


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Post: # 843585Post InkerSaint »

OHHHHHH....

So suddenly Rhys Stanley is on the map.

I seem to remember some on this forum asking "who?" only a couple of weeks ago... and suggesting he be used for trade bait.

Nuts.


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Post: # 843703Post mick13 »

joffaboy wrote:Needs to work on his pace and has to grow a bit.
s*** I nearly choked. :lol:


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Post: # 844006Post jonesy »

A lot of our kids get bandied about as exciting prospects when basically they're barely a player at VFL level.
However Stanley is genuinely an exciting prospect.
Still raw,but very very promising in 2 years time. Potential to be elite


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Post: # 844033Post Eastern »

I think I read or heard somewhere that Rhys has a basketball background. Do we expect him to turn out like Kurt Tippett? Dean Brogan? or the best of both? !!


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Post: # 844041Post jonesy »

Eastern wrote:I think I read or heard somewhere that Rhys has a basketball background. Do we expect him to turn out like Kurt Tippett? Dean Brogan? or the best of both? !!
Tippett will be a star,so dont want to put to much pressure on Rhys.... but he'll be better than Brogan


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