Hugo Garcia

[B.M]

Will be the bargain of the draft

Whoever selected hime (out of the blue) CAN recruit

He is fast, tough, courageous and skilled!

My call
In 3 years will be better than Wilson (who will be good!)

His want to defend without the ball for an 18yo is awesome

Dominates in the VFL

[meher baba]

Dominates in the VFL

Yep. Not really sure why he is playing in the VFL at the moment.

He's worth several Paddy Dows.

[Munga]

Will be the bargain of the draft

Whoever selected hime (out of the blue) CAN recruit

Who did actually find him? Are they still at the club??

[B.M]

Toce?

No
He’s at Richmond now

[The Fireman]

Should we rest Wilson?

[St Dave]

Hope you are right B.M.

Happened to be at his first game against GWS where he got 7 tackles in a quarter and a half. Was up for the fight from game 1 so keen to see him develop.

[nostalgicsaint]

Dominates in the VFL

Yep. Not really sure why he is playing in the VFL at the moment.

He's worth several Paddy Dows.

At AFL level at this stage of their careers Dow > Garcia.

Agree Garcia in the long run looks to be the better player however.

[B.M]

Wilson should’ve been rested 2 months ago

He is limping to the line

[B.M]

Wilson should’ve been rested 2 months ago

He is limping to the line

[The Fireman]

Wilson should’ve been rested 2 months ago

He is limping to the line

[Zed]

What is Garcia missing at this point in his career ? Some more muscle & strength, and perhaps a little more composure ?- both are fixable as he spends more time on the list. I haven't watched enough of his VFL games to have a solid opinion just yet - but would you say kicking depth is an issue ?

How high is Wilson's ceiling ? Started the season with a bang and definitely faded, but as he builds stamina , I can see him developing into an Isaac Smith (ex-Hawk/Cat) type player

Both are crucial to the rebuild.

[B.M]

As he builds stamina?

He is the fittest bloke on the list - by some margin

He just needs a spell to work on a few things, nothing more to it

[TheGreatZacsby]

Wilson should’ve been rested 2 months ago

He is limping to the line

Limping too the line? Do you watch football? The kid just kicked a goal, does some amazing defensive acts week in week out. I can think of a few other players who should be dropped over Wilson.

[B.M]

10 disposals as a wing/HHF

7 of his last 8 games have not been great

Nothing wrong with resting a first year player
Harley Reid has been managed - and he’s WCs best player

[Otiman]

It comes down to what can accelerate their development the fastest and/or best.

Pou spent a season in the seniors last year and seemed to progress more with a 5-6 week block in the VFL than the first 10 games of the year.

There'll always be a balance and it's up to the development team to get right.

[bigcarl]

Will be the bargain of the draft

Whoever selected hime (out of the blue) CAN recruit

He is fast, tough, courageous and skilled!

My call
In 3 years will be better than Wilson (who will be good!)

His want to defend without the ball for an 18yo is awesome

Dominates in the VFL

I haven’t seen much of him. Who would you liken him to?

Also, how did Arie go?

[The Fireman]

Wilson should’ve been rested 2 months ago

He is limping to the line

Limping too the line? Do you watch football? The kid just kicked a goal, does some amazing defensive acts week in week out. I can think of a few other players who should be dropped over Wilson.

BM is becoming another vortex
Makes a poor call but wants to stick to his guns

[SteeleSaints]

Will be the bargain of the draft

Whoever selected hime (out of the blue) CAN recruit

He is fast, tough, courageous and skilled!

My call
In 3 years will be better than Wilson (who will be good!)

His want to defend without the ball for an 18yo is awesome

Dominates in the VFL

It's nice to see you with a positive assessment of one our kids BM.

[nostalgicsaint]

Re Wilson.

It is possible to play games on the wing where you play your role, do a mountain of important work but end up with very few statistics.

[Sainter_Dad]

Re Wilson.

It is possible to play games on the wing where you play your role, do a mountain of important work but end up with very few statistics.

Not in B.M.'s opinion

1%'s and assist do not count.

[Killa]

Just a question

How many offering opinion actually attend games?

And how many offering opinion rely on TV coverage

The reason I ask is that in my opinion TV coverage does not inform on all aspects of the game because it focusses on the ball

You do not see the positioning including the defensive runs which both advance and disrupt

And you have no knowledge of who is on the pine at any one time

Another matter I would include is that you have greater appreciation of the tactical battle from behind the goals because you are surveying the whole ground

[St Dave]

I wouldn't be dropping him but to be fair to B.M, his output has dropped off after about round 11.

Early in the year his name was being thrown up as a rising star smokey, but he hasn't kept that early pace.

Back on topic, I would have liked to see Hugo take on the tagger apprenticeship, especially while Windhager has been out of action.

[B.M]

I rate Wilson, as I did Phillipou last year

But his output suggests he is in need of a rest.

I’d rest him completely- not even a run in the twos

[Otiman]

Given it's clear we aren't out to win games, is a rest in the best interest of his career, or should a player push through and use it as motivation to train harder, for longer.

Again up to the development leads on that one.

As long as it's not affecting confidence then I'm good with it.

[The Fireman]

I rate Wilson, as I did Phillipou last year

But his output suggests he is in need of a rest.

I’d rest him completely- not even a run in the twos