Boosh wrote:BFG wrote:Boosh wrote:zedman wrote:kenilworth have the best ruckman in div 6..even at 42..and i think osborne stewart and davis might put their hand up for the best FF..its no walk in the park down here boosh

fwiw..which game did you see in div 6?
The best Full Forward is always a tough call but I will stand by my call until the season gets under way at least.
I don't know the Kenilworth ruckman and at 42 if he is as good as you say he is, that is very impressive. I just think that Eagles will prove to be the best ruckman both in the taps and around the ground next year. Anyone who saw him the second half of last season would have to agree.
how tall is he boosh? good vertical leap i assume if he is a good tap ruckman?
Im not certain as im only just under 5'10 everyone is tall to me but I would say 6'4 - 6'5 slim build with a massive vertical leap but I would say arm reach and leg speed would be his main strengths.
Matt is about 198-199 cm tall I reckon. He's tall and skiny, probably weighs no more than 85kg.
He is one of the most gifted players I have and probably will ever play with, against and watched play. He's only 20/21 years old so he's still got plenty of footy left in him. Our coach, early last season said he was the next Jake Watts, which is an absolute honor to anyone that knows Matt and Jake.
His vertical leap is fantastic and he can run like a midfielder. His lateral movement is also very good. He has to work on his tapping to advantage, I hope pre-season me and my fellow midfielders can work on it with him.
While struggling with injury and form in the first half of last season, he broke the shackles in the last half and was lucky enough to get some votes and finished 3rd in the Div 5 medal. One game stuck out in my mind and will for the rest of my life, when we played Hope Valley at Hope Valley back in round 15. He was simply outstanding in that match. It was and will be one of the best individual perfomances in any grade, at any level I will ever see.
Most of Hope Valley's game plan in that match IMO, was based around Matt and simply trying to just stop him from going anywhere near the footy. He was targeted all day by HV, but rose above it and had such a huge impact in a great win for us.