Welcome to Collingwood - Harry Perryman

[Presti35]

From GWS:

https://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/16697 ... art-giants

Will they make a banner? Will they have some smart social media post? GWS should be premiers but handed the GF spots to the two teams competing.

[SLORT]

Don't pay the Perryman. Don't even fix a price.

Till he gets us to the other side.

[SLORT]

Kane's come out kicking on SEN ~ "They're paying him like he's an A-grade midfielder" ~ comparing his coming salary to Dangerfield and Merret, and basically saying he's a B-grader. Saying he'll want to do well or the other players in the group are gonna arc up because he gets more than they do. Acts as though this isn't the nature of free agency. Lot's of sour port grapes...Bet he wouldn't say boo if it was them that landed the Perryman.

[RudeBoy]

He'd better be good.

[Boot]

I too am surprised at the reported salary that Harry Perryman is getting for 6 years at Collingwood. I see him as a lesser player than John Noble. Hopefully I'm wrong and the Collingwood recruiters see something in him that I don't and he turns out to be a terrific player for Collingwood for a long time.

[Pies2016]

@Boot
I think we really need to be careful with any Perryman / Noble comparisons. Noble is a decent player but he plays the game as either a HBF or winger. No shame in that but if there’s one position we have an abundance of at Collingwood, it’s HBF or wing.
It appears Perryman comes to Collingwood as an inside mid and that makes sense because we’re deficient in that area ( particularly from 2026 onwards )
I see it as an outcome where Noble is traded out for a draft pick and then readily replaced with any one of six ( ? ) possible alternatives ranging from one of our young blokes who had a great pre season, through to old campaigners and proven performers like WHE or Crisp.
While Perryman comes in at no trade cost and helps to complement a defecit in our midfield.

On balance, it’s currently OUT - Noble (reasonable player)
IN - Perryman (reasonable player) PLUS a pick in the twenties to improve our draft or trade hand significantly.

[SLORT]

His stats from 2021 indicate flanker more than inside mid. That year he averaged 421 mtrs gained. Noble this year averaged 368. I see him as a taller, more versatile version of Noble, similar tackle counts but Perryman is way more reliable defensively 1v1. Actually he's closer to WHE than Nobes.

[RudeBoy]

^Sounds more like an upgrade on Markov.

[Pies2016]

According H S - below are Perrymans mid field stats between R10 2022 - R10 2023
Played 81% of this period as midfielder.

Disposals average - 21 per game
Contested ball average -10 per game
Clearances average - 4 per game
Score involvements average - 4.4 per game
Tackles average - 6 per game

Two years on and forty odd more games later, there’s no reason to believe he can’t improve on those numbers in 2025. Anyone who can win the ball first and distribute to Nick or DeGoey will make us better.

[Charlie Oneeye]

That year he averaged 421 mtrs gained. Noble this year averaged 368. I see him as a taller, more versatile version of Noble,

Yep.

Perryman runs and links better than Noble by the limited video snippets I've seen.

I have always liked Noble, and he has continued to improve, but he doesn't go the extra yard to receive. Perryman seems to do that. I think Perryman may be the better footballer in the Crisp or WHE mould, they can be accomplished players in various roles.

[stui magpie]

We've apparently promised him midfield time as a big bodied inside mid, something Noble can't do. I see him more like a younger Crisp, so he's an upgrade on Noble and we get a draft pick as well.

At GWS he played back this year as they had mids ahead of him. We don't. He should slot straight into our midfield changing half back with Crisp. Expect the first thing he'll be taught is not how to get the ball and distribute it but how to block for Naicos.

[Gerry Cooper]

I wouldn't get too dewy-eyed about Noble. His disposal and decision making has always been suspect. Compare their clanger averages - I bet Perryman's is lower. Furthermore Noble is good at running with the ball and that's about it. His defensive skills against small and medium forwards has always been poor. While he has improved his offensive skills in 2023, those poor defensive skills did not improve. Noble does have outstanding commitment and drive to succeed and that is his great strength. We dont know what Perryman brings to the table in that regard yet.

[RudeBoy]

I'll say it again....he'd better be good.

[dalyc]

We dont know what Perryman brings to the table in that regard yet.

https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_ ... 2=S&type=A

[Presti35]

Some time ago, when talking about replacing over 30s, I recall talking about Perryman as a younger WHE-type player, but without the leap.

They are the same height, same weight, and heck, both were even high draft picks from GWS. I'd say Perry is a bit more defensive and gets more of the ball.