AF 2015 Profile: Jackson Thurlow

[Mr.Craig]

Jackson Thurlow



28/3/94 190cm/83kg Defender

Career Games - 9

2014 Averages - 5.8 kicks, 3 handballs, 3 marks, 1.6 tackles

2013 AF Ave: 59.8
2014 AF Ave: 50

2014 Scores - 50, 19, 43, 88

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2014 VFL Averages - 10.7 kicks, 6.4 handballs, 5.4 marks, 3 tackles

2014 VFL Scores - 69, 87, 59, 81, 91, 73, 72, 71, 63, 112, 101, 67, 104 (Ave: 80.7)


Profile

Thurlow raised eyebrows in the fantasy world with a couple of huge scores in the 2012 Under 18 Championships but he has yet to replicate those highs at VFL or AFL level. 2015 looks set to be the year where he cements himself in the Cats' starting line up, having played the last 3 games of the regular season. He's been a pretty solid contributor in the VFL across the the last two years and has a knack of kicking goals (22.7 from 27 games). Having been the sub a number of times he still remains somewhat of an unknown quantity and I doubt he will ever become an Enright/Bartel type premium. Having said that, he will be modestly priced and I see no reason why he can't make some decent money next year if he gets a good run. Certainly worth tracking in the pre season.

Pros - Set to become a best 18 player, two years of VFL development, goalkicker, potential for DPP.

Cons - Only one 20 disposal game in his AFL career.


Prediction - 63-68

Inside Football Player Rating - http://www.aflplayerratings.com.au/Ratings/Player/116921/Jackson-THURLOW
Geelong Profile - http://www.geelongcats.com.au/player-profile/jackson-thurlow

[Nige]

Huge fan of this guy, hopefully gets to play a full season or close to it in 2015.

[Sweetness]

Will monitor in pre-season, need to be confident on him playing bulk games to pick him up.

[Ricochet]

Don't think i'll go near him. Like you said Craigy, he hasn't shown any real solid scoring potential at this level yet

[Spinking]

Keeps getting spoken about as an Enright successor in the media, but is yet to get the runs on the board at this level. May nail down his spot in 2015, but still some way from being fantasy relevant I'd think.