Sam Lalor is following in a strong modern tradition of top draft picks whose junior career was spent mostly in inside midfield being stowed on a half forward flank for the first year or two of their development when playing against grown men. Like Sam Walsh and Hugh McCluggage, his destiny is to use his body to win hard footy at the coalface but, in the interim before he has had the chance to hit the weight rooms for a few preseasons, he is being gently introduced to the hustle and bustle of senior AFL football. Until then, his fantasy value is constricted.
Sam Lalor is following in a strong modern tradition of top draft picks whose junior career was spent mostly in inside midfield being stowed on a half forward flank for the first year or two of their development when playing against grown men. Like Sam Walsh and Hugh McCluggage, his destiny is to use his body to win hard footy at the coalface but, in the interim before he has had the chance to hit the weight rooms for a few preseasons, he is being gently introduced to the hustle and bustle of senior AFL football. Until then, his fantasy value is constricted.
