IC08 Preview - Japan's running men to continue rise

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IC08 Preview - Japan's running men to continue rise

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Wednesday, August 20 2008 @ 01:02 pm ACST

For regular watchers of AFL, the style of many Japanese players in 2005 was similar to St Kilda's Robert Harvey. He no longer has a penetrating kick, yet remains a great player. Why? He still runs hard the whole time he's on the field, he carries the ball over distance, and he chips and short passes the ball with precision to lead-up players. That's very much the Japanese style.

On the downside, as good as Harvey is, would you want all your players in the same style, or is it too predictable and inflexible? So the Japanese bring some great skills but for me the question is whether they have the diversity of play, the ability to get out of trouble with a long bomb to a key forward, that will decide whether they can push the top teams.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

IC08 Preview - Japan's running men to continue rise

Authored by: Troy Thompson
on Wednesday, August 20 2008 @ 10:13 pm ACST

By the way Kase played in a Premiership team last week for St Bernards in the VAFA Club XVIII (2) Division team. He is in the middle of the picture accompanying this article.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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