Saad spoke glowingly of a trio of BHF participants who recently featured in the National Boys Championships for Victoria Metro.
‘I think all three (Adam Sweid, Hussien El Achkar and Moustafa Darwish) had a really good carnival,” Saad said.
“Moustafa actually played really well, he was the highest ranked player on the ground for their first game…then the second game, he was the third or fourth most disposable getter playing from the back.”
“If we move to Hussy and Adam, they’ve had strong seasons. Adam’s just averaged 25 touches and about six tackles a game, and Hussy’s obviously been playing predominantly as a small forward, and he’s getting his opportunities and getting a lot of shots, which is great.”
Saad labelled Richmond VFL’s vice-captain Mutaz El Nour as “Mr. Consistent”, and praised Mohammad Yassine’s impact and pressure as a small forward in Richmond’s line-up this season.
Also featuring at VFL level this season was Amin Naim and Mahmoud Taha.
“Amin actually started off really strong playing for the (Northern) Bullants and moved away from Essendon this year, and Mahmoud has been excellent,” Saad said.
“Mahmoud’s played four or five games with Essendon and he’s been awesome. He’s one that’s really looking to have another really strong year.”
Saad expressed excitement over the emergence of Calder Cannons’ talent Blake Justice, Ahmed Abdullah and Jad Naim.
“Ahmad is training with the seniors at the moment, and Jad and Blake are 17-year-old bottom-agers who are having outstanding years,” Saad said.
“Jad and Blake haven’t been dropped since they’ve debuted, which is a credit to them as bottom-agers, so they’re really taking their opportunities and chances.”
