Jack Ross

[BT Tiger]

Made some posters from earlier today look a bit silly. Was our best in the 1st half.

 

[Scoop]

Needs to play. Getting better in traffic. Time. Starting to find it. Still one of our better kicks over 30.

We need mids. We need good kicks. Tell me why we don’t need this bloke?

 

[TimeToRoar]

Point to prove being made sub. Was good tonight.

 

[zippadeee]

Played well considering he was our sub

 

[toothless]

Underrated player.

The new whipping boy. Not sure why - group think? Can play.

 

[tigerman]

Amen to that. He was huge and very happy for him. Underrated player.

Very underrated.

 

[zgod]

Has had a good year.

 

[Merveille]

Has had a good year.

Been dropped twice now both times BS

 

[Mr Brightside]

Best game hes played

 

[123cups]

Best game for the club.

 

[kiwitiger]

Kid has made a lot of progress , respect

 

[waiting]

Best game for the club.

Easily could have had 4 goals tonight.

And that was from the wing.

Best game for mine. Worked hard both ways.

 

[Willo]

Resilient. Played well.

 

[TigerFlag2017]

Very good game. Starting to have a bit of presence.

Strange decision to make him sub

 

[Tigers of Old]

Credit where it's due.

 

[Ian4]

I've been a fan since day 1. I think as a club we have treated Ross terribly. We have almost destroyed his confidence. Credit to Ross for sticking it out. But If I were him, I would have asked to be traded last year. Anyone who doesn't think he's in our best 22 is kidding themselves. He has all the tricks, he just needs the coach to back him.

 

[BiddiscombeSkills]

I've been a fan since day 1. I think as a club we have treated Ross terribly. We have almost destroyed his confidence. Credit to Ross for sticking it out. But If I were him, I would have asked to be traded last year. Anyone who doesn't think he's in our best 22 is kidding themselves. He has all the tricks, he just needs the coach to back him.

I'm a Ross fan too, but don't agree that he's been treated terribly. On the contrary, I think the time spent in the VFL, especially this year where he has been clearly a level above, has been the making of him.

If there's something I've criticised Ross for over the journey, it's been his tendency to play conservative when he gets called up to AFL level. It's what players do when they don't feel like they belong - they try to minimise mistakes rather than maximise impact. I'm not a subscriber to the idea that a guaranteed block of games in the 1's is the answer to this. Self-belief is not something that be switched on and off so quickly, it's something that builds over time through round after round of positive reinforcement.

And I reckon the time in the VFL has given Ross that opportunity to build that core of self belief. When he walks out onto the ground in the 2's, you can see in his body language that he believes that he's the best player on the park. And it translates to the way he plays - more and more he's been downright audacious in his attack on and use of the ball. Positive reinforcement. The more he does it, the more it becomes part of his DNA, the more it's part of his game when he gets called up to the seniors. It's not something he has to think about anymore, it's just the way he plays.

Is he the complete player yet? No. But he's young. And the flaws in his game are being addressed. He's starting to believe.

I've got a bit of a Lablett feeling about him.

 

[Dont Argue]

Made some posters from earlier today look a bit silly.

In all fairness, that’s not that difficult

 

[K3]

In all fairness, that’s not that difficult

 

[spook]

I'm a Ross fan too, but don't agree that he's been treated terribly. On the contrary, I think the time spent in the VFL, especially this year where he has been clearly a level above, has been the making of him.

If there's something I've criticised Ross for over the journey, it's been his tendency to play conservative when he gets called up to AFL level. It's what players do when they don't feel like they belong - they try to minimise mistakes rather than maximise impact. I'm not a subscriber to the idea that a guaranteed block of games in the 1's is the answer to this. Self-belief is not something that be switched on and off so quickly, it's something that builds over time through round after round of positive reinforcement.

And I reckon the time in the VFL has given Ross that opportunity to build that core of self belief. When he walks out onto the ground in the 2's, you can see in his body language that he believes that he's the best player on the park. And it translates to the way he plays - more and more he's been downright audacious in his attack on and use of the ball. Positive reinforcement. The more he does it, the more it becomes part of his DNA, the more it's part of his game when he gets called up to the seniors. It's not something he has to think about anymore, it's just the way he plays.

Is he the complete player yet? No. But he's young. And the flaws in his game are being addressed. He's starting to believe.

I've got a bit of a Lablett feeling about him.

Great post, BS.