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Jack Watts
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TheCan said:
Frawley, Jones, Trengrove, Grimes, Sylvia, Howe, Viney and Clarke would all be worth looking at with Toumpas, Tapscott, Jamar and Blease also worthy of consideration.
Yes Melbourne are a Cancer atm but I remember thinking that of the Tiges not so long ago. I even asked Jack about it a few years ago and I was delighted to see that he took exception to that suggestion. The Dees need a Jack desperately. Ironically Frawley was taken one pick ahead of him and usually stitches him up.
Worst team I have ever seen.
Since 2000 the Dee's have had 33 draft picks who never played a single game and another 9 who have played 5 or less.
Since 2000 the Dee's have had 33 draft picks who never played a single game and another 9 who have played 5 or less.
Streak said:
:hihi yep. Sh!t me today watching the Dees and hearing the excuses Eddie was making for them. On the flip side everyone was having a ball at our expense back in 2010.
SCOOP said:
Scully the million dollar dud, unbelievable that he's one of the highest paid footballers in the league.
But back on Melbourne, when was the last time they actually nailed a first round pick? Probably Frawley but then again, Jack went the pick after so a Pyrrhic victory of sorts.
So in ten years and oodles of top ten picks they've almost squandered every one of them. And to make matters worse, one of their better selections in Brock McLean ended up costing them half a million in tanking fines.
Thank god I don't support them, I reckon I would have thrown the towel in by now.
Not sure Watts played much TAC if at all Phantom. Pretty sure he just played school footy the year he got drafted, got to cruise through n shouldn't have been any higher than a late first rounder. Dees have done him no favours by feeding him to Scumwood in his first game then simply letting him float through his first few years.Phantom said:
Only watched the first three qtrs but that Stringer kid appears to have plenty of tools for AFL footy.
It's a bloodbath of draft picks.
But I don't remember after any draft thinking "Gee the Demons butchered that". It's about what you do with them once they arrive. The Dee's as you rightly say, haven't got someone and made them better. Even Morton, he is what he is but I thought he would play an outside role and be a ok core footballer. His drop off is staggering. Same with Trengove. He looked like a star in his first year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V165i-0SKwk
What happened????
But I don't remember after any draft thinking "Gee the Demons butchered that". It's about what you do with them once they arrive. The Dee's as you rightly say, haven't got someone and made them better. Even Morton, he is what he is but I thought he would play an outside role and be a ok core footballer. His drop off is staggering. Same with Trengove. He looked like a star in his first year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V165i-0SKwk
What happened????
Jukes Extended said:
That's actually an astounding stat.
They just have absolutely no development, or at the very least the players lack so much confidence playing the 'Collingwood lite' game plan under Neeld. That requires elite fitness and a fanatic desire to chase, tackle and harass. The Dees have none of that, and the players seem to be just totally lost for any handle as to how to play.
SCOOP said:
Exactly Scoop.
Fact is Jackson would have taken Watts at pick 1. He would also have taken Tapscott instead of Griff if we had a pick one slot earlier.
The same can be said for nearly every early pick they've taken. They all would have went early in the draft to an AFL club.
The poor blighters that got taken got the short straw is all.
There is a massive disease at that club.
One question for those that wish to answer. Where would Tom Hawkins career be if his old man played for Melbourne? Think about that.
Leysy Days said:
There's a good article on AFL.com about nature versus nurture, which basically tracks the careers of Duncan, Bastinac and Trengove. Trengove started off like a house on fire but has gone backwards at a rate of knots, the other two are knocking on the door of elite status.
In the case of Trengove, I can only assume it was too much, too soon. Being given the captaincy so early was crazy, as was the enormous workload placed on him from day one. It was always going to end in tears.
Melbourne in no different position to the tigers a few years back.
Tigers it is possible to rise out of the mud. Need to be smart, disciplined and a unified/qualified team.
I think they would be better off dumping neeld within a month and test out Craig for the remainder of the year to see if he has the required vision to develop and build a list.
Tigers it is possible to rise out of the mud. Need to be smart, disciplined and a unified/qualified team.
I think they would be better off dumping neeld within a month and test out Craig for the remainder of the year to see if he has the required vision to develop and build a list.
