I often wondered how such a pathetic recruiting mistake was made. How the hell did he get through medicals and the big question is what did Carlscum know and hide about it?Ghost of 29 said:
All the more reason to stop splitting the gate with them.
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All the more reason to stop splitting the gate with them.
Players get re-trained for different positions all the time.Tames said:
Would it be so unrealistic to build his endurance and turn him into a run with tagger?
Imagine the fear he would put into the opposition midfielders and then he could rest in the forward line and we know what he can do down there.
ahyeahnah said:
They tried him as a mid didn’t work found his spot as a forward and now we have lynch spot has gone think club is looking a back up mids bigger bodies etc that have tanks maybe Lonergan Sheridan etc
Think alot of people are letting their hearts do the thinking
We all love Jacob and his efforts in the last 8 or so weeks of 2017 but he is a limited footballer that needs to be upgraded
Its whats better for Richmond
We all love Jacob and his efforts in the last 8 or so weeks of 2017 but he is a limited footballer that needs to be upgraded
Its whats better for Richmond
Should be an additional list category introduced for premiership-cult-hero-sentimental-fan-favorite thay is outside the salary cap and eligible for 5 cameo performace and 23 goals per season
Hislop... a shocking kick, couldn't find the ball, and rarely impacted a game. As for Jacob... a premiership , a Liston medal, and a sweet set shot with some big scoreboard contributions. That said, I'm glad Tom sent his regards.taztiger4 said:
Has struggled for most of his career to establish a full time midfield role.
Astounding utilisation of a limited skill set at the end of 2017 by player & football dept but appears to have been the outlier as his form this season was nowhere near that of his 5 game purple patch. My sense is the club has gotten this completely right.
Astounding utilisation of a limited skill set at the end of 2017 by player & football dept but appears to have been the outlier as his form this season was nowhere near that of his 5 game purple patch. My sense is the club has gotten this completely right.
Tames said:
And therein lies the problem. His greatest asset is his tackling but only managed 3 tackles a game. That's 1 a quarter except for 1 quarter where he doesn't make a tackle at all. You can;t carry that alone. You have to have other strings to your bow.
The outlier was just the 2 thrashing’s against bottom teams who gave up hope at the end of the season, the after glow from these 2 matches carried over during finals but his finals were similar to his 2018 form.
I feel bad pointing it out but that’s probably why the club is doing what they’re doing.
I feel bad pointing it out but that’s probably why the club is doing what they’re doing.
toby64 said:
I think his entire 2017 was an outlier. He dominated VFL for much of the year, getting high disposals and kicking goals (hence the Liston win). He carried that into the seniors. He wasn't the same player this year, at AFL level or VFL level.
