He may look slow but he isn't. Telstra Tracker says otherwise
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Pick 53: Jack Graham
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Graham's perceived lack of speed is mythic around here.
He's only slow in the acceleration equals change in velocity over change in time kinda way.
He's not slow in the football kinda way. He gets to the ball. He gets around the ground. He gets to the player who has the ball. He gets the ball away when he has it.
A couple of busted shoulders made it look like he was a couple of steps off, but that was strength and confidence. And inexperience and youth.
No surprise that as his strength and confidence in his body has returned he suddenly looks quick again.
He's slow in the same way that Dion Prestia is short.
Maybe he is in basic, measurable dimensionality, but not in a football game.
Well said Coburg
JG is now showing us what he is capable of as a fit and freely moving player
It would be a tragic waste if some other club was to get the benefit of his next few years
He might not be as fast and nimble as a Bolton - but he doesn’t have to be either
I never cared when Poole or Wilson left the club because i thought one day we become good and prove them wrong.
I didn't expect to wait nearly 30 years.
Losing players when your successful is part of the gig nowadays.
Its the right one's you let go is the trick. The ones that won't effect your course as club.
Is Graham a great bloke? Yes
Has Graham got leadership qualities? 100%
Is he worth 650-700k? No
Now its up to him to accept the offer or scatter to a club that will *smile* him off as soon has a slump in form or he gets injured again.
Graham needs to remember, it was Hatley that found him, his entire state ignored him.
He will accept the 2 years from us and stay. He knows Carlton are disaster.
I didn't expect to wait nearly 30 years.
Losing players when your successful is part of the gig nowadays.
Its the right one's you let go is the trick. The ones that won't effect your course as club.
Is Graham a great bloke? Yes
Has Graham got leadership qualities? 100%
Is he worth 650-700k? No
Now its up to him to accept the offer or scatter to a club that will *smile* him off as soon has a slump in form or he gets injured again.
Graham needs to remember, it was Hatley that found him, his entire state ignored him.
He will accept the 2 years from us and stay. He knows Carlton are disaster.
That sort of logic applies to most blokes
Come the start of 2022 season Soldo will be one ACL from disaster
Rather have both Soldo and Graham fit and well and playing for us then
Most players in the AFL are one Hawkins push away from disaster
Pretty sure Lynch’s contract was heavily back ended. I think he was on $500k for first two years then increased after that to average $1m over 5yrs (or was it 7yrs). I thInk salary cap was going to be decreased next year due to Covid and would expect our bean counters will be working overtime to fit players in. Will certainly be an interesting off season.
How are clubs meant to plan ahead?
Every club would be front or back loading contracts to fit in the salary cap and they can't just arbitrarily reduce the cap or every club will be in trouble.
Might explain why it is taking so long for an announcement on this.
DS
How many times can a player keep copping a should injury?
IMO another bad shoulder injury and he'll be done
Chris Judd had the same issues early in his career. He turned out to be a decent player.
part of the problem at the moment is that noone actually knows what the salary cap is. List sizes are going lower as will the salary cap, not necessarily on a prorata basis
Same could have been said about Dylan Grimes at a number of stages
Not only did Hartley find him, he trusted him to be good enough at the top level which he has clearly shown. Speed of foot is not Jack's strength but it doesn't have to be and this is the point other clubs missed. We have other players to do that outside run. Now Jack has the opportunity to honour that trust and ignore any approaches from other clubs whilst he is still in his prime. We still need his strong inside work and quick reflexes and handball. His shoulders will be fine. If he gets injured the medicos can fix him, whether it's his shoulders or legs (he got over the ankle injury he had when drafted) or whatever. The same can be said for every player in every club, no one knows what injury will come next. Degenerative joint conditions are the red flags to end careers apart from concussions. Let's not forget Juddy who was passed over by some clubs because he'd had multiple shoulder injuries and operations even before he was drafted. He turned out pretty well.
If it's news we want to hear then of course he can be trusted. Most reliable guy out there.
