The I Was Wrong About JR Thread

sticksaftersiren87 · **Joined:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:50 am **Posts:** 1247

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singindablues · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 9:14 pm

I was wrong about JR. Credit to Jordan. Credit to Ratts.

I'm still right about Thornton.

verbs · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 9:19 pm

Yup me too. I compared him to Tom Harley and was bagged. I was wrong. He's better than Harley. :grin:

Nick · **Joined:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:52 pm **Posts:** 1857

I was not wrong about JR.

Backed him from since he got drafted.

Juzzy · **Joined:** Wed May 20, 2009 9:23 pm **Posts:** 715

I was wrong about JR, he is a great player.

I feel I was right about him not earning his spot for a long, long time though.

teagueyubeauty · **Joined:** Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:28 am **Posts:** 6450

Nick wrote:

I was not wrong about JR.

Backed him from since he got drafted.

X2

doofdoof · **Joined:** Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:54 pm **Posts:** 2251

i plead guilty.

i hope im just as wrong about some others (all the players i think are shit that is)

behindblueeyes · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 9:53 pm

Kids - rip the 5 off your old jumper

camel · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 10:00 pm

I tipped this.

The Normal One · **Joined:** Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:35 pm **Posts:** 20076

I saw the light in that first season at the Bullants :thumbsup:

Sydney Blue · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 10:14 pm

never doubted him but had serious doubts about his early development look like his was being burnt - Ratts showed faith and full credit to him stuck by him

Please dont start an I was wrong about the Big irishman just yet

caulfieldrover · **Joined:** Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:24 am **Posts:** 336

Since very early on he has been the grunt and muscle in the team.

Skills are now catching up.

He is in the Mots and Macka mould. Hard arse from SA.

GWS · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 10:21 pm

I wasn't right or wrong.

Russell (like all footballers who show skill at a young age) needed to be given 4 to 5 years to develop.

Provided the player displays the right attitude and does everything in his power to "make it" it's at that time you make a serious assessment.

So maybe I was right.

GWS · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 10:21 pm

Same goes for coaches...

GWS · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 10:22 pm

But not Cain Ackland.

House · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 10:50 pm

GWS wrote:

But not Cain Ackland.

NEVER, EVER Cain Ackland.....

Every time I hear the word 'Hacks' on coverage, I think of that wasted ability and wish he'd done more with us.... Still - could be worse, we could have mortgaged our future for Kosi!! :lol:

caulfieldrover · **Joined:** Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:24 am **Posts:** 336

Kosi would be a better player in a team that kicked the ball to him.

Would be a nice pick up for a late pick.

Actually I think we should go after Goddard and Wells when free agency comes in, just to stick it up the AFL. Goddards Mum must have loved last night.

Donstuie · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 11:03 pm

I admit that I didn't always see his worth when others did, and thought he should've done more to keep his spot ahead of others. But I don't recall ever out-and-out saying he would amount to nothing like some others did (although I did have doubts).

So if this makes me wrong, then I was wrong.

Pklz · **Posted:** Tue May 11, 2010 11:49 pm

Nick wrote:

I was not wrong about JR.

Backed him from since he got drafted.

TruBlueBrad · **Posted:** Wed May 12, 2010 12:01 am

GWS wrote:

I wasn't right or wrong.

Russell (like all footballers who show skill at a young age) needed to be given 4 to 5 years to develop.

Provided the player displays the right attitude and does everything in his power to "make it" it's at that time you make a serious assessment.

So maybe I was right.

Same. I don't judge players early and write them off and JR is a shining example of why.

Over the last 20 years we've probably delisted half a dozen JR's that would have gone on and become serviceable AFL footballers (thats not to say JR is only serviceable).

I also don't analyse every drafting or list management decision. Its not an exact science, the recruiting department and MC make a call based on what they see.

We're seeing this year with the form of not only JR, but Setanta, Armfield, Yarran and ratten that flying off the handle and making rash statements can make you look like a goose. Good thing about the internet and forums like this is you're commiting it to writing and maybe someday someone will go back and drag it out to remind you :thumbsup:

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