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Well, I don't really want to get into an argument about what constitutes "slow", but I consider him to be slow. And I know he wins the ball, but as I suggested, we don't really have a problem with winning the ball.

On that point we are in 100% agreement.

18 years old weighing 70-something kilos playing in an abject misery of a team and we're going the glass is half empty!

I don't know how well you remember those last 2 games of his last year but I think he's being sold short. There was 1 other game which he was really good - maybe Hawthorn I think. It's a bloody good achievement for a kid and full credit to him.

He was pretty rubbish against the Swans but he'll bounce back from that.

I concede the Swans are ultra-professional and nearly always do the right thing, the little things.

O'Brien and Dow are a bit timid just yet, they're not naturally aggressive and it will take them a few years to get comfortable.
They both have good skills and good aerobic capacity, they'll be good players.

I'll give him a chance but I remember being more excited by kane Lucas.

I have yet to see "it" with o brien.

He's the one player I'm most worried about out of all our draftees.

Polson shows a competitive instinct.
Fisher is perhaps the best of the lot.
Sps is silky.
Dow has wow factor.
Weitering is reliable and shows class.
Curnow has x factor.
McKay has shown he can influence games and moves extremely well for a big man.
Kerr is a bit old school but kicks it well, is competitive in the air, but is a bit old school.
Jack silvagni shows a competitive edge, and seems clever despite his limitations.
Cunningham is clean and knows where the goals are.
Walsh is the most complete player we've drafted.

O brien worries me.  I've yet to see "it".

O'Brien and Dow are a bit timid just yet, they're not naturally aggressive and it will take them a few years to get comfortable.
They both have good skills and good aerobic capacity, they'll be good players.

I thought Dow had one of his worst game for the Club last Sat v Syd. He seemed to miss targets, goals and was generally messy with some of his disposals. But to his credit, he worked his ass off. He is a jet though and is entitled to an off game every now and then.

He got off to a bad start with that shocking miss in the first few minutes and didn't really recover, his games against Richmond and Port were good.
He'll be a good player, possibly a very good player.

I thought Dow had one of his worst game for the Club last Sat v Syd. He seemed to miss targets, goals and was generally messy with some of his disposals. But to his credit, he worked his ass off. He is a jet though and is entitled to an off game every now and then.

Dow's disposal was off, and from memory he got caught with the ball a few times.
He works very hard though, he gets into good positions and he tackles.
Reminds me so much of Judd... Even his kicking for goal is the same.

The hardest thing for the kids to learn in sport is to let go of your mistakes, it's probably the biggest difference between a team full of experienced heads and newbies.

The newbies either go introspective or start finger-pointing and as a result lose focus, the old heads just rinse and repeat!

Out of our lot, seniors and kids, only Daisy seems to have mastered the art of getting on with it. sMurph and Simmo look a bit sulky at times, Jones loses his bundle and SpecialK gets shy!

But anyway, that's the job of the coaches, to get them all up and about at the same time!