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Jack's still a bub in some respects.
While his father was never what you would call "heavy set" he was massively strong through the lower body and core.
Give Jack a couple of years to develop that power and he could indeed be a useful mid.

Easy to sit back and bag our players, probably makes you feel good I don't know, but if there's noone better to replace them then let's support our guys, goodness knows they need it

Jack's still a bub in some respects.
While his father was never what you would call "heavy set" he was massively strong through the lower body and core.
Give Jack a couple of years to develop that power and he could indeed be a useful mid.

Easy to sit back and bag our players, probably makes you feel good I don't know, but if there's noone better to replace them then let's support our guys, goodness knows they need it

When did I state he was better?....I said he will do the job until we draft or trade in someone better, didnt say I rate  him at all. Mullett isnt Simpson's bootlace as a footballer but there is nothing in the NB's to replace him with and SOS doesnt tend to cull his own freshly drafted players so I expect Mullet on the list for a couple of more seasons at least...
Small defenders have been an issue with us for a while...Docherty and Simpson rebound well but are not so big on the defending side especially Simpson , and Mullet is next to useless as a lock down player....

Jack's still a bub in some respects.
While his father was never what you would call "heavy set" he was massively strong through the lower body and core.
Give Jack a couple of years to develop that power and he could indeed be a useful mid.

A lot depends on contract lengths...many of the players drafted under SOS would still be deep  in contract.
We won't know whether he's ruthless with those he's drafted for a year or two.

I've found myself thinking (and saying) he's too slow to make it. Then I think of Jobe Watson. He fashioned himself into a midfielder and he certainly wasn't quick. He had Greg Williams as a mentor too...

Yep exactly, this "too slow" claptrap has been around for years, ....and has been disproven time & time again by natural footballers who know where to go & what to do with the ball.....all the while those speedy players are still chasing the ball movement.  Sam Mitchell is another example, he just got the ball & used it so well that it was the ball that was doing the "running & carrying" instead of his feet !

I think back to our 95 side even, it was "too old, too slow" when we crashed out in straight sets in 94....full of slow midfielders like Williams, Fraser Brown, Ratts......hmmmm.

I think the 'too slow' angle depends on who else is in the side.

In the first quarter we looked so slow....

Kreuzer , Phillips , Casboult , Rowe , Kennedy , Cripps , MacKay , Ed Curnow.....

Its over a third of our side with little to no leg speed. Throw in SOJ and today's game style of smaller
forwards with pressure and its all just too slow.

I think a fast mind and good decisions are important but when you can't chase or pressure due to
speed we have a problem. You can carry a couple but not as many as we currently do.

Watson spent an off season being mentored by Williams, primarily about his hands (use by, and upskilling his handball) and positioning - using these to offset his lack of speed and poor kicking.  I believe that Watson only missed being de-listed by the skin of his teeth.