Don’t disagree with these comments from Bell.
Although Jacko generally didn’t perform as a fwd for us, the whole kick to the boundary game plan with a congested fwd 50 didn’t do him any favours.
he was also our 3rd sometimes 4th target. Be interesting how he goes as main or 2nd target.
But Jacko has said on many occasions that he prefers ruck or around the ball.
The culture/environment issue you talk about is relevant for Jack Watts and a few others.
But Jimmy T, Cale Morton and the like were just dud picks.
if he was a clone of Daicos he would have gone on to play some great footy post Melb, of which he did not.
I would argue anyone who consistently posts on a football forum, has huge emotion for football. Just because you may not be aware of that emotion doesn’t mean it isn’t there.
Most of the Dees people I trust most also think Max is best dropping back and helping with intercept marks. Very much like the great Jim Stynes use to do week in week out.
He can then at times run forward of the ball and be a key target on the wings. Much depends on whether TMac gets back to his running best though.
Some Salem rotations through the midfield is a great idea. Especially if Rivers, Bowey etc are back to their best and there is depth through his typical hbf position.
He played some effective mid minutes in his first couple of seasons while he was still developing
Don’t think it will be an issue. There will be 2 key requirements for Petty to go forward
a) injury or form issues for at least 1 of TMac, BB or JVR
b) a Turner, Tomlinson, Smith absolutely banging the door down with form that demands them to be picked