Comrades.

OK, his kicking was wayward at times, but today I could understand why he was retained on the list.

Your thoughts?

is still too lazy and not imposing enough for me, it will be interesting to see what happens with him when Watts plays next season

Newton being lazy = overperpetuated myth

  Biffinator said:

Comrades.

OK, his kicking was wayward at times, but today I could understand why he was retained on the list.

Your thoughts?

The main positive is that he provided a contest, and held on to a few marks. Too often this year we have gone forward and had our attackes repelled because we couldn't hold on to our marks. But Juice put in a good, solid effort, and hopefully he can keep it up in the next few weeks!

You could see when he missed that shot from right in front that he knows he is fighting for a spot in the side.... It is just nerves at the moment because every behind means he is one step closer to being sent back to Casey.... He is a confidence player and now that he has been given a shot and kicked a couple of goals, he needs to be given a run of 5+ games to show DB what he has got to offer....

Juice is a target and can take a grab..... We cannot disregard this fact!

he was ok today, lets not forget it was his first game this year... so he was 3 games behind some.

He did provide a target and straighten us up... With robbo due back soon i think it will only help him..

Missed some easy shots and his kicking was wayward

I am not sold on him yet. Missed a couple of gimmes against woeful opposition. He will not get it easier than it was today. Still question his work ethic and attitude.

only saw second half but i saw him lay tackles , at least 2

He was great today.

Had at least 7 shots on goal, 2.4 and one out on the full.

He may have had another shot that fell short, so that would be 8 shots on goal.

He took a couple of great marks, and most importantly contested a few others that broke open a pack and we got at least one goal from (Jetta on the goal line.)

I thought he pressured well.

A good step forward for Juice today.

Have not been a fan but I thought he worked pretty hard today and chased and tackled. He provided a contest and importantly held most of his gettable marks. Many of the games I saw him play last year he got himself into a postion to win a marking contest and spilled the pill. Good to see him hold a few.

Retains his spot but will need to keep working hard. He will need to keep working as he was probably pitted against one of the weaker back-lines in the comp today.

Juice just needs to improve his kicking. He needs to kick those goals that matter on the run or under pressure. I still thought he played brilliantly today, and made a great addition to the team despite all the fuss about him being terrible. He took 6 marks and laid 4 tackles. It is the best game I have seen him play since at least 2007, if not ever.

he needs to be a damaging forward. Could you see Newton in the forward line in the future with, Robbo, Watts, Jetta, Jurrah, Bate, Miller, Pettard, Wonaeamirri and so on. Now is the time for Newton to stand up and be in our best forward 6, because if the future is bright with the kids, he just wont cut it!

  steveheals said:

Juice just needs to improve his kicking. He needs to kick those goals that matter on the run or under pressure. I still thought he played brilliantly today, and made a great addition to the team despite all the fuss about him being terrible. He took 6 marks and laid 4 tackles. It is the best game I have seen him play since at least 2007, if not ever.

Yeah, he does make a contest when we kick it inside 50 though, and missed a easy set shot straight in front, but then kicked a goal on the run about 50 seconds later. I think Newton has the pontential to become a very good player. Our forward line is looking good for the future. I`m sure Newton,Watts and Jurrah will be a very important part of the forward line in the future as well.

Could easily have ended up with 4-5, that one from dead in front 20 out was a shocker, then he drilled the turnover 30 seconds later on the run from 50. Simple fact for me is that we're struggling in the forward line and the guy had half a dozen serious shots at goal. A couple of times towards the end of the game the ball should have gone to him as well, one in particular where i think it was Bennell went deep in the right pocket towards Miller, when Juice was free 30 out dead in front wasn't the best decision. He presented well, he stays in for me.

The guy is a dud. Fools gold if ever I've seen one.

Gave us another target up forward today which we've been badly needing.

Problem is he does the difficult things and then messes up the easy stuff. Needs to improve his kicking for goal if he wants to become a damaging forward.

Leave him in the side and let's see what the kid can do because he's got a few tricks.

  Ghost said:

Gave us another target up forward today which we've been badly needing.

Problem is he does the difficult things and then messes up the easy stuff. Needs to improve his kicking for goal if he wants to become a damaging forward.

Leave him in the side and let's see what the kid can do because he's got a few tricks.

Agree for now but when the others come back. unless he is at 110%, he'll be the first one out.

Newton should stay in the team for about 3 games, and then when the main personel came back like Robbo, but the injury of Green may give him an opporunity. If he does similar performances of the one that he did today he will be up for selection for the rest of the season.

The only reason he got a game is because the comedy festival is on.....what a joke. He simply is not up to it. PERIOD. Take off your eye patches.

  Biffinator said:

Comrades.

OK, his kicking was wayward at times, but today I could understand why he was retained on the list.

Your thoughts?

Biff,

If he had kicked a few more today he would have been rather damaging for us. The mere fact that he only kicked 2 for us with the opportunities presented meant that he was slightly on the other side of the ledger IMO. We had a similar stanza of footy against the Hawks in that pre-season game where we kept pushing when under the pump and Newton killed us. Today we got over the line and Juice slotted one on the run after a Richmond mistake (lucky). As far as your point about him being on the list goes I can understand also that we needed some insurance with Newton but I doubt he will ever transcend that status unfortunately.

RB

  Hannabal said:

The guy is a dud. Fools gold if ever I've seen one.

Fools gold indeed.

Can take the odd mark here and there, but he played against rubbish today, and I saw him fluff at least one contest where he really should have gone in harder. Maybe that's just the way he goes about it, but he always seems like he couldn't care less about anything but his own performance. Lazy or bored, or maybe both?

Will stay in the side for now, and hopefully we can pump up his tires a bit and maybe the Gold Coast will have a nibble in 2010?

I should add that, to his credit, he has gotten a lot better with his defensive pressure.

This is Newton bashing purely for the sake of it. Credit where credit is due his performance today was a marked improvement on previous. His pressuring was as good as you will see from a key forward. He should have kicked 5 goals and even though he didn't we would not have won the game had he not played today as he offered a true target where previously we have not had one.

He probably will not make it but I am willing to encourage more such performances and hope he continues to improve with games and confidence rather than write him off. As long as she shows the endeavour he showed today.

  Jaded said:

Fools gold indeed.

Can take the odd mark here and there, but he played against rubbish today, and I saw him fluff at least one contest where he really should have gone in harder. Maybe that's just the way he goes about it, but he always seems like he couldn't care less about anything but his own performance. Lazy or bored, or maybe both?

Ridiculous post.

  demons007 said:

The only reason he got a game is because the comedy festival is on.....what a joke. He simply is not up to it. PERIOD. Take off your eye patches.

Maybe but who else can take his spot? He is a tall target we need.

Watts is not ready nor Jurrah. We need a target, Juice is our man for now