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2009 Player Review - # 16 Jack Grimes

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Jack Grimes – We were really happy with his season. He missed the first part of the season but was able to play the middle part and impress. Jack's a class player, who handles the ball really cleanly and offers leadership. He mainly played half-back, but we see him becoming a damaging midfielder in the next few years – Sean Wellman on Melbournefc.com.au.
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    Really looking forward to getting Jack back :) he has class this lad. A very intelligent and good user of the ball. One of those lads of whom you just feel happier when he gets the ball.

    Lets get these inury niggles sorted and allow him to really become the player he will be ..an absolute champ !!

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    Wow! This kid will be a giant of the sport.

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    Gun.

    Willed the team across the line vs West Coast.

    Expect him to push more into the midfield in 2010

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    Am i putting the mozz on him if i label him a "future captain"? Thats where i see him in 4 or 5 years

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    Gets a lot of stick from 45HG16 but will be a great player.

    Hopefully, his back problems can be managed.

    A leader of men.

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    He is no ordinary gun either, he is a semi-automated machine gun.

    Captain 2011?

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    All class and determination with the decision making which belies his youth. IMO only injury stands between him and a stellar career. Hopefully he will have an uninterrupted pre-season, and really start to make his mark in 2010. Wouldn't it be great to see him develop as part of the pre-eminent midfield group in the AFL?

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    I think he has the potential to be a star - not necessarily of the competition but certainly of the Melbourne Football Club.

    When he took the game on late in the game versus WCE it appeared that he had that real will to win, deciding someone had to stand up and that it would be him.

    He's turned it over under no pressure a little too often for a guy who kicks the footy well, so I think it's a concentration thing.

    It'll be interesting to see how much time he gets in the midfield next year, and how he would cope with a tag.

    One of the positives from 2009.

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    lOVE THE KID

    hard at it, has good skills and pace

    I just hope his early career injury problems are past him, has missed too much footy in the 1st 2 years

    Fitness staf get it right or we could end up like St Kilda circa 2002-2007

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    Gets a lot of stick from 45HG16 but will be a great player.

    Hopefully, his back problems can be managed.

    A leader of men.

    i like the kid but i feel he is going to be another player who can be great but never get over there injuies, hope i am wround.

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    Cheers for that. Often ridiculed by 45hotgod16. I think he'll be a star! ;)

    He reminds me of a young Worsfold regarding leadership & looks.... :lol:

    Touch wood Grimes has no injury concerns in the future.

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    Congrats to jack for having a great season, and i hope the club finds a solution for his injury issues. Even though i wanna see grimes go into the midfield, i reckon it may be better for him to play on the half back line. the main reason i want him in the back line is his defensive abilty. He reads the play really well and provides good drive off half back.

    James strauss will probably take grimes position after grimes makes a move to the midfield, but does anyone know about his defensive capabilties?

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    Has a bright future if he can stay fit.

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    Geeze some people really rate this kid and i can see why. However his only a young kid and calling him a potential captain can be a bit risky and uncalled for. Hopefully he can become a good player for the Melbourne Football Club and we dont trade him in the future

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    You can see why the club was so torn over whether to pick Morton or Grimes with #4 in the draft. Grimes is going to be a superstar.... I wonder what odds Centrebet are offering on Grimes to win the 2012 Brownlow... hmmm....

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    I am curious. If you were to rate players on their absolute potential where would Grimes rate?

    Morton is a more devastating kick, finds the ball at will, almost 10cm taller and is a top5 runner at the club(I am aware that Grimes is also very good at the beep test).

    We have other potentially great players: Watts, Frawley, Sylvia, Garland, Blease (apparently) and Jurrah. Where does Grimes' absolute best game place him in this bunch?

    One thing in his favour is his hunger and commitment. As I mentioned in the Maric thread, it is one thing to be talented and another to be driven enough to get the most out of your talent.

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    I am curious. If you were to rate players on their absolute potential where would Grimes rate?

    It's why I said Grimes would be a star of the MFC, rather than a star of the competition.

    I'd rate it less than a few others, but there's a massive gulf between potential and realisation of potential.

    The upside might not be as big but he's already closer to being a very good player than most on our list.

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    You can see why the club was so torn over whether to pick Morton or Grimes with #4 in the draft.

    I didn't know that. The club must of thought it was dreaming when #13 was read out and they realised Grimes was ours for the taking.

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