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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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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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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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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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