Excellent interview this afternoon by Daniel Harford from Skilled Stadium.

Tom spoke very eloquently and confidently about his experiences prior to and following his selection at #1 in the draft .

He spoke of the constant enjoyment he gets in being handed a different assignment each week , and how doing the team things correctly was more significant to him than any personal achievment along the way . He noted that there was great cameraderie amongst the new breed at the club and how important it would be down the track because they were growing and bonding together both socially and on the field .

There was quite of deal of disappointment at not having got over the line in a couple of matches , and he noted that people do not recall the losers over time , even when they deserved to win .

He was asked about the difficulties he faced last year whilst trying to combine under 18 team football with school study , and was pleased with the way the MFC had managed his training requirements this year , noting that his body was feeling extremely good but with 9 more rounds to go anything could happen .

There was nothing really new or enlightening in his comments but rest assured this modest and well spoken young man is made of the right stuff and will certainly be a leader at the club for a decade .

Edited June 30, 201015 yr by joeboy

Thanks for that. Much appreciated

I heard It. He speaks very well for such a young guy. Did anyone else hear Shifter talking about Jack Viney today? Geez we could be on to a good thing!

I heard It. He speaks very well for such a young guy. Did anyone else hear Shifter talking about Jack Viney today? Geez we could be on to a good thing!

Yes Kevin Sheahan described him as ' a gun ' and said he was already playing reserves grade football in S.A. and is still under 16 .

I'm off to the U16 Nats next week, will keep and eye out for Jack and report back if he plays.

I'm off to the U16 Nats next week, will keep and eye out for Jack and report back if he plays.

He's playing mate. Shifter said today Jack Is realy coming along this year and should star In the U16 nats. Keep us posted. Cheers

Sounds fantastic.

Based on the assumption he wants to play for the mighty dees, what is the rule? If a club says they will use their round 1 pick on him do we have to match that or is it just round 2 onwards?

Sounds fantastic.

Based on the assumption he wants to play for the mighty dees, what is the rule? If a club says they will use their round 1 pick on him do we have to match that or is it just round 2 onwards?

Have to match it.

Sounds fantastic.

Based on the assumption he wants to play for the mighty dees, what is the rule? If a club says they will use their round 1 pick on him do we have to match that or is it just round 2 onwards?

Next pick we have after the one they nominate.

there was an article about jack in the herald sun today... or was it inside footy mag... either way it says melbourne will be keeping an eye on him

Informative

Informative

yes in hindsight probably should made sure on where the article was... or even what it was about mainly lol

there was an article about jack in the herald sun today... or was it inside footy mag... either way it says melbourne will be keeping an eye on him

We're keeping both eyes on him, the club's already given him a footy jumper

http://www.sen.com.au/audioplayer/Audio/Tom-Scully/638

Love how he made mention of the fact that 4.5 wins out of 13 means that we have under achieved. Good that the old cliches not trotted out, even some senior boys fallen into the trap.

Edited July 2, 201015 yr by Demon Jack 16

Interesting observation re Jack. I was at the CEO's breakfast and BP and Cam Schwab recently. I brought up Jack as part of the conversation talking about GWS / GC and ways around drafting concessions and namely the father son.

BP talked him up a storm then Cam spoke about the way Todd sees it. Cam openly said that he is great mates with Todd (memory fails me but he could have actually said best mates ...anyway), he talked about how when Todd was drafted Sheedy cruised into his place and just expected Todd to go, but his folks were more interested in a club that would look after Todd and in the end he ended up at the Dees. Todd has the same expectation for Jack, he wants the club going in the right direction and looking out for the kids. Cam stopped short of saying that he was a cert to be at MFC but that he "would be surprised if he didnt".

Cam was also proud as punch of the new facilities, which i could tell he thought would help in attracting that sort of attention re club preferences.

Thought that may be of interest to some.

Edited July 2, 201015 yr by mordja

thanks 4 the link dj16. loved the interview, the kid sounds like a veteran of this club, already,he's one that certainly sound's like he hates under achieving which is another positive 4 an already leader (imo) of our Mighty Dee's. We CAN beat the saint's!!!!!!!!