a handful of VFL games and a practice match aren't considered hard facts, maybe hard up for facts would be more appropriate, and in my opinion your opinion is controversial

So, think of the HUGE amount of PROFESSIONAL football people that worked on picking up this young man and have now selected him to play...... Now, are you a professional football person? I'm going to assume you DON'T work full time for an AFL team, but you're telling us you know better than all these people?

You're blind negativity is just flat out not welcome around the MFC, I'm all for blunt assessments and honesty, but you're stand on this wreaks of ignorance and maybe even a bit of jealousy.

In the end, you are not voicing an opinion and can't use that as a defence, you are just showing an ability to comprehend simple things.

If you think Tapscott is useless then that reflects on those that selected him, if you don't like what's happening at MFC then get off the train cos we don't want whinging passengers any more.

There seems to be alot of excitement about a kid who is big and can kick. We'll see what happens but I don't think he'll make it at AFL level. I've got nothing against Tapscott and I love others enthusiasm I just don't share it.

Sounds like 2 tricks to me.

A one-trick pony forward who has been playing in the backline and has been named on a wing..?

Poor effort.

Sounds like 2 tricks to me.

A one-trick pony forward who has been playing in the backline and has been named on a wing..?

Poor effort.

Here here...

Roost It, you know you're in trouble when e25 and I are in agreeance and teaming up...

They flushed you out though. And they are inane. I've decided to post at the level that know prevails on this once readable site.

I thought it may have been your collingwood buddy commandeering your account again

I thought it may have been your collingwood buddy commandeering your account again

Has happened a few times but alas not on this occasion.

Sounds like 2 tricks to me.

A one-trick pony forward who has been playing in the backline and has been named on a wing..?

Poor effort.

Being big isn't a trick so it's back to one and yes your post was a poor effort but feel free to have another crack.

Edited March 25, 201114 yr by Roost It

There seems to be alot of excitement about a kid who is big and can kick. We'll see what happens but I don't think he'll make it at AFL level. I've got nothing against Tapscott and I love others enthusiasm I just don't share it.

Interesting opinion and deflating to read Roost It.

I'm more excited having seen LT play at U18 level and I agree with Bailey's comments in the 2011 Season guide:

Luke fought injuries last year, including shoulder and other niggles. But to be fair to Luke, he needs to continue to get some training time into him and get his body ready. He's a very good set-shot for goal and a very good mark for his size. Luke has a strong pair of hands and given the opportunities, I know he'll take them and impact the game. He really plays an aggressive level of football.

As you say, we'll see what happens....fwiw we might not see a great deal this season, but I think we will thereafter.

PS. Whenever a draft pick has their debut for Mfc, there is always excitement on these boards and talking them up. It's the nature of the beast at Demonland.

If supporters of the club can't get excited about a new player debuting, then who can!

It's great to see a young player with potential running out for his first game with the MFC.

I haven't seen Tappy play, and am looking foward to seeing how he goes on Sunday.

Good luck Luke, I'll be cheering for you!

Edited March 25, 201114 yr by Real Demon

I can't for the life of me see why anyone would care what Roost It has to say, it's just an opinion and one that has no relevance to fact as he has no basis for the opinion.

All will be revealed after he's played a season or two.

moral of the story is if you want to post negative things about a MFC player on this site then you wont get many people to agree!

I made some negativeish posts about Jack Watts in another thread, but he's played a bit of AFL footy which were the grounds for my comments.

Tapscott on the other hand is about to debut, so i'll reserve my judgement. I'm fairly confident he'll be a long term player for us though

If supporters of the club can't get excited about a new player debuting, then who can!

It's great to see a young player with potential running out for his first game with the MFC.

I haven't seen Tappy play, and am looking foward to seeing how he goes on Sunday.

Good luck Luke, I'll be cheering for you!

I'm super happy for people to get excited about new players, I normally do, just not on this occasion. I think Tapscott will be exposed at AFL level.

I'm super happy for people to get excited about new players, I normally do, just not on this occasion. I think Tapscott will be exposed at AFL level.

IT. IS. HIS. FIRST. GAME. FFS.

MOST players get exposed on their debut game.

Your opinion has been noted, let's just see how it pans out hey, pipe up again at the end of next season when he's actually had a chance and we'll see who will be 'exposed'.

Now, with your AMAZING ability to see the future without any kind of insight or knowledge whatsoever, please let us all know next weeks tatts numbers...

Edited March 25, 201114 yr by stuie

I mean, heavily criticizing the potential of a 19 year old who you've never even seen play... gotta be a troll

No I haven't seen him play. I would expect at VFL level he wouldn't get beaten for strength. Yes he certainly has a great kick. Does he have the nous and other tricks to make it at AFL level. I have my doubts.

In some of those youtube clips he bangs 55m goals from the boundry, That's a fair trick.

I don't know whether Tapscott will be a star... however I do know one thing.

Tapscott has had a VERY injury interrupted pre-season. He didn't play NAB cup and only played 1.5 vfl games. He didn't play any games last year due to injury so has no exposed form... and yet... he has been rushed in to the team and picked for round 1, the first opportunity the club has had to put him in the seniors. He has been picked ahead of regulars like Bate and has leapfrogged Strauss, Blease and Gysberts.

It is plainly obvious that the match committee rate him very highly, to chuck him in the seniors at the first real opportunity, despite a very limited preparation.

This reminds me of exactly how the match committee treated Garland in his 2nd season. I remember he'd just come off an 8-week injury leading up to round 1 and had only played one (pretty crappy) game in his first season... and yet the match committee played him, and kept playing him every opportunity they got.

Why? Because the match committee, which deals with the players day in day out, can see when a player has something special and is going to be a really good afl player. The coach clearly rate young Tapscott!

I think Tapscott will be exposed at AFL level.

What weaknesses are going to expose him? The main doubt I can think of may be a fatal lack of pace? My understanding is his attack on the contest, endurance and kicking are elite and he has the body size to make an impact - he adds a physical dimension that currently only Moloney provides.

Bam Bam is going to be ripper for the MFC.

He's playing because hes talented, aggressive and has a mans body.

Been looking forward to his first since the words "Luke...Tapscott" were spoken on draft day...

Carn the Dees

Edited March 25, 201114 yr by PaulRB

I mean, heavily criticizing the potential of a 19 year old who you've never even seen play... gotta be a troll

He's not a troll.

Just didn't think it through.

And we are entitled to comment (you would say attack) on your post, otherwise...

(I say this quite a bit)

Get a blog and disable the comments...

I havent seen Jack Viney play yet, but I hear his kicking on his left boot is a bit suss, probably best to let someone else risk taking him in the draft rather than get a dud...

Tatts numbers:Try 7 12 13 23 30 36

I'm not trolling just expressing anopinion people don't want to hear.

I'll be honest I don't even know why I think it, it's just a hunch and my hunch's are usually, in fact always correct.

Most people around here would know me as a fairly reasonable poster who sees the bright side of Demon life, on this I've taken the other road. We'll see how it comes out.

The match commitee can easily be wrong. Weetra, Miller, Newton, to name a few.

And yes Viney is a little suss on his left and I haven't even seen him!

I'm not trolling just expressing anopinion people don't want to hear.

People don't want to hear your opinion for the same reason they don't want to listen to The Veronicas - it's trash.

People don't want to hear your opinion for the same reason they don't want to listen to The Veronicas - it's trash.

How dare you say that about The Veronica's !

They haven't even made the selection table and already you've slagged them......

Woohoo.... some good news for the dee's

hopefully will deliver some good old fashioned grunt straight out of the box. Been waiting a long time for this kid to start B)

young demon to debut

same here, really looking forward to Sunday.

On a side note the forward line looks very strong for rd 1, Im excited (Big Kev style)

People don't want to hear your opinion for the same reason they don't want to listen to The Veronicas - it's trash.

What sort of money do you want to part with when he underwhelms this season.

If my opinion was such trash why do so many respond to it?

Tatts numbers:Try 7 12 13 23 30 36

Are you subtly implying that your "hunch's" (that are "in fact always correct") are the same as your Tatts numbers? or is this just noise to fill in a slow friday before the season starts...

What would Tapscott have to do on Sunday for you to get over this "hunch"?

Edited March 25, 201114 yr by PaulRB