Cale Morton

[Chicken Deelicious 0]

Cale has been dropped, hopefully with instructions. It seemed to work for Ricky Pettard, who has turned it around. Cale has enormous potential, some confidence in himself and some learning at Casey would serve him well. Traded? I see no link between being dropped on form / confidence and not having a place in the future MFC success plan. Lets see how it plays out.

[DEELIGHTED 16]

he hasnt shown a heap this year but does have some real talent. must be very low on self-confidence. Im all for keeping him. Have put too much into him to trade him. That said he does need to show us faithful that he deserves to say.

Sitting on the fence at its finest!!!!!

[DEELIGHTED 16]

"stay"

[Deano74 156]

At his stage of his career he shouldn't be in the 2's.

Its not good enough for a number 4 pick.

Shame we didnt select Taylor Walker at number 75 now lol

[Tatu 416]

It would be mad to trade Morton so early in his career, he's going to be a top player. We all need to be more patient with Cale, he's going to take time.....

[dee-luded 2,958]

"stay"

Or Go! B)

[dee-luded 2,958]

It would be mad to trade Morton so early in his career, he's going to be a top player. We all need to be more patient with Cale, he's going to take time.....

I hope your not a Real Estate Agent, working for stockdale.

[Captain Jack Jordan 32]

I'm on the "trade him" wagon as I've said.He has been lucky to get so many chances and his confidence is low . Cant see any reason to keep him even if he keeps showing glimpses. Jack Watts was class from his first touch (even though they say he had a shocker) .Cale has always seemed to me to be a predictor of where the ball might go , and a finder of space .He will get more opportunity elsewhere and probably wants to go home anyhow .The dietician/weights coach have failed him here also . My feeling is that the club will keep him if Dean Stays and get rid of him if not .DB seems to see the light with him and I'm just another loonie on the net , but who knows.

[beelzebub 22,257]

It would be mad to trade Morton so early in his career, he's going to be a top player. We all need to be more patient with Cale, he's going to take time.....

Actually for mine he strikes me as one of those.. "Always had the talent and showed potential but never did quite put it all together over his journeyman career"

time for him to continue that journey

[Striker475 696]

Waited too long already, bye Cale, enjoy GWS.

[DemonWA 3,492]

if Cale Morton is delisted he should become an astronaut ....

He can only find the ball in space!

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,498]

He plays a different style of game but he's the same height (or close to it) of Bate and Dunn. I suspect if Morton had the body of Dunn and the footy brain of Bate, he's be a very good player. As it happens, I think he's got the footy brain. But will he ever develop the body? If not, I can't see him being successful. If so, he could be a seriously good player. I'd keep him - I think it's easier to build a player's body than his brain.

In fact, I think too many of the pre-Bailey era recruitment decisions picked body over brain (meaning footy brain) so we had athletes who couldn't really play the game.

And for what it's worth, while I would have dropped him anyway, I think he's out this weekend because his body is not big enough to play a team like Hawthorn (or West Coast, for that matter).

reason for edit: Added last sentence.

Edited July 22, 2011 by La Dee-vina Commedia

[Sir Why You Little 34,688]

Will Cale Morton play for the MFC again???

Interesting few weeks ahead....

[Tatu 416]

Will Cale Morton play for the MFC again???

Interesting few weeks ahead....

Yes

[beelzebub 22,257]

Yes

of course....need to showcase the 'talent"

[Diablo Deemon 220]

Give him a full pre season with the fitness base

and get some touch and confidence then we reassess end of next

year see where he is at then. If he continues to struggle then

we trade.

[Sir Why You Little 34,688]

Yes

at who's expense????

[Tatu 416]

of course....need to showcase the 'talent"

what are you saying, that Morton has no talent?

[demonique 314]

I remember a couple of years ago when the heat was on, there was a bit push and shove and Cale got the push ,and he didn't offer a shove, he just turned around and ran off like the school bully was after him. Commentators just laughed!! I was appalled. And he hasn't done anything since to show me he has got what it takes to succeed.

NQR I'm afraid when the going gets tough

Edited July 22, 2011 by Scullitor

[Captain Jack Jordan 32]

I remember that too- not really one for the highlight reel but it did look more cowardly on camera than it actually was.

[45HG 1,539]

I remember a couple of years ago when the heat was on, there was a bit push and shove and Cale got the push ,and he didn't offer a shove, he just turned around and ran off like the school bully was after him. Commentators just laughed!! I was appalled. And he hasn't done anything since to show me he has got what it takes to succeed.

A poor example when discussing Morton as a player, and possibly the most irrelevant too.

[Nasher 33,133]

I remember a couple of years ago when the heat was on, there was a bit push and shove and Cale got the push ,and he didn't offer a shove, he just turned around and ran off like the school bully was after him.

I'd describe it more like turning around and running off like the ball was coming in his direction.

[Steamin Demon 370]

I remember a couple of years ago when the heat was on, there was a bit push and shove and Cale got the push ,and he didn't offer a shove, he just turned around and ran off like the school bully was after him. Commentators just laughed!! I was appalled. And he hasn't done anything since to show me he has got what it takes to succeed.

NQR I'm afraid when the going gets tough

Bad example. I remember this and he pushed Brendan Lade and ran off but it was later shown he ran to make space to get the ball which he did and ended up a goal. I still would cut our losses and trade him, NQR.

[jnrmac 19,185]

Give him a full pre season with the fitness base and get some touch and confidence then we reassess end of next year see where he is at then. If he continues to struggle then we trade.

Another pre -season? He is in his 4th year. He'll have no value next year, very little now.

And if you are seriously suggesting his interrupted pre-season is the cause of his current malaise I'll spew. He had a finger problem FFS. Nothing to do with his fitness base.

[btdemon 475]

I reckon I'll miss him........................................................................................................................about as much as Brent Grgic!