WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - JAI SHEAHAN

[Yossarian 1,820]

Pee heart hahaha.

I'm happy we picked him up in the rookie draft. Think he has a lot of potential but will be up to him and some solid coaching to realise it... which is what you want in your rookie list.

[angrydee 842]

Won the Falcons B&F and finished 4th in the TAC goalkicking. A good get, IMHO.

[DeeSpencer 25,515]

Reminds me of Cook - smooth mover with nice foot skills. At a nice height and with good aerobic capacity and skills it doesn't surprise me they are thinking more back than forward.

[Theo 272]

I think Jai was selected because the new coaching staff have concerns over Cook. He (Cook) is a nice kid with good skills but lacks that hard-nosed aggression that seems to be a common element in players these days. Even when fit he struggled this year at Casey.

I believe Cook was a very conservative selection by Prendergast at pick 12. I would have much preferred Billy Smedts, Jack Darling or Issac Smith.

I do wonder who the recruiting team would have selected this year if Neeld and Co had not been there. Prendergast did make the comment that the Rookie draft selections were coach driven. If left to the recruiting team I suggest we would have ended up with more skinny 18 year-old nice family boys.

[Nasher 33,609]

I believe Cook was a very conservative selection by Prendergast at pick 12.

This doesn't make any sense. Surely Cook was a significantly more risky pick than Darling or whoever. That's the complete opposite of conservative. Just fits in with what I've seen over the years of reading forums - people don't agree with a decision the MFC make, so they decide it must be because the club was too "conservative".

[Lutz 76]

I think Jai was selected because the new coaching staff have concerns over Cook. He (Cook) is a nice kid with good skills but lacks that hard-nosed aggression that seems to be a common element in players these days. Even when fit he struggled this year at Casey.

I believe Cook was a very conservative selection by Prendergast at pick 12. I would have much preferred Billy Smedts, Jack Darling or Issac Smith.

I do wonder who the recruiting team would have selected this year if Neeld and Co had not been there. Prendergast did make the comment that the Rookie draft selections were coach driven. If left to the recruiting team I suggest we would have ended up with more skinny 18 year-old nice family boys.

Really? MFC must have concerns over Cook, because they punted on a tall forward (who they eye for the backline) with a rookie pick in a weak draft year?

No possibility that he was just the best left?

In fact, considering they see him as a backman, maybe they have concerns over Frawley and Garland?

:: Facepalm ::

[Axis of Bob 11,751]

This doesn't make any sense. Surely Cook was a significantly more risky pick than Darling or whoever. That's the complete opposite of conservative. Just fits in with what I've seen over the years of reading forums - people don't agree with a decision the MFC make, so they decide it must be because the club was too "conservative".

Should have picked Fev.