Jake Spencer

[Grandson of a gun 276]

Has never played a good game. Is an absolute liability in the ruck and even worse around the ground.

Surely knowing Jamar may have been sore it would have been a better option to play Cook, have Martin ruck with relief from Dunn or Sellar.

I know Cook is only just starting to get consistent games in and develop his body and they don't want to gift games but this is just ridiculous.

Spencer is just horrendous.

Edited July 15, 2012 by Whispering_Jack

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,593]

I'd ask why he is still in the side. Shown nothing.

[DemonWA 3,931]

Stupid thread

[Biffen 12,940]

Yep-really dumb thread .Why wast time developing kids then pi$$ them off .

[stuie 7,374]

Really dumb thread.

No Jamar, no Clark, no Gawn, no Fitzpatrick... Who the hell was meant to play?

[Striker475 696]

Agree. He's a spud, unfortunately.

[Guest KingDingAling]

Dumb thread.

ill be dissapointed if Cook is thrown to the wolves this year.

We arent going to be winning any flags this year, Spencer got his run, no big deal.

Least Neeld gave him a crack.

On todays game, Couch will get his turn, now Magner seems to of stagnated.

[71 Molloy 266]

Yep-really dumb thread .Why wast time developing kids then pi$$ them off .

What is there to develop?

I normally am not one for potting players but he is easily the worst player I have every seen at an AFL level.

What is there to develop? I just can't see anything that makes me think this kids can make it. Am I missing something?

[stuie 7,374]

Dumb thread.

ill be dissapointed if Cook is thrown to the wolves this year.

We arent going to be winning any flags this year, Spencer got his run, no big deal.

Least Neeld gave him a crack.

On todays game, Couch will get his turn, now Magner seems to of stagnated.

Reckon Magner is just worn out, he's been worked into the ground this year, needs a chop out

[rpfc 28,265]

Jeez, leave the bloke alone.

This is my problem with depth. And I think Spencer is destined to always have the tag 'good depth'...

You cannot replace your best players.

[dazzledavey36 54,297]

very harsh wasn't expecting him to star but just give a contest in the ruck which i thought he did. needs a good full pre season though.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

What is there to develop?

I normally am not one for potting players but he is easily the worst player I have every seen at an AFL level.

What is there to develop? I just can't see anything that makes me think this kids can make it. Am I missing something?

A couple of weeks ago some on here were giving that mantle to Sellar. If he is going to make it there's no sense in playing him at Casey, if he's not then let's see what he's got.

I'm sure Cook would have been the difference today; big mistake not to play him. Tongue in cheek there for those that think I'm serious.

[71 Molloy 266]

Robbie, just think it is a bad throw back to the early rebuild days of just giving games away.

I don't see how he can be anything other than a tap ruck man, he just seems utterly incapable of having any feel for reading the game. This can be taught at Casey, can't see how he will learn it at an AFL level.

We were hamstrung all day by his selection from the first bounce, there is nowhere to hide this bloke.

[Bobby McKenzie 2,383]

Yep-really dumb thread .Why wast time developing kids then pi$$ them off .

Yes, very harsh on young Spencer. Give the kid a chance! Gee, am I glad our selectors aren't as short sighted as Grandson of a Gun.

Edited July 1, 2012 by Bobby McKenzie

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Robbie, just think it is a bad throw back to the early rebuild days of just giving games away.

I don't see how he can be anything other than a tap ruck man, he just seems utterly incapable of having any feel for reading the game. This can be taught at Casey, can't see how he will learn it at an AFL level.

We were hamstrung all day by his selection from the first bounce, there is nowhere to hide this bloke.

We need to find out who can and who can't play as this year is a write off; he's been on the list for about 4 years or more and if he can't play then we will delist him at year's end but we need to know exactly what he's capable of, or not.

We don't have many tall's available and there was no one else to play.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,220]

Big bloke coming back from a knee reco. He did some reasonable tap work. Give him a go.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

i spent years bagging Bate and Miller, listening to the experts with their 'give him a go' the faith was repaid with them wasnt it

if spencer ever plays a good game i will streak nude at the G

[dee-luded 2,959]

Dumb thread.

[Guest lambtotheslaughter]

Grandson of what gun

A missed directed shot

Spence was OK today and had a dip

More than can be said of more than half the team

who is the Grand dad anyway, I am sure he would be horrified in your totally harsh and unreasonable assessment

[maximum bob 462]

i spent years bagging Bate and Miller, listening to the experts with their 'give him a go' the faith was repaid with them wasnt it

if spencer ever plays a good game i will streak nude at the G

You're not even a three year member on this board yet junior! Where were those 'years' spent bagging Bate and Miller?

Get your hand off it.

[Grandson of a gun 276]

I ask those who are having a go to explain why it is a dumb thread?

He has been on the list 4 years. He is behind Jamar, Martin, Gawn when all fit.

He does not regularly win or dominate the ruck duels at AFL or even VFL level.

He is immobile. He does not win the ball around the ground or even impose himself on the game.

I know he's had a knee reco however he also showed very little pre-knee.

And how is suggesting cook play being short sighted?

I agree it is gifting a game perhaps however Spencer wasn't doing much at VFL level either.

He is a liability on the ground and nothing has changed in 4 years.

Pot me if you will but produce a quality counter argument in doing it at least.

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

I haven't been on demonland for that long but was the same said about Russian that is being said about Spencer now? He isn't up to it now but bloody hell give him a chance. What if cook played and stunk it up? I imagine the pre first game love we have for him would have us all saying give him a chance.

[stuie 7,374]

I ask those who are having a go to explain why it is a dumb thread?

He has been on the list 4 years. He is behind Jamar, Martin, Gawn when all fit.

Just answered your own question. Martin and Spencer were our only ruckmen available, and one of them would have to drift forward with there being no Clark.

There was no choice, he had to play.

[Grandson of a gun 276]

Just answered your own question. Martin and Spencer were our only ruckmen available, and one of them would have to drift forward with there being no Clark.

There was no choice, he had to play.

No he didn't. Cook could have played forward.

Martin the starting ruck and relieved when needed by Sellar or Dunn even.

A permanent forward target would have been nice today wouldn't it?

[DemonDave 1,089]

He is 22 and coming off a knee reco! Geez