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POLL: Watts v Naitanui ... Did we get it right or wrong?

Watts v Naitanui ... Did we get it right? 265 members have voted

  1. 1. Four seasons on, did we get it right or wrong picking Watts over Naitanui?

    • We got it RIGHT
      79
    • We got it WRONG
      94
    • Still not sure
      55

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AA ruckman doesn't finish in top 10 in Eagles B&F.

Jack Watts just needs some dreadlocks and he should win the Brownlow.

 

Surely this isn't even a debate is it? Watts is group 3 at Doomben compared to Naitanui.

Surely this isn't even a debate is it? Watts is group 3 at Doomben compared to Naitanui.

Welcome Bruce ,to the forum.

 

Surely this isn't even a debate is it? Watts is group 3 at Doomben compared to Naitanui.

19 pages of posts suggests otherwise.

The experts have spoken.

Nic nat is AA.

That makes him better than Watts at the moment.

We did make the right decision as Nic nat would have left by now

But there is no doubt in my mind that right now he is the better player.

I bet Kevin Sheedy wishes we picked Naitanui


jack watts will monster the opposition next year as a master accumulator, sweeper and disher-off extraordinaire. So get on him or get off him. NN is a prodigy, heavily weighted with the flair of a one-trick pony. i saw wayne patterson do this in grade six in 1968.

If Watts is Group 3 at Doomben then Ben Hudson must be AA Ruckman and Mitch Clark is Plugger.

I cant explain why .

It just is.

Surely this isn't even a debate is it? Watts is group 3 at Doomben compared to Naitanui.

Ha! I had a feeling you were Range Rover, now it's confirmed.

 

Ha! I had a feeling you were Range Rover, now it's confirmed.

What?

What?

Welcome back RR.

I see you're sticking to you NikNat guns, good for you.


Welcome back RR.

I see you're sticking to you NikNat guns, good for you.

Got the wrong guy mate.

Got the wrong guy mate.

Don't worry RR, you're secret's safe with me

Don't worry RR, you're secret's safe with me

Mmkay. Quick - orderly to the east wing!

Now here is an interesting stat for the WCE Best and Fairest last night.

Nic Nat finished 10th.

Seems the WCE don't value him the same way that the AA selectors do.

I would have thought an AA player would score better than 10th in a club B&F!

Interesting

The AA Selection Committee is a pipe-smoking, self-congratulating congregation of know-alls who gain their satisfaction by flying in the face of public opinion and anointing their own.


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Now here is an interesting stat for the WCE Best and Fairest last night.

Nic Nat finished 10th.

Seems the WCE don't value him the same way that the AA selectors do.

I would have thought an AA player would score better than 10th in a club B&F!

Interesting

Actually Eric Mckenzie finished 10th... Naitanui didnt even finish in the top 10.. very over rated.

Actually Eric Mckenzie finished 10th... Naitanui didnt even finish in the top 10.. very over rated.

I thought I read he was 10th.

But I will defer to your superior knowledge.

With Hogan and potentially Dawes/Pedersen, I can't see Watts breaking into the forward half as a tall anytime soon. I have faith that he is a prototype wing/outside mid and will continue to thrive in this role. His agility, reasonable pace and remarkable composure through traffic (he always looks like he has plenty of time to get rid of the ball) will make him an excellent player in this mould.

Wow, a month off and this thread is still going strong.

AA to NicNat kinda puts it to bed aye.

Glad to see you are back RR.

All sorts of theories have been around for your absence.


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Glad to see you are back RR.

All sorts of theories have been around for your absence.

Thank you OldDee. Whichever theory was the most complex and sinister - probably got it right! B)

I believe a little while ago Mick Malthouse called Watts the best rebounding defender in the league, which is ridiculous. As is that article.

Of course it's ridiculous!! The Passenger's opinion is far more spot on than that of Mick Malthouse. Mick Malthouse also commented that Mark Neeld would be a great alternative to himself to coach the Melbourne Football Club. "Of course it's ridiculous"!!

Thank you OldDee. Whichever theory was the most complex and sinister - probably got it right! B)

wb range rover!!

 

AA to NicNat kinda puts it to bed aye.

Not finishing in the Eagles B&F top 10 sets off the alarm and wakes it right up again - but then you probably reckon Gerard knows more than the Eagles FD.

jack watts will monster the opposition next year as a master accumulator, sweeper and disher-off extraordinaire. So get on him or get off him. NN is a prodigy, heavily weighted with the flair of a one-trick pony. i saw wayne patterson do this in grade six in 1968.

yes recall that race. ross dalton met the same fate by a nose on the same day. about nic nat=he does shade Watts ATM and is an absolute freak. if he puts it all together may well yet be the greatest footballer of all time aka Cassius Clay/ boxing analogy. NN is good no doubt about it but ultimately would have gone back west. as you say Watts could well do those things and like you am blown over reading the constant negativity directed at him. Right now it's too close to call if the decison pick one or two we got it right or wrong? doesn't really matter and remember Watts may have been a far superior player at WC surrounded by Cox and Lynch types. two more years and we'll know. Watts also has freakish abilities but still plays with a certain amount of self preservation. Wait till he builds up a little more may still be the next Goddard but better.

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