He's a very good player RR, but Jacobs deserved AA that year.

You may be right. But even if NicNat had've just missed out, he was still very much in contention. He deserved his spot the 40 man squad at the very least.

This is the point I am trying to make here. Some Demonlanders dismiss him as a nothing but an ineffectual highlight-reel type player when he was clearly much more than that for West Coast.

Our Jack has not proved his worth in the same manner yet. Here's hoping he can starting with a ripping game on Sunday. Five years in to his league career and he should have those words of Gough Whitlam ringing in his ear ... "It's Time".

Edited March 28, 201312 yr by Range Rover

Jack can be a very good player if he stops being soft, it's that simple.

You may be right. But even if NicNat had've just missed out, he was still very much in contention. He deserved his spot the 40 man squad at the very least.

This is the point I am trying to make here. Some Demonlanders dismiss him as a nothing but an ineffectual highlight-reel type player when he was clearly much more than that for West Coast.

Our Jack has not proved his worth in the same manner yet. Here's hoping he can starting with a ripping game on Sunday. Five years in to his league career and he should have those words of Gough Whitlam ringing in his ear ... "It's Time".

Yep spot on RR. No doubt about it NN is a gun. I don't think he should have made AA last year but agree he deserved to be in the initial squad of 40.

And yes it is time JW delivers on his promise. There was a terrific interview in the MFC mag late last year that suggested he is aware the time is now and my gut tells me he is going to take it to the next level this year.

I reckon Watts has a huge upside, to be honest i'm not sure NN does. His game relies so much on his freakish athleticism that any issues that impact on that (eg his current injury) will make it very hard for him to keep improving. That said he doesn't have to improve much, he's pretty bloody good at the moment.

Edited March 28, 201312 yr by binman

Slightly off topic but does anyone know why JW wasn't at training this morning?