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Fcuk!!! you do not even read what i write....I am blaming it all on Watts am i?

He had 2 kicks last week....i watched him play school boy football...He can platy!!!

I am asking hijm to dig deep and find that MOJO.............Please let this seep in through your skull Stuie.

School footy is a poor indicator.

Gys used to dominate - enough said.

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Sorry but while there's some substance to what Whateley's saying, it's easy to join the chorus after one game and its easy to pick apart and analyse every word that's uttered by officials, coaches and players. I say they need to be given the opportunity to suck in what happened during that game and come out an show us that they can play and do it not just one time but consistently.

The ball is in their court, not just Watts.

As for Whateley, he's joined the tabloid push and in order to conform to its standards, he's declining to its level of mediocrity in reporting/opinion writing. He's spending too much time with Robbo and Black Caviar and his IQ is descending to their level.

Sadly, the competition at the Age has become tabloid too and we're left with nothing except a handful of good football writers in the Sunday Age and Martin Flanagan.

Bad commentator/journalist = anyone who criticises MFC?

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Still think the bombers will have a hard tagging forward on Watts. He is damaging with no opponent on him. Jack's problem comes from having an opponent on him. There are plenty of questions on his heart. I don't buy into that. I think he was lost as a forward then found a spot wondering the back line but he gets lost again when someone stays with him all day.

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I find in incredulous that Watts is getting all the heat. I find it equally incredulous that Frawley and Garland are not receiving the same media attention. FFS both have been around for a long time.

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I find in incredulous that Watts is getting all the heat. I find it equally incredulous that Frawley and Garland are not receiving the same media attention. FFS both have been around for a long time.

I don't disagree with that, but we don't know what instructions they are playing to.

Neeld seems to be fairly structured as a coach and if the players are having their natural style cramped you would expect that they won't be performing as they used too.

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Just puting it out here.

I reckon Watts will walk away from AFL

When he came back from injury at the end of 2012, he was dreadful. This year he has been dreadful.

Modern AFL requires more than talent/skill, a lot more. Don't think he has the balance.


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Just puting it out here.

I reckon Watts will walk away from AFL

When he came back from injury at the end of 2012, he was dreadful. This year he has been dreadful.

Modern AFL requires more than talent/skill, a lot more. Don't think he has the balance.

Don't think so....just needs to go to the lower grades for a while and get some kicks.

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Going nowhere fast................has zero appetite for the physical side of footy, and certainly doesn't look like he is enjoying playing.

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I felt sorry for him. The booing and carrying in when he was subbed would be really hard to take. He is on s. t. Ruggle street big time but seeing him fail in front of my and so many people's eyes is hard to watch. I hope it doesn't affect him long term and do some damage long term.

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Unless something changes a lot over the next 4 - 6 weeks I can see him either leaving the Dees or leaving footy. I hope he can come back but I personally believe he is not an AFL footballer. Pity - he could be a gun.

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Never seen a player cop so much so early in his career.

My only emotion is sadness

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Just puting it out here.

I reckon Watts will walk away from AFL

When he came back from injury at the end of 2012, he was dreadful. This year he has been dreadful.

Modern AFL requires more than talent/skill, a lot more. Don't think he has the balance.

Hang on. His second half of 2012 was pretty good. Don't become one of the media vultures that smells a story.

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No way.. when was the last time an out-of-form footballer walked away mid year?

(apart from retirements, which are different)

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No way.. when was the last time an out-of-form footballer walked away mid year?

(apart from retirements, which are different)

Tom Swift - Eagles


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Unless something changes a lot over the next 4 - 6 weeks I can see him either leaving the Dees or leaving footy. I hope he can come back but I personally believe he is not an AFL footballer. Pity - he could be a gun.

Only one person can answer his growing number of critics, and that is Jack Watts himself: Neeld can't, Schwab can't, Malthouse can't, only Jack.

How much does he really WANT to be a leader in a top club?? I don't mean, like just about anyone, would LIKE to be, but really, passionately WANTS to be.

Mind you similar things could be said of so many at MFC notably Colin Sylvia.

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Is it possible that a club could lose 2 no#1 draft picks within 5yrs???

Yep its Melbourne we can do it!

What a diabolical situation that would be....

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I thought the booing/cheering when he was subbed came from the vast number of Essendon supporters. Please tell me a Melbourne supporter would not boo an young indivisual who is clearly out of form and suffering. Despite being subbed he was constantly urging the team to continue during the 3/4 time huddle. Before anyone jumps down my throat, I believe he needs to return to Casey to earn some form but he should not be booed nor should any Melbourne player or official. It is ok to be mad, or sad but not rude. Let's not hang the bloke just yet.

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Hang on. His second half of 2012 was pretty good. Don't become one of the media vultures that smells a story.

Oh give it stuie! The media see it, we see it! The guy has no desire to suceed or bust his ass and take his game to another level! We have stuffed this pick up as usual! Trade him at years end will be luck to get a 4th round draft pick back

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Oh give it stuie! The media see it, we see it! The guy has no desire to suceed or bust his ass and take his game to another level! We have stuffed this pick up as usual! Trade him at years end will be luck to get a 4th round draft pick back

He obviously needs to lift, AS DO THE REST OF THE TEAM. There's too much focus on one player and others are getting off the hook because of it.

Not only that, but now people are re-writing history and saying he was "dreadful" in the second half of 2012, when he was actually quite good.

Let's stick to facts hey.

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Would have helped if he was developed properly when he first came to the Dees. (Another Dean Bailey fark up which we are paying for now).

Get off the poor bastards back.

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