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Michael Newton

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Juice was on our list to replace Neitz as a KPP . It failed for 2 reasons. Neitz retired early and Newton could never play at Sandy at FF. Sautner played FF . Newton never developed as FF . How he stayed on our list till end of 2011 is beyond me

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    Juice was on our list to replace Neitz as a KPP . It failed for 2 reasons. Neitz retired early and Newton could never play at Sandy at FF. Sautner played FF . Newton never developed as FF . How he stayed on our list till end of 2011 is beyond me

    Whilst the Sandy situation didn't work I think you missed the biggest problem. Poor Juice was never that good. Could take a hanger but couldn't hold enough simple marks and was slow when the ball was on the deck. Poor set shot at AFL level. Not at all physical.

    He was a tease. Worth several years development because until you get the body and the games under the belt you can't judge a tall with talent and you dont want to do a Jay Schulz at Richmond style job on a guy who's about to find his form. But overall just couldn't close the gap between state league and AFL.

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    Whilst the Sandy situation didn't work I think you missed the biggest problem. Poor Juice was never that good. Could take a hanger but couldn't hold enough simple marks and was slow when the ball was on the deck. Poor set shot at AFL level. Not at all physical.

    He was a tease. Worth several years development because until you get the body and the games under the belt you can't judge a tall with talent and you dont want to do a Jay Schulz at Richmond style job on a guy who's about to find his form. But overall just couldn't close the gap between state league and AFL.

    I actually took out the words. He was useless before i posted. didnt want to get sued
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    Juice was on our list to replace Neitz as a KPP . It failed for 2 reasons. Neitz retired early and Newton could never play at Sandy at FF. Sautner played FF . Newton never developed as FF . How he stayed on our list till end of 2011 is beyond me

    Whilst I don't think the Sauntner business helped him, or any other potential KPF Melbourne wannabe develop for that matter, I saw him up close quite a bit when we were aligned with Sandy as one can watching and listening VFL from beside the interchange bench, and he seriously lacked any "desire for the contest", some would say "heart" so never realized anything near his potential.

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    I find it incredible that posters are prepared to hoot and jeer at Newton, without seeing what he has been doing at Norwood. Dunn has been mentioned often enough. What about Jetta? At other clubs there are many who were pretty useless in their first 5 years at AFL level.

    If Newton has bulked up and is kicking 50 plus goals per season at CHF, and if he was mad enough to accept a rookie, or late draft, pick, why not? As Podziadly has shown, 27 is hardly too old.

    A really disturbing aspect of our list is the complete absence of any key position players other than those who are playing. He would have been bloody handy this year

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    I find it incredible that posters are prepared to hoot and jeer at Newton, without seeing what he has been doing at Norwood. Dunn has been mentioned often enough. What about Jetta? At other clubs there are many who were pretty useless in their first 5 years at AFL level.

    If Newton has bulked up and is kicking 50 plus goals per season at CHF, and if he was mad enough to accept a rookie, or late draft, pick, why not? As Podziadly has shown, 27 is hardly too old.

    A really disturbing aspect of our list is the complete absence of any key position players other than those who are playing. He would have been bloody handy this year

    clark season . hogan season and Dawes in the first 6 weeks would have made a difference.

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    And so on the cusp of a SANFL Grand Final and with every club sending at least a recruiting staff member the eyes will be on several other Norwood player such as Sam Baulderstone, Matthew Panos Simon Philips, Liam Davis and of course "Juice" A good performance in the granny would sure put some serious thought into recruiting him. Hnmm interesting times.

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    Career Stats of note.

    Huge hanger followed by shot for goal going out of bounds.

    Juice 1

    Me 1*

    *not in AFL.

    For a moment there, I thought you said either "bender" or "hangover" ... :lol:

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    This thread is embarrassing.

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    What if...........?

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