Lucas Cook, just a thought

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,693]

Not every sentence has to end with an exclamation mark!

But can you prove it?

[stuie 7,374]

[chookrat 4,247]

Melb v St Kilda cannot come soon enough....

[Satyriconhome 10,729]

Melb v St Kilda cannot come soon enough....

Actually this thread/topic is one of the better one's lately, a rather "courageous" assertion followed by some serious discussion and a bit of humour, not a skerrick of vitriol to be seen

Edited March 18, 2014 by Satyriconhome

[Kiss of Death 747]

Somebody mentioned Juice? Now I want to watch that first quarter against North at Etihad from a few years back. He could do anything during that quarter. Pity we had something like 18 goals to 3 against us in the last 3qtrs...

[Moonshadow 17,675]

Would rather have kept Seller, but didn't really want that either.

[picket fence 17,056]

Somebody mentioned Juice? Now I want to watch that first quarter against North at Etihad from a few years back. He could do anything during that quarter. Pity we had something like 18 goals to 3 against us in the last 3qtrs...

And just to prove my point, Juice kicked two goals and was looking sensational then you know what happened!?

He was moved into the ruck to cover yet another inadequacy!

If only he had played out the game at Full Forward Alas what might have been!

[Die Hard Demon 1,224]

Jurrah

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Lucas Cook never had it in him to be an AFL footballer, or for that matter a VFL footballer; he was an exceptionally bad choice, but that's life.

Juice had some special talents but once again never had it in him to be an AFL footballer.

[Weedster 174]

Juice was having trouble getting a game at Norwood before he got injured. Please ....

[Sir Why You Little 36,983]

My God. This thread is about Lucas Cook and Juice Newton!!

Where are my pills? I must have them now!!

[picket fence 17,056]

Juice was having trouble getting a game at Norwood before he got injured. Please ....

Incorrect, Juice was a regular in the senior side when he did an ACL a few weeks out of finals which lingered into last season as well!

Lets all hope a fit raring to go "Juice" Plunders opponents at Norwood this year which will set the tone for a fairytale renaissance back at AFL level in 2015!

Lets here it for the mighty Michael "Juice" Newton, THE THINKING MANS FAN FAVOURITE!!!!

[KingDingAling 3,752]

Cook was never going to make it, was another wasted quality pick.

Gysberts, Strauss and Cook were ridiculous picks at the time, nothing has changed.

Clubs don't improve when they draft spuds.

[Ted Lasso 19,311]

If we re-recruited either we'd get done with tanking.

[Deestroy All 14,262]

_{Nup but as I have said previous, there was a bloke who kicked 35 goals from 25 games "Juice Newton" never ever got a real go and then when he did got injured!}

_{Rather a Juice than a bloke who never ever played a game!}

_{Playing for Norwood this year after two injury ruined years ! Would love for him to have a great year and then who knows!? Plenty of clubs might be tempted to draft a 27 year old mature age!}

_{Juice Newton? Just a thought!}

^this guy.

[nutbean 8,838]

Cook was never going to make it, was another wasted quality pick.

So he earned all Australian CHF for the under 18 competition by accident ?

I believe he would have gone under pick 20.

On Gysberts - We picked him much earlier than experts expected however he was always considered a 20's pick.

It highlights again the huge gap between TAC and AFL and what a lottery drafting can be and highlights to me that the safest option is to take the BEST players available not gambling for needs sake.

Edited March 18, 2014 by nutbean

[Satyriconhome 10,729]

So he earned all Australian CHF for the under 18 competition by accident ?

I believe he would have gone under pick 20.

On Gysberts - We picked him much earlier than experts expected however he was always considered a 20's pick.

It highlights again the huge gap between TAC and AFL and what a lottery drafting can be and highlights to me that the safest option is to take the BEST players available not gambling for needs sake.

Agreed, but we have so many experts on here, here is a puzzler for them, how did JKH, who we are all salivating over, and was a co captain at the Oakleigh Chargers, slip through to us at 40?

From what I have seen of the drafts since the early 90's you should get a quality player if they are top 10, not a guarantee, 11-30 good solid soldiers, 31 onwards could be anything

[nutbean 8,838]

Agreed, but we have so many experts on here, here is a puzzler for them, how did JKH, who we are all salivating over, and was a co captain at the Oakleigh Chargers, slip through to us at 40?

From what I have seen of the drafts since the early 90's you should get a quality player if they are top 10, not a guarantee, 11-30 good solid soldiers, 31 onwards could be anything

Simple - considered too small and light for AFL.

Edited March 18, 2014 by nutbean

[nutbean 8,838]

Agreed, but we have so many experts on here, here is a puzzler for them, how did JKH, who we are all salivating over, and was a co captain at the Oakleigh Chargers, slip through to us at 40?

From what I have seen of the drafts since the early 90's you should get a quality player if they are top 10, not a guarantee, 11-30 good solid soldiers, 31 onwards could be anything

I know this moves a little away from the topic but I still believe a lot has to do with development. Good teachers at good schools with good culture produce better end results.

[chookrat 4,247]

Somebody mentioned Juice? Now I want to watch that first quarter against North at Etihad from a few years back. He could do anything during that quarter. Pity we had something like 18 goals to 3 against us in the last 3qtrs...

Juice was like superman that qtr.

[chookrat 4,247]

Actually this thread/topic is one of the better one's lately, a rather "courageous" assertion followed by some serious discussion and a bit of humour, not a skerrick of vitriol to be seen

Good point Saty

[jnrmac 20,055]

_{Nup but as I have said previous, there was a bloke who kicked 35 goals from 25 games "Juice Newton" never ever got a real go and then when he did got injured!}

_{Rather a Juice than a bloke who never ever played a game!}

_{Playing for Norwood this year after two injury ruined years ! Would love for him to have a great year and then who knows!? Plenty of clubs might be tempted to draft a 27 year old mature age!}

_{Juice Newton? Just a thought!}

He's got compromising pictures of you for sure.

Time to give it a rest after 5 yrs. juice was and is a dud,

[Moonshadow 17,675]

Juice was like superman that qtr.

I remember him going into a marking contest and getting a smack around the chops by a North backman. Juice went down like an over zealous WWF wrestler. Got him the free. I was sitting on the boundary and it made me lol. He was on fire that quarter, but it was quickly put out. Hardly got a touch for the remainder of the match IIRC.

[daisycutter 29,604]

He's got compromising pictures of you for sure.

either that or he is a relative - LOL

[Moonshadow 17,675]

either that or he is a relative - LOL

Picket fence = Juice Newton?