The is not a thread about Jack Watts. He can be discussed ad nauseum here:

We needed a new poll on the homepage so this thread is purely to state your opinion on whether he should be picked for Round 1.

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

The is not a thread about Jack Watts. He can be discussed ad nauseum here:

We needed a new poll on the homepage so this thread is purely to state your opinion on whether he should be picked for Round 1.

DL, you are doing my head in, is it or is it not another Jack Watts thread?

Yes if he plays well against WCE.

Edited February 28, 20178 yr by ManDee

So basically we are to discuss whether Jack Watts should play in Round 1 without discussing Jack Watts...

 

Over to you Demonlanders.

where's the 'don't care, as long as we win' option?

We already have x^2 threads on JW, and a round 1 team thread (or maybe several)....so we need this?

Edited February 28, 20178 yr by monoccular

It's not a Jack Watts thread, it's an alternative JW thread...

In England they have a thing about hearing "the first cuckoo" to show that spring's nearly here.

On Demonland at about the same time of year we have a thing about hearing "the first Jack Watts poll" to show the footy season's nearly here.

Thus the connection between "Jack Watts poll" and "cuckoo".

And he should, but he won't.

I think John Watters should play in Round 1.

There, I used a pseudonym so I didn't talk about him while still talking about him at the same time.  That makes no sense but it's the best I can do going by the parameters of the above. 

Jack who?

   

Goodwin is going to cop it big time from us and the media if the following events happen:

• We lose to St Kilda
• Our forward line is dysfunctional
• Watts is running around in some meaningless minor league scratch match
• Weideman gets 3 possessions and 0 marks
• Vandenberg has a disposal efficiency that matches his jumper number 

I fear the last 2 may occur if things go south and Watts misses the match.

30 minutes ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

It's not a Jack Watts thread, it's an alternative JW thread...

I think it's the fake Jack Watts thread.

He's in our best 22 so he plays. If he's down at Casey and I see plodders like Vandenberg running round against St Kilda then I'll be annoyed, especially if we lose. I don't care if he has a supposed attitude problem, if he plays and plays well then it's irrelevant.

He should play JLT 3 v WC and if he lays 3 forward line tackles and 10 pressure acts he plays round 1. 

If he doesn't do the team things with increased intensity then I'm happy to go in against the Saints with lesser players who will give their all. It's a long season and we have to get Watts sorted out at the start of the year otherwise he may as well have played the last two weeks.

Feels like we're giving the Saints a gift by voluntarily not playing a 38 goal a year forward who has exquisite skills.

Maybe they can return the favour by resting Bruce or Membrey to make it even. 

1 hour ago, P-man said:

So basically we are to discuss whether Jack Watts should play in Round 1 without discussing Jack Watts...

 

Over to you Demonlanders.

So will this be used?

12 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

He should play JLT 3 v WC and if he lays 3 forward line tackles and 10 pressure acts he plays round 1. 

 

Do you hold every other player to the same standard? How many tackles and pressure acts have you counted from Hogan so far?

If Watts is part of our best side in round 1 then he plays - and surely nobody is arguing that he isn't.

Well I'm just really relieved that "this isn't another thread about Jack Watts. "

34 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

He's in our best 22 so he plays. If he's down at Casey and I see plodders like Vandenberg running round against St Kilda then I'll be annoyed, especially if we lose. I don't care if he has a supposed attitude problem, if he plays and plays well then it's irrelevant.

No it is not.

1 hour ago, DemonAndrew said:

where's the 'don't care, as long as we win' option?

Haha yes

Hit the nail on the head

50 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

He's in our best 22 so he plays. If he's down at Casey and I see plodders like Vandenberg running round against St Kilda then I'll be annoyed, especially if we lose. I don't care if he has a supposed attitude problem, if he plays and plays well then it's irrelevant.

Gee VDB gets a bad rap round these parts. I re-watched the Carlton game the other day and he did some very handy things.

3 minutes ago, watchtheeyes said:

Gee VDB gets a bad rap round these parts. I re-watched the Carlton game the other day and he did some very handy things.

He is a pretty good midfielder. Unfortunatly with the depth of our midfield he doesnt quite get in there. They keep playing him forward but he is not anywhere near as good as a forward. ANB is in the same boat. They are great for midfield depth but I hate when the club play them out of position just to reward them. I'd rather see them play T Smith in the medium forward role than VDB

Personally I’d like to see him actually play a practice match this year before deciding whether he’ll play round 1. That’s sort of why they play practice matches I thought.

39 minutes ago, ManDee said:

So will this be used?

Where is stakka (Curry and Beer) anyway?

On topic: Jack Watts

I think he should play in the JLT 3 game and if he does it would be great to see him perform strongly. 

It would both vindicate Goodwins actions and silence Watts' critics.