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Jack Watts - let’s get him back

Ron Burgundy
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Jack Watts would be laughing at the MFC & thanking his lucky stars that he left.

Could never understand why we got rid of him especially when the year before he won 2 games off his own boot & is considered one of the best kicks in the game......something that our current list of players cant do....

Staggering.....

 

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    2 minutes ago, Laughing Goat said:

    Jack Watts would be laughing at the MFC & thanking his lucky stars that he left.

    Could never understand why we got rid of him especially when the year before he won 2 games off his own boot & is considered one of the best kicks in the game......something that our current list of players cant do....

    Staggering.....

     

    Yeah, because Port have been sensational since he arrived.

    I shouldn't be responding, should I?

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    30 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    Yeah, because Port have been sensational since he arrived.

    I shouldn't be responding, should I?

    A better season than us though would you say?

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    16 hours ago, jumbo returns said:

    Yep

    Plenty of other better duds to choose from if you really want a dud. No from me. This is definite trolling here.

    JW's B&F finishes from 2018. What a gun.  The answer to our prayers.

    21st

    21st

    5th

    18th

    10th

    11th

    16th

    12th

    25th

    And after he finished 5th and gave the speech where he said 'I'm usually sitting down there [censored], I need to do better' he came back out of shape and was promptly dropped for the JLT games.

    Football fraud.

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    26 minutes ago, Laughing Goat said:

    A better season than us though would you say?

     

    1 hour ago, Laughing Goat said:

    Jack Watts would be laughing at the MFC & thanking his lucky stars that he left.

    Could never understand why we got rid of him especially when the year before he won 2 games off his own boot & is considered one of the best kicks in the game......something that our current list of players cant do....

    Staggering.....

     

    Ha you haven't thought hard about this comment have you.

    This is the same Jack Watts that came out  publicly last year and said he was hurt knowing the Dees were playing finals last year.

    He's played 2 games this year and his own club yet AGAIN have missed out on finals.

    Yeah he would be laughing alright ... ?‍♂️ only thing that's laughable is your post??

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    23 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Plenty of other better duds to choose from if you really want a dud. No from me. This is definite trolling here.

    JW's B&F finishes from 2018. What a gun.  The answer to our prayers.

    21st

    21st

    5th

    18th

    10th

    11th

    16th

    12th

    25th

    And after he finished 5th and gave the speech where he said 'I'm usually sitting down there [censored], I need to do better' he came back out of shape and was promptly dropped for the JLT games.

    Football fraud.

    B and Fs don't excite me from the MFC, jnr  :)

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    33 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

     

    Ha you haven't thought hard about this comment have you.

    This is the same Jack Watts that came out  publicly last year and said he was hurt knowing the Dees were playing finals last year.

    He's played 2 games this year and his own club yet AGAIN have missed out on finals.

    Yeah he would be laughing alright ... ?‍♂️ only thing that's laughable is your post??

    ha ha 

    JW has gone to a club that actually cares about him.....JW has gone to a club that has won 6 more games than us this year......

    JW has gone to a club that isn't a basket case & he's gone to a club that isn't the laughing stock of the AFL.

    Sure he has made some lifelong friends at the MFC & friends he would still associate with, but really......you reckon he misses us.....Pft

    Stop pretending like we are some sort of destination club. 

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    44 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

     

    Ha you haven't thought hard about this comment have you.

    This is the same Jack Watts that came out  publicly last year and said he was hurt knowing the Dees were playing finals last year.

    He's played 2 games this year and his own club yet AGAIN have missed out on finals.

    Yeah he would be laughing alright ... ?‍♂️ only thing that's laughable is your post??

    I think he's Olisik's younger brother.

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    1 hour ago, Laughing Goat said:

    ha ha 

    JW has gone to a club that actually cares about him.....JW has gone to a club that has won 6 more games than us this year......

    JW has gone to a club that isn't a basket case & he's gone to a club that isn't the laughing stock of the AFL.

    Sure he has made some lifelong friends at the MFC & friends he would still associate with, but really......you reckon he misses us.....Pft

    Stop pretending like we are some sort of destination club. 

    Please point this out where in any form have I remotely mentioned that we are a destination club?

    Our club cares a lot about Jack the footballer but Jack the person. But when you are 27 years old and 150 games of experience and still getting a serve to work hard and put in then that says to me a lack of dedication from Jack.

    He's goes to Port Adelaide a year after and this so called club that cares about him also drops him due to poor form. Funny that?

    You're embarrassing yourself. Good for [censored] and giggles, but I'd stop ahead if I was you.

    Ordinary footballer who was as soft as butter. Good luck though. That's where it stops.

     

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    NO, he is another player that has an injury just like Elliot. One day in some future century we might consider drafting an uninjured player or recruit. This same player may even be able to handball and kick with some degree accuracy.

     

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    Say what you want about Watts, but we currently have two key forwards on our list, neither of whom have played since round 16.

    In the past three post seasons Goodwin has presided over the departures of Watts, Hogan, Pedersen, T.Smith and Keilty and has brought in the grand sum of zero tall forwards. Our forward line was a complete shambles this year.

    At some point we are going to need to recruit some key forwards who are ready to play. They don't grow on trees, so I'd like to see a list of better options that could be available if we ask the right questions.

     

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    4 hours ago, Laughing Goat said:

    Jack Watts would be laughing at the MFC & thanking his lucky stars that he left.

    Could never understand why we got rid of him especially when the year before he won 2 games off his own boot & is considered one of the best kicks in the game......something that our current list of players cant do....

    Staggering.....

     

    Not sure about the laughing but agree with the second paragraph.

    He'd be cheap and, if the penny has dropped (for him), he could be a valuable MFC forward asset.

    Definitely worth a discussion.

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    19 hours ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

    I don't know if you're trolling or not Ron, but I'd be thrilled if he came back to us.  He is strong everywhere that we are weak.  His kicking is as good as any in the league and most importantly he was the number one player in the league for retaining possession with inside 50 passes.  He would love playing off HB as the spare tall/intercept marker alongside Lever and May.  It's his best position and we saw this year how well he plays it. 

    As for his contested work.  He went 1-3 against Weed, TMac and The Bull in a marking contest and absolutely destroyed them.  He's not a contested beast, but he does ok. 

    Sadly, in my view, this will never happen.  From what Ihave seen from Goodwin, he is almost incapable of acknowledging an error of any sort when it comes to his judgement or his coaching ability.  Even an experienced, successful, confident, proven, successful senior coach would have difficulty coping with an admission of poor judgement and poor leadership re the JW departure.  Gooowin is currently none of these.  Let's hope he us capable of learning a lesson.

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    a no from me 

     

    we need to move forward not backward , even though this year we went backward ...

     

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    If we are in the business of bringing people back then forget Watts and get me Steph Martin back!

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    3 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    Yes from me. Fit, fast and can kick

    The fact Melbournefc couldn't get the best out of him is an indictment on our ability to develop and direct talented, albeit easily distracted, young men

    Rubbish

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    2 hours ago, Sigil said:

     

    Never forget! *

     

    * Can't find it with Titanic theme anymore :(

    Happy memories for me from that match. Was the last time I had a sense of smugness at a Dees vs Pies game.

    Must have watched this reply 1000 times mainly to annoy my husband.

    Sigh ....

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