WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - LUKE JACKSON

[sydneydee 703]

Can’t get excited about this choice. Hopefully I am wrong and he becomes a long term star of the club. 

[Demon Disciple 12,544]

Just now, DemonOX said:

U can bet Sumich will be pushing for him to go to the weagles especially if we are still crap like this season. 

Why not try and bring Sumich in as forward coach?

[Magoo 40]

2 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

The kid might be a player one day, but right now we are a team devoid of skill, we need classy ball users, I wish him well but I think we should of went the other way.

"have"    (or should've)

[MyFavouriteMartian 572]

15 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Hope he doesn't decide to join Jesse in a couple of years.

If that were to eventuate, we'd probably get Young back the other way, after he's built a bit of a tank.

[TheoX 1,222]

9 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Unless we already realise that Preuss will be nothing more than handy depth.  This bloke has the capacity, with the right development, to be an absolute star.  

Good thing we only gave preuss a 4 year deal then.?

[DemonOX 8,857]

Just now, Demon Disciple said:

Why not try and bring Sumich in as forward coach?

Didn’t think of that but I think deep down he is weagles through and through. 

[Demonsone 2,056]

Not sure here nothing against the Lad hope is great but we have Preuss on a 4 year deal & need pace like Young & we pick another ruck?

[DemonWheels 1,118]

4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Dam those highlights ??

 

I knew they'd throw some highlights in that I hadn't seen but these are really impressive. Pretty happy with this pick. Could be a generational player. Could easily go the other way. Like that we're being brave.

[Gorgoroth 13,220]

15 minutes ago, hardtack said:

Is this an indication that he is now with the MFC in some capacity?

Hope so, he had the team polo on, even as a small part I’d love him back at the club.

[Magoo 40]

14 minutes ago, DemonWheels said:

I knew they'd throw some highlights in that I hadn't seen but these are really impressive. Pretty happy with this pick. Could be a generational player. Could easily go the other way. Like that we're being brave.

Ditto

Edited November 27, 2019 by Magoo

[demonzz 140]

1 minute ago, DemonOX said:

Good luck to him and I hope he does really well for us. 
 

I am only concerned if we don’t perform he will off to the weagles as he said Peter Sumich is his mentor who he will remain in contact with and that his fav player is Nic Nat. 
 

U can bet Sumich will be pushing for him to go to the weagles especially if we are still crap like this season. 

Geez for a bloke that hasnt grown up hard core footy. that highlight package shows he is in for a big career.

[Cards13 9,117]

2 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Why not try and bring Sumich in as forward coach?

Funnily enough, I’m in Brissy for work and wandered past a very fancy dining establishment around lunch time and was surprised to see Suma part of a large party enjoying lunch. 

[Cards13 9,117]

Ps welcome our new gun player.

[reynolds46 1,312]

I hope we give him a Queens Birthday debut because that’s like our grand final 

[DistrACTION Jackson 10,769]

5 minutes ago, DemonWheels said:

I knew they'd throw some highlights in that I hadn't seen but these are really impressive. Pretty happy with this pick. Could be a generational player. Could easily go the other way. Like that we're being brave.

His forward highlights were impressive.

[loges 6,767]

4 minutes ago, reynolds46 said:

I hope we give him a Queens Birthday debut because that’s like our grand final 

Are you stuck back in 2008 ?

[GoingGoingGawn 36]

9 hours ago, GoingGoingGawn said:

I suspect after we select Jackson we will release some new footage of him that will change a lot of people’s opinion about us picking him.

I suspect this post I made earlier is ageing well ?

certainly looks much more impressive in the new highlights package and shows he could develop into a real talent up forward as well as in the ruck.

pretty excited about this pick ??

[Demon Dynasty 17,169]

12 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Unless we already realise that Preuss will be nothing more than handy depth.  This bloke has the capacity, with the right development, to be an absolute star.  

Star ruckman don't win premierships.  Ours stared this season, won the best and fairest and we still finished second bottom.  Square the ledger with ruck stocks....look to fill outside of that with the B+ types and your genuine guns that can turn and win the big matches.

[spirit of norm smith 16,681]

Liken him to Austin Bradtke. Similar background.  I don’t expect him to play any senior games in 2020.  Jackson is raw, with limited footy skills. He hunts and runs like a basketballer.  We should support the pick and hope he develops BUT we will always have the annual media beat up about him going home to the Dockers or Eagles 

[Magoo 40]

Just now, loges said:

Are you stuck back in 2008 ?

No....1858.

[Magoo 40]

1 minute ago, Rusty Nails said:

Star ruckman don't win premierships...

...until 2020.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

2 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Star ruckman don't win premierships.  Ours stared this season, won the best and fairest and we still finished second bottom.  Square the ledger with ruck stocks....look to fill outside of that with the B+ types and your genuine guns that can turn and win the big matches.

Nothing has won us premierships for 50+ years.  Just ask SWYL.

Why can't we buck the trend?  I think the upside that Jackson has outweights what someone like Young or Serong bring to the table.  Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong.  We'll just have to see.

[DeeZee 7,496]

I reckon he will play in 2020 , mostly up forward.

[Magoo 40]

4 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Nothing has won us premierships for 50+ years.  Just ask SWYL.

Why can't we buck the trend?  I think the upside that Jackson has outweights what someone like Young or Serong bring to the table.  Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong.  We'll just have to see.

Ditto

Edited November 27, 2019 by Magoo

[Tony Tea 2,816]

Never seen Jackson play and am certain Jason Taylor has weighed up all the negatives raised by supporters and yet he still picked him.

I'm happy to put faith in the Taylor's judgement.