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Farewell Luke Jackson

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5 minutes ago, layzie said:

I hope it does to be perfectly honest. 

That's the sort of light hearted  "nastiness" I can live with rather than the habituated hate mail that goes on around here

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    On 10/7/2022 at 6:59 PM, Cheap Seats said:

    So if they don't offer picks, surely player get involved.

    Jackson's manager initiated this so he needs to sort it out.

    Otherwise Jacko walks or re-signs.

    Don't take unders. Make a stand

     

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    It’s a fair deal to receive 2 first rounders and a 2nd.  Not overs in any way but for an out of contract player this deal will serve us well 

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    40 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Flogmantle Supporters are saying they paid too much for him

    FFS!!!!

    The quote from David walls the Freo list manager would indicate otherwise."Luke has been our number one priority all year and obviously throughout the trade period,"

    "He's got so much versatility and so much scope to improve as a player. We’re really only scratching the surface with what he can do.

    "He's only just turned 21, when you look at what he’s doing with his relative age rating for a player in his position, he's off the charts.

    "In his draft year, we had him rated at number one in the draft."

     

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    2 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

    The quote from David walls the Freo list manager would indicate otherwise."Luke has been our number one priority all year and obviously throughout the trade period,"

    "He's got so much versatility and so much scope to improve as a player. We’re really only scratching the surface with what he can do.

    "He's only just turned 21, when you look at what he’s doing with his relative age rating for a player in his position, he's off the charts.

    "In his draft year, we had him rated at number one in the draft."

     

    Fair enough but....is he an aggressive and competitive beast and will he learn to take a pack mark?

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    9 minutes ago, IRW said:

    That's the sort of light hearted  "nastiness" I can live with rather than the habituated hate mail that goes on around here

    Exactly, within reason 🙂

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    2 hours ago, IRW said:

    Can't hold a mark,not a ruckmans boot stops and isn't particularly aggressive even though he's mobile with great ground ball abilities. 

    Either over rated or a huge upside ...and Bedford's gone  probably Kossie next season if the traditional bland response from the Club is on form.

    What a great house they shared must have been

    "Our house"

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    6 minutes ago, IRW said:

    Fair enough but....is he an aggressive and competitive beast and will he learn to take a pack mark?

    Jackson’s marking needs to improve but you’re kidding if you don’t think he’s aggressive or competitive 

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    We completed this trade and got the best deal we could, now moving onto other deals no doubt.

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    He’s not a demon anymore, so I look forward to Steven May belting the back of his head “spoiling” a few high balls next year. He’s already missing two front teeth, what’s a few more 😉

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    34 minutes ago, IRW said:

    It may have been better if he was up to staying as long as Weideman and our finding out how much better he could get.

     

    That's the point surely

    Jackson went home presumably because he was homesick,it's difficult to believe that Bedford wanted to live in GWS .

    What about the point being that he's just not good enough for AFL footy?

     

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    33 minutes ago, durango said:

    We have lost a once in a generation player but we will only know whether Freo paid under or over in about 3 years time?

    His pay packet may cause headaches for him and Freo in the future?

    Time will tell IF he will be a once in a generation player. Big call as other than 15 minutes in GF and a couple of other not bad moments he really has not lived up to the hype to date and this past season has been a so/so

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    34 minutes ago, IRW said:

    It may have been better if he was up to staying as long as Weideman and our finding out how much better he could get.

     

    That's the point surely

    Jackson went home presumably because he was homesick,it's difficult to believe that Bedford wanted to live in GWS .

    Nobody with any type or part of brain working would want to live in Western Sydney. It's worse than our Western Suburbs. 

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    31 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Jackson’s marking needs to improve but you’re kidding if you don’t think he’s aggressive or competitive 

    Aggressive and competitive beasts get to more contests and get more possessions

    And then do something constructive with those possessions.  In A grade style (we are getting 2 x 1st rounders & 1 x 2nd rounder ... that exchange is normally reserved for a proven gun player)

    He gets outmanoeuvred too easily in ruck contests as well ... taps to advantage?  Negligible

    Marking skills - bog average

    That wasn't and was LJ this season

    Unless he was playing possum.  Over the next 2-3 years, we will find out how good he's going to be

    And if we can turn those 2 first rounders into good players as against 1 'maybe' good, we win the deal.  I can't see great (LJ)

    And then there's the 2nd rounder which could turn a profit as well ... we've done very well previously using 2nd rounders on experienced talent

    Do your best work, Jason Taylor!

    Time will reveal who has won this deal but it could end up in a win/win as well

    How did you see things, DS?

     

     

    Footnote; How about this trade? (compo, actually) 

    Hawks got pick 19 for Buddy then won the next 2 flags without him

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    43 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

    The quote from David walls the Freo list manager would indicate otherwise."Luke has been our number one priority all year and obviously throughout the trade period,"

    "He's got so much versatility and so much scope to improve as a player. We’re really only scratching the surface with what he can do.

    "He's only just turned 21, when you look at what he’s doing with his relative age rating for a player in his position, he's off the charts.

    "In his draft year, we had him rated at number one in the draft."

     

    Exactly. But they Had absolutely no intention of giving us a fair pick

    It is disgraceful. 
    they bought a Mercedes 600 SEL for the price of a used Commodore

    Freo can get F…

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    21 minutes ago, 4_Kent_Watts said:

    Nobody with any type or part of brain working would want to live in Western Sydney. It's worse than our Western Suburbs. 

    If you have the big bucks you can take a helicopter from Bondi..

    Not if you are pick 44

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    2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    That was quick.

    🤮

     

    An anchor can hold you to the bottom,  that's its point 

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    25 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

    What about the point being that he's just not good enough for AFL footy?

     

    You didn't grasp my point did you.? 

    We hang on to a VFL forward for years but  trade a potential AFL small forward without giving him much of a chance

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    42 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Jackson’s marking needs to improve but you’re kidding if you don’t think he’s aggressive or competitive 

    Mate Jack Watts would make me look like a [censored],but I am measuring Jackons characteristics against the elite ,which is what a pick 3 ,million dollar  ,very mobile big man is meant to be

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