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14 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

Agreed Adam, but this is the pointy end of the retention dilemma - he is the 23rd/24th player and we’ve got to have ongoing focus on looking after our best depth or we become weaker as a result. Mistake might not be quite the right descriptor, but we need JJ to feel in an ongoing sense that the FD’s development of him and his opportunities to play are better than a full time role in an inferior team.

But what if in all seriousness and sincerity all the Club CAN say is... you're a highly valued meber of this club...there are only a certain amount of positions that are available week in /week out that your role/ability is suited.  Ply you craft, train hard, play well and you'll be picked upon merit/requirement.....and thats it......

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2 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

But what if in all seriousness and sincerity all the Club CAN say is... you're a highly valued meber of this club...there are only a certain amount of positions that are available week in /week out that your role/ability is suited.  Ply you craft, train hard, play well and you'll be picked upon merit/requirement.....and thats it......

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Maybe bub, but I guess I’m saying you’ve got a list of roughly 45 that the senior coach needs to nicest his time into each week.IMHO, he should split the list into top 15 players, middle 15 players and bottom 15 players. The bottom 15 players are exclusively VFL, the top 15 players will never get dropped bar injury, and the middle 15 players are the group that Goody should spend 3x the amount of time with over the other two.

34 minutes ago, Willmoy1947 said:

Hang on to JJ he gives his all in a hard position and is super fit and cherry ripe.

not sure it will be in our hands . james might leave to pursue a starting midfield role at another club .

 

A solid player but I am not an enamoured as others with his ability.  Not in the same category for mine as others of the same age and experience bracket. Bower, Sparrow, Rivers, McVee and probably Woey are ahead of him. I can see Blake Howes in soon too playing a similar role. I won't relish seeing him play in another jumper but I wont be getting my nuts caught in my zipper over it.

Can probably draw a 4 year deal + near guaranteed starting midfield time from another club on the free market. If you were his parents you'd advise him to walk.


Jordon's problem is that we have already offered contracts for 2024 and beyond to a number of players who are lesser players than he is. Spargo, Laurie, Schache and Smith are four obvious examples, plus arguably Harmes given that he is currently out of favour.

1 hour ago, Gorgoroth said:

The selectors have made it know to JJ  how well they rate him. I’d be so surprised if he stayed with us. 
If I was him I’d leave, and I’ve said before I would have left after been left on the bench the whole game in the GF even more so after Harmes offered to be subbed out. 

I never understood that. If Harmes offered, why did Goody refuse? It seems pretty cruel, when you are 10 goals up, with minutes to play, to not let him on the ground.

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To my mind, he will always be a fair to middling player and never a great player. We should have a good hand in the draft coming up and we can get potential greats. And I have no doubt he will go to another club, will probably get a regular game, will never be a champion.

 
26 minutes ago, Wizard of Koz said:

A solid player but I am not an enamoured as others with his ability.  Not in the same category for mine as others of the same age and experience bracket. Bower, Sparrow, Rivers, McVee and probably Woey are ahead of him. I can see Blake Howes in soon too playing a similar role. I won't relish seeing him play in another jumper but I wont be getting my nuts caught in my zipper over it.

I hope you don’t get your nuts caught in your zipper for any reason.

1 minute ago, Redleg said:

I never understood that. If Harmes offered, why did Goody refuse? It seems pretty cruel, when you are 10 goals up, with minutes to play to not jet him on the ground.

I think Goodwin thought he should act in accordance with the rules.


2 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

I think Goodwin thought he should act in accordance with the rules.

No one else was the whole season and if Harmes wanted/needed to come off with a slight headache or sore fingernail, it was rough on JJ.

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10 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

I think Goodwin thought he should act in accordance with the rules.

May was the obvious player to be subbed off.

8 minutes ago, Redleg said:

No one else was the whole season and if Harmes wanted/needed to come off with a slight headache or sore fingernail, it was rough on JJ.

They could have suggested he had "heightened giddiness" ..   needed the vapours ;) 

It was indeed ridiculously cruel.  I dont think many other coaches would have left him off. 

You're a limited time in the sun....footy. Some longer than others. He's still relatively young. You'd have to getting your manager to have a look around.

Free agency = compo.  May add to points we can put together to push picks up the list to target his replacement?


I've likened Jordon to James McDonald in the past - I think he'll be a genuinely excellent midfielder without every being flashy or dominating.

Trouble is, we've got Petracca, Oliver and Viney, all three of whom are in the very top rank of AFL midfielders.

Brayshaw, when playing in the midfield, is also very similar to Jordon in the sense that he is a good contributor without ever really seeming dominant or imposing. Complicating things, our wings and half-back positions are now so loaded with quality options Brayshaw almost has too play midfield now.

Then of course there's the direct competition with Sparrow, who has a noticeably better haircut.

You could have a long debate about whether Sparrow's better form than Jordon's is driven by the fact that he's been given a sustained run at AFL level and in a stable position, while Jordon has been subbed in and out and moved around at both AFL and VFL level. Pygmalion effect in action.

Part of a bigger issue - what do we do with the whole set of Harmes, Dunstan and Jordon, who could all be getting midfield games somewhere else?

14 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

 

Part of a bigger issue - what do we do with the whole set of Harmes, Dunstan and Jordon, who could all be getting midfield games somewhere else?

All three might go.

Laurie as well possibly, as he doesn’t look like getting a game.

1 hour ago, dl4e said:

If he decides to go then don't deal with Essendon. They are absolute [censored] to deal with in trade negotiations. I hope he stays.

 

1 hour ago, old55 said:

It's not at trade, he's UFA.

Certainly is, old - but I agree heartily with dl4e sentiments re dealing with Bombers.   I would hate to see him there. 
 

And I would prefer to keep him 100x over Harmes and Dunstall. 

How is he a UFA at 22yo? the rules must have changed, it used to be 8 years at a club


Would be great to keep him but can't block him if he wants to leave and I would wish him well.

Viney, Trac and Clarry will be injured more as they enter their late 20's so there will be more opportunities over the years for him.

To be fair, he has never complained or whinging even after the GF.  He is a solid character

4 minutes ago, DubDee said:

How is he a UFA at 22yo? the rules must have changed, it used to be 8 years at a club

once you have been delisted you become a FA for life

4 minutes ago, DubDee said:

How is he a UFA at 22yo? the rules must have changed, it used to be 8 years at a club

Because he was delisted and rookie.

 

Salary Cap management will likely see Jordan & Harmes depart and Dees believing we can get same production from a younger lower cost player ie Woey or a Howes or a Laurie etc.

46 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

I've likened Jordon to James McDonald in the past - I think he'll be a genuinely excellent midfielder without every being flashy or dominating.

 

 

Absolutely nothing like James MacDonald.

JM was the captain, B&F winner & AA.


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