25 minutes ago, 58er said:

No because they are different style of players. Rooy is a total competitor and to give him an at opportunity to compete at throw ins does expand his role to us and get him into the game. 

Carkton put Harry McKay and WC Jack Darling are who Rooy resembles. Harry P can play the regular forward whose absolute skills are elite in marking and one on one. JVR will gain greater strength with the competition down forward and also Darling is akin to the throwin ruck game. 

Fullars will still be very handy and with Gawny occasionally our forwards  are going to get the opportunity to get the crumbs and forward balls that will be created. 

We don't need to expand his role.. his role should purely be a power key forward that gives our team the best opportunity to kick a winning score.

Darling also resembles nothing like JVR. Not only is Darling a soft [censored] but I can guarantee JVR will go on to have a much better career then him as one of the best key forwards in the game in years to come.

8 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

We don't need to expand his role.. his role should purely be a power key forward that gives our team the best opportunity to kick a winning score.

Darling also resembles nothing like JVR. Not only is Darling a soft [censored] but I can guarantee JVR will go on to have a much better career then him as one of the best key forwards in the game in years to come.

You don't talk up a Melbourne player by saying another team's player sucks.

On 17/01/2024 at 15:05, 58er said:

Why? It is assisting him learn AFL footy and responding to his enormous competitive juices. And he is no slouch at the throw ins. Fullarton and JVR as Gawn backups sounds good  to me. Rooy would also be a good understudy behind play in defence. That will also bring his footy on quicker.

Only negative is yes a chance of injury with a mongrel like Mason Cox taking a cheap shot at him

Mr USA May not like the response from Rooy though especially if he is in those hideous glasses. 

Brilliant season coming up for Rooy with 40 goals plus. 

I just feel he isn’t that player. He’s a Hogan/Reiwoldt type, and to get the best value out of him we need him in that 50 line as much as possible. 

1 hour ago, Pipefitter said:

I just feel he isn’t that player. He’s a Hogan/Reiwoldt type, and to get the best value out of him we need him in that 50 line as much as possible. 

He's a ripper. I liken him to Reiwoldt (Richmond version) in that he's slightly undersized as a key forward, but gives a serious contest every time.

Thankfully he's not a DH like Reiwoldt. 

50 minutes ago, Winners at last said:

He's a ripper. I liken him to Reiwoldt (Richmond version) in that he's slightly undersized as a key forward, but gives a serious contest every time.

Thankfully he's not a DH like Reiwoldt. 

Bit harsh... why exactly is Reiwoldt a DH?  Speaks his mind and has articulate in the media, is doing really positive work for the new Tassie team going around grassroots clubs, listening to them, getting their ideas and collating for the taskforce.  Was a very good player to boot.  

If he played for the dees, you would call him a club legend.

*PS* your analogy of JVR is not far off though, although JVR looks a lot stronger and broader across the shoulders.

Edited January 18, 20241 yr by Ouch!

We supporters forget he is now in his 3rd season and has only played 20 games which are very good for such a young player.

With another pre-season his fitness should improve and his running capacity will make him a better player this season.

I believe we should compare him to the Saints version of Riewoldt (Nick) who was a more aerobic player than Jack.

If his form trajectory continues then we will have an excellent CHF. Something that we desperately need.

I really feel he is going to be our next Gary Lion.

At a young age, he really stepped up last year.

Hopefully he has gained some more strength and can focus his aggression a little more.

Gotta love that Roo chant. Here's to hearing a lot more of it.

JVR has an edge to him and I can see him developing into a quality forward. I expect him to step up another notch in 2024.

Very highly anticipated debut, reminded me of the build up to Hogan's debut years ago. Great to see his huge pack marks, aggression at the contest, very good debut season.

Would rather see JvR do rucking only in forward, and as he becomes stronger could do what Hawkins does well and goal from forward ruck contests.

Only thing I would like to see in JvR is to channel his frustrations when he's out-marked. Not sure if anyone noticed, several times throughout the season when out-marked, out of frustration tried to hit the ball out of the opponent's hand, from what I recall, missed every time but obviously would be a 50 metre penalty.

Not a bad thing, obviously has a strong hunger to get better and beat his opponent at every contest, which is a good attribute as a key forward ❤️💙

7 hours ago, Lexinator said:

Very highly anticipated debut, reminded me of the build up to Hogan's debut years ago. Great to see his huge pack marks, aggression at the contest, very good debut season.

Would rather see JvR do rucking only in forward, and as he becomes stronger could do what Hawkins does well and goal from forward ruck contests.

Only thing I would like to see in JvR is to channel his frustrations when he's out-marked. Not sure if anyone noticed, several times throughout the season when out-marked, out of frustration tried to hit the ball out of the opponent's hand, from what I recall, missed every time but obviously would be a 50 metre penalty.

Not a bad thing, obviously has a strong hunger to get better and beat his opponent at every contest, which is a good attribute as a key forward ❤️💙

Well said. He bump on McStay and losing him for the Carlton game when we were already lacking forward depth should hopefully be a good learning lesson for him.

Looking forward to a more powerful and cleaner 2024.

19 minutes ago, TheWiz said:

Well said. He bump on McStay and losing him for the Carlton game when we were already lacking forward depth should hopefully be a good learning lesson for him.

Looking forward to a more powerful and cleaner 2024.

Agreed. He was sorely missed in that game, could of been the difference! Looking forward to his season this year!

Edited January 19, 20241 yr by Lexinator
Typo!

He was a huge miss in the Carlton Final 

Yes he is Young, but he must get smarter quickly. 
he is too important….

On 19/01/2024 at 06:23, Chook said:

You don't talk up a Melbourne player by saying another team's player sucks.

I can and I just did? I don't talk up every single Melbourne player like you think I would.

JVR is a very special talent and warrants the endorsement.