2 minutes ago, Willmoy1947 said:

More inclined to look at a few older blokes when things got a little hot in the last than the young blokes during....

I've cast my eyes over both

I still haven’t seen what his weapons are. Great that he has confidence and aggression but for a medium sized player he doesn’t seem to have leg speed, unique evasion skills or innate goal sense. Why was he so on our radar?

What was his preferred position as a junior? I agree with Earl haven't seen any weapon yet or anything to suggest he will be more than an average player

On 26/07/2024 at 13:31, binman said:

Four, five if you count Jefferson: roo, kolt, disco, jeffo and Windsor.

This is exactly why I like to lean into known facts rather than the where there's smoke palaver.

Known fact #1

Mutiple players have recently  recommitted to the MFC.

Of the top of my head, that list includes: jeffo, roo  chin, Petty, Windsor, the kolt, AMW (I think) and disco - and I'm probably missing some.

Apply Occam's razor to the question of why so many players, particularly young guns who would def get picked up by other clubs, have decided their medium term future lies with dees.

What is the answer?

I hope Jefferson is only signed until end of 26, as he is a long long way off AFL standard!

21 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

I still haven’t seen what his weapons are. Great that he has confidence and aggression but for a medium sized player he doesn’t seem to have leg speed, unique evasion skills or innate goal sense. Why was he so on our radar?

It’s a completely reasonable question. You don’t expect your first and second year players to come in and dominate straight away, or even show consistency throughout the season.

What you do expect to see from first round picks are little moments and glimmers of class, passages of play that give you a glimpse into their futures.

Not saying he won’t make it but I haven’t seen any of that yet with Tholstrup. It’s all very blue collar sort of stuff.

Edited July 6Jul 6 by Dee Boys

I’ve seen enough to suggest that he has a future. Just needs more consistency at the top level, and his pre season stress fractures (back) may well have influenced that.

1 minute ago, Dee Boys said:

It’s a completely reasonable question. You don’t expect your first and second year players to come in and dominate straight away, or even show consistency throughout the season.

What you do expect to see from first round picks are little moments and glimmers of class, passages of play that give you a glimpse into their futures.

Not saying he won’t make it but I haven’t seen any of that yet with Tholstrup. It’s all very blue collar sort of stuff.

Barely even blue collar. It's mostly just celebrating with his teammates.