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Imagine how much better our side would be if Luke Jackson in it? I think his loss to our side has been immeasurable since 2021…

If only he didn’t miss the family Sunday roast…reckon we would have won the 2023 QF final against the Pies with Luke Jackson and we wouldn’t have gone chasing Grundy.

 

Buy the look of him, he is a vegetarian. 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, adonski said:

I'd take Windsor

Exactly this. 
Jackson has all the traits of a star, but for mine definitely not the desire to be one. He might mature and live up to his potential like Hogan has, but Windsor will be a 250 gamer and a bloody good one at that. 

He doesn’t miss the Sunday roast. He now can afford prime eye fillet and aged wagyu every day of the week. Losing him wasn’t the biggest problem. Failure to cover his loss even with a journeyman ruckman is. Was very ordinary today in a must win game. 

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1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

Exactly this. 
Jackson has all the traits of a star, but for mine definitely not the desire to be one. He might mature and live up to his potential like Hogan has, but Windsor will be a 250 gamer and a bloody good one at that. 

The Dog is a highlight reel only. But I’m forever thankful for his highlight minutes in 2021. 

Just now, John Crow Batty said:

He doesn’t miss the Sunday roast. He now can afford prime eye fillet and aged wagyu. Losing him wasn’t the biggest problem. Failure to cover his loss even with journeyman ruckman is. 

Again, he is an eggplant steak kinda dude. Not that expensive. 

Jackson hasn’t really set the world on fire since he left, so I’m not missing him as much as I first thought.

Yep I like Windsor more too.

 

If only Jackson didn't leave

If only Trac didn't get hurt

If only Fullarton could play

If only Gus didn't get KO'd into next year

If only Gawndy worked out

If only T-Mac never had the footy issues

If only Ben Brown didn't have a degenerative knee

If only Jesse never left 

If only Frawley never left

If only Woewodin never left

If only Farmer never left

If only Barassi never left.

 

 

Can we stop whinging for a change?

Meh, 13 touches and a goal in a must-win game today. He wanted to go home to be closer to his mum and he’s happy playing for an irrelevant club. His loss, not ours. 

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1 hour ago, Demonsterative said:

Again, he is an eggplant steak kinda dude. Not that expensive. 

Thought it was microwaved chicken??

34 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Meh, 13 touches and a goal in a must-win game today. He wanted to go home to be closer to his mum and he’s happy for playing for an irrelevant club. His loss, not ours. 

So basically, his average output over the last four years.  Cameo player every day of the week. 

1 hour ago, OhMyDees said:

Imagine how much better our side would be if Luke Jackson in it

...but will he do the Trent Croad?

That's the question.

1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

Exactly this. 
Jackson has all the traits of a star, but for mine definitely not the desire to be one. He might mature and live up to his potential like Hogan has, but Windsor will be a 250 gamer and a bloody good one at that. 

And we've got the loyal WA boy in JVR.

8 hours ago, Demonsterative said:

Buy the look of him, he is a vegetarian. 

 

 

Unicorns don't eat meat.


7 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Meh, 13 touches and a goal in a must-win game today. He wanted to go home to be closer to his mum and he’s happy playing for an irrelevant club. His loss, not ours. 

He has a lot of skill but to my mind is a lazy footballer.  Seems content to do just what he has to so he can keep getting paid.

Don't want him. Can't forgive him for all the rubbish about "I don't know if I'll leave" when he knew perfectly well - and played like it IMHO.

1 hour ago, Lexinator said:

Unicorns don't eat meat.

Yes they do.

But it has to be cooked very rare.

Good ordinary player 


I said at the time Freo were crazy to use up so much capital to go after Jackson.

Not because he's not going to be a  star (though I wondered if he was driven enough- still do), but because they had an A grade ruck, Jackson is not a natural forward and had more pressing needs than another ruck. 

There was also the opportunity cost with the picks they gave up, and his starting salary created challenges trading in other gun players, nor to mention cap issues when it came time to resign Brayshaw and other guns. 

Two full seasons later, I haven't seem anything to suggest I got it wrong 

Surely by Jackson's second season they would have hoped to be a genuine flag contender. Hell, just a few weeks ago (after flogging us for the second time) they were in the top 4!.

But for the second year in a row since trading in Jackson, they have missed finals again. 

And might have made finals if Jackson had put the team on his shoulders in the port game and been a difference maker, something you expect from your highest paid players.

Like riccardio leaving red bull, the smart play for Jackson was to stay with the dees for 3 more years and then go to freo on a mega contract - maybe as a two time premiership player (imagine how different 2023 would have been with Jackson in the team).

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Who better to learn your ruck craft from than Gawn for another 3 years and then with possibly another flag under your belt move back home with a mega contract.

 

Well I think it's the world's worst kept secret that it would have been smarter to stay a few more years and then seek the big trade back. 

David King was crying out for it during the week begging Jackson to be that ruck influence they needed. 

I still think he'll be a big success but we'll see how successful, his team is a joke. 

dogga with mfc: 3 seasons, 5 finals, 1 premiership
dogga with flagmantle: 2 seasons, 0 finals

longmuir is on a hiding to nothing in 2025; he'll be desperate for a deep finals run to keep the wa hounds from the door


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