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Newton is good

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I agree with him; Newton is very very good at kicking footballs and marking footballs and playing football on a football oval. I believe if I was playing a game of football, and Newton was on the other team and I was playing on Newton, then Newton would probably kick alot of goals on me because he is very very good at football.

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This thread still has a lot to prove.

Brilliant...

From now on, if Juice has a good game, or does something noteworthy, I'm not going to go into any detail. I'm just going to say...

Newton is good...

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Message to Rhino Richards and Dappa Dan:

Saw you guys managed to turn one of this guy's other no-content threads in to some semblance of a discussion -- any chance you could work your magic on this one too?

I think the "if you don't have anything to say, don't post a thread saying it" principle is grossly underrated by some.

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Did anyone notice during the latter half of the season how people were starting to scream "Juice!!!" whenever he went near the ball?

This could turn into an Yze or Ang Christou scenario, with the word juice resonating across the MCG at twilight as he gracefully marks the ball.

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Did anyone notice during the latter half of the season how people were starting to scream "Juice!!!" whenever he went near the ball?

This could turn into an Yze or Ang Christou scenario, with the word juice resonating across the MCG at twilight as he gracefully marks the ball.

ahhh that's good juice...

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There is one thing that I will point out that he needs to work on and that is his balance, if you watch videos of him playing late in the season, he goes to ground too often gor my liking and to fix this he needs to work not only on his strength, but also his positioning to enable him to be in the best position to take the mark or gather the spill.

He can't always take the screamer and as much as we would love him to, because who doesn't like a spekky, he needs to work on this aspect of his game

Otherwise Juice for GOD.. Fast becoming a fav player....

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There is one thing that I will point out that he needs to work on and that is his balance, if you watch videos of him playing late in the season, he goes to ground too often gor my liking and to fix this he needs to work not only on his strength, but also his positioning to enable him to be in the best position to take the mark or gather the spill.

He can't always take the screamer and as much as we would love him to, because who doesn't like a spekky, he needs to work on this aspect of his game

Genuine question here, not a rhetorical one -- how exactly does someone "work" on their balance? I would have thought balance is something you either have or don't. Robbo's a good example of someone with no balance.

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I don't know if you can work on balance, but in saying that it is possible to work on positioning etc. to help with this problem.

For example an 85kg full back playing on a 115kg full forward wouldn't play man-on-man he would either come in from the side or play him in front

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Message to Rhino Richards and Dappa Dan:

Saw you guys managed to turn one of this guy's other no-content threads in to some semblance of a discussion -- any chance you could work your magic on this one too?

I think the "if you don't have anything to say, don't post a thread saying it" principle is grossly underrated by some.

What are we up to now? Like 20 posts? Some threads don't even crack 10.

Our work here is done...

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wow!!

to think we really were excited about this kid

i love digging out old threads

however, there is still a tiny bit of time for me to get excited about newton again, but i cant see it happening

it would be a garland like turnaround if it did

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I'll make an attempt at turning some kind of discussion out of this post.

Based solely on the Kangaroos game I have a feeling Bailey is aware of Newton's strengths, that being playing full forward from the square. He has shown promise as a Full Forward, without being stationed in that position this year.

Looking at the Kanga's game Newton spent a lot of his time up on a wing and across half forward, why? To expose him, and give him a reality to check and inform him, through his inability to pick up the ball below his knees, that he has a long way to go. This and his inability to body out an opponent one on one are his real weaknesses. Instead of hiding him in the goalsquare and allowing him to lead, or take a run and jump at it, Bailey is getting Newton up the field where the chance of a one on one, and where there are more opportunities to collect the ball below his knees.

Many, and I agree, say he is a one-dimensional player. Yes, so what do you do about it? Bailey is pushing him up the ground to work on his weaknesses. Brilliant coaching in my opinion. I hope Bailey leaves him in for the rest of the year, but more importantly I hope we see some real development. If he remains a one dimensional player, his time in the sun is limited, the modern game doesnt allow for stay at home full forwards. If he can develop his weaknesses he can play a big part in Melbourne's development.

I too was frustrated by his performance on Sunday, but I'm sure Bailey has a bigger plan for him. Give him a chance.

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