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Perhaps its because he hasn't got a lot of muscle on him yet compared to Preuss who is a behemoth and Maxy who is lean but seriously ripped (both are also nearly 10cm taller)....199cm isnt tall for a ruckman but I'm sure once he fills out, maybe grows a couple more cms he'll look the part of an AFL ruckman.

I was there yesterday, my 2c, Jackson is FAST....glides across the ground he looks something special, small for a ruckman at this stage at least though....presents more like a big midfielder.

Hopefully not out for 4-cyst

These fluff pieces dont worry me what are they gonna say “yep we’re going to dish up much the same rubbish as we have for the last 15 seasons...”

I’d have finally beating North for the first time in about 13 seasons in there somewhere

It’s a fail if we don’t make the 8. I think we will unless we end up with the same injury run as last year.

Promising reports, at least we have a MUCH fitter squad than the same time last pre-season, just need to injury gods to be kind as we get closer to the proper stuff...

No issue with Jackson at #3 as a player, go home factor is the concern.

May and Lever as our 2 main defenders gasp....can we possibly expect them to get though a decent chunk of the season uninjured....?

Not sure i’ll be able to sleep until I know that Clarry’s ok

Why did Essendon not give him another year anyway, seems a solid player. Considering how injury prone all our talls have been lately I think it’s a smart move.

as long as he ends up as good a player as what we think he can be

Not sure how anyone could possibly be saying he's going to be a fail if we go for him at pick 3 when he hasn't even entered the AFL system! Just as likely the opposite occurs and the guy we get at 3 instead is a nice solid footballer and Jackson goes on to become a game breaking superstar

Wouldn't completely disregard Brown as a backup for 1 season at ether end, considering our key position players are quite injury prone...Walker would have been better but is going to North

Agree have to bid on him if he’s a good as everyone is saying. No matter how many inside mids we have if he ended up a Cripps level dominant force you’d happily have him.

Spotting a new Jag on the road is a fairly rare event At that price point most people buy a BMW

Please let his calves hold together over pre-season....we've had such bad luck with injuries over the last 10 years, but getting a player of Harley's calibre fit and firing would be a big turnaround and amazing for our side

I remember being at that game in 2012 he tore us a new one...back in the dark Mark Neeld era and we copped a pasting from the Suns at home EDIT - actually might have been a different game according to records we won that one!

I assume we could just sign him as a delisted FA

If he passes the medical we definitely should take the risk: ridiculously talented player

Its nearly worth taking him just to give Carlton the s**ts.....Collingwood or Richmond wouldn't hesitate, why are we so damn nice??

Perhaps we just don't want to pay him $700k+ PA...makes sense to me

Martin for free would be a dream result, but you can bet Carlscum will do some salary\contract manipulation to scare us off

Fair enough, but in that case for you games at the G are interstate

How could any MELBOURNE supporter actually want us to play home games interstate....??