beelzebub

Certainly a bit of the greener etc. I also just have this idea he's waiting for some magical panacea that will eminate from someone/somewhere else. definitely agree re self driving...absolutely

Often gives up the chase for a lad so 'fit'

well apparently there had to be a vote.... which requires a board...lol

This is something that irks me. This "development" thing. Im suspecting in a fashion that its a little bit of an urban myth. The 'development stick ' is the same one applied to all the team, but it has a very distinct pattern of variation as to results. Some players progress , others languish. So I thought, just to humour myself , if we take this "development' notion OUT of things and just go to the other two you highlight : attitude and understanding I can see that these as more individualistic in nature might well have the greater overall effects. As anyone who has observed Jack play over the course its hard not to go past one particular quality , or area , that bobs up all the time. That being consistency. I think I can only remember 2-3 games where Jack was "on' ...all day. Just about every other game Ive attended or watched he seems to waft in and out of this mode. He really struggles to this observer to get 4 qtrs together. hes certainly not alone there, but even 3 is a rarity. Its more in fact that through these qtrs he waxes and wains with commitment. His understanding and awareness of the game is, i think imho, very good. Which makes it even the more perplexing that he doesnt put that to better use for more of each game. This brings me back to attitude and i think in all honesty with Watts this is where it starts and finishes.Its HIS attitude. Whatever the club presents and does it still comes back to how he deals with it, what you make of it etc. So if I now apply the litmus of 'attitude " to Fitness, Strength and Hardness it can be argued he is manifestly responsible for all 3. if he had an attitude that required himself to attend to these deficiencies then you would think it would become remedial. Others look within, see areas of improvement and go about doing that. 5 years in the system and he's still struggling in some basic areas. I can only think of one person who can change any of that, and he doesnt seem to want to do it bad enough.

in 40 odd years of it i think I can probably count only a handful of games that were void of argy bargy. For a non contact sport I got a hell of a lot of bruises..lol

In all honesty this perplexes me. why hasnt he ??

Thank you Joel. Hope you overcome your injuries and niggles and have a rewarding after footy life. Thanks for always bring your A game of effort to the contest each week.

funny thing is he can run ( when he wants to ) hes one of the quickest at the club. So In a forward line where we would look to already have Clark Dawes and Howe... are some suggesting he play opposite to Howe ?

Without prejudice and just plain curiosity. Those that are real keen to retain Watts, where do you play him ?

thats fair enough.. I will amend and people can recast their votes if they so desire

its just one question...pretty simple Option three would never occur. The two choices are very doable.

Hopefully this will cascade into announcements of other appointments

thats hardly what this is about at all. $cully for all intents and purposes never really was a Demon as he had one eye on departure from the moment he was drafted. Watts however has been a Melbourne player in the true spirit. His lament isnt for a huge contract elsewhere, it seems to be a desire to be mollycoddled by an "understanding" coach

be interesting to see who else makes us the board

'New Melbourne president announcement imminent'

I would suggest that the thing that has got the goat of many is he simply hasnt given any real foundation for backing his what can only be described as passive aggressive petulance. After 5 years he really hasnt lit up the world. Those in the keep corner often and nearly always refer to his potential and its a fear of not reaping this which drives many to stick up for him. You cant let fear drive you.

Quite possibly the simplest poll ever as opinions are polls apart Plenty of other threads to air those. This is simply to facilitate all to vote yay or nay !!

Jackie may be suffering from "Distant fields syndrome" Just possibly other clubs have contracted Roseycolouredpotentialitis !!! Might benefit all with changes of sceneries.

shhhh !!!

Im starting to firmly be of the thinking to put him on the trade table this EOS whilst the aura of still being a #1 has some currency and before too many other clubs twig to . Im not sure where to even play him , but maybe in another jumper might be the best value option.

Oh Im sorry..Hes been in the biz for 5 years. ( for 5 years crying out loud !! ) and thats what he comes up with ?? Seriously ?? As others have already highlighted he's none too clever really if this is how he goes about things. He strikes me as someone who will blame everything on someone or some other event. HE, HE has to get his arse into gear and make things happen , not wait for them. Ive worked with, indeed employed this type, only to realise the mistake and sack them. He has all the attributes of a very fine player save one, ticker. A very famous man once said "Ask not what this country can do for you , ask what you can do for your country" Littlle Jackie might think long and hard about such a notion.

Im trusting this was sorted very early in proceedings.

Am starting to think this is actually the case. Am very disappointed in this kid, Again Melbourne chose poorly. More psychometrics please

nupp hes soft in the head

stuie , really,c'mon ! the kid isnt a kid . Hes been coached ( ironic ) he has tickets. they arent punched....someone do it !!!