News Baby steps and big strides: how Collingwood's Jarrod Witts proved doubters wrong

[TradeDraft]

Nice Article on Witts:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/baby-s...ts-proved-doubters-wrong-20150702-gi3ci9.html

 

[MagpieBat]

Nice Article on Witts

Said through thoroughly gritted teeth...

 

[eddiebankbalance]

 

[Vicky Park]

How can a giant take baby steps?

 

[TheFreshBanana]

Jeez that was a tough read.

 

[Kappa]

But what does this mean about Grundy?

 

[DAWESOME!!]

Article needs a good editor to tighten up flow and expression at points. Witts and Grundy certainly aren't your classic (dumb) ruckmen are they?

The mention of him playing the trumpet got me briefly and weirdly excited. Think i just liked the idea of a 7 foot tall ruckman busting out some smooth jazz in his down time. Disappointing he gave it away.

Liked reading about which boys like cricket too.

 

[Bucksboys]

How can a giant take baby steps?

 

[DAWESOME!!]

How can a giant take baby steps?

First the left foot, then the right.

 

[Vicky Park]

I thought the article was Ok. Wittsy: quiet, reserved, different, even likes cardigans. I can cope with that. A touch of Alan Partridge?

 

[Vicky Park]

When Wittsy walks, the ground shakes.

Seriously, I saw his first tentative games for us in 2011. He was the NSW scholarship kid, and had a couple of runs in the VFL. Looked like a giraffe, with a Pies jumper on.

My memory of him consoled me at the wake I attended following our GF loss. With a bunch of Pies fans, all looking downcast and depressed, I asked who amongst them had heard of Jarrod Witts? Some of them even sparked up a bit after that.

 

[Kirby]

Jeez that was a tough read.

I agree.

 

[spartan-magpie]

How can a giant take baby steps?

Walking over baby giraffes?

 

[ZEV]

Article needs a good editor to tighten up flow and expression at points. Witts and Grundy certainly aren't your classic (dumb) ruckmen are they?

The mention of him playing the trumpet got me briefly and weirdly excited. Think i just liked the idea of a 7 foot tall ruckman busting out some smooth jazz in his down time. Disappointing he gave it away.

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Should start a jazz band with will minson

 

[BEEG]

Good on Witts but that was one of the worst things I have read

 

[sirlothie]

Stacks up against Sandilands at the same age, nice going! Has definitely improved a lot.

 

[Maggie5]

Cheapskate, he should fly his grandad to games. Poor guy catches the train from Sydney to watch him play.

 

[Anzacday]

Cheapskate, he should fly his grandad to games. Poor guy catches the train from Sydney to watch him play.

Maybe he doesn't like flying?

 

[Maggie5]

Maybe he doesn't like flying?

'Sometimes' he takes the train. BTW it was a joke.

 

[Anzacday]

'Sometimes' he takes the train. BTW it was a joke.

It's ok I knew.
I haven't read the article by the way - will now though!

 

[Maggie5]

It's ok I knew.
I haven't read the article by the way - will now though!

Cheers, I like Witts and if I didn't love the Caff a little bit more would have him on my sig. But then might not given his name comes up when talking trades.

 

[Anzacday]

Cheers, I like Witts and if I didn't love the Caff a little bit more would have him on my sig. But then might not given his name comes up when talking trades.

There's no way we should trade him, we need both of them.
The peanuts who wantt to trade him just need to imagine where we'd be last week if we didn't have him and Grundy out injured.
Great article too, makes me think he's a keeper even more.

 

[MarkT2]

I thought the article was Ok. Wittsy: quiet, reserved, different, even likes cardigans. I can cope with that. A touch of Alan Partridge?

Not the cardigans. Surely that's not acceptable. What sort of club is this!

 

[MarkT2]

There's no way we should trade him, we need both of them.
The peanuts who wantt to trade him just need to imagine where we'd be last week if we didn't have him and Grundy out injured.
Great article too, makes me think he's a keeper even more.

I am not so sure you can/should carry two quality first rucks who aren't viable KP forwards on a list. If we could get a really good trade for Whitts from GWS for instance we should seriously consider it. Where we would have been last week is a function of exiting the likes of Ceglar or even Wood. Whits could have real currency though and the reality is only good players have good currency. It just happens that we have two promising up and coming ruckmen. I'd definitely consider a trade - for the right price and then bring in a FA option.

 

[robertg22]

I am not so sure you can/should carry two quality first rucks who aren't viable KP forwards on a list. If we could get a really good trade for Whitts from GWS for instance we should seriously consider it. Where we would have been last week is a function of exiting the likes of Ceglar or even Wood. Whits could have real currency though and the reality is only good players have good currency. It just happens that we have two promising up and coming ruckmen. I'd definitely consider a trade - for the right price and then bring in a FA option.

You don't really have your Whitts/Whits/Witts/wits about you today do you?