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Pretty sure that was what was holding him back.
Past Kieren Jack - retired 2019
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If he does he would be the first bloke in history. Never seen anyone soar like an eagle after marriage.
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Congratulations Kieran Jack MBA
Good on him. I always marvel at the players who fit in study amongst the rigours of professional football. That could honestly have impacted his form if he was spreading himself too thin across multiple things. Good way to avoid the post football blues though.
Well done Kieren. I know from experience that a part time MBA can be hard, what with having to fit study around work and life. I hope the Swans were as supportive of you as my employer was of me. The rewards are certainly worth it.
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Mick Oxlong will be happy Kieren used all his spare time for something
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Yeah I gathered that, hence the edit. Took me a while though (probably longer than it did for him to do his MBA)!Just meant you said they had a lot of spare time
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-04...eteran-forward-sidelined-for-at-least-a-monthAFL.com.au said:
In before the meltdowns. I'm personally looking forward to him getting another shot.
Oh for *s sake. Jack is not even named in the bests for the NEAFL game he played in, and yet Longmire wants to just waltz him back into the team ahead of players who actually played well.
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Woah, slow down Fangio. More often than not, the best players are drawn from a hat in the Magoos!
Tom Mitchell was getting close to 60 disposals a game in the NEAFL. If a midfielder can't average at least 30 disposals in that competition they should not be considered for first team selection.
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I think they actually got it right this time though. From my observation it was clearly Rose > daylight > Rowbottom > daylight > Clarke > daylight > the rest. COR was named in the best but I felt he got quite a few cheapies and few that really showcased what he could do as a half back flanker. Still, I think he was stiff to be dropped in the first place and seems the most obvious replacement for McVeigh.
I don't rate Rose as you well know but I think it would be unfair for Jack to come in for Hayward instead of Rose given he played a significantly better game on the weekend.
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What if he's not a midfielder?
Well if he played as a forward then we need to judge him on goals and
it seems Rose kicked a lot more goals than him, as did a 17 year old academy kid who looks to be around 155cm tall.
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Possibly, but was he playing as a defensive forward in the NEAFL? Even so, a defensive forward is a really negative mindset to go into a game with, someone we know won't impact in terms of actually having the ball, but rather someone we hope might be able to lay a few tackles in the forward line. I would rather go with a young player who offers a bit more offensively.
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Or maybe a half back to replace McVeigh?
Honestly, the way people on this board write off our older players is ridiculous.
Honestly, the way people on this board write off our older players is ridiculous.
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So a player is on the fringe of our best 22 and then isn't in the bests in the reserves, and we are writing him off because we don't think he should be selected this week? I don't deny my faith in Jack is diminishing but I'm not writing off his ability to contribute in the senior team. It just shouldn't be this week when he hasn't warranted it.
Mate he has been tried and tried. He is not AFL Standard. Exceptional players go from NEAFL to AFL And step up to the standard. He has not looked like it. Not against Rowbottom debuting in front of Jack. He is the Future and Jack was the past but Jack before Rose.
Need to reward good NEAFL performances. If we are selecting players based on their name instead of their merit then we are not better than Trump with putting Ivanka into positions of power because of who she is, rather than what she is capable of.
