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Interesting conversation around 'talent'.
For mine competitiveness and self-drive aren't mutually exclusive when I consider a players talent. Like Jack Watts had 'talent'.
Sam Mitchell has mentioned so many times that he want's competitive players, look at him as a player... he's also mentioned plenty of times how he loves that Jai is self-driven, and that this is something that he's trying to work on with the playing list.
Thomas doesn't appear to be either overly competitive, or self-driven. He's been a frustrating player for North fans throughout because his application doesn't appear equal to his 'talent'.
The fact he has had four pre-seasons and is still hasn't got his tank to a level of playing midfield permanently speaks a fair bit to what I am saying regarding self-drive to be elite.
It's just not the type of player when going through a rebuild like we are that you would give up a decent first round pick for. Kidding ourselves if we think he's going to cost anything less than that.
For mine competitiveness and self-drive aren't mutually exclusive when I consider a players talent. Like Jack Watts had 'talent'.
Sam Mitchell has mentioned so many times that he want's competitive players, look at him as a player... he's also mentioned plenty of times how he loves that Jai is self-driven, and that this is something that he's trying to work on with the playing list.
Thomas doesn't appear to be either overly competitive, or self-driven. He's been a frustrating player for North fans throughout because his application doesn't appear equal to his 'talent'.
The fact he has had four pre-seasons and is still hasn't got his tank to a level of playing midfield permanently speaks a fair bit to what I am saying regarding self-drive to be elite.
It's just not the type of player when going through a rebuild like we are that you would give up a decent first round pick for. Kidding ourselves if we think he's going to cost anything less than that.
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