Delisted #20: Jackson Merrett - not offered a contract for 2019 - 22/8

[Halftimehero]

Definitely. He has played far better.

Yeah about half a dozen times out of 51 matches, he is just not up to it.

 

[RearNaked]

Why would Zach leave because his brother isn't as good as him? He's probably well used to this by now having grown up with him.

Was in jest

 

[eth-dog]

Jackson is a massive passenger. Doesn't belong on AFL list. Good teams like Hawks, Cats, Dogs don't carry them.

This guy disagrees.

 

[MightyDons4]

Started well but as usual had no impact on the game.

15 uncontested possessions and just 131 metres gained says it all really.

 

[Ambrosia]

Started well but as usual had no impact on the game.

15 uncontested possessions and just 131 metres gained says it all really.

To be fair he wouldn't be alone it that today. The entire team went backwards and sideways for the majority of the game.

 

[Darealrath]

Looked like he brought some more intensity today but then faded. Frustrating player as you get the feeling that if it clicks for him he could be a regular.

 

[Bombers36]

Wasn't as bad as usual yesterday, but hes still not good

 

[Howard Moon]

so frustrating - the way he started, has a lot of tools to make it but cant put them together.

was evident he came out with far more intensity than normal, an obvious focus - but it faded fairly quickly

 

[BrunoV]

Never quite understood why he was given so much game time early on.

The strange thing is that as a, largely ineffective, small forward he was at least a good pressure player. He has not transferred any of that intensity into his play as a midfieder where he can't seem to impact a game other than on the outside (and he is using the ball like a guy who knows that his days are numbered).

 

[The Bomb]

Holy s**t I hate when he has the ball in is hands.
I really feel for him, but seriously he is pretty bloody bad.

 

[Howard Moon]

i dunno, i reckon hes the kind of guy that has visible tools... that maybe another club would take a punt on being able to 'fix' him

 

[Old Campaigner]

i dunno, i reckon hes the kind of guy that has visible tools... that maybe another club would take a punt on being able to 'fix' him

His kind are pretty easy to find in the draft. The only club that would want him is one which is just a mature outside midfielder away from flag contention... how many of those are there in the AFL right now?

I'd keep him on for depth for one more year but it needs to be made clear that it's his last year unless he can force his way into senior selection.

 

[DERO]

One more year. Make or break. Hopefully he cleans up his act.

 

[darrenbewick#8]

Started well but as usual had no impact on the game.

15 uncontested possessions and just 131 metres gained says it all really.

massive passenger and turnover king don't want , barely vfl standard

 

[calyam]

He hasn't shown enough to warrant a spot on our list next season. We can't keep carrying players like him if we have aspirations of becoming a top team.

 

[bombreys]

Very lucky to be contracted for next year (not sure what he did exactly to earn a multi-year contract in the first place), otherwise would be in a bit of trouble you'd think.

 

[Vander18]

Reminds me of Kav - just doesn't play with AFL level intensity. It's a mental thing- doesn't have the inherent appetite for the contest and physicality you need to thrive at this level. He's done.

No shame in it - played 50 more games of AFL than any (I think) of us. I'd give my left nut to have played one...

 

[akiva]

Will be captained by his younger brother!

 

[Bombers36]

Will be captained by his younger brother!

Maybe not - if hes named on the bench maybe he will play twos..

 

[Lore]

Maybe not - if hes named on the bench maybe he will play twos..

He's not named in the VFL side though.

Woosha said earlier in the week that the on-field roles/expectations won't change for the leadership group. The only thing that's different is that one of them will toss the coin (since that press conference we've discovered that that will be Zach of course).


Zach's played every game this year and was named to the leadership group at the beginning of the year, whereas Jackson obviously hasn't done those things... So it's not really the first time that "the better merrett" has been a thing. Jackson still better than Daniel though... XD (they're not related of course.)

It's funny that whenever either of our Merretts are interviewed, the interviewer almost always asks what it's like to be teammates with their brother... And the answers are always the same too!

 

[Bombers36]

Looks like he's playing seniors then - hopefully Jackson will be inspired seeing his younger brother as captain because he was OK early days but has not progressed or even gone backwards over the last couple of years

 

[Runk]

Am more than happy for this guy to play the remaining three games. Wish him all the best

 

[boncer34]

All good teams carry passengers, they just look a million bucks because they're propped up by the champions around them.

Yeah s**t Cam Mooney got 3 flags and he was never a star.

 

[Tassieboy]

Geoffrey Boycott's grandma would be a better footballer. Happy for him to see out the season, but delist please. Don't care that he's contracted?

 

[DHepp21]

Poor bloke. In horrible form and his younger brother will be skipper. Thinking trade or delist next year.