What are people's thoughts on Tom Lee? I think if he stays injury free for the next two years he will definitely cement himself in our best 22 as a wide roaming athletic third/lead-up tall. His skill set and athleticism is too good for him to not be a valued member of our team moving forward!
Think this is a very important yr coming up for Tommy. The club/recruiters obviously saw something in him to give up such a good pick to get him.
He's obviously had some bad luck injury wise which has hampered any continuity in his game. So he has been in & out of the side and up n down with form.
But he did have a couple of games where he looked pretty good as a 2nd tall didnt he .
Not being in the inner sanctum im only taking a guess here but i just dont think Tommy is anywhere fit enough to play AFL.
Whether that is because of bad luck with injury or whether its because he didnt learn his lesson after being delisted from the Crows as a youngster because he wasnt dedicated enough, im not sure.
Lets hope he has in injury free pre season and hits the ground running. Im not prepared to write him off ( yet ) .
Seems to be popular at the club and has a bit of fun in interviews and such , but we didnt sign him up to be a joker. We signed him up to kick goals.
If Spencer White continues to develop like he showed in the last few games then after Roo & White , Tommy would get the 3rd best defender.
Think that would suit Tommy and we might see him show a bit more next yr.
Next yr is still going to be painfull, but theres still a lot of things to be excited about in regards to how certain players develop IMO.