I'm actually the opposite. Seems to be self absorbed and needs a big audience to stoke his ego.
Never doubt about his skill but if Jack Martin and Callum ah Chee do not extend their contract early and wait until 2019 season end , the domino effect could end badly .( eg 2018 KK, Scrimshaw, May ,Lynch ) could well become( Martin , Callum Ah Chee , Lukosius , Rankine ).
Did you see the story on AFL website about daddy and little Jack.
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Buckenara is good he's not tainted with being a Victorian which is a big tick when it comes to any outside Melbourne analysis.
Some poor soul on the Hawks board asked him to tell them all about Jack.
The key word there is "team". We want the best player for our team. I have a feeling that's Rozee, not Rankine. He comes across a a very mature, level-headed young man. I also get the impression, Rozee & Lukosius get along better than either of them do with Rankine.
Fair enough but l see someone who needs attention which he won't get on the GC .
Agree - he wants to be a showmen.
I hear you but this club will never be successful if we can only facilitate one personality type in a squad of 40+ people. It doesn't work.
Bennell had all that now look how that went.
Had we not had a drug culture and poor training standards he would have become the exact thing we now lack. Star factor.
I understand that but how does that fit into a young list Leadership focused rebuild.
That comes down to the leadership group and coaches finding out what makes him tick to bring the best out of him. Same for any club that drafts him.
Carlton want the best pure midfielder available.
Once we have built a strong club with a decent core of senior leaders it’ll be easier to accommodate different personalities. With a young group like we currently have, it’s more difficult to control. We are in a much wiser position than we were back in 2011, but we cannot afford to make the same mistakes.
Was told Club has put lots of time into him and he is highly rated attitude wise. Values team and others first.
Only problem is how long until his head is turned by Adelaide/Port to go home and light up a showdown in front of 40,000 and his family at Adelaide oval? No way we can ever compete with that if he wants to be an entertainer for the masses.
Hard to decide, 2-3 years entertainment vs long term investment .
Do you honestly believe the Sun's leadership group is up to the task? I can see where your coming from with the star power that confident players can bring to a team - I just don't think our club has shown anything close to the leadership required to get the most out of players like that and convince them to stick around.
