DaSawx
Brownlow Medallist
Interesting one
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Interesting one
Not to me anymore.
There are many excuses for why he hasn't produced yet and whilst they are valid i still believe he lacks a few key things to convince me he will make the grade.
Awareness - he has virtually none
Mobility - As above
Footy Smarts - as above
Versatility - as above
He is a one trick pony that has promised plenty and delivered little.
He struggles at VFL level and the sooner we get rid of him the better off we will be
Fair go Merv he has been as good if not better than a lot of our players at VFL level. Yes he has had a few ordinary ones but to say he struggles as a whole is wrong.
LOL, here we go again ant, seems we always come back to discussing CJ.
To say that he has been as good if not better than a lot of our current VFL players is not a large recommendation as a lot of our VFL players are either out of form and most are unlikely to make it AFL level.
You see a lot more of the players than i do at training and in games so i can only go on what i have seen and that has been reported.
When i say he struggles at VFL level, whilst sometimes true, ie on Saturday, i mean more that if he was a good chance at making it at AFL level he should be consistantly kicking 4+ goals with the occasional bag.
I also understand that he has played in defense a bit this year, something i called for a year ago as i could see the writing on the wall back then.
I doubt he will make a backman either but i am convinced that he won't make a forward.
I would love to be proved wrong and make an apology post, but i doubt it will happen.
Trade him now while he still has some value.
Well i dont disagee with a lot you have said about him. I have pretty much mentioned a few negatives that you have pointed out. I was just pointing out that he hasnt struggled in all his VFL games. He has infact played 5 or so very good ones.
As far as kicking a bag as a forward and dominating in the VFL well he did. Early in the year in the last Bendigo practice game and then first two Bendigo games he kicked 4.3 , 3.5 and then 7.0 and did dominate the forward line for that period. He then played in the seniors for 4 weeks and did nothing. When he was dropped back to Bendigo he was sent to play in defence and had played limited time up forward until saturday where he was very ordinary.
I am not sold on him yet either infact if i was betting on him to make it i wouldnt even put your money on him
I just feel he cops a lot simply becasue the fact that he was hyped up way too much early and people have expected him to be something sensational right out of the blocks.
I see him as a development player that will remain on the list for at least another 2 years. If Bolton get's to stay on the list for as long as he has, then i think Johns should have that opportunity. Sheedy has put a lot into Johns so i don't think he'd want him to goto waste. He just needs time and if Essendon have patience (which i think they will) he will come good and Essendon will be rewarded with a great player. If he was played as a #1 forward with another pre-season behind him next season (hypothetically), i think he would show all alot more of what he is capaple of.
This is how i would like to see them develop at Bendigo:My thoughts exactly, but with Neagle, Gumby and Bradley do you realistically think we will let him develop.
The best thing is that whilst we were blowing up his tyres others got to get through under the radar without all the media scrutiny (Stanton, watson, Nash. Slattery)
This is how i would like to see them develop at Bendigo:
-Neagle as a Half Forward like O'Keefe
-Gumby as our CHF
-Bradley, a 2nd CHF to Gumby, so if Gumby is playing then just let him play HFF or maybe we could have 2 CHF's (not sure it that would work).
Leaving Johns with FF. So yes, do think we will let him develop as they have put so much into him and wouldn't want to see it goto waste as i said earlier.
Would a bit of Yoga or something like that help his mobility?Should be on a program next year to trim right down and get mobility and improve engine.
Needs to lose a bit of muscle mass.
I think he can make it at AFL level but needs a lot of work.
Would a bit of Yoga or something like that help his mobility?
Yoga... Karma Sutra... whatever it takes
I reckon he should not touch the footy for 3 months and just do aerobic long distance running, swimming or cycling.
Agreed, looked magnificent yesterday. If Fletch is out next week aswell i'd like to see Johns come in and see how he goes in defence at AFL level.he was excellent yesterday. he looks comfortable in defence and he used his pace and mobility quite a bit.
used the ball very well as well
Yoga... Karma Sutra... whatever it takes
I reckon he should not touch the footy for 3 months and just do aerobic long distance running, swimming or cycling.