Player Watch #3: Jed Anderson - successfully returns against Adelaide

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remfan101

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Is 100% a confidence and instinct player, so I think the fact that he wasn't originally selected could well have had something to do with his shocking 1st half. Thought he got into the game much more in the second half, and when he had the ball he actually looked really skillful and composed, but there's no doubt he had a shocker.
 

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He was disappointing but he worked his way into the game after a very bad start. Give him an extended run to see if he can find his natural ability. Not writing him off yet.
I dunno why JMac was dropped for him. But yean I'm with you. He did lots more this year than people gave him credit for. I often noticed him doing vital things in scoring chains often starting them or laying the shepherd that got them started. Given how few players we have that do shepherd I like having him in the side for that reason alone. Same with Atley actually and Atley's starting to come good finally. Not the shepherds so much with ATs but the involvement in scoring chains.
 
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I dunno why JMac was dropped for him. But yean I'm with you. He did lots more this year than people gave him credit for. I often noticed him doing vital things in scoring chains often starting them or laying the shepherd that got them started. Given how few players we have that do shepherd I like having him in the side for that reason alone. Same with Atley actually and Atley's starting to come good finally. Not the shepherds so much with ATs but the involvement in scoring chains.
Jmac had tight hamstrings so Anderson replaced him...
 

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He was disappointing but he worked his way into the game after a very bad start. Give him an extended run to see if he can find his natural ability. Not writing him off yet.
He doesn't actually deserve an extended run.

Why does he deserve an extended run over Mountford, Preuss, Wagner, Williams, Zurhaar, Durdin, Nielsen?

He doesn't.
 

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Somewhere out there Kieran Harper is face palming, they both might not have gotten near it, but at least Harper was all class when he did. Anderson is not a footballers asshole.
 

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Seems to have all the tools, but keeps playing like a potato. Keeps this up and I would say we have a dud to throw in the scrap heap.

I'm actually disapointed because if he can get up and going he is exactly the type of player we need.
 
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