Every top ten pick is seen to have talent. Years down the track though, we realise some are great, some are not as good as we thought and some are no good at all. There are heaps of duds taken top ten, it looks like Cale might be one.
I agree, he
might be one, but I think it is very far from a foregone conclusion and he should be given the benefit of the doubt and supporters shouldn't be too quick to find a new Tom Swift.
We were shit in 08', 09' and 2010 and Richmond similar, they never stopped doing the team things and never gave less than 100% effort. They would make it at Melb.
There is a difference between being shit and deliberately tanking for picks.
Brock McLean said earlier this year that he left the club because he was "uncomfortable with their approach in the final games of the 2009 season". You cannot compare team that is shit due to lack of cattle but where everyone is genuinely trying to a team that is losing on purpose.
I highly doubt that if Cotchin had been drafted by Melbourne he would be the same calibre of player that he is.
At least those four guys you mentioned were in the team when fit and had some sort of positive impact.
Consistently? Did they give 100% effort in every game they played? Nope.
And wtf is with the last paragraph? Years of neglect?? If he's as fragile as you make him sound he wont make it.
It's not a question of fragility it's a question of a 17 year old kid entering the elite system and not being given the proper guidance, training, attention and leadership that is required to develop into a solid footballer. If those systems are neglected, how can a player develop at the top level?
Morton had to hire and pay for his own personal trainer over the last 12 months because he didn't feel the Melbourne training system was adequate. That shows that he is intent on making it and it is that kind of assistance and guidance is what has been neglected, and the Eagles will obviously aim to rectify it.
I do hope I'm wrong though.
Me too, I'm not saying he will definitely make it, I'm saying in this instance, I do not think he's entirely to blame and should be given the benefit of a fresh start under a quality club with Premiership aspirations.