Jack Watts

[OneGreatClub]

 

[Us against the rest]

Watts was drafted as a KPF, but hasn't developed much physically since he was drafted. He doesn't have the build of a KPF.

He is extremely quick off the mark on a lead, but has played all his footy to midfields who move the ball slowly and can't deliver the ball accurately, which completely takes away this advantage. Every midfield he's played in so far has just bombed it into the forward line.

In my opinion his other problem is that he does what he's told. If he's told to keep his opponent away from being able to double-team Dixon (or, earlier, Hogan), that's what he'll do - he'll take his opponent out of the game, but it takes him out of the game too. There's no question that he played his best footy under by far his best coach - Paul Roos - who challenged him to be more than just a "bit player" and to take responsibility for helping to win the game, and also backed him in to play a more central role as a link player. Which is where he plays his best footy, because his decision making & ball use is as good as anyone in the game.

But he needs to get the ball at least 25 times a game, not 17. And he should be instructed to shoot for goal whenever he gets the ball inside f50, not to look for someone in a better position. He needs to take more responsibility - much more.

And if his offseason trouble results in him no longer being content with being a happy-go-lucky bit player, he might go OK.

But his performance so far suggests that the odds are against it.

Good sumary. Hinkley's game plan and style wouldn't have helped, if he is not going to play forward I see him on a wing.

 

[Us against the rest]

I think we will see a much improved Jack Watts this year, just hope he's learnt something from his off field behavier.

 

[wallumi]

Koch needs to abide by the "praise in public criticise in private" mantra.
It is possible to have a hard stance on the issues, without targeting a specific person.

Hard stance on:
— behaviour standards in society (which Jack breached)
— condoning illicit drug use (which Jack did)
— social media awareness (which Jack lacks)

I still maintain that the hardest stance to take would have been a club issued 3 game ban.
Without it, anything we (Koch) say is just hot air.

Behaviour our standards: Having fun whilst engaging in totally legal activities whilst on leave form work.

Condoning illicit drug use: How exactly? If I drink a glass of water am I condoning over-consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Social media awareness: Maybe it is you who are not suitably aware of the inherently toxic character of social media. Should we all stay at home under the blankets in fear of it gravely misrepresenting us?

I'm sick of the corporate pretence ejaculated into our faces by media clown-shows like Kochie. It's enough to ditch my membership and take up a more sane pastime away from these corporate vampires who are feeding of the lives of these poor kids. They are young men. Give them some space to have a normal life FFS.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Every one is a crap forward under Lade. Why anyone tried to play him in the same role he failed at with Melbourne has me stumped. It’s almost like there was a deliberate attempt to make the new recruits look as shit as possible.

Yep. On the rare occasion he was able to get away on a lead, he looked great, but like most of our forwards under Lade most of his deliveries were bombed onto his head with two defenders on him. Jack Watts is never going to succeed under those circumstances.

Some of our smoothest plays last year came from Steven Motlop hitting up Jack Watts on the lead. Telling that those two are both players who hadn't been around long enough to be fully poisoned by our system.

 

[Janus]

“Jack regrets what happen but let’s not forget that it happened in October last year."

What happen Watts?

 

[JackDoff]

Che

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Cheers man. Very tasty!!!

 

[Incarnate]

Bunch of pussy ass biatches

 

[Portology]

Meanwhile, in the Bahamas, just about anything goes.

Still no Jack Watts sightings, but I’ve picked up a weepy infection in one eye, and my other half needed an emergency dental procedure, so it’s possible we might have missed him.

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[Duck Farmer]

Meanwhile, in the Bahamas, just about anything goes.

Still no Jack Watts sightings, but I’ve picked up a weepy infection in one eye, and my other half needed an emergency dental procedure, so it’s possible we might have missed him.

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Can't believe the Fyre Festival failed in a place like that.

 

[bomberclifford]

Behaviour our standards: Having fun whilst engaging in totally legal activities whilst on leave form work.

My personal behaviour standards are that snorting a white powder off an attractive woman's breasts is ok.

If however a video was published showing me doing so and my clients got to see it, legal or not, the consequences would be that some of those clients would choose to no longer be clients.

An individual has the choice to behave however they want, but don't cry like a bitch when the very predictable consequences are delivered.

Condoning illicit drug use: How exactly? If I drink a glass of water am I condoning over-consumption of alcoholic beverages.

They don't snort legal 'white powder' for the refreshing minty aftertaste. They do it because they think it's funny that they can pretend to snort real drugs in public. The fact that he lacked the imagination to move away from the 'snorting coke off a strippers ****' madbro cliche, makes him a pathetic idiot as much as it condones illicit drug use.

Social media awareness: Maybe it is you who are not suitably aware of the inherently toxic character of social media. Should we all stay at home under the blankets in fear of it gravely misrepresenting us?

I don't know what you are trying to say here, but clearly you don't either so let's just pretend it didn't happen.

I'm sick of the corporate pretence ejaculated into our faces by media clown-shows like Kochie. It's enough to ditch my membership and take up a more sane pastime away from these corporate vampires who are feeding of the lives of these poor kids. They are young men. Give them some space to have a normal life FFS.

The life of a professional footballer is not a normal life, which is the appeal. Massive salaries, social status, lifetime network, etc. The trade off is that you are held to higher standards of fitness, health, and behaviour. (ie train hard, don't smoke, minimal drinking, and don't snort pretend coke off a woman's breasts in public while being filmed.)

 

[Alberton Proud]

Granpa Cornes to the rescue

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...o/news-story/b7d44abc28be70b51c514d6168dd17c0

 

[Adz2332]

this still going...
he may have well have just done coke with the crap hes got from these legal fun

 

[Papa G]

Granpa Cornes to the rescue

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...o/news-story/b7d44abc28be70b51c514d6168dd17c0

Must admit I did like this quote from Grandpa when refering to Watts' snorting off the boobs compared to other drinking games "....It would be less harmful in fact, and looks like twice the fun...."

 

[Tibbs]

Must admit I did like this quote from Grandpa when refering to Watts' snorting off the boobs compared to other drinking games "....It would be less harmful in fact, and looks like twice the fun...."

I roared with laughter when I first read that! I doubt he meant that though.

 

[Alberton Proud]

Only confirming what we already know that Wrinkles likes young boobs and hates alcohol !

 

[Tulip]

Glad to hear he's finally weisen'd up!

 

[elpirate]

You can really see his passionate love for **** in the footage.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Interesting take:

 

[rogerjames]

Some people lose focus on what it takes to make the best of their opportunity when it comes to being a high draft, they've had smoke blown up their arse from the moment they started playing okay football in the under age competitions that they don't understand what commitment actually is.

They also think that just because they've gotten this far purely on talent that what got them there will be the factor that differentiates themselves from other players. They think that they only need to improve on their strengths because working on their weakness will make them less of a player.

To be one of the better players in the AFL you need to be proficient to elite in some of the main categories: skill, athleticism, game sense, positioning.

Tangible qualities:
Skill: The most straight forward out of all of them, are you able to carry out the basics mechanics required to play the game? Kicking, Hand balling, Marking, Tackling etc.

Athleticism: Ability to carry out the physical requirements of the game, usually seen as the point of difference between most players early in their careers because it's the easiest to see.

Intangible qualities
Game Sense: What decisions are to be made at what time, this is usually tied up with the skill category because it requires some way of carrying out these decisions correctly. (Shaun Burgoyne has made a career at Hawthorn for being someone who is well known for making critical decisions at the right time)

Positioning: This is one of the more critical components of AFL that usually mean that if you are good at this part of the game, you really stand out. For some players their athleticism can cover these deficiencies (Dougal Howard's closing speed can cover for his average positioning) or contribute to good positioning
(Jeremy McGovern)

So where does Jack Watts fit into these categories?

Skill - Undoubtedly he's mechanically very polished in some and it's literally the main reason he got drafted. Other areas he's a total and utter train wreck

Athleticism - Strong in some areas, incredibly poor in others. He's rather quick I guess.

Game Sense - Insanely slow decision maker but can cover it sometimes with good execution.

Positioning - Inconsistent as hell.

All round, he's just very, very average.

Agree with your summation of watts as a player except maybe the rather quick comment

 

[rogerjames]

Behaviour our standards: Having fun whilst engaging in totally legal activities whilst on leave form work.

Condoning illicit drug use: How exactly? If I drink a glass of water am I condoning over-consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Social media awareness: Maybe it is you who are not suitably aware of the inherently toxic character of social media. Should we all stay at home under the blankets in fear of it gravely misrepresenting us?

I'm sick of the corporate pretence ejaculated into our faces by media clown-shows like Kochie. It's enough to ditch my membership and take up a more sane pastime away from these corporate vampires who are feeding of the lives of these poor kids. They are young men. Give them some space to have a normal life FFS.

Jack watts needs to perform on game days. At the moment he's performing everywhere else.

 

[dav3]

Jack watts needs to perform on game days. At the moment he's performing everywhere else.

Perhaps we can get these installed behind the goals

 

[Power Raid]

The more I think about Watts the more I think about what a danger he is to Port’s culture.

He should be talked into hanging up the boots.

 

[Doctor Feel]

The more I think about Watts the more I think about what a danger he is to Port’s culture.

He should be talked into hanging up the boots.

He's very well liked at the club, and he hasn't roped any of our players into his bad behaviour. However as with many people who get a wake up call, he's changed his lifestyle immensely. It would be a waste to get rid of him now as he hits the most footy focused time of his life.

Screw up once, you generally get a shot at redemption without the club looking bad. Screw up twice, it's all on you and the club gets a free hit because you are the bad guy after they backed you in.

Keeping in mind swimming and ****/Oktoberfest are essentially the same incident. I wouldn't be treating them separately. His behaviour changed after swimming and ****, and by all reports has been exemplary.

Any further wobbles on the cart and he's gone. That much is obvious.

 

[Power Raid]

He's very well liked at the club, and he hasn't roped any of our players into his bad behaviour. However as with many people who get a wake up call, he's changed his lifestyle immensely. It would be a waste to get rid of him now as he hits the most footy focused time of his life.

Screw up once, you generally get a shot at redemption without the club looking bad. Screw up twice, it's all on you and the club gets a free hit because you are the bad guy after they backed you in.

Keeping in mind swimming and ****/Oktoberfest are essentially the same incident. I wouldn't be treating them separately. His behaviour changed after swimming and ****, and by all reports has been exemplary.

Any further wobbles on the cart and he's gone. That much is obvious.

I’d accept that if the guy could play but he’s just not up to it

Soft as butter