Play Nice Jobe Watson to retire (no WADA/ASADA debates)

[Harris Specter]

Probably expected. Good honest toiler who got the most out of himself, but the game has gone past him by quite a bit now. All the drugs drama aside, him along with Pendlebury probably set the future trend of big bodied midfielders. All the best to him

 

[Killer_Mike]

He'll be remembered for the great year he had in 2102.

The rest of the time he's been pretty average.

 

[Gibbsy]

but he'll largely be remembered as the face of the supplements saga.

Maybe because he put his teammates before himself and conducted himself with professionalism throughout every press conference and interview.

You couldn't fault his honesty and candour during that time. Go well, Jobe, a great career

 

[DoggyStyle]

I hope James Hird is there at the conference to apologies for ruining his career. Great player who's career was both sullied and shortened under Hird's leadership.

 

[Tiger2709]

Great career still be remembered as 2012 Brownlow Medalist

Why, he isnt the 2012 brownlow medalist?
The real shame is we will never know if he was good enough or not, unfortunately his best years coincided with the arrival of Hird and co. Jobe was not quite an A grader prior to this period and hasn't been since so was it Jobe or the Juice?

 

[DapperJong]

Probably because he's a convicted drug cheat.

Also because people are *******s.

 

[Tiger2709]

Also because people are *******s.

Or is it just that people dislike cheating?

 

[Jobe Watson]

2 time All-Australian, 3 time BnF winner, AFLCA Captain of the Year, most votes polled in 2012 Brownlow Medal.

Great player, great career.

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

Why do people go into retire threads to bag the player? Noticed the last couple now following suit.

Classic campaigner move.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

I liked him more before the drug cheating.

 

[DapperJong]

Or is it just that people dislike cheating?

You can dislike cheating all you like, do the two have to go together? Don't stick up for *******s, unless you are one yourself.

 

[Scotland]

I feel for Jobe, he tends to cop a lot of heat for the drugs saga while the rest of the players get the 'club failed the players' thing.

Good player and had a 1-2 year period where he was legitimately one of the top few in the comp. Just seemed to get 30 touches and a goal or two every week for a while.

 

[coryne]

I think he will yes the records won't say but you can't erase history.

Being found guilty of using PED in 2012 does "erase history " .....

 

[smasha]

Congrats Jobe on a great career marred by the antics of Dank.

 

[Benny78]

Good ordinary player, who 'coincidentally' became much better at the same time the club drugged him.

Will be known as a cheat, and any achievements will have well deserved *s

So are West Coast with all of their flags but it doesn't seem to bother many people.

*X2 state side. *X1 Drug cheats.

 

[Roos9699]

Why do people go into retire threads to bag the player? Noticed the last couple now following suit.

The reality is Jobe Watson was involved in what is the greatest scandal in AFL history and a lot of people are going to resent him for that so it's not much of a surprise that there are going to be people bagging him. Haven't seen any one having a go at Boyd unless mods have cleaned the thread up.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

I feel for Jobe, he tends to cop a lot of heat for the drugs saga while the rest of the players get the 'club failed the players' thing.

Good player and had a 1-2 year period where he was legitimately one of the top few in the comp. Just seemed to get 30 touches and a goal or two every week for a while.

People turned on him after the "FEMINIST" hat. Like people turned on Adam Goodes for being a vocal Aboriginal.

 

[Bennett.]

Good riddance to the convicted drug cheat.
Will only be remembered as such.

only by inbred *******s

 

[Tiger2709]

You can dislike cheating all you like, do the two have to go together? Don't stick up for *******s, unless you are one yourself.

I feel a little sorry for Jobe he was caught up in something that as a footballer he couldnt do a lot about but he did admit to taking substances that are now banned, tough to know what he may or may not have been, Hird and Dank trying to take short cuts to success ruined a few Essendon careers and really there was no need, you would probably have been more successful without them in the long run.
All the best for the future though.

 

[Tiger2709]

People turned on him after the "FEMINIST" hat. Like people turned on Adam Goodes for being a vocal Aboriginal.

Rubbish

 

[Benny78]

People turned on him after the "FEMINIST" hat. Like people turned on Adam Goodes for being a vocal Aboriginal.

Is that the politically correct version of saying prick?

 

[DapperDon]

Yeah everyone I know in person is too scared to say Jobe is a cheat hahahah

U srs m9?

Thanks for proving my point

 

[DapperJong]

People turned on him after the "FEMINIST" hat. Like people turned on Adam Goodes for being a vocal Aboriginal.

wtf are you on about

 

[Coldacre]

congratulations Jobe on a fantastic career! will always be remembered as a club champion, fantastic footballer, great guy and a class act. virtually carried the side single handedly from 2009-2011. we'd be getting thumped and he'd be the only one at the coal face doing the hard stuff.

champion captain and he'll always be the real Brownlow medalist of 2012.

all the best in retirement Jobe!

 

[largebus]

The saga aside, he seems like a Good Bloke.