When Jack plays well, Richmond play well.
Jack wins Coleman = Richmond make finals... IMO of course.
This.
Not too fussed about if he wins the Coleman or not (though would be good for him being very much a confidence player, get his swagger back).
Simply put, a dominant Jack kicking bags of 4-5 goals each week would go a long way to help us make the 8 this year. With Vickery gone, McGuane still being relatively unproven as a forward and Martin not dominating as a resting forward like he did last year, our need for a strong and reliable avenue to goal is of great importance.
If Jack keeps having on and off weeks, I wouldn't be terribly confident of making the 8 if we need to rely on guys like McGuane, Nahas, Derickx and Edwards to score a bag each on a regular weekly basis. (Not having a go at any of them) Just saying sure snagging 1-2 goals each creates a good spread but I'd very much rather have that spread on top of a dominant KPF
We need to boost our percentage (St Kilda's is way out in front and we are unlikely to catch up) but if we can have better percentage than the teams around us fighting for those last 2 spots (Geelong, Blues, North, Freo etc), it will only increase our chances of making the 8.