The Luke Jackson trade.

[markm106]

His 2021 was quite good. He was super important in the grand final too. Definitely dropped off in 2022. He’ll come good no doubt.

 

[The Nostradamus]

It was and is a disaster trade for freo, the worst part is I don't even think it was our worst off season move

What was the worst then?

 

[BigPond101]

What was the worst then?

Not delisting Tabernar

 

[JADED]

Not delisting Tabernar

Provides a good foil for Amiss though.
Once Amiss can take the best defenders, direct all ball to him and he might win a Coleman, but for now, let Taberner take the heat.

 

[Red Bull]

Bell drinking his own bathwater and thinking he’s smarter than everyone else.

About as successful at his current role as he was as a “property developer”.

There’s a strong smell of SMS about feathers Bell …

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Forget about Freo for a second but what a disaster this has been for Luke Jackson

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Luke Jackson

Age

22

Ht

199cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

3star

K

3.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

. He now plays less ruck then he did at Melbourne, and when he does play up forward he is playing in the most stagnant and slow forward line in the comp when previously his best bits of forward play for Melbourne always invovled him running up the ground at a HF and then running back into the forward 50 into space, something he can never do at Fremantle

He basically made a financial decision and not a football one. Eagles offered less terms then Freo but if he chose Eagles, he would be number 1 ruck not only for now but for the foreseeable future and wouldnt be getting drilled so hard in the media for sucking so badly when he is played out of position

No sympathy for the loser myself but he is proof that you cant just move to the club that offers the most money, you gotta move to the club who will still let you play football too

 

[demondavey]

Forget about Freo for a second but what a disaster this has been for Luke Jackson. He now plays less ruck then he did at Melbourne, and when he does play up forward he is playing in the most stagnant and slow forward line in the comp when previously his best bits of forward play for Melbourne always invovled him running up the ground at a HF and then running back into the forward 50 into space, something he can never do at Fremantle

He basically made a financial decision and not a football one. Eagles offered less terms then Freo but if he chose Eagles, he would be number 1 ruck not only for now but for the foreseeable future and wouldnt be getting drilled so hard in the media for sucking so badly when he is played out of position

No sympathy for the loser myself but he is proof that you cant just move to the club that offers the most money, you gotta move to the club who will still let you play football too

The difference is that WC are a club that won’t stay down long, Fremantle will middle about and not go anywhere.

 

[Sqotty from office works]

you better hope so. Darcy‘s knees ain’t gonna hold on for much longer.

Geelong all in for Darcy, knees buggered or not.

 

[demondavey]

Geelong all in for Darcy, knees buggered or not.

Serious clubs would sort out a young bloke like that very easily. Stanley in his twilight, smart choice for Darcy.

 

[garlic munchers]

Forget about Freo for a second but what a disaster this has been for Luke Jackson. He now plays less ruck then he did at Melbourne, and when he does play up forward he is playing in the most stagnant and slow forward line in the comp when previously his best bits of forward play for Melbourne always invovled him running up the ground at a HF and then running back into the forward 50 into space, something he can never do at Fremantle

He basically made a financial decision and not a football one. Eagles offered less terms then Freo but if he chose Eagles, he would be number 1 ruck not only for now but for the foreseeable future and wouldnt be getting drilled so hard in the media for sucking so badly when he is played out of position

No sympathy for the loser myself but he is proof that you cant just move to the club that offers the most money, you gotta move to the club who will still let you play football too

Hope it is a disaster for Freo and Jackson, but he was always a Freo boy so fairs, fair…….coming home wasn’t just a mercenary decision.

 

[sydney_gws]

Forget about Freo for a second but what a disaster this has been for Luke Jackson. He now plays less ruck then he did at Melbourne, and when he does play up forward he is playing in the most stagnant and slow forward line in the comp when previously his best bits of forward play for Melbourne always invovled him running up the ground at a HF and then running back into the forward 50 into space, something he can never do at Fremantle

He basically made a financial decision and not a football one. Eagles offered less terms then Freo but if he chose Eagles, he would be number 1 ruck not only for now but for the foreseeable future and wouldnt be getting drilled so hard in the media for sucking so badly when he is played out of position

No sympathy for the loser myself but he is proof that you cant just move to the club that offers the most money, you gotta move to the club who will still let you play football too

He should have waited a year or two before coming home. The worst part is Fremantle miss the 8 this year, and don't have a first round pick as it goes to melbourne. It could be as low as Pick 6 I think

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Geelong all in for Darcy, knees buggered or not.

Even if this is the case what are Freo getting? They look desperate to sell in any Darcy trade . Would be 1 1st rounder at best

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Forget about Freo for a second but what a disaster this has been for Luke Jackson. He now plays less ruck then he did at Melbourne, and when he does play up forward he is playing in the most stagnant and slow forward line in the comp when previously his best bits of forward play for Melbourne always invovled him running up the ground at a HF and then running back into the forward 50 into space, something he can never do at Fremantle

He basically made a financial decision and not a football one. Eagles offered less terms then Freo but if he chose Eagles, he would be number 1 ruck not only for now but for the foreseeable future and wouldnt be getting drilled so hard in the media for sucking so badly when he is played out of position

No sympathy for the loser myself but he is proof that you cant just move to the club that offers the most money, you gotta move to the club who will still let you play football too

Thank F WCE avoided this disaster. Or maybe by feigning interest, we drove his price up

Another Freo failure special.

He's on a mental heath train derailment to nowhere.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Thank F WCE avoided this disaster. Or maybe by feigning interest, we drove his price up

Another Freo failure special.

He's on a mental heath train derailment to nowhere.

Absolutely no need to bring up/mention mental health into this.

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Absolutely no need to bring up/mention mental health into this.

It's very valid. The media will be out like a pack of wolves. As will the freo supporters.

 

[kreuze_missile]

The best part about Luke Jackson

9

Luke Jackson

Age

22

Ht

199cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

3star

K

3.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

not living up to his contract is it should substantially cool the market for DeKoning.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

It's very valid. The media will be out like a pack of wolves. As will the freo supporters.

Yeah I saw the back page of WA's biggest tabloid a couple of weeks ago.

Typical Murdoch News Scum sensationalist crap.

 

[BigPond101]

Yeah I saw the back page of WA's biggest tabloid a couple of weeks ago.

Typical Murdoch News Scum sensationalist crap.

What did it say ?

 

[Stabby McGee]

Forget about Freo for a second but what a disaster this has been for Luke Jackson. He now plays less ruck then he did at Melbourne, and when he does play up forward he is playing in the most stagnant and slow forward line in the comp when previously his best bits of forward play for Melbourne always invovled him running up the ground at a HF and then running back into the forward 50 into space, something he can never do at Fremantle

He basically made a financial decision and not a football one. Eagles offered less terms then Freo but if he chose Eagles, he would be number 1 ruck not only for now but for the foreseeable future and wouldnt be getting drilled so hard in the media for sucking so badly when he is played out of position

No sympathy for the loser myself but he is proof that you cant just move to the club that offers the most money, you gotta move to the club who will still let you play football too

Loser is bloody harsh. He's a kid. A nice kid too, but quite frankly one that doesn't have a lot going on upstairs.

I agree with everything else you said re: WCE being a much better fit for both on field position and off field lack of pressure, but I blame his parents (I mean his mum seems like she's still attached to him by the umbilical cord), his manager (who could have told him that he can easily get that money 2 years from now, with a ton less pressure), and Freo (who threw the kitchen sink at him without having the slightest idea what to do with him when they got him) - all of whom should have given him better advice or far more measured offers.

Those deals should only be thrown out for 23/24 yo men that have a B&F or AA or somesuch, not a kid that has a bunch of games and learning to do before he is ready to even try to realise the potential he had as a kid.

I wish Luke all the best. He is after all one of the team that won the only premiership I've ever seen, but I can't help but think he had no idea of the baggage his signature would bring.

 

[My Tilly]

Serious clubs would sort out a young bloke like that very easily. Stanley in his twilight, smart choice for Darcy.

Geelong have been developing their future ruck for a couple of years in the VFL already.

Conway will be our first choice ruck. He can't run out games just yet but his ruck work is sublime.
Stanley, Ceglar and Blicavs will be gone within the next 2 years so having a mature aged ruck like Darcy would be beneficial considering Conway will take a while to put it all together.

 

[demondavey]

Geelong have been developing their future ruck for a couple of years in the VFL already.

Conway will be our first choice ruck. He can't run out games just yet but his ruck work is sublime.
Stanley, Ceglar and Blicavs will be gone within the next 2 years so having a mature aged ruck like Darcy would be beneficial considering Conway will take a while to put it all together.

Blicavs done you think? In two years?

 

[My Tilly]

Blicavs done you think? In two years?

Probably a few years for Mark but not sure he'll be able to transition into a different position on the ground once he begins to decline. All top line athletes come to a halt at some stage in their 30's. Can't imagine it being any different for him.

 

[Sprout]

Loser is bloody harsh. He's a kid. A nice kid too, but quite frankly one that doesn't have a lot going on upstairs.

Basically this.

 

[demondavey]

Loser is bloody harsh. He's a kid. A nice kid too, but quite frankly one that doesn't have a lot going on upstairs.

I agree with everything else you said re: WCE being a much better fit for both on field position and off field lack of pressure, but I blame his parents (I mean his mum seems like she's still attached to him by the umbilical cord), his manager (who could have told him that he can easily get that money 2 years from now, with a ton less pressure), and Freo (who threw the kitchen sink at him without having the slightest idea what to do with him when they got him) - all of whom should have given him better advice or far more measured offers.

Those deals should only be thrown out for 23/24 yo men that have a B&F or AA or somesuch, not a kid that has a bunch of games and learning to do before he is ready to even try to realise the potential he had as a kid.

I wish Luke all the best. He is after all one of the team that won the only premiership I've ever seen, but I can't help but think he had no idea of the baggage his signature would bring.

This.

I mean the whole family thing is beyond pathetic. He is an adult whom needs to be making decisions a lot more sensibly. The only decent outcome is that he plays the no.1 ruck role every week and they shift Darcy. He has resting periods up forward.

It’s definitely a classic case of some form of hold WA has on him, but the betterment of his career wasn’t that well considered. WC would have been a better fit because they’re just an elite club, whereas Fremantle are a middling mess. We haven’t even discussed the pressure that will get heaped on him. It’ll be huge. A few players have gone back there and left again or not worked out. Hogan, McCarthy.

Hogan is twice as good at GWS than at Fremantle. My tip is that if it doesn’t work he will be gone in two years to another club.

 

[pz5151]

The Freo game plan is not conducive to the Jackson type. Trying to fit a square peg into a round Longmuir hole.

The Freo game plan is not conducive to winning games of AFL football.