KermitJagger
Professional Thread Derailer
- May 17, 2017
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Sometimes blokes take a long time to mature, other times they don't get there at all.
It took Jay Schulz this long in the system before things started clicking and he almost won a Coleman. Mitch Brown was originally drafted by Geelong back in 2008, it took him a long time before he could come back in to an AFL team and contribute.
I think the most positive case study for us and for Tim should be Liam Jones. All the same limitations as Tim up forward, genuine speed and athleticism but no ability to apply it consistently - throw him down back, he knows how forwards want to play because he was one, and he has someone to lead him to where he needs to be with all that's left being to pick the ball off using that athleticism.
Definitely not holding out hope for stardom from Timmy here, but I would love for him to bloom into a best 22 player.
It took Jay Schulz this long in the system before things started clicking and he almost won a Coleman. Mitch Brown was originally drafted by Geelong back in 2008, it took him a long time before he could come back in to an AFL team and contribute.
I think the most positive case study for us and for Tim should be Liam Jones. All the same limitations as Tim up forward, genuine speed and athleticism but no ability to apply it consistently - throw him down back, he knows how forwards want to play because he was one, and he has someone to lead him to where he needs to be with all that's left being to pick the ball off using that athleticism.
Definitely not holding out hope for stardom from Timmy here, but I would love for him to bloom into a best 22 player.