What do we see as a pass mark for him next year?
Obviously a continuation of games and getting games because he deserves them.
My view:
35 goals +
I really hope we are not even having the discussion. Read this forum. There are supporters here that have been waiting years for players like McCartin, Acres, Dunstan, Sinclair etc to break out. All of these players have MAJOR flaws - McCartin is a brick, Acres is fumbly and lacks urgency, Dunstan cannot hit the side of a barn, Sinclair is a downhill skier. They had these flaws 3 years ago and they have them now. You are not going to win a flag with Dunstan as your in and under mid.
What I really admire about clubs like Hawthorn and Geelong is how quickly they weed out flaws. They are not frightened of turning players over, taking a punt, turning over and taking a punt, turning over and taking a punt. Eventually they find the players that they need.
We tend to hang on to our flawed players until they simply fade out of the game.
It's a really sad thing for Paddy - bummer about the diabetes, bummer about the concussion, bummer he probably feels he has never had a good long crack at it. But frankly, right now about the only thing Paddy is doing on the list will be to delay the development of Max.