2018 VFL Rd 21: Northern Blues vs Essendon at Essendon

[LP]

If JGM can make it as an inside Mid and forward, he would be worth persevering with, particularly given he can also play down back. Could be a late developer who will be more than handy in the future.

I would re-rookie him.

Did JGM also have a run in the midfield?

[ElwoodBlues1]

I'd delist JGM and tell him to do an OShea and have a year in the NB's and if he has a good year we will consider him for next season as a rookie.
I want my rookies to be experienced decent players from the State Leagues who can help the NB's and be contributors when they get called up for senior action...
LeBois, Shaw and JGM have been next to useless....

[LP]

I'd delist JGM and tell him to do an OShea and have a year in the NB's and if he has a good year we will consider him for next season as a rookie.
I want my rookies to be experienced decent players from the State Leagues who can help the NB's and be contributors when they get called up for senior action...
LeBois, Shaw and JGM have been next to useless....

Yep, JGM has had his time and not featured.

EB1, is there some irony in retaining JGM while cutting Gowers?

[cookie2]

I'd delist JGM and tell him to do an OShea and have a year in the NB's and if he has a good year we will consider him for next season as a rookie.
I want my rookies to be experienced decent players from the State Leagues who can help the NB's and be contributors when they get called up for senior action...
LeBois, Shaw and JGM have been next to useless....

Agree. He needs to really show he wants, and badly!

[ElwoodBlues1]

Yep, JGM has had his time and not featured.

EB1, is there some irony in retaining JGM while cutting Gowers?

LP...Gate...horse...bolted......Gowers wasnt outstanding and as a mid utility type his future didnt look great, I guess the Dogs playing him forward was more credit to them
than us doing much wrong as his U18 career was as a midfielder/utility. JGM on the other hand was an outstanding prospect at U18 level and unlucky not to be drafted.....but has been woeful in the NB's.....
I think the switch forward may be a bit too late for JGM....

[cookie2]

LP...Gate...horse...bolted......Gowers wasnt outstanding and as a mid utility type his future didnt look great, I guess the Dogs playing him forward was more credit to them
than us doing much wrong as his U18 career was as a midfielder/utility. JGM on the other hand was an outstanding prospect at U18 level and unlucky not to be drafted.....but has been woeful in the NB's.....
I think the switch forward may be a bit too late for JGM....

Another casualty of our player "development" program?

[ElwoodBlues1]

Another casualty of our player "development" program?

I'd reintroduce the stand alone team concept but its running over old ground.... :-X

[DJC]

I don't care if he gets 40 touches as a mid this week. He should not be on our list next year.

His disposal and decision making is not up to AFL standard.

You could be right.  However, I recently heard some words of wisdom from Mick Malthouse (yes, while I thought Mick was a terrible choice as our coach, I readily acknowledge that he knows a hell of a lot about footy).  He was talking about his time at Collingwood and how he would never leave out of form players in the reserves for too long as to do so would reduce their effectiveness at AFL level; two to three weeks was more than enough and then it was a matter of regaining form in the firsts.

O'Shea spent a whole season in the VFL and it could be that his poor disposal and decision making is a product of that.  After all, very few spuds get to play close to 100 AFL games.

I'm not too fussed one way or the other and I certainly don't think he will be part of our future. I would be happy to see him go around again if he looks capable of providing Cripps with some support.

[cookie2]

The big inside mid role is one where we need to build. O'Shea may just have got himself another year. Guess it depends on who we can bring in?

[Professer E]

Massive step from doing it in the twos versus senior level.