Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
I actually rate Jacks ruckwork when he's been asked to compete. I would love to see him and Boyd both share the duties in the 2nd ruck role.
Especially this week with Bruce St Kilda's second option and Roberton, Gilbert & Dempster the only defenders with some height, I would prefer Redpath to do most of the relief rucking against Bruce, allowing Boyd (who monsters the above mentioned defenders) to stay in the forward 50 and do his thing.
Jack's doing fine. Off night with the boots, but more than held his own. Good foil for Boyd/Stringer. Like the balance with him in the team
Agreed.
I think his spot is probably safe for the remainder of the year - even with Boyd - given no Crameri and our inability to score heavily. He's done well and I like him as a player, the thing that frustrates me is he drops off in second halves repeatedly and his usually good kicking can suffer because of this. How much more can he improve his fitness? Moreover, we need it rectified for finals this year.
Does suspicious things under the covers, and has B.O. according to Luke Dahlhaus.
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
We've seen our share of dud forwards over the years and he's definitely not in the 'talls of shame' file.
He's still only played 24 games. It's easy to forget that. His goal kicking against Port was glorious to behold.
Normally you'd think any player who's shown the level Redpath has in his first 24 games would have a promising trajectory, though there's ongoing question marks over his potential for improvement.
Here's an interesting comparison with Hawkins in 2011 and 2012, the years Hawkins was considered to be transitioning from an almost player to a solid performing KPF.
2011
http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/f...2=P&fopt2=2011
2012
http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/f...2=P&fopt2=2012
I'd argue that Redpath's age hides the fact he started from a considerable way back (which we all know, of course), and I think the comparison with a 23-24 year old Hawkins is reasonably fair in light of that. What I take from this is that we should be expecting Redpath to take the next step - assuming he is going to - within the next 12 months.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
... unless he does his knee or something
Good luck in recovery to Jack .
I thought he was older, so he's got time on his side .