The Jones Boy - I will declare it now - he is going to be a star

[jeemak]

Dickson will be a decent foil for jones also..he just naturally knows where to run. We really need the stringer experiment to work out though. I think everyone knows Jones has what it takes...but sometimes i think supporters expect too much too soon.

Surely Stringer isn't an experiment! He's one of the very most talented players from the draft.

[F'scary]

Surely Stringer isn't an experiment! He's one of the very most talented players from the draft.

If I recall correctly, Emma Quayle of the Age basically said he would have been the number 1 pick if he hadn't broken his leg.

[LostDoggy]

Surely Stringer isn't an experiment! He's one of the very most talented players from the draft.

Obviously not an experiment in the Skinner sense, and poor choice of words perhaps, but there are no guarantees. And considering the frustration many feel with the development of our young forwards to date (grant etc) , not a totally inappropriate term at this point I wouldn't have thought. He hasn't played a game yet.
A lot rides on this pick coming good for us.

[jeemak]

Obviously not an experiment in the Skinner sense, and poor choice of words perhaps, but there are no guarantees. And considering the frustration many feel with the development of our young forwards to date (grant etc) , not a totally inappropriate term at this point I wouldn't have thought. He hasn't played a game yet.
A lot rides on this pick coming good for us.

Fair enough.

Though Tim Walsh was a reach for a high first round pick as he was seen as the best tall in the draft, but by no means in the top bracket for talent. Stringer, injury (as significant as it was) aside is sublimely talented, to the point where he's considered top end in that regard.

Grant was a reach, but I don't know how many forwards of his stature that we've had kick 30 goals in their third season of football, after a first season completely hampered by injury. Once again he's extremely talented, and hopefully with a decent mix of forwards much like we had in 2010 he can contribute consistently and produce.

I don't feel a great deal of frustration with Cordy and Jones, who are the other two most likely forwards to be seen as critical to our development. Cordy had two years of injury battles since 2008, and is about to embark on the first of a three year deal, which says to me the club views him as a long term prospect. Jones has had a blip in his development that I can't produce a lot of heart burn over. He was in the top five or six for contested marks in 2011 for a reason. We'll see how they both go in 2014 and 2015.

All of the above will be helped significantly by quicker and cleaner ball movement. Hopefully we show a bit of that this year, to give them all the best chance to develop.

[Mofra]

Grant was a reach, but I don't know how many forwards of his stature that we've had kick 30 goals in their third season of football, after a first season completely hampered by injury. Once again he's extremely talented, and hopefully with a decent mix of forwards much like we had in 2010 he can contribute consistently and produce.

Had we had one pick earlier, we would have had Cale Morton who was an absolute gun junior - will be interesting to see how he goes under the Weagles program.

[Remi Moses]

If he regains any fitness and stays injury free stringer will be a very good footballer.

[westdog54]

Bumpety bump bump bump

[bornadog]

I have heard Mooney talk about Jones a few times and of course its all positive. He has said he will take time but has the ability and mental application to succeed

[Dancin' Douggy]

His kicking action looked so much more convincing on Saturday. He must have been working hard on it.
For me, that's always been his biggest problem. Set shots.

If he can keep kicking like he did on Saturday he'll be a real asset.

[MrMahatma]

Seemed to run and chase a bit more this weekend.

Prob the only positive out of the game.

[westdog54]

Seemed to run and chase a bit more this weekend.

Prob the only positive out of the game.

This.

Garry Lyon has caned him in the past for his 2nd efforts.

Well, he produced them in spades on Sunday.

[bornadog]

This.

Garry Lyon has caned him in the past for his 2nd efforts.

Well, he produced them in spades on Sunday.

Mooney has been working with him on those second efforts. I heard him interviewed after the game on 774 and he was pretty stuffed from all the running and chasing he did.

[bornadog]

[chef]

Thanks BAD.

Been a while since we've had a young KPF this exciting.

[bornadog]

Thanks BAD.

Been a while since we've had a young KPF this exciting.

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