Jayden Foster

[Remi Moses]

Re: Jayden Foster

If his last name wasnt Foster would anyone care?

Of course they wouldn't . It once again illustrates our supporters fawning over players.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Jayden Foster

For goodness sake how on earth have we " stuffed up"
It will only be viewed that way if Foster has a great AFL career.
Just have a look at the leading goal kickers in past years.
Don't see a plugger or Dunstall amongst that lot.

You got me wrong Remi, I said 'if' big difference to 'we have'. I don't think anyone was hanging their hat on him being a leading goal kicker, you only have to look at Ben Mckinley to know it means little, all it says is he can kick a goal.

Most of the debate was if he was worth a punt over Redpath, not an earlier pick. If he was the first f/s overlooked but picked up by an other team it would be cruelly ironic that it was a big forward. For me his Pedigree is Top Shelf and well worth a punt over Redpath who I don't rate (but would be gladly proven wrong).

FWIW No if his last name wasn't Foster then I wouldn't care. I don't like the idea of a Son Of A Gun running around elsewhere that's all.

But it's definitely time to build a bridge.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Jayden Foster

You got me wrong Remi, I said 'if' big difference to 'we have'. I don't think anyone was hanging their hat on him being a leading goal kicker, you only have to look at Ben Mckinley to know it means little, all it says is he can kick a goal.

Most of the debate was if he was worth a punt over Redpath, not an earlier pick. If he was the first f/s overlooked but picked up by an other team it would be cruelly ironic that it was a big forward. For me his Pedigree is Top Shelf and well worth a punt over Redpath who I don't rate (but would be gladly proven wrong).

FWIW No if his last name wasn't Foster then I wouldn't care. I don't like the idea of a Son Of A Gun running around elsewhere that's all.


But it's definitely time to build a bridge.

Of course it will hurt if he becomes a good AFL player.
Honestly history is littered though with players not as good as their fathers or vice versa.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Jayden Foster

I don't get how Redpath ( dominates at VFL level ) can be compared to Foster( who did well as an overager at TAC level)
If Foster does well at VFL level, then we can compare.
Until this happens you can't compare him to Redpath

[LostDoggy]

Re: Jayden Foster

Of course it will hurt if he becomes a good AFL player.
Honestly history is littered though with players not as good as their fathers or vice versa.

Ablett?

[jeemak]

Re: Jayden Foster

Ironic a Forward has to be the first. Wow we will look the fool if we have stuffed this up. He was worth a punt considering the ones we have punted on before. Good luck to him hopefully he has a career and makes it, hopefully he comes home when we are good.

Hopefully we're getting better and we don't waste our time on the average forwards that we have in the past, or those that have been just as good as them.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Jayden Foster

And with a mature player strategy. Pick 7 for Jaksch (20), Whiley (21) & Pick 19 (Boekhorst, 21)

I told them on Big Footy that their trade/draft period reminded me on when Voss took over at Brisbane. Regardless of accuracy it got a couple of baggers upset, so my work was successful.

[hujsh]

Re: Jayden Foster

Ablett?

Counter with Ablett (N)

[mighty_west]

Re: Jayden Foster

Ablett?

David Round (Barry)
Dean Whitten (Ted)
Ayce Cordy (Brian)

[mighty_west]

Re: Jayden Foster

I was a Peter (Fossie) fan as much as anyone, but simply if we didn't rate him, I actually hope he does become a good player regardless of which club he ended up at, but I also hope our club wins Premierships.

Now that he's a Carlton player, he's just another opposition player and not alot different to players traded from the Dogs to other sides and by the sounds of things we are going to have plenty of chances to draft other father sons, like Rick Kennedy's son, sounds like he's not good enough (at this stage), so be it.

[KT31]

Re: Jayden Foster

I was a Peter (Fossie) fan as much as anyone, but simply if we didn't rate him, I actually hope he does become a good player regardless of which club he ended up at, but I also hope our club wins Premierships.

Now that he's a Carlton player, he's just another opposition player and not alot different to players traded from the Dogs to other sides and by the sounds of things we are going to have plenty of chances to draft other father sons, like Rick Kennedy's son, sounds like he's not good enough (at this stage), so be it.

Agree MW and from the sounds of things Ricks young bloke isn't going to be the only one we will pass over as Father sons.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Jayden Foster

Counter with Ablett (N)

Premiership Full Forward?

[Mofra]

Re: Jayden Foster

Seriously!!!! The draft has been an overwhelming success for our club! CLASS! CLASS and more CLASS!! We have enough big blokes!!!

Disagree - and we certainly don;t have enough good big blokes

In the centre bounce it will be a toss up weather Bonti , Macrae , or Minsen will go in the ruck!! Whoever it is will give it to a classy mid.......just watch Mclean , Jong , Hrovat or Daniels use their skills. Cannot wait till 2015

Taking the piss, surely...

[boydogs]

Re: Jayden Foster

Disagree - and we certainly don;t have enough good big blokes

Good, or good for their age?

You'll always get more from a 21yo mid than a 21yo KPP

Taking the piss, surely...

Making the point we have a few tall mids on the list already

[Twodogs]

Re: Jayden Foster

I've read that Jayden is training at Footscray hoping for a spot on their list this year. It'd be great to have him playing at Footscray.