Were turning into a North Melbourne where winning each game is life or death.
If the powers to be forget about losing and winning and concentrate on just building platforms this club will be in a healthier state in 3 years than resembling North Melbourne.

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gee your becoming repetitive Synners

If the boy isn't ready then he isn't ready. The first 2 years are really only meant to be developing years.

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killpies.. i dont get repetitive unless im frustrated.

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I was having a dig at the double post in case you missed it.

No i didnt miss it.. i was expecting you to have a go at it...

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And a pre season NAB Cup game is a great opportunity for a player to develop.

No way were they playing for cash last night...Agree with blackers...




It is dissapointing......but all the youngsters that played have something special about them...

Jordan isn't gifted with elite talent, he is more or less a hard worker...

So are the othere guys who played, but they got the nod ahead of him because they are more talented...

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Look I don't really know much about him but if he is down on confidence because he is playing a role he is unfamiliar with then he needs to stop being a sook and suick it up. If everyone recruited to a club played only in positions they were familiar with the clubs would be totally screwed.

If JR is resisting or struggling with flexibility or adaptability then he is not ready for a game. The deal for tall-ish utility types is that you need to be adaptable to play forward/back/on-ball whatever the team requires of you.

From what I can tell he is a very talented player. But I can also see that Pagan regards others as more deserving of a chance to prove themselves. Mutrphy, Hartlett and Blackwell all did just that last night.

And did you see how confident and authoritative Simpson was last night? He didn't exactly get an armchair ride into the seniors either did he?

The reports on CSC say JR was BOG for the BA, so hopefully we'll see him next week at PP on the HBF

Who are we playing next week at PP???

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We are playing port adelaide at PP

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#sayerscouldbetheman!!

Awsome, i might stroll down for a geezer if the weather is reasonable..

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4th March 2006 - Princess Park - The emergence of Jordan Russell.

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did he play well??

did he impress

Well he played maybe 45mins all up. Picked up probably 5-6 kicks, only one clanger the rest to his target or advantage, took a strong pack mark across half back and added dash from the backline at one point swopping on a loose ball and going for a run.

I was impressed. Hopefully Dennis finally realises some players just excel at a higher level if you let them play there natural games.

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good to hear i also heard some of the younger players really impressed today so the future does like bright regarding the result

really liked jordan's work today ..

looks a good size now, handles the ball well and, importantly, looks like he is a good kick !! ..


should see alot more from him this season .. not sure where he'll play .. but a back flank looks good to me


definitely one of the few positives to show up today


i thought bower and jackson were the others to show something


.. go blues ..

Jackson didn't get much game time but he didn't look out of place. Russell hit his targets which was good and he took a terrific pack mark at CHB. Bower should have been brought on earlier and had a great run along the Pratt wing, but just like Walker he doesn't have anything decent to kick to up forward and turned it over.