The Tyrant wrote:
woof wrote:
[quote="The TyrantWalker is an example of a player having A strategy behind is development. Sure... thats good.... I admitted that myself. But what of Davies, Sporn and Wiggins... to name 3. Whats their plan?
The average lifespan of an AFL footballer is 3-4 years. Drafting is not a perfect science.
Players don't make it for several reasons:
Coach can't get the best out of them.
Player is simply not good enough (ability).
Player does not have the right attitude.
Player has been unfortunate with injury.
I say with Sporn it is a combination of injury and ability. Davies it is attitude and ability. Wiggins it is purely ability. I think if these guys have not been developed properly by Pagan and other clubs recognise this like some TC posters have then it means they will have another opportunity at another club.
Of those 3 boys, Sporn has a remote chance and the other 2 have no chance of finding another club.
Not a bad reminder there woof, and one I agree with. There are a lot of reasons why players don't cut it... and the lions share of the responsibility is in the hands of the player either not being any good or not applying himself.... but coaching certainly plays a role.
My question is not "why aren't Sporn and Wiggins good players... it must be Pagan's fault", its "what long-term plans have been in place for them?" I don't believe they've had them. I cannot comprehend why Davies was played as a forward pocket last year and then written off never to be seen, in a team that was SO crap and had SUCH a bad midfield. Ok... maybe it is that Denis decided Davies wasn't any good. Fair enough... thats his perogative... BUT IF THATS THE CASE, WHY WASN'T HE DELISTED???? and if he had another year on his contract, thats another massive error on our part. Just shocking stuff[/quote]
Fair point but it also becomes a question about whether we are better off keeping Davies on the list for one more year rather than drafting a kid a in a SHALLOW draft who you are stuck with for two years with as much or less chance than Davies making an impact.Davies and co are under the blow torch this year because the line ball decisions on whether they stay or not won't go their way because of the supposed depth and quality of the draft.