Daniel Jackson [merged]

[Penelope]

The thing is, players like morris are hard to replace, they are a rare commodity.

Players who are hard ( in his case manic) at the ball, yet prepared to sacrifice their own game and have the ability to shut down dangerous forwards, are actually quite rare. Throw in his willingness to take a risk and give drive when he has possession and its ever rarer.

It is actually easier to find someone that can can slip into the midfield than someone to do his role in the same way he does it.

It seems that many people want anyone who plays down back with some aplomb to moved into the midfield or up forward. It's like they have no respect for the role that a backman plays and that anyone with any talent is wasted down there.

[Yeahright]

The thing is, players like morris are hard to replace, they are a rare commodity.

Players who are hard ( in his case manic) at the ball, yet prepared to sacrifice their own game and have the ability to shut down dangerous forwards, are actually quite rare. Throw in his willingness to take a risk and give drive when he has possession and its ever rarer.

It is actually easier to find someone that can can slip into the midfield than someone to do his role in the same way he does it.

It seems that many people want anyone who plays down back with some aplomb to moved into the midfield or up forward. It's like they have no respect for the role that a backman plays and that anyone with any talent is wasted down there.

 

[tony_montana]

well said al

[gerkin greg]

Martin needs to play back there for awhile and learn some selflessness and work rate

[yellowandback]

Martin needs to play back there for awhile and learn some selflessness and work rate

Couldn't we just get him to work in a soup kitchen in the off season?

[Penelope]

nah, he might run into connors

[gerkin greg]

 

[Judge Roughneck]

The thing is, players like morris are hard to replace, they are a rare commodity.
Players who are hard ( in his case manic) at the ball, yet prepared to sacrifice their own game and have the ability to shut down dangerous forwards, are actually quite rare. Throw in his willingness to take a risk and give drive when he has possession and its ever rarer.
It is actually easier to find someone that can can slip into the midfield than someone to do his role in the same way he does it.
It seems that many people want anyone who plays down back with some aplomb to moved into the midfield or up forward. It's like they have no respect for the role that a backman plays and that anyone with any talent is wasted down there.

You are right. However removing Jack from the mid rotation and adding Morris makes the side instantly 10-15% better

[Hellenic Tiger]

The thing is, players like morris are hard to replace, they are a rare commodity.
Players who are hard ( in his case manic) at the ball, yet prepared to sacrifice their own game and have the ability to shut down dangerous forwards, are actually quite rare. Throw in his willingness to take a risk and give drive when he has possession and its ever rarer.
It is actually easier to find someone that can can slip into the midfield than someone to do his role in the same way he does it.
It seems that many people want anyone who plays down back with some aplomb to moved into the midfield or up forward. It's like they have no respect for the role that a backman plays and that anyone with any talent is wasted down there.

You are right. However removing Jack from the mid rotation and adding Morris makes the side instantly 10-15% better

Maybe in the midfield but down back the lack of a quality small who makes the opposition rodents accountable due to Morry's preparedness to run off his man and carry the footy forward will be lost.

This year was the first year that we had no rodents kicking big bags against us.

For me he's a keeper in the backline atm.

IMHO we are robbing Peter to pay Paul and until someone can step up or we get someone who can play that role and curtail the rodents he should stay down back.

[Judge Roughneck]

b:  - Newman - Grimes - Batchelor

hb:  - Houli - Rance - Dea/Helbig

c:  - Grigg - Cotchin. - Conca

hf:  - Edwards - Griffiths - OHanlon/King

f:  - Deledio - Riewoldt - Vickery

ob:  - IMaric - Martin - Morris

i: - Foley - Tuck - Ellis - *Nahas
****

Newman is key - he needs to lift and lock players down.

If the like of Dea, Helbig, Conca, Ellis can kick on then there should be enough cover to allow Morris to play where ever we want him. If we draft a high quality mid he may play backline.

Itd be nice to have four of Morris - one mid/back/fwd bench. Its a pleasure to watch a guy in a Richmond jumper who would literally die for the club 

[WA Tiger]

Not sure why people keep leaving Jackson out of their team, he has been re-signed and the coaching staff love him. He will play every week like it or lump it, unless he is suspended or injured.

[Yeahright]

He will play every week like it or lump it, unless he is suspended

No doubt will happen

[rogerd3]

what would we take if someone came sniffing.

[wayne]

what would we take if someone came sniffing.

Dean Polo

[Tigershark]

If Cotch is a rolls Royce then jacko is a camira