Yeah or Neah: 29. Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls

[one-eyed]

Okay a contraversial one in JON.

JON made his debut famously in the Dreamtime game last year kicking that winning point. Played 4 games before suffering from shin splints late last year and missed the whole preseason. JON still played 3 games this year (R5-7) while spending the rest of 2007 at Coburg playing 17 matches.

http://www.finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=1638&SeasonID=ALL

http://www.sportingpulse.com/nf/team_info.cgi?player=Jarrad%20Oakley-Nicholls&action=PSTATS&pID=124713005&client=1-3020-0-52851-4380378   

How do we all judge JON's career so far?

[bluey_21]

  I don't know where JON stands

I would really like him to make it, but whenever I see him play it makes me think is this guy even VFL quality  ???

[Passionfruit]

No.
Definetly NOT!
Struggles to stand up, keeps falling over.

[WilliamPowell]

Yep, yes, ya and did I say Yeah ...

I have faith and I thought his game to day was good - exactly what he was asked to do

And please remember he has just turned 19 is still growing and hasn't done a full pre-season yet

YEahhhhhhhh

 

 

[tigersalive]

Im with WP, I think he'll be fine.

His defensive work is fantastic.  That decision making with the footy is a problem but ABSOLUTELY shouldn't be going anywhere.

 

[Passionfruit]

Your right, leave him at Coburg

[1965]

Your right, leave him at Coburg

Tell me Kackstar when is Terry quitting again?

I'm sorry but you have no credibility.

 

[cub]

Keep - Give the kid a chance far out ....
How long has some other teams youngsters been hiding at VFL level before they burst onto the scene.
Patience with this kid.

[mightytiges]

If JON had been selected at pick 60 then you wouldn't hear boo from supporters as there'd be little expectation and fans would tolerate some footy skill deficiences. As a top 10 pick you expect the natural football skills to be basically already there. It then comes down to how much the kid is willing work as to whether they make it or not.

With no preseason you'd expect JON to be struggling fitness wise but he's getting through full games fine. He's ahead of schedule on that front. The concern is his lack of awareness and decision making when he has the ball. Us trying to turn an athlete into a footballer. It of course isn't JON's fault that the club decided he was a top 10 pick. Not sure what Miller was thinking  ???.

[tigersalive]

Still reckon his defensive work is fantastic and goes unnoticed while he gets grilled by the stat watchers.

There is another side to footy apart from stats and that side is building nicely.

[Tigermonk]

If JON had been selected at pick 60 then you wouldn't hear boo from supporters as there'd be little expectation and fans would tolerate some footy skill deficiences. As a top 10 pick you expect the natural football skills to be basically already there. It then comes down to how much the kid is willing work as to whether they make it or not.

With no preseason you'd expect JON to be struggling fitness wise but he's getting through full games fine. He's ahead of schedule on that front. The concern is his lack of awareness and decision making when he has the ball. Us trying to turn an athlete into a footballer. It of course isn't JON's fault that the club decided he was a top 10 pick. Not sure what Miller was thinking  ???.

After watching him live yesterday he has lost his way
another season in the burgers to prove his worth

[Mr Magic]

Nah.

We stuffed this one up. 

[Bateman]

Yep, yes, ya and did I say Yeah ...

I have faith and I thought his game to day was good - exactly what he was asked to do

And please remember he has just turned 19 is still growing and hasn't done a full pre-season yet

YEahhhhhhhh

 

 

I keep thinking back to Dean Polo who was more a footballer than Jon when drafted but even he couldn't even crack Coburg 1sts in his first year - And that's when Coburg were poo.

The problem with Jon is the expectations and everytime he gets the ball he's is scrutinised to within an inch of his life.

Patience - another season maybe two but as WP states he's only 19

[rogerd3]

keep, why would get rid of a second year player that really has had no pre season at all and been unsettled by injury, the coaching staff and the inner sanctum of the RFC are the only people know whats been happening with JON.

keep for mine.

[bluey_21]

what frustrates me with JON is that he looks dumb on the field. I don't know why, I remember watching tapes of him and the U18 and he was everything he is not today. He was fluid, he made good decisions and his kicking was good overall. I don't know what has happened. And I don't think you can blame lack of a preseason for his current woes, decision making and hitting targets aren't reliant on a preseason