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roo?Wonder what Roo may say with Luke...
who are you referring to?
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roo?Wonder what Roo may say with Luke...
roo?
who are you referring to?
I was not impressed with LMac occasionally albeit not as harsh as the consensus seems to be here. But I thought the BnF was very interesting. To those who think he is putrid, how do you explain his relatively strong finish there?
Luke is a top bloke. I don't think that is, or has ever been in question. He also busts his guts for NM. And for that North Melbourne people will always love him. But if we were a better side, he'd be on the fringes. As for his B&F finish, at the moment it runs thin after a while. Anyway, I'm not comfortable putting shit on North people, but if we're to advance up the ladder, some decisions have to be made soon.I was not impressed with LMac occasionally albeit not as harsh as the consensus seems to be here. But I thought the BnF was very interesting. To those who think he is putrid, how do you explain his relatively strong finish there?
its also no surprise due to our lack of depth he gets a game every week and ranks votes, practically speaking it is what it is, people carry on about playing bergman and hardiman in place of him but put simply they haven't eclipsed him as of yet and may not.It’s no surprise the same people selecting him and even endorsing his captaincy are also voting for him.
Luke is a top bloke. I don't think that is, or has ever been in question. He also busts his guts for NM. And for that North Melbourne people will always love him. But if we were a better side, he'd be on the fringes. As for his B&F finish, at the moment it runs thin after a while. Anyway, I'm not comfortable putting shit on North people, but if we're to advance up the ladder, some decisions have to be made soon.
I agree completely. All the awesome leaders or competitors are usually not "top blokes" or even nice guys
Luke played some pretty decent games, garnering B&F votes just around the time that Jy played some ordinary games so the people who are normally apoplectic over every mistake Luke makes and how unreasonable it is that he is our captain were distracted by the form of his co-captain. That's why it's good to have co-captains. Because the people holding the whips need to be whipping somebody.I was not impressed with LMac occasionally albeit not as harsh as the consensus seems to be here. But I thought the BnF was very interesting. To those who think he is putrid, how do you explain his relatively strong finish there?
There was a patch mid year where he played his role of sticking to small 25-30 kicks and not taking any undue risks coming out of the backline. Along with his courage at the contest and to at least halve his contests with his opponent it was “serviceable football” for the club and we got a few wins in there.
But as other have said on this forum, serviceable as the Captain of this footy club will not take us forward and up the ladder from 2025 onwards.
There will be distinct opinions about LMac and Jy, but I appreciate the opportunity to have a conversation about with slandering blokes who have done their best, even if that's been uneven. One issue I keep coming back to is that both had badly interrupted pre-seasons, LMac with hamstring surgery and Jy with that shocking concussion. If both get an uninterrupted crack at it going into 2025, hopefully there form will be there from the start of the season and not half way through it.It's been said before but he's played like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders. An injection of experience will be good for him along with the extra year of experience from the defensive unit being built around him.
Can't underestimate how hard the last 5 years would have been on a guy trying to develop his own game. Hope he can focus on doing less but doing it better and regaining confidence.
Jy missed 4 or 5 weeks before the bye and came back in much better form. The difference between his first two months and the end of the year was pretty significant.There will be distinct opinions about LMac and Jy, but I appreciate the opportunity to have a conversation about with slandering blokes who have done their best, even if that's been uneven. One issue I keep coming back to is that both had badly interrupted pre-seasons, LMac with hamstring surgery and Jy with that shocking concussion. If both get an uninterrupted crack at it going into 2025, hopefully there form will be there from the start of the season and not half way through it.
That said, I can see an argument to say to both that you need to concentrate on your own game, and we need to move onto a new captain (singular imo). The young ones aren't ready, so two years of Parker sounds good to me
I was not impressed with LMac occasionally albeit not as harsh as the consensus seems to be here. But I thought the BnF was very interesting. To those who think he is putrid, how do you explain his relatively strong finish there?
Jy missed 4 or 5 weeks before the bye and came back in much better form. The difference between his first two months and the end of the year was pretty significant.
We had blokes get good votes in games in which their opponent feasted and let that be known. I don't take put much stock into the BNF.I was not impressed with LMac occasionally albeit not as harsh as the consensus seems to be here. But I thought the BnF was very interesting. To those who think he is putrid, how do you explain his relatively strong finish there?
Won’t be playing VFL as if it goes to plan the players will vote him as captain so he starts in the AFL and the club wouldn’t want to embarrass itself by playing the AFL captain in the VFL.Enjoy the VFL Luke.
Who says the players are getting a vote in the captaincy? Past outcomes are not a reliable indicator for future outcomes.Won’t be playing VFL as if it goes to plan the players will vote him as captain so he starts in the AFL and the club wouldn’t want to embarrass itself by playing the AFL captain in the VFL.
Not saying you're wrong, but it's happened before. I think it was around 1984 when Jim Edmond was captain at Footscray but his form had got that bad that they ended up having to drop him. It was odd seeing a senior captain running around in the seconds, but when the form hits an all time low, it's probably more a hindrance or embarrassment by continuing to play them.Won’t be playing VFL as if it goes to plan the players will vote him as captain so he starts in the AFL and the club wouldn’t want to embarrass itself by playing the AFL captain in the VFL.