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Player Watch #5 Jack Ross- Re-Signed until 2026
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Jeez this must have been a shithouse game. Sonsie & Ross having 28 Score Involvements between them. Reminds me of McGrath & Gillespie put on 114 together
yeah, because Essendon were utter trash at this point. Was the final game of the season, the wheels had fallen completely off (losing to PA by 15 goals the week before) & was ultimately Rutten's last game as coach & the final game of 2022.
The reason Sonsie & Ross looked like stars that night was because the team was still loaded with elite talent and we were playing against a totally broken team that was clearly about to sack their coach/not renew his contract. The performance needs to be taken with a grain of salt & history showed, that is 100% accurate. Sonsie the following year only had 1/2 that amount of SI's for the entire season. We might as well look back at Dean Polo & Marty McGraths first games and wonder "what happened?"
And the following week when he had 23 disposals and was the leading goal/scoring assist player in the game against Brisbane in the final. Or last season when he had 26 disposals off the wing against Port, 24 against Saints before he got injured.yeah, because Essendon were utter trash at this point. Was the final game of the season, the wheels had fallen completely off (losing to PA by 15 goals the week before) & was ultimately Rutten's last game as coach & the final game of 2022.
The reason Sonsie & Ross looked like stars that night was because the team was still loaded with elite talent and we were playing against a totally broken team that was clearly about to sack their coach/not renew his contract. The performance needs to be taken with a grain of salt & history showed, that is 100% accurate. Sonsie the following year only had 1/2 that amount of SI's for the entire season. We might as well look back at Dean Polo & Marty McGraths first games and wonder "what happened?"
The following year 2023, playing wing Ross played 18 games with 7 of those over 20 possessions. Good numbers for a winger and he uses the ball far better than MacIntosh (fwllow wingman) has ever done, who has had over 20 possessions 18 times in his 10 years at the club.
Personally i dont think there is a role for him as a contested mid. Smillie, Lalor have to be played and developed at the level Taranto, Hopper Prestia are simply in front of him and better players and i think McAuliffe has better attributes for the role and needs to be played as well. If injuries occur then yes he can fill in.
I agree his best has been pretty darn good but he does not play at his best often enough and the gap between good and bad remains to big.
As a wing well there is a good case that he is currently in the best two wingers at the club. I'm not sure that is saying a hell of a lot though. McIntosh Pickett and HRS have hardly set the world on fire in recent years but the latter is improving.
For me i think there are others who have better traits for the role but don't yet have the runs on the board.
My preference for the wing spots are Banks, Campbell, HRS and even Smith if we do not play him across hb.
For me he is borderline best 22 but gets a game because of the lack of proven outside mids and the lack of experience with so many on the list with fewer than 50 games.
Personally i think his ability to play inside okay and outside okay along with his age experince gets him a go on the bench or as sub.
He was been put everywhere but in his natural position. No problem with that in the early days with Martin, Cotchin, Prestia, Edwards in front of him, but now there is an opportunity to see how he performs.
I think he has the ability to go past Hopper on exposed form. If Hopper suddenly reverses his form and plays great then good on him, but Ross has earned the right to duke it our for a spot in the middle, before Lalor and Smillie who will get their turn at some stage. Who knows what will happen to Prestia injury wise. I think Ross and McAuliffe have first dibs. Ross plays well at half forward as well, so he and Taranto could rotate through there. I think Ross has real quality and we need to see if it he has a level or two to go to determine his ranking.
I don't think our midfield is in dire straits if it stays injury free. Taranto and Prestia are very good players. Hopper should be better. Ross and McAuliffe are strong and not slow, so there is no reason why we will get beat up around the ball. The spread is another matter, but how many first year players have come in and have that repeated sprint ability in their first season, to be those players that we need on the spread, not many.
Absolutely should be playing in the mids.
Sub in the Opening round last year was a joke and we were far better off when he came on the ground.
Has shown great composure with ball in hand unlike TT/ Hopper, can kick a goal and even skill-wise, the smaller sample size we got last year - he looked vastly improved.
Debut game against Port was solid and really should have played the remainder of 2019 and the GF (unlucky with injury and selection).
Probably the player I’m most excited to see this year who should be ready and raring to go.
Sub in the Opening round last year was a joke and we were far better off when he came on the ground.
Has shown great composure with ball in hand unlike TT/ Hopper, can kick a goal and even skill-wise, the smaller sample size we got last year - he looked vastly improved.
Debut game against Port was solid and really should have played the remainder of 2019 and the GF (unlucky with injury and selection).
Probably the player I’m most excited to see this year who should be ready and raring to go.
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When Ross was given a go in the midfield we actually looked a better side. He had surprisingly good chemistry with Tarranto and even Prestia when put in there. Was also able to get the ball out and had that psudo-Sam Mitchell movement in a phone box. If given a proper season to go in there, I think he can show some good moves. He showed it in 19 when he played and was almost made a premiership player if not for the hype around Pickett.
Ross when fit as done everything asked of him and made the most of his opportunities.I imagine this will continue into 2025.
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