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The fans aren't going to get remotely restless about the performance of a 19 year old kid, who had an interrupted pre season in his first game.
Dean is right. His talent and win at all costs attitude COULD make him a great Port captain in the future.
You'd think they'd be more grateful after we gave them Jacobs, Pittard and Polec.Quite amazing this thread is still going, some serious hurting by the North Melbourne (who also play home games in Tasmania) Kangaroos fans, understandably so after losing such a talented young player.
I can't recall there being this much backlash after Port Adelaide first pick in the 2010 draft Ben Jacobs pretty much delisted himself from Port to get to North after two years. Sure, he lasted at least one more season (although only six more games), but Port got nothing for him.
North Melbourne Kangaroos (who also play home games in Tasmania) got a very good return and I think the supporters should be far less aggrieved than what we would have felt back when Jacobs left, but have instead turned to vicious personal insults of a young kid and wishes of career-ending injuries at a time where mental health is such a big issue amongst youth.
Maybe he should have just pulled a Bailey Smith (one such player who has already stated his mental health issues) in the first place and told recruiters he was unable and unwilling to move away from home, but at least Jason actually gave it a crack. The experience must have just been far worse than what he expected over at Arden St and down in Tassie, but he at least still tried it out for a year, which is more than some can say.
It's totally unfair the criticism this guy has been put through when in almost any other job it's perfectly fine to move companies or move to be closer to home, especially when there are examples like Bailey Smith, and the fact that North were adequately compensated for losing him.
Anyway, I'll sure enjoy watching him run around for the next 10 years rubbing salt in to all those deep wounds so many Vics/Tasmanians seem to have suffered.
They should be pissed off with their own club first and foremost. Jason has taken most of the heat that should have actually been directed at the Kangaroos and the way their club has been run I reckon.
The club backed JHF to the best of their abilities. Unfortunately those in charge were clearly incompetent.
Fans should be pissed off at the AFL system that puts kids at clubs/cities they don’t want to be at.
They want to play AFL and it’s their only option
Dees probably would have won a lot more premierships the past 20 years.
Nothing like a good day drinking session!
No other sporting leagues in Australia have a draft (except the big bash brought one in last offseason which was a laugh).
Behind the scenes footage of Kane Francis-Cornes interviewing JHF from tonight.
Your choice to be a professional AFL footballer.
You can have a professional sports league without a draft, they exist, in fact they’re even more common.
I wanted to do things in life but some of the options to take them weren't up my alley.
Teams like Geelong and Hawthorn have shown that players will take pay cuts/less money in order to contend for a premiership.
JHF did move interstate
And JHF didn’t have to stay at North and requested a trade, North Melbourne obliged. I’m glad everyone likes the current system.
I think it’s the supporters that feel entitled to someone else’s life.
Lucky for JHF that Port Adelaide is up his alley where he can do the thing in life that he wants to do. No reason for him to miss out.
Geelong and Hawthorn got Experienced mature players, we are talking about untried players. An 18 year old is not guaranteed to make it by signing at Hawthorn or Geelong. Taking more money and having a better opportunity to play and develop for an 18 would be higher on their list than try and win a premiership in year one. There other sports leagues that show this, kids go to team with better playing opportunities
