Let's give it a rest on the heart thing. It is such irrelevant criticism to how he's actually going and is such a put-down.
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Your point.
Couldn't have made my point any clearer. Give it a rest. I'm tired of hearing this criticism that is simply a convenience for those who don't think he'll make it. There's more than one player in our senior team that doesn't appear to play with any discernable "heart".
I hope he gets an injury-free run at it for the rest of the year, because he has some rare abilities.
Just keep at it. Conveniently forget what I am truly saying.
I don't believe Jex is a squib. He does lack intensity. Either way, it is a show-stopper.
Your post was 5 words long. If there was something else you truly meant to say, perhaps you should've written it.
I want people to stop banging on about Jeka lacking heart, a completely subjective criticism, especially after he's played an objectively good game. That's reasonable.
Sorry, but credible sources, like coaches, continue to say it. It has nothing to do with my view. Got nothing to do with my opinion about “heart”
There is no doubt I would prefer to be saying the opposite about Jeka.
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Lacking intensity is fair, especially when he played up forward. I think it's why he's better suited for now in defence.
I'll just wait while you find me a quote from any coach who has said he lacks "heart". Even if they thought it were true, they would never say it because it's actually quite a nasty judgement to make about someone.
People are confusing his intensity in contested situations with his desire to play the game.
You obviously know him more than I, if you look back over the last two to three years, yes years, I too hoped he would make it. Like many a footballer, far more than me, he possesses the tools but not the willingness to be a footballer. Each to their own. I wish it was not the case. Blokes like Jeka frustrate me.
He has exquisite foot skills, pretty good hands, is a great size, and is an excellent mover. His brain is a huge problem. He's fine when he gets to the contest. He just does not go hard enough often enough.
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Really like how Stephens is developing and how he has taken to working on the secondary HF role. Mackenzie will be a very good mid. By end of next year we will have a logjam for spots and need to rebalance the list but for now having developing depth is great given where we were a few years ago. Kozi comes in for DGB this week and Meek for Reeves I think that’s it. Long into the 22 totally unfair and not suitable as the sun once then dropped. Rest for one of the mids.
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VFL player by player: A review of each AFL Hawk
VFL Senior Coach Zane Littlejohn assesses the performances of our 15 AFL-listed Hawks from our close win over Richmond.
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Here is the review of the game
VFL player by player: A review of each AFL Hawk
VFL Senior Coach Zane Littlejohn assesses the performances of our 15 AFL-listed Hawks from our close win over Richmond.
Encouraging words on young jeka, hopefully he continues to improve and prove a few people wrong.
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Any feelings on it Des?
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Yep, I reckon the young fella's going to be ok.
Yep, I reckon the young fella's going to be ok.
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Coaches should give Jeka a video of Weitering's highlights this season and tell him that's the effort and intensity requiredvif you want to play AFL football.
