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They’ve signed him until 2030 so they have to play him. Big big money for a big big boy.
It’s clear as day Jackson is miles better without Darcy in the side.
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They’ve signed him until 2030 so they have to play him. Big big money for a big big boy.
It’s clear as day Jackson is miles better without Darcy in the side.
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He got killed by Xerri in the first half. Darcy a better matchup for the gorillas.
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Play him as a ruck rover then, he doesn't have the leading patterns as a forward imo. Does his best work through the middle of the ground with runners around him
This is where you can't beat pure athleticism though.
He's now working Xerri around the ground and Xerri can't go with him.
On the verge of exploding into an elite footballer is Jackson. Great to watch.
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Ruck rover is an even bigger fantasy, could you imagine him lining up on Bont, Green, Cripps or Oliver and following the ball. He’d get destroyed over four quarters.
He is valuable because he is so much better below the knees and far more mobile than any other ruckman. But he is nowhere near the best mids in the comp.
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I have no problems with that, Jacko as a big mobile mid.
He can roll forward as an extra forward target. With the midfield rotations, for short periods when “resting”, he could stay deep as a target.
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I don't think he's a good enough forward to beat a good key defender but he's certainly big and athletic enough to beat a ruck or midfielder thats on him when he's roamed forward.
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He reminds me of what we had hoped Kreuzer could be if he hadn't been destroyed by injuries. His best work is likely always going to be the middle, following the ball being a ruck/mid.
Jackson is very versatile so not a one position player
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Anyone who genuinely believes that Jackson is better without Darcy doesn't have a clue about football in the first place, he'll get even better when Darcy comes back.
I'd argue Jackson's WORST use would be having him as our #1 ruckman, it's not his best role.
I'd argue Jackson's WORST use would be having him as our #1 ruckman, it's not his best role.
Only if you haven't been paying attention.
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That's the kicker, most people don't watch us, they go off what the media tells them to believe, so if the media is saying that Jackson is better off without Darcy they'll believe it because they've been told to believe it.
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He can be the best player in the league. Just an incredible talent.
He almost singlehandedly dragged Freo back into the contest today.
He almost singlehandedly dragged Freo back into the contest today.
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I guess your coach, and opposition coaches, don’t have a clue about the game? The votes don’t back up what you’re saying. Neither do the stats.
Sunk cost fallacy that will only grow and grow as Jackson continues to improve and Darcy continues to remain unfit and injury prone.
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Remember he's there for now because Darcy is out, so in that scneario, yes, use him as the #1 ruckman, but with a fit Darcy his best use is being moved around as a mobile big man that can play anywhere.
We're a better team with both of them in it, not with one or the other.
will be great if we can rotate them
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We will regret not making a play for him. You build teams around him.
And then worked him over in the 2nd half and completely dominated him. He isn't doing that to a Bont playing as an on baller sorry
Lol he generally played better with Darcy in the side.
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He’s the third tall fwd
Not many teams have 3 good key defenders
He’s kicking two a week from the midfield
Could ave 3 a week as a full time fwd
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