Childish Gambino
Premiership Player
- Apr 26, 2006
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Couldn't agree more.Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Here's a newsflash for YOU. Do your research before you make sweeping statements. He played all, that's right, ALL of his junior football as a midfielder, that's inside midfielder. I had kids at the same Junior club as Myers and I'm telling you once and for all he played midfield. Got it !!!
He only played State football for WA in defence where they saw the potential for him to run and carry the ball and kick over a line deep into the forward line. They had plenty of mids to choose from for the State sides and his value in those teams was off half back.
I get a real laugh at the way this poor kid polarises opinion so much. In the last few weeks he hasn't been brilliant, granted, but shit he's made a solid enough contribution. He's been in the top quarter of possessions each week so it shows he is at least getting to contests and having a crack.
Sure he stuffs up but I notice that when when one of the "favourites" makes a balls up it's o.k but with Myers he can't take a trick.
He either has to put on a Brownlow medal performance and if not he gets branded as shit.
I think he is slowly finding confidence and is now at least showing us something. Sure, lots of room for improvement but headed in the right direction. I've looked at some of the other Clubs boards and I can't believe just how judgemental this forum is of certain Essendon players, not just Myers. Everyone is entitled to have an opinion but for Christ sake make the criticisims balanced, and based on fact.
It's real easy being a critic from behind a computer when the majority of posters never played football at this level. When you played football (that's if you played football) did you play the perfect game every time. Did your Mommy and Daddy crap all over you if you dropped a mark or missed a target ?
In the end, what's in a number. 6, 66 or 666, who gives a toss. If in another couple of years and he hasn't come on like we would hope, then sure, move him on. But I would have to say that at the moment at least there is a glimpse of him finally turning it around.
P.S Heppell had 6 possessions on Friday night. Where's your post on him being shit and saying it was a wasted draft pick ???
Makes me feel a little bit good inside knowing that there are still people with a clue out there.
Thanks for that post.