Re: Jack Riewoldt
Leysy Days said:
Getting very Wayne Careyesque with his marking.
Agree. Those running start pack chest marks are straight out of the Ducks playbook.
Just doesn't get beat in the air, brings it to ground or marks it. Maybe the best I have seen at reading the drop of the ball first and getting to the right spot.
ToraToraTora said:
It's hard to believe the knocks on JR when he was drafted now. What was it? Too slow? Not athletic enough? So so leap? Envy of every other club right now.
All of that. Too slow, can't jump, too skinny to be a key forward. At 13 he is one of the great draft picks of the last 15 years.
The PRE records will show that Scooper was all for Riewoldt as well. The thing that I liked is that he had good VFL form. Playing first grade football in the VFL, WAFL or SANFL and playing well should be something that you look for in draft picks. That form holds true most time.