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Jack Ross
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Was very good again. May become the victim of the better player right now coming back in. Its unfortunate and a similar reason why Markov has lost his spot twice this season. It goes down as dropped, but more simply is the better player comes in.
Hasn't put a foot wrong though.
Hasn't put a foot wrong though.
I feel there is not enough love for this kid. Second year and starting to show he is very much a capable player.
He will be an inside beast as his body matures.
Him and Graham critical to our long term future.
He will be an inside beast as his body matures.
Him and Graham critical to our long term future.
The kid is building & showing his early form of 19 when we were missing our midfield.
It’s going to tough MC meeting deciding what we do.
You can never have enough midfield options especially in finals.
The thing is he can only play midfield,, not wing or HB. Wasted. He is an inside bull.
If it gets omitted second year running hope he doesn’t request a trade.
His time will come.
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No way I drop him for the first final - no matter who comes in. Ross, Graham and Bolton are going to be our future midfield - and why not start the future now - I can't see him being a drop off to any other fringe player.
If he gets dropped for the first final, its not for a fringe player, he would be being left out for Dion and IMO as good as Ross has been (and he hasn't put a foot wrong), at this stage of their careers Dion will be playing over him.
Looks capable as a future high possession-style, busy inside midfielder with a high quality handball to the right option under any pressure.
I wouldn’t say his kicking is a negative, but there has been an absence of evidence that he‘s an above average pass by foot. His kicking is always sideways, backwards, or down the line to a contest. Probably suggests he’s still learning to play the Richmond way. His natural game probably isn’t how we’d want him to play. I could see him making way this year, but being a lock by next year‘s run.
I wouldn’t say his kicking is a negative, but there has been an absence of evidence that he‘s an above average pass by foot. His kicking is always sideways, backwards, or down the line to a contest. Probably suggests he’s still learning to play the Richmond way. His natural game probably isn’t how we’d want him to play. I could see him making way this year, but being a lock by next year‘s run.
He should really take a lot out of the past fortnight. May not be part of the action in the finals but next year could be a beauty from Jack.
I think there is a lot of love for him going on, but i still think he misses (assuming Prestia comes back.)
I dont think we will play Prestia, Graham and Ross in the one team at this point. especially when we also have Cotch, Dusty, Edwards, and Bolton rolling thru the midfield.
If any of them miss then I am more than happy for Ross to play and I am sure he would do well.
100%. How well are we placed for prolonged success with Guys like Ross etc. coming through?The kid is building & showing his early form of 19 when we were missing our midfield.
It’s going to tough MC meeting deciding what we do.
You can never have enough midfield options especially in finals.
The thing is he can only play midfield,, not wing or HB. Wasted. He is an inside bull.
Yeah I just took a look at our list. IMO the names below are potentially future 5-10 year players for us. Only picked under 25 years old.
Baker - 22 - 38 games
Balta - 20 - 26 games
Bolton - 21 - 43 games
Castagna - 24 - 93 games
Graham - 22 - 51 games
Higgins - 21 - 43 games
Markov - 24 - 23 games
Rioli - 23 - 91 games
Ross - 20 - 14 games
Short - 24 - 88 games
Soldo - 24 - 36 games
Thats 11 players.
The unknowns but highly rated (Stack would be in the list above other than the unknown if the Covid breach may mean we don't keep him on).
CCJ - 21 - 1 game
RCD - 20 - no games
Chol - 23 - 20 games
Dow - 18 - 2 games
Egg - 22 - 8 games
Martyn - 19 - no games
RalphSmith - 18 - no games
Stack - 20 - 26 games
Turner - 19 - no games
I've ignored some of the others that are a chance but a bit of a stretch (including Naish as I believe he doesn't hit the contest enough, but could have been in the unknowns list).
I hope he becomes Cotch's protege. I can see Cotch sacrificng midfield time to let Ross develop faster. Crucial to our next gen midfield.
