Does Jude justify his spot in the team?

[reigning premier]

Yep.... makes for few quiet beers on friday and all nighter!

[woo]

I know at that first final against the WCE we all had to pick a player before the game and everytime the player touched the ball you had to skull.... no surprises who I chose

[punter257]

Originally posted by woo
I know at that first final against the WCE we all had to pick a player before the game and everytime the player touched the ball you had to skull.... no surprises who I chose

judd?

[i'm-uninformed2]

Originally posted by woo
I know at that first final against the WCE we all had to pick a player before the game and everytime the player touched the ball you had to skull.... no surprises who I chose

Did Uncle Buck have a rule where every time any WCE player touched the ball he had to eat a Double Whopper with Cheese?

[ScottH]

Originally posted by woo
nah he had some tart at the brownlow that he looked cosy with...
I heard somewhere that the swans get finned everytime they make the social pages?...is that right...he'd be broke if that was the case

Richmond did that last year as a fundraiser for ther EOY footy trip. That HS put about 15 photos of Richo on the same page.

[Gary]

We have moved from Jude as a player to Jude as a social animal...who cares apart from can he play footy.

[Agent 86]

Originally posted by Gary
We have moved from Jude as a player to Jude as a social animal...who cares apart from can he play footy.

Don't get all Collingwood on us now.

[Industrial Fan]

Originally posted by woo
I heard somewhere that the swans get finned everytime they make the social pages?...

Neil or Tim??

[AnnieH]

Ha Ha MMG. Very funny

I'll stir some pots ... I reckon, in my most humblest of opinion, that based on his current form ... he'd make FANTASTIC trade-week fodder.

[dimelb]

Originally posted by liz
The last two seasons he has started off very well - a strong case for being the most consistently good player in the first half of each year. Then he has dropped away significantly.

In both years I suspect injuries had an impact. We know that was the case last year and I'd be surprised if it wasn't part of the cause this year.

We fans demand a lot from the players, and are usually happy to ignore the fact that form drops are often caused by injuries. Some players are probably better at playing injured than others - and of course different injuries will have different effects.

I guess throughout the year, every club has to make an ongoing assessment as to whether continuing to play someone who is carrying a niggle is worth it - ie is that player better than his possible replacement even when not fully fit? Would resting him help, and allow him to come back later in the year fully fit?

I'm sure it is an ongoing dilemma, even (or maybe especially) at the "club that never suffers injuries".

I suspect there's more than a grain of truth in this. If so it's the main reason why our talented midfielders in the seconds aren't getting significant game time. Why not give Jude a couple of weeks rest and give a youngster some more experience? You could say the same about Crouch - what if he'd been told early in the season to take time to get better - would we have had him in the GF? And if not, wouldn't we have had someone with a better idea of first grade play as backup, perhaps Spriggs to chase the WC speedsters?

[Bleed Red Blood]

Originally posted by dimelb
I suspect there's more than a grain of truth in this. If so it's the main reason why our talented midfielders in the seconds aren't getting significant game time. Why not give Jude a couple of weeks rest and give a youngster some more experience? You could say the same about Crouch - what if he'd been told early in the season to take time to get better - would we have had him in the GF? And if not, wouldn't we have had someone with a better idea of first grade play as backup, perhaps Spriggs to chase the WC speedsters?

And why wasn't Shaw given a go as second ruck for five minutes a game instead of Ted? (Inbetween the dropping of Unco and the re-introduction of Donk)

[Chow-Chicker]

Well at least he can take a sad song and make it better. Nah nah nah nah HEY JUUUUUUUDE

[Bloody Hell]

Re: Does Jude justify his spot in the team?

Originally posted by punter257
His 2nd half to the season and the finals wasnt really that flash - sure he probably does all the one percenters (that the coaches love) but it would be nice for him to get a few touches and be a bit more creative like most other midfielders in the comp. isn't this the time of his where he's meant to be peaking?????

i really admire the bloke but lately it has really frustrated me

thoughts????

He always starts the year like a gun close to BOG each week - second half always average.