Jack promoted to senior list

[ScottH]

So he's a good alternative to Baz?

I thought he'd cost us the game in the final term when he brought down Wells without the ball near the goal square. I don't know how the umpire missed it! In the end it didn't matter of course.

Yes that was one the umps let go, strangely.

A goal resulted, as did the punch in front of the pack that was mentioned before.

[NMWBloods]

It seems Roo's has not watched much of the two's this year. Keiren's biggest weakness is in contesting marks one on one. So I was not surprised to see him beaten in one on one contests in defence, the same thing has happened in the ressies. As we saw in the final quarter his best place is on the ball at the bottom of of packs. I hope he gets another go and has the confidence to show his other great strength - running with the ball and breaking the lines.

Perhaps it's Roos' bizarre obsession with taggers?

[RogueSwan]

Perhaps it's Roos' bizarre obsession with taggers?

excuse me, they are called blue collar defensive midfielders.

[Bear]

Some of the regular knockers here are on the drink as usual.

It was his first senior game for goodness sake.

Although a couple of costly errors, a very solid debut with glimpses of real tenacity that demonstrated he will become a very handy player.

Showed enough in game number 1.

[NMWBloods]

Some of the regular knockers here are on the drink as usual.

Oh, and who are they...?

[ScottH]

Showed enough in game number 1.

I think you'll find most agree.

[ugg]

I think this article answers your queries Damien:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21688837-5012432,00.html

[hammo]

So could Roos find another player the Swans are unlikely to need this season and banish him to the long-term injury list should the pint-sized powerhouse Jack continue to make a strong impression?

"I can't do it. I'd like to but I haven't got that much pull, unless someone gets run over out here," Roos joked, pointing to Driver Avenue, which runs outside the Sydney Cricket Ground. "But I hope that doesn't happen."

[Damien]

I think this article answers your queries Damien:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...012432,00.html

Thanks for that Ugg.

Must be a hard decision whether to bother playing Jack this week, if we get it together over the next few weeks and he becomes a key part of that, it will be like losing a player to injury when LRT comes back to the list.

[ROK Lobster]

Perhaps it's Roos' bizarre obsession with taggers?

What obsession

"To come in, you know, a very high pressure game and a high calibre game and to play that he did [was excellent]," Roos said.

"He went on to Daniel Wells in the last quarter and out of Daniel's four quarters..on Kieran he had the least possesion he had in each of the quarters."

Nice that he mentioned a couple of nice clearances, and slick hands.

[swantastic]

Piggy Dunstall said...

He's got some serious go in him Kiren Jack,he's hard at it

Well said Piggy

[liz]

What obsession

Nice that he mentioned a couple of nice clearances, and slick hands.

I think the passage that impressed me most was in the third quarter when Schmidt was in the defensive pocket and centred the ball to Jack about 40m out from goal and it didn't quite get to him on the full. He was in enough space for that not to be a problem but even a tiny fumble or panic and he'd have been set upon quickly. He gathered the ball cleanly and didn't look at all flustered, before making a reasonable decision to kick the ball well up field to a 50/50 contest.

For a senior player you wouldn't necessarily think twice about them doing the same, but for a guy in his first game it was an impressive show of composure in a match of highly contested and pressured footy.

[swantastic]

I think the passage that impressed me most was in the third quarter when Schmidt was in the defensive pocket and centred the ball to Jack about 40m out from goal and it didn't quite get to him on the full. He was in enough space for that not to be a problem but even a tiny fumble or panic and he'd have been set upon quickly. He gathered the ball cleanly and didn't look at all flustered, before making a reasonable decision to kick the ball well up field to a 50/50 contest.

For a senior player you wouldn't necessarily think twice about them doing the same, but for a guy in his first game it was an impressive show of composure in a match of highly contested and pressured footy.

I noticed that to Liz ,and i was at the game and it looked a lot more difficult on TV but he did a great job.I dont think his stats did him justice IMO he was a lot better than that for a 1st gamer.

[TheHood]

I really liked his debut game. It's a really hard role he was asked to play and he did enough things to convince this rose coloured bespecticaled fella that he deserves drafting at season's end.

There were a couple of times I thought I was watching Scott West feeding out handballs on his knees. At times, he was a touch slow or needed to baulk but that was just rookie stuff. He got to more contests that some of our "premiership hero?s" and he's got courage.

He has the same foundations in courage as Paul Kelly!