The small skinny kid who couldn't kick

[liz]

Bit of a Jack-fest in the media at the moment. Here's quite an amusing article that tracks his path onto the Swans' rookie list.

Jack wasn't in the box

[stellation]

I assumed by the thread title this was going to be about Kirk!

Watching the draft go by and being dissapointed name after name that you're not called out when you haven't even been registered is kind of funny.

[dimelb]

I assumed by the thread title this was going to be about Kirk!
Watching the draft go by and being dissapointed name after name that you're not called out when you haven't even been registered is kind of funny.

I had the same response!
No wonder others didn't want him; I'm glad Barham placed so much emphasis on attitude and competitiveness. Reminds me of other blokes who couldn't kick, handball, bounce etc. and hadn't even played the game.

[Jewels]

Bit of a Jack-fest in the media at the moment. Here's quite an amusing article that tracks his path onto the Swans' rookie list.

Jack wasn't in the box

And why shouldn't it be? Kizzas story would be of interest to fans of both codes.
We've done pretty well picking up players as much on attitude as ability.

[Primmy]

I have come to the conclusion that if you want to be a AFL player, you have to be skinny, unwanted, untalented, but really really want to play no matter what anyone else thinks of you. Like Kirk and Jack, or even LRT.

At the other end of the equation are the players who get picked up early because they have talent, and that's about it, not a great deal else takes place .....at this stage, it won't serve any further purpose to mention names, but it seems to me the actual differences between the two types of players are above the shoulders, its primarily about mental toughness and attitude.

It staggers me just how many of the really really good players have come from way down the rankings.

[Bas]

I hope he didn't give the letter to his Dad for posting.

Could he be the lowest rookie draftee to make it to the top?

[-Doogs-]

I think it reflects on the desire of the player to play. Some of those players with less natural talent will tell the story that all the ever wanted to do was play footy and others lose the desire from the age of 18 onwards. However, there's plenty of examples of the top draft picks going on to be excellent players; Cooney is a prime example. Its a bit of a jackpot in a lot of cases. Look at 2007 - Swans take Veszpremi at pick 11, the Hawks take Ciril Rioli at 12 and the Geelong take Harry Taylor at 17. Nothing against Pat, but I think the Hawks and the Cats will be thinking they did better.

[Mountain Man]

.........and, add a Pyke success based on determination to learn 'everything' about the game.

[neilfws]

Just discovered a pretty good Jack highlights package on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBNUJz-iINU

[SouthSwans]

Yeah thats vid's mine, check out the Mumford one as well.

[ScottH]

He reminds me a lot of one PK