Lewis Jetta........level jumping..........and what about AJ and Sammy Reid

[Dan]

Did anyone else see Jetta put Hille on his backside???

[Primmy]

Yep. Kind of like the flea taking on the dog. At least he has learned another aspect of this game. Not many players come in with ALL the skills needed to be a SChtar!! first or second or third year in.

[Mr Magoo]

Jetta keeps getting better every week in both confidence and defensive pressure. One minute ,we all want outside speed then the next you want that outside speedster to be playing like Jude bolton. Why the hell is someone like Lamb our future and not jetta when lamb hasnt even set foot on the field in firsts.

TDL showed just how big the gulf is between ACT and AFL. The coaches have been vindicated in saying what his problem is, so why not pats on the back to horse for recognising the problem and trying to ensure it was fixed before exposing him to afl level. Instead its all his fault for finally giving him the opportunity that everyone has been screaming out for because he did it off a break.

[Melbournehammer]

Jetta keeps getting better every week in both confidence and defensive pressure. One minute ,we all want outside speed then the next you want that outside speedster to be playing like Jude bolton. Why the hell is someone like Lamb our future and not jetta when lamb hasnt even set foot on the field in firsts.

TDL showed just how big the gulf is between ACT and AFL. The coaches have been vindicated in saying what his problem is, so why not pats on the back to horse for recognising the problem and trying to ensure it was fixed before exposing him to afl level. Instead its all his fault for finally giving him the opportunity that everyone has been screaming out for because he did it off a break.

fwiw i thought tdl did about as well as could have been expected. the criticism and the optimism which have bother been directed his way were completely OTT.

[Jewels]

Jetta keeps getting better every week in both confidence and defensive pressure. One minute ,we all want outside speed then the next you want that outside speedster to be playing like Jude bolton. Why the hell is someone like Lamb our future and not jetta when lamb hasnt even set foot on the field in firsts.

TDL showed just how big the gulf is between ACT and AFL. The coaches have been vindicated in saying what his problem is, so why not pats on the back to horse for recognising the problem and trying to ensure it was fixed before exposing him to afl level. Instead its all his fault for finally giving him the opportunity that everyone has been screaming out for because he did it off a break.

Agree with all your points here Mr M. I've always been quite harsh on Jetta and I think I actually gave him a bit of a spray during the game in temper over THAT handpass, but Saturday night was one of his best games for us and you are quite right in what you say, we can't expect him to be the Red Flash up the side lines one minute then Jude the next.
I think he is the ultimate sub. Perhaps if he had come on half way through the third term instead of Mal it may have been a different result.
I wonder if we will eventually see specialist subs?

[Dosser]

fwiw i thought tdl did about as well as could have been expected. the criticism and the optimism which have bother been directed his way were completely OTT.

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[Scottee]

Jetta had 10 possessions and some super clangers to his credit the other night. He is flashy and unreliable and he does not get enough possessions or tackles for a midfielder.

If Longmire wants to have any impact in the finals he needs a couple of bigger contributors than Jetta and Parker atm. No offence to these guys but when the pressure is on they are not quite there....yet!

With Rohan, Meredith and McVeigh in on Saturday night we would not be lamenting a loss. Jetta is in my books about player 25 in the rankings.

[Chilcott]

My thoughts......

TDL - was very soft on Saturday night, but I would give him another 2 games to see if he can make the grade. A big ask to make an influence on the contest in his first game after a injury interupted pre-season/season.

Jetta - I don't mind if he gets beaten in the odd 1 on 1 contest at this stage of his career. I also will forgive him for the odd clanger. After another 1 or 2 seasons, this bloke will be very good. There are not too many around with his speed and skill and we just need to persist with him.

Parker/AJ - I like them both. For first year senior players, they have exceeded expectations. People that bag these 2 need to lower their expectations and must understand that you can't have a team full of 100+ game veterans in the team each week. List size prevents that from happening.

[Triple B]

Jetta is still learning where to run and it's bloody frustrating. I've been a longtime supporter of him and still am I guess because I certainly want to see him stay in the side, but some of his non-use of his speed drives me mad.

Perfect example Sat night, final quarter. He managed to grab a handful of jumper and sling McVeigh (?) who scuppered a kick forward, rolling along the ground to Mattner who was a mile in the clear. There was seriously a paddock behind him and McVeigh, but Jetta ran towards Mattner, who than had no good option to unload!!! He should have just got on his bike and pissed off down the ground at 100 m/hr. If McVeigh followed him Mattner could have run and bounced his way down the wing (ala AJ earlier) and then kicked it long over their heads for Jets to run on to. From my vantage point high in the stand and down the ground it was a no-brainer and 90% of players would have done just that, but Jetta just appeared to get lost in the moment....

[Melbournehammer]

Jetta is still learning where to run and it's bloody frustrating. I've been a longtime supporter of him and still am I guess because I certainly want to see him stay in the side, but some of his non-use of his speed drives me mad.

Perfect example Sat night, final quarter. He managed to grab a handful of jumper and sling McVeigh (?) who scuppered a kick forward, rolling along the ground to Mattner who was a mile in the clear. There was seriously a paddock behind him and McVeigh, but Jetta ran towards Mattner, who than had no good option to unload!!! He should have just got on his bike and pissed off down the ground at 100 m/hr. If McVeigh followed him Mattner could have run and bounced his way down the wing (ala AJ earlier) and then kicked it long over their heads for Jets to run on to. From my vantage point high in the stand and down the ground it was a no-brainer and 90% of players would have done just that, but Jetta just appeared to get lost in the moment....

I'm just a bit over the criticism of our least experienced players. During the course of the game there were numerous errors, many by our most senior players - look at Goodes chipping the ball to TDL so Fletcher could use him as a step ladder, let alone his failure to goal when metres in the clear. look at bolton chipping the ball with three minutes to go to mumford in the centre corridor with their only AA defender completely on him while the entire side had spread to the wings so that when it came back there was simply not a swan behind the ball ? why did tadhg choose to run to the only place where there were essendon players when there were three swans waiting for a handball behind the ball ? why didnt shaw lead away from goal when AJ was coming down the wing with no bombers in front of him ? when will reg learn that his skill level is such that he should be under a team instruction to NEVER EVER chip the ball 15 metres because he misses targets too often when doing so ?

Jetta made mistakes, but the team made lots of them. TDL missed a tackle but so did marty mattner who i reckon is one of our best tacklers when davey kicked the goal.

I'm ropeable that we lost and on the night nearly punched the essendon supporter next to me who all night had booed goodes and cussed and blinded every umpire for every decision that went our way - but i dont think it was because of any individuals mistakes or lack of effort. it was just one of those nights and I came away from the game thinking more and more about what David king said about us on AFl 360 and what luke ball said after the collingwood game - we are a team that is great to support because you know that they just about never roll over they never chuck the towel in and they make the game a contest from go to whoa.

And now i desperately want to beat richmond this week because i reckon they will be really up for this game and riewoldt looked like he was starting to get a bit of zing in his step against glass on the weekend and were it not for a free kick count of 30-14 they would have finished a lot closer.

[Triple B]

why didnt shaw lead away from goal when AJ was coming down the wing with no bombers in front of him ?...

Shaw actually was leading away from goal, hence when AJ's tired kick dropped short it was marked uncontested by the Bomber.

I don't disagree with anything you say (except the one I mentioned ) and you'll rarely find any of my 4,700+ posts being critical of a young player. OK, there was one a few years ago, but I was vindicated.

It's just frustrating that Jets doesn't use his speed to better advantage, pure and simple. He's got so much to offer.

[Melbournehammer]

Shaw actually was leading away from goal, hence when AJ's tired kick dropped short it was marked uncontested by the Bomber.

I don't disagree with anything you say (except the one I mentioned ) and you'll rarely find any of my 4,700+ posts being critical of a young player. OK, there was one a few years ago, but I was vindicated.

It's just frustrating that Jets doesn't use his speed to better advantage, pure and simple. He's got so much to offer.

actually you should watch that again. shaw was playing behind the bomber in the goal square. he was staying put so as not to bring the bomber towards him. but if he had led straight up the centre of the ground the bomber would have to make a choice - go with his man or stay in the goal square.

fwiw i wasn't having a go at you (well not intentionally anyway) its just that your post was the most recent of any number about jetta and tdl over the last couple of days. my tether had been reached

[Triple B]

I was right behind the post where AJ was running in and my recollection was that unfortunately Shaw got on his bike at just the precise time AJ kicked it. You may be right, Shaw could have led a bit earlier which would have made a good thing of it...

[Nich]

One thing I am often critical of Jetts for is that when at the ground - you can see when we are coming out of our 50 that Jetta fails to use his speed to act as a lead up target. Now maybe it's a directive for him not to get too involved? But it seems more than often he stands around failing to provide an option. Jetts has a great burst of speed and needs to break from his opponent more to his advantage. Maybe that will come but the fact it's not a natural instinct worries me a little. Maybe i'm off the mark?? It's just something that stands out to me that's all.

[Nico]

One thing I am often critical of Jetts for is that when at the ground - you can see when we are coming out of our 50 that Jetta fails to use his speed to act as a lead up target. Now maybe it's a directive for him not to get too involved? But it seems more than often he stands around failing to provide an option. Jetts has a great burst of speed and needs to break from his opponent more to his advantage. Maybe that will come but the fact it's not a natural instinct worries me a little. Maybe i'm off the mark?? It's just something that stands out to me that's all.

I have often wondered why he doesn't use his speed to get on his own. If this is something that he has trouble grasping then it may be more of a coaching problem than the player himself.