Con Gorozidis wrote:I think the big fella might take some time. In this day and age the coaches arent just saying go out and kick 5 big fella.
That are teaching you running patterns and team zones and and defence etc -Spencer might take a while to take all that in while still doing the raw things he does well.
Change of subject but speaking of young fwds GWS now have two of the best and that is after losing Boyd and Patton doing his knee.
Scary stuff
What I find scary is the lack of patience people have for our young prospects these days. I don't have stats to hand but as I recall, Brendan Goddard and Luke Ball both took ages to come through to the firsts, and they were both top 3 picks. Luke Ball went back to school for his first year with us. Imagine that happening these days.
Not so long ago it was such an anomaly that a draftee would play in his first year that if it looked like being the case, it would merit special mention. What changed?
Spencer White was a speculative pick that could end up being nothing, or something, like Jimmy Gwilt, Tommy Walsh, J-Pod and that 80-year old ruckman the Cats drafted a few years back.
The question is, Is he learning? Is he improving? What will unlock his potential? What does he want in life? It would be great if we could get honest answers from the club to those questions, that might encourage us, or at least prepare us for disappointment.
If we are pessimistic about Spencer, its just because we want to see progression and we can't see much from a supporter perspective just from his on field work.