Jimmy Webster - Anyone Else Concerned???

[St Chris]

This comes from nothing more than a gut feel. But there’s something fishy going on with Jimmy.

I saw a couple of people mention he wasn’t happy to play after he hurt his hand but he did and did further damage.

Since then he had a “fitness test”, then the back issue, then tonsillitis, now illness, with a couple of average VFL games in between.

I really hope he hasn’t thrown in the towel - he’s got a long term contract but that means less and less in footy these days.

[To the top]

Not on my List of “must retain”

Clark, Coffield, Wilkie, Battle and hopefully Roberton put the squeeze on Webster - and he will know that

So a depth player from here - and where we have options

[Wayne42]

This comes from nothing more than a guy feel.

Not my cuppa tea.

[B.M]

He’s a much better player than Coffield atm

Savage and Geary are walk up starts in back 6

[BarryGrogan]

He’s a much better player than Coffield atm

Savage and Geary are walk up starts in back 6

Savage and Webster being walk ups are why we suck.

We need to find a guy who cracks in as hard as Webster, but can kick.

We need to find a bloke that is harder in the contest than Savage, and can use it just as well.


Until we replace those two, we'll suck.


Geary I agree is a walk up. The dude is a mad man.

[BarryGrogan]

Replacing Webster or Savage with say, Haines from GWS would imlrove us by 3-4 per week I reckon.

They both totally deserve their spots and have done themselves proud. But we need a big improvement in that role coming off half back.

[To the top]

This is the Geary that opposition sides allow unchecked in a back pocket after they miss a shot on goal - knowing his disposal limitations will see us immediately under pressure

Webster is not up to the required standards across the board

And Savage lacks the necessary hard edge and is inconsistent as we saw coming off his performance v Fremantle to his performance v Carlton

Did anyone notice Coffield’s 20 minutes v Fremantle - BOG until injured

Give he and Clark a further pre-season and have a look

[cwrcyn]

Jimmy Webster is a good footballer. How anyone can think otherwise is beyond me.

[BarryGrogan]

Jimmy Webster is a good footballer. How anyone can think otherwise is beyond me.

He's Ok. But he can't kick.

That stops him being good.

[BarryGrogan]

This is the Geary that opposition sides allow unchecked in a back pocket after they miss a shot on goal - knowing his disposal limitations will see us immediately under pressure

Yep.

And we had a coach who fell for it and played through him.

Early this year when Cho woke up to it, Geary was legit.

[B.M]

More rubbish written

[Joffa Burns]

Webster is one of the few players we have that could be surplus to requirement but may have some trade value.

A 3rd rounder or if we could get a 3rd rounder for Newnes as a FA, that 3rd rounder could be bundled with Webster for a 2nd rounder.

I guess we’ll get nothing for Newnes as a FA if we can pick up a FA of our own.

[cwrcyn]

Webster is in our best 22

[samuraisaint]

Bit hard on poor JWeb when he was in and out of the side for years (due to poor player development and not his fault) and then poor bloke gets a broken hand and misses most of the season.

[evertonfc]

Overrated outside St Kilda. Other clubs really like him. Would be happy to trade.

[perfectionist]

Dud

[The Fireman]

Jimmy Webster is a good footballer. How anyone can think otherwise is beyond me.

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[Wayne42]

Jimmy Webster is a good footballer. How anyone can think otherwise is beyond me.

The problem is the team needs Very Good Footballers.

[BarryGrogan]

Jimmy Webster is a good footballer. How anyone can think otherwise is beyond me.

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He can't kick.


How many guys that can't kick do we continually hail as being good footballers at Moorabbin?

[perfectionist]

He can't kick.


How many guys that can't kick do we continually hail as being good footballers at Moorabbin?

Alas, way too many. He does have one good kick - long and down the line. But, he has zero right side, and has very poor judgement on short kicks - constantly misjudging the closeness of opponents to the person he is trying to kick to - often over their head. Also, for someone of his height, he has zero ability to take a contested mark - it's always a punch - to the boundary side at best.

[Wayne42]

Let's see how Jimmy goes with a new coach.

[Trev from the Bush]

I answer to the original question, NO!

I am pleased the Club saw fit not to rush him back for no worthwhile reason. Love to get an trouble free season out of him.

[groupie1]

He’s a much better player than Coffield atm

Savage and Geary are walk up starts in back 6

Savage and Webster being walk ups are why we suck.

We need to find a guy who cracks in as hard as Webster, but can kick.

We need to find a bloke that is harder in the contest than Savage, and can use it just as well.


Until we replace those two, we'll suck.


Geary I agree is a walk up. The dude is a mad man.

Gears also can't kick

[Saintly66]

He’s a much better player than Coffield atm

Savage and Geary are walk up starts in back 6

Savage and Webster being walk ups are why we suck.

We need to find a guy who cracks in as hard as Webster, but can kick.

We need to find a bloke that is harder in the contest than Savage, and can use it just as well.


Until we replace those two, we'll suck.


Geary I agree is a walk up. The dude is a mad man.

Gears also can't kick

If ratts ends up coach and geary wasn’t captain Rice would be a walk up in comparison to geary. Kicking is his strength above his toughness.

[spert]

Webster is one of those players who can break out of the backline and kick a beautiful long kick...straight to the opposition, just like Newnes and Acres. I think he is a good backman, but no champion.