I have met Reboot, several times socially and I have no problem with him in a personal / social environment.
However, the above quote is one which has a whiff of authoritarianism, elitism and condescension. about it
The Reboot modus operandi is to make statements without support, and we are all led to believe that because he has some connections direct into the ticking heart of the club, that we should accept them as absolute fact. When questioned on a statement, he stonewalls and comes up with things like " that is all I will say on the matter"
Does anyone know , at any point of time what is going on in the minds of all players minds, player managers minds, all coaches, all the staff and the directors. No. The major problems that club directors have is to know what is really happening at all levels of the club. They admit that. We know it has been the case that even Senior Coaches donāt know everything thatās going on at the club. Its a problem in any organisation.
Speak to one person, they will see it one way, speak to another, they might give you a different story.
Heās got to produce in the seniors before heās proclaimed a star. By all accounts heās been fantastic in the twos for many weeks now, and heās fit, or getting fit, for senior football. Thereās every reason to hope that heāll be a champion, and with his size and weight, exactly the sort of on-field presence that we need.
But the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and the proof of Aaron Francis will be in the seniors, when he gets there. He doesnāt have to be best on ground in his first game back. But one would hope that by the end of this season heāll have put together a string of games and been among our best once or twice. If that happens then itāll be time to start dreaming.
How strange that is when we consider all the umpires are completely neutral in their decision making.
Thank goodness we know that otherwise I could be concerned.
I suppose it might be something to do with his mental health issues and whether he feels ready to face the increased pressure that brings. No need to rush him then burn him out under the stress.
And to be fair, āAFL standard talent wiseā means absolutely jack as far as when someone plays. A fair percentage of VFL, WAFL, and SANFL players fit that bill. As do a large percentage of kids on, and even before, draft day. More appropriate is when they are actually ready to play. A different question all together.