Player Watch #5: Curtis Taylor - re-signed until the end of 2024

[Bowski]

Imo it does ultimately comes down to effort, but he certainly has tools. Natural tank, good leap, generally a smart user.

Complacent is the the word that will be linked to him in years to come I fear.

I know it's a running gag but try him in defense in the twos once he's fit again. Goater going down, Arch being injury prone, and LMac being LMac means a medium defender is a need. Persisting with him as a forward/winger is just stamping his papers.

 

[gokangas]

I had so much hope for Curt but he hasn't delivered for whatever reasons. Disappointing. Hope he can miraculously salvage his career at NM but I suspect he is gone at years end.

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

It's why he slipped so far down the draft order - natural ability and X factor but no work ethic. All clubs passed on him multiple times.

We took a punt in the 40's - didn't work out and so we move on. No damage done here.

I wouldn't wait till end of year - pay him out and let him go and do the other things in life he cherishes more than footy. He is wasting everyones time - his and ours - being at the club.

 

[Passmore]

Give the guy a break. Splendour has been cancelled. He's clearly in no mood to footy.

Put out your randomly obtained pills.

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[gokangas]

A lot of dog whistling here - hope its not true.

 

[Sticksphat]

Give the guy a break. Splendour has been cancelled. He's clearly in no mood to footy.

Put out your randomly obtained pills.

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Rumoured that he won't touch the pill again until they introduce free testing.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

Genuinely disappointing ATM. He's got so much talent

 

[Devington]

A lot of dog whistling here - hope its not true.

All the drugs talk is just jokes based on him missing in the VFL suddenly plus the fact he loves the celebrity nightlife (and daylife, and dawnlife, and twiightlife). I've never heard any actual rumours.

 

[King Corey]

Whilst it's probably true he hasn't ever worked hard enough, this is one of those kids that people will blame "development".

Truth is he never had what it takes. He's slow, doesn't kick it particularly well, plays a 195cm game in a 187cm frame and lacks any real weapons to build an AFL game. And still now, no one knows what he is positionally.

Not an AFL player and wasn't ever going to be.

Thank you. Spot on.

Most overrated player on our list for several years.

 

[Devington]

I can't agree with him never being capable of being a proper AFL standard. Even Spudsy McSpudington can improve somewhere if he's on an AFL list for 5 years without much in the way of major injury. To me CT has just been one slightly up and down footballer that, when averaged out, has just maintained the same plateau the entire time. It's common for draftees to struggle to improve their deficiencies, but rare for them to fail to develop anything, which is what CT has seemingly done. For five ******* years. No doubt some of that lack of development is on us, but I can't help but think the majority is on him just being happy being on an AFL list (and the free entry and drink cards that come with it).

 

[RossHenshaw]

Whilst it's probably true he hasn't ever worked hard enough, this is one of those kids that people will blame "development".

Truth is he never had what it takes. He's slow, doesn't kick it particularly well, plays a 195cm game in a 187cm frame and lacks any real weapons to build an AFL game. And still now, no one knows what he is positionally.

Not an AFL player and wasn't ever going to be.

Well said but the effort & give a rats on his behalf was & is not there either. Seems like he’s given up & got reality check with the talent & competition in his limited role .

 

[ferball]

I'm in a weights room get me out of here!!!

I'm a celebrity in the weights room...

 

[The Nostradamus]

Whilst it's probably true he hasn't ever worked hard enough, this is one of those kids that people will blame "development".

Truth is he never had what it takes. He's slow, doesn't kick it particularly well, plays a 195cm game in a 187cm frame and lacks any real weapons to build an AFL game. And still now, no one knows what he is positionally.

Not an AFL player and wasn't ever going to be.

He’s worked hard to get his fitness up

Not many on the list work as hard both ways on the ground

It doesn’t always get rewarded but he does it

 

[year of the roo]

Kieran Harper comes to mind, extremely talented but the body let him down.

Curtis is talented but is letting himself down.

Stinks of becoming a Big Brother contestant in a few years time.

Ummn he's nothing like Harper. Harper's body let him down. Taylor's desire let him down. Harper had talent. Taylor had a hat.

 

[DocSholl]

He’s worked hard to get his fitness up

Not many on the list work as hard both ways on the ground

It doesn’t always get rewarded but he does it

It's just a little underdeveloped it's still good it's still good

 

[Bowski]

Ummn he's nothing like Harper. Harper's body let him down. Taylor's desire let him down. Harper had talent. Taylor had a hat.

Exactly my point (although I probably could have expressed it better). Harper had supreme talent and the drive, but his body didn't cooperate. Whereas Taylor has the healthy body and some talent, but not the drive.

Harper came to mind because he (and all us supporters) would have given anything for his body not to fail him. Taylor will have regrets I feel in the years to come based on his current trajectory.

 

[koshari]

Imo it does ultimately comes down to effort, but he certainly has tools. Natural tank, good leap, generally a smart user.

Complacent is the the word that will be linked to him in years to come I fear.

I know it's a running gag but try him in defense in the twos once he's fit again. Goater going down, Arch being injury prone, and LMac being LMac means a medium defender is a need. Persisting with him as a forward/winger is just stamping his papers.

likely his only realistic lifeline, having said that this ship had likely sailed as well giving modern half backs are genrally sweepers like sheezel has been playing and colby as well,

 

[Kanga Glory]

In the social pages again, new girlfriend

 

[The acurate one]

In the social pages again, new girlfriend
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Oh extend his contract cray cray John had the monies . And just maybe launch a new company crazy als.
And we be rolling in the big bucks.
You all know I be right.

 

[Possession]

'Fringe AFL player dates Crazy John heiress' is very Melbourne tabloid-coded

 

[Passmore]

"Soft launched"....

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[King Corey]

He's an off field All Australian. Glad we're funding his social climbing.

 

[gokangas]

Geez some of you are unkind. Good luck to Curt. Hope he gets a few games this year and has a final crack at it. If not I don't wish him any illwill because he didn't make it. Good luck with his new partner.

 

[koshari]

I can't agree with him never being capable of being a proper AFL standard. Even Spudsy McSpudington can improve somewhere if he's on an AFL list for 5 years without much in the way of major injury. To me CT has just been one slightly up and down footballer that, when averaged out, has just maintained the same plateau the entire time. It's common for draftees to struggle to improve their deficiencies, but rare for them to fail to develop anything, which is what CT has seemingly done. For five ******* years. No doubt some of that lack of development is on us, but I can't help but think the majority is on him just being happy being on an AFL list (and the free entry and drink cards that come with it).

Need to be a bit more specific re spudsy mcspudington at we have had a lot of mcspuds. Could probably supply McDonald's fry supply for a month.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Still on the CT train

Wing spots and hff are not locked and if we ever want to play a tagger he’s shown on Merrett he can do that too