I think many of us share mixed feelings. He is a top 10 draft pick who has had a number of games including finals where he looked every bit a star. A hard trainer and hard rubber. All reports were that prior to this year he was working very hard to get his body right for a big year//
But then a guy who appears to do his own things - training camps organised by managers and if recent reports are correct, rehab outside the club not with the club. Being able to be an individual should be a good thing but thinking you are better than everyone else and need special treatment is negative that offsets his positives.
If his negatives are not affecting the team and coaching panel then based on his talent we should try and keep him.
Keeping midfield talent is disproportionately important for us because in two years we have probably lost Libba, Trelor and maybe Macrae (though he won’t be too old) and we are replacing them with Sanders, Garcia and maybe West (only Sanders looks high probability at this stage but still believ West could surprise us) & no to first round pick this year - this is a big drop in our strengths.
But then a guy who appears to do his own things - training camps organised by managers and if recent reports are correct, rehab outside the club not with the club. Being able to be an individual should be a good thing but thinking you are better than everyone else and need special treatment is negative that offsets his positives.
If his negatives are not affecting the team and coaching panel then based on his talent we should try and keep him.
Keeping midfield talent is disproportionately important for us because in two years we have probably lost Libba, Trelor and maybe Macrae (though he won’t be too old) and we are replacing them with Sanders, Garcia and maybe West (only Sanders looks high probability at this stage but still believ West could surprise us) & no to first round pick this year - this is a big drop in our strengths.