Well ROTV, I reckon he has been a bit slow...I don't think he's really shown anything outstanding over his first year and a half. Hasn't been terrible, but hasn't really shown much to justify continual selection. Good, honest player, but not earth shattering.
But , I reckon he showed a fair bit on the weekend, and that what my comment was about. Hopefully he's got to the point where he's showing us what he's got.
And if he doesn't show us what he's got soonish, we end up with a Sheriden, where its taken him 6 years to get to this point, and he still hasn't shown us anything that justifies his selection. I think its right that we should be 'expectant' of some of these young blokes, even though I completely agree with you that all need time to develop...
If you are a clubs first round draft pick, which Sheriden, Apeness, Tucker, Weller and Logue are, then we need to see something early on, I reckon.
Pav ( admit he wasn't our 1st pick in '99, but close!) showed us something, as did Hill, Haselby, Morabito, Mcphee, Longmuir, Palmer and Black, and maybe Schammer, and Polak.
Did it mean they all turned into great players??...No. But they showed something that was special. Even Clive showed us he was 'special'.
Collard, Dunn. Pitt, Drum and Walker - (probably a bit unfair to Walker) are probably on the same list as Sheriden, Simpson and Apeness.
Weller and Logue, have shown us something 'special' in their first 25 games, but I'm not sure Tucker has.??
But he showed a fair bit on the weekend and I was pleased to see it, and pleased for him!! Hope he shows more as his confidence grows.