Luke Jackson is underneath the pump after a horror begin to life in purple, and whereas each Glen Quartermain and Adrien Barich agreed on The Game with Quarters and Barra, the criticism is justified; they each declare it’s not solely his fault.
The West Australian revealed on Monday if Jackson continues on his present pattern for the rest of the season, he shall be incomes $78,000 per mark.
The large ruckman who got here throughout from Melbourne through the 2022 commerce interval was earmarked as a “unicorn”, however in two video games, has produced only one mark and never a single main, leaving followers questioning the transfer.
However, Barra believes the commerce can’t be judged so quickly.
“Really, he is going to be judged on whether you made a good decision on what happens down the track, but I understand the frustration because a lot of blokes did leave, and he’s sucked up a lot of money,” he stated.
“He took no marks in the first game and one mark in the second game.
“It’s not really his fault because I’m not sure they know how to use him yet.
“They call him the unicorn; in other words, he can basically do anything, but it turns out he can’t really play key position forward; he’s not a great mark; he’s better to be in the midfield or the wing or actually in the ruck.
“But they already have Sean Darcy, who’s a wonderful ruckman, so I think they will be thinking ‘, wow, have we thought this through enough’.”
Quarters defended the criticism levelled on the younger rising star but additionally tempered it together with his potential upside.
“When you’re on big money, there’s a price that comes with that, and it’s pressure, and so far in the first two rounds, he hasn’t delivered,” he stated.
“So as a media outlet that people look to to cover the game, I think we are entitled to cover it as we see fit in terms of performance.
“I will temper it by saying it is two rounds of evidence.
“Luke Jackson actually got his hand to the footy quite a bit, now he didn’t hold any… but I reckon if you’re getting into positions where you’re taking the marks, I think you’re halfway there.
“There’s evidence he’s almost there.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
