Fremantle soccer boss Peter Bell says there’s “uncertainty” about the place star recruit Luke Jackson will play his greatest footy and it excites the previous Dockers skipper.
Jackson, 21, was arguably the most important title to cross golf equipment in final yr’s commerce interval, with the Dockers sending two first-round picks and a second-round choose to safe the East Fremantle-product from Melbourne.
The Demons premiership star is ready to type a formidable ruck partnership with Doig medallist Sean Darcy, in addition to assist fill the hole up ahead left by Rory Lobb’s defection to the Western Bulldogs.
Jackson’s athleticism nearly defies his 199cm, 100kg body and has him touted as a attainable midfielder alongside Andy Brayshaw, Caleb Serong and Will Brodie – including one other dimension to the Dockers’ line-up.
Bell mentioned Jackson would play as a ruckman, ahead and midfielder this season as he seems to settle on the Dockers.
“What he grows into, there’s a little bit of uncertainty around that because I don’t think the football world or even Luke himself knows exactly what he’s capable of becoming in any of those positions,” Bell advised ABC Sportstalk.
“We’ll just enjoy the ride and give him a few different looks and see where the team needs him the most and wherever it is I am sure it’s going to have a big impact.
“He’s got a lot of work in, he’s really strong in his work ethic and we’ve been really fortunate that we’ve had really good availability on the track, but certainly he’s worked hard, he’s performed well in the early match sim and we’re really excited what he can offer the club for a long period of time.
“Whether that’s as a ruckman, forward or midfielder as well in time – he gives us great flexibility.”
Meanwhile, Bell backed the Dockers’ stance to delay their determination on if Nat Fyfe will stay captain till late within the pre-season.
“We liked the growth in our leadership last year because of Nat’s unavailability and we thought that we got a greater depth in leadership,” Bell mentioned.
“One of the challenges, when you’re running sporting teams, is to give players enough opportunities to lead, so hence we’ve decided to delay it a little bit this pre-season.
“It is a grind, it’s tough and so we want to see as many people as possible being really influential in their leadership.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
