#2 Jordan De Goey

[mattys123]

De Goey is far from a problem.

He's a second year kid not being played in position, which is a pure ball winning midfielder.

Greenwood is taking his position at the moment, but won't be there in the future, so no worries here.

[Piesnchess]

JUST a bloody kid, give him a go for chrissakes. !

[RudeBoy]

He's doing fine. Once Elliott and Fasolo return he'll be back in the midfield where he belongs.

[Darkstranger]

Not blowing my own horn ( but I will ) been saying this all year re: JDG, just a player, to think it cost us pick 5, what a waste.

[dalyc]

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=A&tid1=5&pid1=4043&fid1=O&playerStatus2=A&tid2=5&pid2=1611&fid2=O&type=A

Doesn't seem to be going that bad!

[jatsad]

Cannot believe the impatience of some people. Because of injuries he has been thrown in very early.

He's in his second year and is being asked to play forward because both Fasolo and Elliot are out

He is a born midfielder who will grow in strength and size.

Still very young. Give him some time.

[jackcass]

Not an issue. The issue is the lack of patience with some supporters.

[piedys]

Well, below is your shopping list from 2014 draft, until Maynard at #30 - who else would you have preferred?

1 Patrick McCartin St Kilda Geelong U18 2014
2 Christian Petracca Melbourne Eastern U18 2014
3 Angus Brayshaw Melbourne Sandringham U18 2014
4 Jarrod Pickett Greater Western Sydney South Fremantle 2014
5 Jordan De Goey Collingwood Oakleigh U18 2014
6 Caleb Marchbank Greater Western Sydney Murray U18 2014
7 Paul Ahern Greater Western Sydney Calder U18 2014
8 Peter Wright Gold Coast Calder U18 2014
9 Darcy Moore Collingwood Oakleigh U18 2014
10 Nakia Cockatoo Geelong NT Thunder 2014
11 Liam Duggan West Coast Western U18 2014
12 Corey Ellis Richmond Western U18 2014
13 Lachlan Weller Fremantle Southport/Broadbeach 2014
14 Jake Lever Adelaide Calder U18 2014
15 Jarrod Garlett Gold Coast South Fremantle 2014
16 Sam Durdin North Melbourne West Adelaide 2014
17 Kyle Langford Essendon Northern U18 2014
18 Isaac Heeney Sydney Swans Cardiff 2014
19 Blaine Boekhorst Carlton Swan Districts 2014
20 Jayden Laverde Essendon Western U18 2014
21 Hugh Goddard St Kilda Geelong U18 2014
22 Daniel McKenzie St Kilda Oakleigh U18 2014
23 Patrick McKenna Greater Western Sydney Gisborne 2014
24 Jack Steele Greater Western Sydney Belconnen 2014
25 Daniel Nielson North Melbourne Eastern U18 2014
26 Toby McLean Western Bulldogs Oakleigh U18 2014
27 Lukas Webb Western Bulldogs Gippsland U18 2014
28 Dillon Viojo-Rainbow Carlton Western U18 2014
29 Touk Miller Gold Coast Calder U18 2014
30 Brayden Maynard Collingwood Sandringham U18 2014

[Monco Matt]

Yep, I'm also concerned about him becoming an A-grader. Typically any young player by now would have shown many glimpses of his A-grade credentials and although De Goey has shown some nice things, he has been pretty underwhelming in that regard. I think he will be a very good player but no gun. His #5 pick will probably be viewed as too high, but looking at that draft list there is not a whole lot of proven talent there outside the top 3 or 4. Maybe the 2014 draft was a dud draft.

[Boot]

Given the current form of both JDG and Rupert Wills I would not be too upset if Rupert Wills was given JDG's spot in the team for a couple of weeks to get a feel for the speed and intensity of AFL seniors and give JDG a reminder that you have to earn your sot in the 1st's.
I am confident that JDG will be a good player for Collingwood for a number of years to come and that we are yet to see the best of JDG, but I agree he needs to stop slipping over and keep his feet in the contests to develop into the top grade midfielder that he has the potential for.

[jackcass]

[RudeBoy]

[Wokko]

[jackcass]

[loki04]