Carlton great Robert Walls believes Jack Watts' on-field attitude could bring about the end of his career within two years should the Port Adelaide recruit fail to "make up his mind" at his new club.
After being traded to the Power this off season following 10 years of ups and downs with the Demons, Walls outlined his doubts about the former No. 1 draft pick, saying his hardness at the ball will be scrutinised further than ever before.
โThatโs the worry for me, is Jack Watts,โ Walls told AFL Tonight.
โMelbourne were happy to get rid of him. Why? Because they just felt that under Simon Goodwin, the senior coach, that he just didnโt go as hard, as strong, as committed as they would have liked. Thatโs why he got dropped early last year, because they just felt that he wasnโt putting in as expected.
โThisโll be interesting because the expectation on Watts with Port will be really high. They wonโt want to see him getting easy ball out wide. Theyโll expect him to win his own footy.
โHis career could be over in two years. Iโve got a real question mark over Jack Watts and Port Adelaide.
โIโve heard him say that footballโs not everything to him. Well, thatโs OK, but if youโre earning a lot of money and thatโs your No. 1 job then itโs got to be for that period of time.โ
