Nic Maddinson

[Meth]

Just when his career was really getting going...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1081592.html

In all seriousness, I hope he's ok

 

[Twizzle]

This is about a week old now, he didn't play in the game against the Vics last week for personal reasons.

Could be anything but I sure hope he is OK.

 

[Tronald Crump]

The selectors shouldn't have picked him. They went to far in picking youth in his case.

 

[2 weeks]

Test cricket broke the poor kid

Really poor selection in the first place, he was never up to it

Maddo, Cartwright & Mennie all shit selections in the test team

 

[Bazal]

He's had a shocking few months of cricket after a fantastic hundred, regardless of anything else that has to take its toll on the poor kid. Might be for the best in the long run, go away and get everything right

 

[Incorrect]

Good luck Dogga...

 

[hineyrulz]

Poor bugger, hope he gets himself sorted. Cricket will take care of itself later.

 

[Iafeta]

Some of the selections over the past 2 years have been incredulous. He was picked at the wrong time. The correct time was either never or against the West Indies etc.

That said, he's a cracking bat with a sound defence and his bowling looked like he could rip apart a middle order at a moments notice if any notice was issued at all. And his game was coming together. That 22 was outstanding.

 

[2 weeks]

I never thought i'd see another innings as good as Quiney's 9 but Maddo's 22 was 2.4 (recurring) times as good

 

[BestHookerFarrah]

All well and good bagging a bloke and trolling his performances, I've got no issue with that, but to do it in a thread about his mental health issues, and the fact it's still ongoing... Grow up.

 

[Iafeta]

I'm not trolling him. I think the way the selectors have mucked blokes around is poor. I can't see the consistent strategy here. The guy got picked, and he failed. It seems from what I've read there's very little feedback, you just get discarded. When you are trying to make a career and you hit the pinnacle, you deserve the respect of feedback. It's what he's built his life towards. He failed - no doubt, but I'm actually surprised he is the first one we know about that has issues.

The 22 comment is a little tongue in cheek. But really it's a shot at the selectors. He had a couple of innings where he needed to try to get on with it. You won't always be successful doing that.

The social welfare of players is very important. Somewhere in all this mess that seems to be glossed over and forgotten.

Anyone who reaches this level has cricket talent. That can't be denied. They should be communicated with and have sound support systems.

It's not just Australian cricket either.

I hope he is back mentally fit to fight on soon.

 

[Timbo]

He should have been picked in the ODI side and given a chance to find his feet in international cricket. He was very good in the Matador Cup. I was at NSO when he dismantled a pretty decent Victorian attack last year.

It's criminal how they treated him. And Ferguson. And Mennie. And (insert name here).

 

[umina panther]

Ferguson got a chance as a older player when he didn't deserve shit. He was treated fine

 

[Iafeta]

Ferguson had been making a ton of runs.

But rather than debate who or who didn't deserve selection, is there a better way to treat players who are dropped? From what I hear there's very little in the way of communication to these guys.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

In the bad old days when you were dropped you used to find out only when a journo rang you and said you're nixed. These days you'd hope they'd tell you, the reasons why and what to do to get back.

For all the perks of being a top level sportsman - $$$$, opportunities, chicks etc - the hard reality is that very few make it and so a bloody lot get spat out. One thing the nrl has improved at and still works on is assisting the young blokes who won't make it, hopefully cricket Australia is using some of their bbl bucks to put in similar processes.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Just read on abc news that Maddinson is back training with the blues. Good luck to him.

 

[Incorrect]

Almost feels like the selectors got together after Hobart debacle and the convo went;

Hohns - "Who's that young bloke, plays for NSW, last name ends in 'son'.... Something Matterson, or Pattinson??"

Mark Waugh - "You mean Nic Maddinson?"

Hohns - "Yeah that must be him....order him a baggy green and give him a call, tell him he's playing in Adelaide"

Waugh - "Sounds good chief!"

All the while, Hiohns actually meant Kurtis Patterson

 

[Twizzle]

I dont think they know who Kurtis Patterson is

 

[lockyno1]

To be fair Patterson still has a lot of things to work on. Like a lot of Australian bats he's utterly woeful against spin.

 

[T-Boon]

But rather than debate who or who didn't deserve selection, is there a better way to treat players who are dropped? From what I hear there's very little in the way of communication to these guys.

They should get counselling and medication for PTSD.