AFL Player #14: Jordan Ridley - Wins Yiooken in first game back - 25/5

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2029
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 3, Dave

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Regular season.

Isn't it the home and away season that Ridley's missing?

 

[Lore]

Seen a few comments about moving Ridley away from the role he is playing.

Can we not be happy with what he does so exceptionally well ? If he continues on the trajectory he has been on the last 24 months, he could very well end up a multiple All Australian such is the quality I see in him.

You keep saying you want a matchwinner.

Jordan Ridley floating loose is exactly that. Stop celebrating mediocrity and let him off his chain so he can become the player he was meant to be.

 

[Lore]

Has gone from 4-6 weeks last week down to 3-4 weeks on the injury report.

Injury news: Star Bombers in line for return

The latest injury news ahead of round 23.

www.essendonfc.com.au

Unlikely to make any difference but he would be a test to play in Week 1 of finals if we make it.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

How good is Rids. Our team has fallen into the abyss since he went down.

 

[MiguelM]

How good is Rids. Our team has fallen into the abyss since he went down.

Absolutely, backline exposed as b grade since he has been out.

 

[jannissary]

rids getting 30 touches means we'll probably win

lavs getting 30 touches means that we're probably getting destroyed

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Absolutely, backline exposed as b grade since he has been out.

B grade is generous.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Please never leave us

 

[Lore]

Expected to be ready for day 1 of pre-season (you'd certainly hope so, given he's apparently off to Arizona?)

Dons pair to resume full training in January after injury-hit years

Essendon's head of performance Daniel McPherson has provided an update on several players.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Lore]

I wonder if he talked his mate Ben McKay

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Ben Mckay

Age

26

Ht

202cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.5

2star

K

3.7

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.7

4star

MG

77.2

1star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

88.5

2star

D

7.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

67.8

1star

into going to Arizona with him

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

We need to utilise his kicking more, he is arguably the best field kick in our team. We need more distribution from him from the backline and less from your McGraths, Heppell’s, Kelly’s etc.

 

[Vindicater]

We need to utilise his kicking more, he is arguably the best field kick in our team.

 

[faible]

Poor Zach. Probably the best field kick in the AFL and even his own supporters forget about him.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

To be fair, Ridley is so good by foot you could mount the argument he is the best kick.

I still think Zach shades him a little, but one thing is for sure, Zach can get ball to boot so fast and hit targets. Ridley needs more time.

I am certainly much happier when the ball is in the hands of Merrett/Ridley/Redman/Langford/Martin.

 

[jannissary]

To be fair, Ridley is so good by foot you could mount the argument he is the best kick.

I still think Zach shades him a little, but one thing is for sure, Zach can get ball to boot so fast and hit targets. Ridley needs more time.

I am certainly much happier when the ball is in the hands of Merrett/Ridley/Redman/Langford/Martin.

it’s a null comparison imo, they play different positions, use the ball differently & get the ball differently. i think defensively speaking ridley is our best ball user (he goes at like 90% disposal efficiency or something) off the back of intercept marks and what not off of opposition entries, and while i think he does take dangerous or difficult options when kicking & generally hits targets, he does them exiting d50 whereas merret makes them entering into f50

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

it’s a null comparison imo, they play different positions, use the ball differently & get the ball differently. i think defensively speaking ridley is our best ball user (he goes at like 90% disposal efficiency or something) off the back of intercept marks and what not off of opposition entries, and while i think he does take dangerous or difficult options when kicking & generally hits targets, he does them exiting d50 whereas merret makes them entering into f50

Agreed it’s difficult to compare, I’m simply saying I think it was fair to say Ridley is arguably our best kick.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

I did say arguably! Definitely in our defensive third where we desperately need it given some of the shank kicks we have down there. His decision making and ability to hit targets 50m+ away gives him an edge here too.

 

[astrowizzle]

Baldwin would be up there to. But rids is our most valuable player in my opinion

 

[Vindicater]

To be fair, Ridley is so good by foot you could mount the argument he is the best kick.

I still think Zach shades him a little, but one thing is for sure, Zach can get ball to boot so fast and hit targets. Ridley needs more time.

I am certainly much happier when the ball is in the hands of Merrett/Ridley/Redman/Langford/Martin.

Ridley still has the occasional shocker though. Mostly by overkicking somebody.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Poor Zach. Probably the best field kick in the AFL and even his own supporters forget about him.

True, and verified by none other than Tom Hawkins on AFL360.

 

[Godzke]

2022: We signed Kelly so Ridley can play his natural position
2023: We signed McKay so Ridley can play his natural position
2024: We signed ..... so Ridley can play his natural position

 

[Lore]

2022: We signed Kelly so Ridley can play his natural position and Stewart, Reid got injured
2023: We signed McKay so Ridley can play his natural position and delisted Stewart, Reid still injured, trading out Zerk-Thatcher
2024: We signed ..... so Ridley can play his natural position etc

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Ridley still has the occasional shocker though. Mostly by overkicking somebody.

Everybody has an occasional shocker.

 

[citizen-erased]

2022: We signed Kelly so Ridley can play his natural position
2023: We signed McKay so Ridley can play his natural position
2024: We signed ..... so Ridley can play his natural position

weideman again

 

[yodellinhank]

and to think of the players we've delisted because Ridley plays their natural position