AFL Player #15: Jayden Laverde - Married in February & November - 4/11

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 7, Nuggs Bunny

 

[Megabattimus]

I'm pretty sure he's immortal after the Freo and second Swans game.

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[yodellinhank]

I'm pretty sure he's immortal after the Freo and second Swans game.

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Rumours he even got through a game against Geelong.

 

[bomberlegend2007]

Nominated for the AFL MVP.

This bloke, under a different coach, might have been cleaning out his locker at seasons end.

A testament to himself to become one of first magnets picked each week and a testament to Rutten and co that they are building a system where players are flourishing.

Amazing turnaround.

 

[Lore]

Nominated for the AFL MVP.

This bloke, under a different coach, might have been cleaning out his locker at seasons end.

A testament to himself to become one of first magnets picked each week and a testament to Rutten and co that they are building a system where players are flourishing.

Amazing turnaround.

Yep voted by the players as most courageous and top 3 MVP (alongside Merrett and Parish).

Will go to a vote for the whole league next, but I reckon that's a pretty nice feather in his cap and if I'm in his shoes I'd be using that when you go to negotiate a new contract. Trigger clause be damned.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Pretty awesome recognition that he got the nod over the likes of Stringer and Ridley.

 

[Vander18]

Bloody happy for him.

There is nothing that means more than this sort of recognition from your peers.

 

[andleanback]

Pretty awesome recognition that he got the nod over the likes of Stringer and Ridley.

If anything he has been our most valuable this year. What a turn around, so happy he finally got a good run at it.

 

[Blind Turn]

You can feel the love there, can’t you…

 

[Mr Bultitude]

So proud of this bloke.

 

[Zach Package]

Finishes every game looking like he’s gone 10 rounds with Sugar Ray Leonard and somehow keeps fronting up.

Hero stuff

 

[DERO]

Solid nom.

 

[naraku]

What a season! What a career turnaround! Well done Lav and Truck for successfully turning thing's around .

 

[ghostdog]

Really pleased for Laverde. The restoration is an excellent comeback story.

 

[Lore]

Club hasn't commented but for the purposes of the sticky post, contracts thread and spreadsheets etc. I think we have to assume he has triggered the contract extension for 2022 and will re-sign at some point next year.

He will qualify for free agency next year, presumably unrestricted as I don't think his contract extension would be in the top ~11 salaries at the club.

Essendon’s Jayden Laverde

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Jayden Laverde

Age

28

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.8

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.8

4star

MG

152.8

2star

D

8.8

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

3star

MG

116.5

2star

D

11.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.6

5star

MG

141.2

3star

’s reward for his exceptional season as a new-found defender was his nomination by his teammates as one of three Bombers eligible for the AFL MVP.

He will stay at Essendon after ticking off a trigger clause with his performances this year, but at this stage won’t sign a new deal until some time next year.

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AFL website trade rumours from yesterday also suggests that only Gleeson and Clarke are left out of contract now, which supports the idea. Media knows but us plebs don't even get a courtesy email

FYI Duckworth if that works for you?

 

[Keystone agony]

Should've been in the 40 I'll say it again. Or was extremely close at worse

Will be interesting to see where he places in the B+F

 

[the PILL]

One of the most unique transformations I've ever seen from a player.

His whole demeanour and approach changed, as well as turning from glass into granite... Absolutely amazing really.

So happy for him!

 

[ant555]

Watching him this year I have to say I have never been so pleased to be wrong. I knew he could play. I just could not see him getting past the injuries.

 

[The Donners]

Watching him this year I have to say I have never been so pleased to be wrong. I knew he could play. I just could not see him getting past the injuries.

Agreed. He was basically playing as a key forward in our defence.

 

[ghostdog]

The way he was attacking the ball at stages as a forward last year, I thought, was really encouraging. I remember feeling like he could actually make a decent fist of it after all, and now this. He looks like a backline lock for the next five years.

 

[Lore]

 

[Lore]

 

[windyhill]

Fully deserved. Would’ve been $1.01 in the betting, and that’s good value.

 

[Albertross]

So glad he was able to put in a full season and have a meaningful impact, just never expected it to be in the backline.

Well done Lav, a fantastic year!

 

[Vander18]

My favourite player this season….just kept getting up, backing up and going again.

Who knew that lurking inside the flashy forward was an out and out ****ing defensive warrior?

 

[fairbump_playon]

Fully deserved. Would’ve been $1.01 in the betting, and that’s good value.

Actually he was $1.80.

David Myers was the favourite