Past #2: Jaidyn Stephenson - retires from AFL after 122gms (54 CFC/68 NM) & 130gls (76 CFC/56 NM) - '18 RS - NM will pay out contract - go well Sleevo

[LuvtheKangas]

Fair call, regardless if they rated him they wouldn't have let him go.

Implying they didn't rate Grundy then?

I don't agree.

 

[My Left Foote]

Implying they didn't rate Grundy then?

I don't agree.

No not implying that at all, just because they let both go doesn’t mean they were let go for the same reasons.

 

[Its a Process]

I know it’s been mentioned before but there has been a noticeable drop off since his bike accident.

He was excellent in his first year with us, downhill since.

 

[koshari]

I know it’s been mentioned before but there has been a noticeable drop off since his bike accident.

He was excellent in his first year with us, downhill since.

Lets be honest here, he wasnt exactly killing it b4 the bike incident

 

[justroyal]

obviously this is the type of player we can all agree we don’t have much urgency in keeping/signing up. But given the age, is this type the club will be trying to keep?

More or less looking at the Taylor’s, Stephensons and well… yeah

 

[Waynesworld]

Damn saw this thread at the top of the list and thought he’d been delisted

 

[Its a Process]

Lets be honest here, he wasnt exactly killing it b4 the bike incident

He was averaging 1 goal and 20 possies a game.

Admittedly played higher up the ground but I remember him being damaging.

Miles off from what we are seeing now.

 

[ferball]

Lets be honest here, he wasnt exactly killing it b4 the bike incident

19.3 touches and 0.9 goals per game is a very good return over a season.

 

[koshari]

So long ago i cant even remember pints being under 15 bucks....

He would have to play 3 games for those kinda returns now.

 

[shinboner magic]

play him in different position - forward line isn’t working for him.

 

[koshari]

play him in different position - forward line isn’t working for him.

Orange boy would be my suggestion. Bootstudder prolly a bit beyond his ability.

 

[desie]

play him in different position - forward line isn’t working for him.

He’s a wingman.

Give him plenty of space and let him run between the arcs and deliver inside 50.

He’s actually one of our better kicks.

 

[hotchilli]

He’s a wingman.

Give him plenty of space and let him run between the arcs and deliver inside 50.

He’s actually one of our better kicks.

I feel like you need wings who do a lot of the underappreciated defensive running.

Not sure if Stevo is that guy.

 

[koshari]

I feel like you need wings who do a lot of the underappreciated defensive running.

Not sure if Stevo is that guy.

Only wing i would be giving him is a hot and spicy

 

[ferball]

I feel like you need wings who do a lot of the underappreciated defensive running.

Not sure if Stevo is that guy.

Actually he does alot of defensive running at times, well it seems like it on tv. And he is a good kick.

But he needs to earn his place back and I dunno if he's actually up for that.

 

[shinboner magic]

He’s a wingman.

Give him plenty of space and let him run between the arcs and deliver inside 50.

He’s actually one of our better kicks.

Yeah my thinking exactly.

If it isn’t working , try something different.
You see in some game where Zurhaar and even both Curtis’s aren’t getting near it but we don’t make any moves.

 

[Rollmop]

Lets be honest here, he wasnt exactly killing it b4 the bike incident

Agreed. If he can’t kick a goal from 30 out considering all of his other limitations then I’m not sure what else he offers us.

 

[The Dougster]

Agreed. If he can’t kick a goal from 30 out considering all of his other limitations then I’m not sure what else he offers us.

Goal kicking is usually his saving grace. He lost me completely last week.

 

[Rollmop]

Goal kicking is usually his saving grace. He lost me completely last week.

Yeah if nothing else, his kicking was a real strength. I remember being pretty chuffed when we picked him up initially, so disappointed with how it’s worked out. He’s been hurting my eyes for a long time now - the kids playing little league at half time are harder at it than this bloke.

 

[Samsquanch]

Actually he does alot of defensive running at times, well it seems like it on tv. And he is a good kick.

But he needs to earn his place back and I dunno if he's actually up for that.

I'm more than happy to see better players come through to replace him but I still believe that poor delivery into the forward line in a lot of games earlier this season meant that his ability to get loose out wide was wasted. Plenty of kicks went over his head or fell short, and plenty were helecoptered to Larkey when Stephenson was clear. The big issue for me is that he doesn't tackle with fury - that's an issue. It's highlighted even more when you see Wardlaw go in like a tank and bring down multiple opponents in one chain of play.

Having said that, if a second round pick was on offer...

 

[shinboner magic]

Goal kicking is usually his saving grace. He lost me completely last week.

Anyone got footage of this kick

 

[King Corey]

Enigma. I like him but am lost how to incorporate him into the side week to week. It appears so are the selectors.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Very much a confidence player, when its up he gets involved but when its down he becomes a spectator.
The key is to keep his confidence up but will be hard now he has been dropped

 

[Mcarcherey]

I know it’s been mentioned before but there has been a noticeable drop off since his bike accident.

He was excellent in his first year with us, downhill since.

nah, it's been since his glandular fever.

just like phillips, ruined both of them.

if you don't recover properly you'll never be the same. many people get chronic fatigue due to this.

 

[RossHenshaw]

nah, it's been since his glandular fever.

just like phillips, ruined both of them.

if you don't recover properly you'll never be the same. many people get chronic fatigue due to this.

Jaydn had glandular too ?