Player Watch #2: Jaidyn Stephenson

[Lomas]

2 goals. Did. His. Job. Not even a debate.


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Could be a turning point as well, coach loved it.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

Had a really solid game. You cant help football illiterates tbh, but Clarko will see how much he contributed tonight

 

[Lomas]

Had a really solid game. You cant help football illiterates tbh, but Clarko will see how much he contributed tonight

And feed him back the confidence he needs.

 

[Dan]

Do the positives out weigh the negatives?

 

[Carey4life]

More pressure acts than I've seen in the past. Working hard.

 

[Mordecai]

The fire is starting to burn. Bank that performance and keep building.

 

[Chadwiko]

Anyone potting him after this week is not serious.

 

[gokangas]

Good game. Happy. But I just expect more from him tbh.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

That goal

 

[GreatBradScott]

He is doing the little things which will make him a complete player. Once we're sharper, he can use his attacking tools.

Just let him build.

 

[Devington]

Do the positives out weigh the negatives?

Tonight they did, and given he's a confidence player it bodes well for the future.

 

[Passmore]

Do the positives out weigh the negatives?

Today, yes.

 

[Northwards]

Massive building block.
The Stephenson of the last two years would’ve dropped his bundle after that 1st half and been a liability for the rest of the game.

We are seeing a player being rebuilt from the ground up almost in terms of his confidence in his body and ability. Pros and cons for tonight for sure but really dug in after half time and showed some real maturity.

Should hold his head high and keep slowly building

 

[Lomas]

Tonight they did, and given he's a confidence player it bodes well for the future.

This

 

[Merlin007]

hey Kangaroo Cat you'd be a bit pleased with Sleevo's second goal - not many can do that. Good signs

 

[speedy]

Better this week, I think the effort is there. He got burned a couple of times on the lead. I don’t know if it is a game plan thing or the guys don’t trust him? Either way we should go to him more rather than always kicking it long.

 

[Kangaroo Cat]

hey Kangaroo Cat you'd be a bit pleased with Sleevo's second goal - not many can do that. Good signs

Extremely happy, he must have been buzzing after that.

 

[Heaps of fun]

He's a crucial part of our team and is gonna make it under Clarko. We need his forward half speed to get to those easy goals that other clubs regularly get a handful of. Kicking a couple of snags will give him a big boost.

 

[hoffseason gains]

When I think about it, the guy has barely played forward over the last 2 years, he will take some time to get back into the swing of things, but last night was a good first step.

We don’t need him to kick 40 goals, we only need 25 and at crucial times and along with maximum effort and anything more is a plus.

You can tell he cares about his footy and is genuinely trying to be the best player he can but also seems like he is his harshest critic sometimes.

 

[Ashley B]

Kicked 2 goals straight this week and has been inaccurate. Can’t complain about him this week he got the score on the board and we won. Has talent to burn if we can harness it , will help us enormously.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Was opposed to Hayden Young

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Hayden Young

Age

23

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

3star

MG

160.0

3star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

2star

MG

160.0

3star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

MG

160.0

3star

, one of the best young HBs in the comp, and kicked 2 on him and negated his influence. Big win for his confidence.

 

[ansonholt]

Massive building block.
The Stephenson of the last two years would’ve dropped his bundle after that 1st half and been a liability for the rest of the game.

We are seeing a player being rebuilt from the ground up almost in terms of his confidence in his body and ability. Pros and cons for tonight for sure but really dug in after half time and showed some real maturity.

Should hold his head high and keep slowly building

You mean, like the six million dollar man?

 

[blackshadow]

Was solid last week and built on it last night, still room for improvement which I’m sure will come as his confidence builds.

Looks to be a vital part of our best 22 under Clarko.

 

[Harris 10]

I feel like he’s been stripped of all his confidence over the last few years.

The first two weeks he’s started to show signs he’s getting it back slowly.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Good game both pressure wise and dangerous around the goals

With players this talented you just back them in and let the good times roll