Jagga played his third and final VFL game of the season, again playing predominantly in midfield and producing excellent numbers against grown men. This might have been the least impressive of his three VFL outings, but Jagga Smith doesn't play a bad game. His willingness to put his body on the line and wear the hits to win contested footy was a particular feature in this one.
The footy IQ on display, composure and decision making at 1:32, 1:50, 2:16 and 2:38 is extremely rare for a junior. It's not going to catch the eye the same way some of the stuff O'Sullivan did does, but it's way beyond 99% of juniors.
This is the sort of stuff Sheezel was doing regularly at U18's level that screamed elite and as someone who watches a lot of junior footy, it's the stuff that is at top of my list for things I look for in a prospect.
I'm not saying he's going to be Sheezel, but I think the criticisms of Jagga Smith being a player that 'never kicks it more than 30m' and being a 'vanilla accumulator with no hurt factor' are ridiculous.
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