Traded #25: Jake Stringer - 📦 Traded to GWS for Pick #53 - 16/10

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 19, Harlequin

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

If we lose by 2 or 3 goals I'm going to be privately seething

I must admit I'm slightly miffed a bloke on $600,000 has proven time and time again he's incapable of coming back from his offseason not looking like he's swallowed a refrigerator

 

[The Donners]

Never change Donners. Always choose the dumb option

Where do you propose to hide him?

 

[eth-dog]

Where do you propose to hide him?

I'd play him in his best position, which is a wing, which he has proven to be very good at.

 

[Seb78]

Panetone

 

[The Donners]

I'd play him in his best position, which is a wing, which he has proven to be very good at.

Has he really proven he’s very good on the wing? I’d say he’s too slow. I’d also say if he doesn’t have ball in hand he’s a liability.

He’s a very nice kick for goal, knows how to find space and is capable overhead, wouldn’t you think playing as a half forward would be his best position? Not taking into account lack of defensive pressure/the ball rebounding to our defensive 50 quicker than you can say **** me dead if the ball hits the deck in our forward line.

 

[Lore]

Scott's presser:

What do you need from Jake to put him back in the frame?

"It's just part of the build for Jake. He was medically available for round 1, but we just felt he really needed another solid week of training which he did. He has matched and exceeded game loads at training. But we want to set him up to play his best footy. There's definitely a temptation to look at the team on paper and think 'gee we're a better side with Jake in it'. But you've got to give players the opportunity to be the best they can be. He will attract some attention when he comes back in and I just don't think it's the right thing to do to bring a player in of his calibre when he's not absolutely 100% and had a really good prep. So again it fits in with our approach of not taking any shortcuts and not looking short term."

Extra sessions to get ready quicker?

"He doesn't need to do anything outside of the regular program. So he'll play in the VFL this week and really that's the final bit of preparation for him to be available to play AFL footy. As I said two weeks ago he was out of the medical situation where they rule him in or out, he's been available for a couple of weeks and now it's just a matter of having him right to play his best footy"

How many quarters in the VFL?

"He'll play the whole game. The only thing that might mitigate that is that we have a 6 day break leading into the next game, so we'll have a look at that. But the plan is for him to play the whole game."

Rd 2 | Scott media conference

Senior coach Brad Scott chats with the media ahead of our round two clash against the Suns.

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[cobra land]

I'd play him in his best position, which is a wing, which he has proven to be very good at.

You would be the only one on this forum that thinks his best position is on a wing.

I can't remember him ever playing there more than 5 minutes.

Do you think it's because a strength of his is his gut running and ability required to run both ways ?

He wouldn't last a quarter playing that role.

 

[eth-dog]

Has he really proven he’s very good on the wing? I’d say he’s too slow. I’d also say if he doesn’t have ball in hand he’s a liability.

He’s a very nice kick for goal, knows how to find space and is capable overhead, wouldn’t you think playing as a half forward would be his best position? Not taking into account lack of defensive pressure/the ball rebounding to our defensive 50 quicker than you can say * me dead if the ball hits the deck in our forward line.

Yes. I've shown it several times throughout his thread.

He's good defensively on a wing, runs both ways and is an elite kick inside 50.

You would be the only one on this forum that thinks his best position is on a wing.

I can't remember him ever playing there more than 5 minutes.

Do you think it's because a strength of his is his gut running and ability required to run both ways ?

He wouldn't last a quarter playing that role.

I'm not, but you don't remember his two years of finishing top 5 in the best and fairest? He played wing there. And was excellent at it.

 

[Lore]

Yes. I've shown it several times throughout his thread.

He's good defensively on a wing, runs both ways and is an elite kick inside 50.

I'm not, but you don't remember his two years of finishing top 5 in the best and fairest? He played wing there. And was excellent at it.

Just to be clear, you're talking about Langford and not Stringer right?

 

[eth-dog]

Just to be clear, you're talking about Langford and not Stringer right?

Yep. I was laughing at Donners insistence that he wasn't best 22

 

[cobra land]

Yes. I've shown it several times throughout his thread.

He's good defensively on a wing, runs both ways and is an elite kick inside 50.

I'm not, but you don't remember his two years of finishing top 5 in the best and fairest? He played wing there. And was excellent at it.

My apologies, I thought we were talking stringer

 

[eth-dog]

My apologies, I thought we were talking stringer

Fair enough.

 

[The Donners]

Yes. I've shown it several times throughout his thread.

He's good defensively on a wing, runs both ways and is an elite kick inside 50.

I'm not, but you don't remember his two years of finishing top 5 in the best and fairest? He played wing there. And was excellent at it.

We definitely disagree on him being very good or excellent on the wing.

Durham and Martin have been around 5 minutes and have already overtaken him.

 

[eth-dog]

We definitely disagree on him being very good or excellent on the wing.

Durham and Martin have been around 5 minutes and have already overtaken him.

Yes, we know about your blind spots.

 

[The Donners]

Yes, we know about your blind spots.

Maybe Langford and I have something in common with our poor eyesight? I suppose it’s harder to see your opponent when they’re sprinting away from you.

 

[Beerfish]

Anyway this is the Stringer thread.

 

[ant555]

Anyway this is the Stringer thread.

Playing VFL. Smart move.

 

[fishardansin]

It's a good opportunity for him to learn off Munkara.

 

[The Donners]

He’s a very nice kick for goal, knows how to find space and is capable overhead, wouldn’t you think playing as a half forward would be his best position?

My boy…

 

[Don Won]

Watched about half of his VFL game. Loved how unselfish he was given that he couldn’t be blamed for thinking he was the main man.

 

[The Donners]

Watched about half of his VFL game. Loved how unselfish he was given that he couldn’t be blamed for thinking he was the main man.

Was he moving ok?

 

[Don Won]

Was he moving ok?

Yeah, seemed to be fine. I think he’d be in next week, but wouldn’t be upset if plays another week in the VFL.

 

[fishardansin]

If Weiderman is out he'll have to play. If Weiderman is available, another run in the VFL would be great, especially if he takes more centre bounces.

 

[Lore]

VFL player review

Jake Stringer​

22 disposals, one goal, five marks

"Stringer looked powerful from stoppages played centre bounce mid at times then went forward. Showed his class, played unselfish trying to set up team mates and was good in the contest."

VFL player review: Rd 1 v GWS

11 listed AFL players played in Sunday's matchup with GWS.

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[Harlequin Dream]

I think he would be suited to being a sub this week. A high energy Stringer coming on in the 3rd would be very effective.