AFL Player #25: Jake Stringer - The lo, rumour mill spins

[Lore]

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

 

[mcgrath_truther]

42 gaols is worth another year for sure

It is our smalls that are the problem.

that's a lot of gaols

 

[Nifft]

42 gaols is worth another year for sure

It is our smalls that are the problem.

What do you think yodellinhank?

 

[yodellinhank]

What do you think yodellinhank?

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Obviously I've pointed out my views on the smalls.

To me its a bit like everyone saying we had no leg speed back in 2006-7. Of course, the players we targeted in the draft to address a lack of leg speed were developing in ressies, and next minute we're one of/the speediest side in the comp in 09-10ish.

42 years gaol does seem overkill for Stringer though, he isn't that bad.

 

[Mootsy]

look at this, well look at stringer...
stringer, stringer, stringer....

 

[Schnitzengruben]

look at this, well look at stringer...
stringer, stringer, stringer....

That's why I love BT

 

[yodellinhank]

look at this, well look at stringer...
stringer, stringer, stringer....

Geez, he really stacked on the weight since then.

 

[Bjchan13]

Take a stance on this one. If he loves the club and his mate Zach he'll stay on the contract that he's activated. If he's willing to go for a bit more guaranteed money then let him

 

[ghostdog]

that's a lot of gaols

If we need 42 new gaols in a year we've got bigger problems than Jake Stringer.

 

[jmoo wan]

What do you think yodellinhank?

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he’s not a child, you don’t need to do it for him, he can thumbs down for himself surely?

 

[Chief Hopper]

42 gaols is worth another year for sure

It is our smalls that are the problem.

It would be insane for Essendon to lose a 42 goal player. It compares to when Hooker retired, we had no replacement and the whole team slumped a bit. We lost games we previously would have won.

He's easily worth one year, even 2.

We need to fix the delivery from our mids.

 

[jdstorm]

Issue is Langford vs Stringer. One really needs to be able to run through the middle.

Honestly with how poorly that combo worked finding out Langford was injured and playing when we could have just played Jake as 3rd tall and Setters in the middle would have been much better list optimisation

 

[crackers65]

The problem with Stringer is you never known who is going to turn up. The Package or the Baggage. If we give him two years, history says he cruises through year one and then goes hard in the contract year. We need to stand firm on one year even if it’s more performance based. Keep him on the edge, he’ll be 31 next year and should still have good footy ahead of him, but with the way he has prepared himself in the past the downward trend will come quick. If he’s not happy with that get whatever draft picks we can.

 

[div12ressie]

maybe if he lost some weight he'd be a bit quicker

 

[yodellinhank]

It would be insane for Essendon to lose a 42 goal player. It compares to when Hooker retired, we had no replacement and the whole team slumped a bit. We lost games we previously would have won.

He's easily worth one year, even 2.

We need to fix the delivery from our mids.

Our forward line efficiency was rubbish this season. Our biggest problem. And there's a big fat reason for that.

We kick more goals if we have better forward structure. Fewer rebound 50s too.

 

[yodellinhank]

The problem with Stringer is you never known who is going to turn up. The Package or the Baggage. If we give him two years, history says he cruises through year one and then goes hard in the contract year. We need to stand firm on one year even if it’s more performance based. Keep him on the edge, he’ll be 31 next year and should still have good footy ahead of him, but with the way he has prepared himself in the past the downward trend will come quick. If he’s not happy with that get whatever draft picks we can.

Turns out he had a trigger so it wasn't really the contract year we thought it was. Did somebody say KFC?

 

[Saintsone]

Take a stance on this one. If he loves the club and his mate Zach he'll stay on the contract that he's activated. If he's willing to go for a bit more guaranteed money then let him

Spot on

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Our forward line efficiency was rubbish this season. Our biggest problem. And there's a big fat reason for that.

We kick more goals if we have better forward structure. Fewer rebound 50s too.

Great point. Only have to be at a game live to see how often stringer picks and chooses when he wants to pressure/make an impact, or how often hes walking and not creating an option. He doesn't look fit. It's unreal to me that we continually used him in the midfield.

 

[Donakebab]

That's why I love BT

Surely this is worth a ban.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Surely this is worth a ban.

 

[dank420_]

That's is why I love BT

 

[BratPack]

look at this, well look at stringer...
stringer, stringer, stringer....

Geez look at him there.

And look at him now

I hate to use it again but I really have no choice in this case

 

[windyhill]

Geez look at him there.

And look at him now

I hate to use it again but I really have no choice in this case

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No ! He’s thick

 

[Kong]

42 years gaol does seem overkill for Stringer though, he isn't that bad.

I mean, 42 years for committing... never mind.

 

[ant555]

Jake was drafted at 90kg so he is only around 8 or so kg heavier than his draft year. The Dogs stripped off maybe 2 or 3kg early.

 

[yodellinhank]

Jake was drafted at 90kg so he is only around 8 or so kg heavier than his draft year. The Dogs stripped off maybe 2 or 3kg early.

Whoa there, show some respect for a guy's privacy. We don't need to go throwing numbers around. Let's just say: he's fat now in comparison.