AFL Player #26: Kaine Baldwin - Not offered a contract for 2025, thanks Kaine! 26/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 33, Zach Package

 

[eth-dog]

Baldwin says hi....

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Look at that jawline, oof

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Needs a new haircut, a bit too much private school Jack Watts about him…

 

[dank420_]

Needs a new haircut, a bit too much private school Jack Watts about him…

Baldwin is the guy those private school jelly beans are trying to be.

 

[Kong]

more like hairwin

 

[mcgrath_truther]

appears that he's similarly on the trip to arizona.

good stuff, in my opinion, hopefully it leads to him getting his chance in the team consistently next season

 

[dank420_]

**** sled runs

 

[Happyskeret]

I found this surfing YouTube. Kaine sharing some insights about the club. Sees himself as a second or third tall defender.

 

[ant555]

Baldwin building for big pre-season

Defender finding solid ground ahead of 2024.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[TheUnicorn]

I found this surfing YouTube. Kaine sharing some insights about the club. Sees himself as a second or third tall defender.

Edwards - "What are those top dogs running?"
Baldwin - "Uh it's like a 6:28"
Edwards - "Fastest time? Is that it!?"

 

[FlyingV]

Edwards - "What are those top dogs running?"
Baldwin - "Uh it's like a 6:28"
Edwards - "Fastest time? Is that it!?"

Fml.

 

[Vander18]

Edwards - "What are those top dogs running?"
Baldwin - "Uh it's like a 6:28"
Edwards - "Fastest time? Is that it!?"

Torn between "that can't be right...." and "I ducking knew it...."

 

[faible]

Edwards - "What are those top dogs running?"
Baldwin - "Uh it's like a 6:28"
Edwards - "Fastest time? Is that it!?"

We don't do our TT on a track so that would slow things down, plus we know there's a few guys at the club that were drafted with a low 6:00 2km. Pretty sure you can see Archie Roberts watch in TT photos and he was tracking for a ~ 6:20 2km after doing something like 6:08 at the combine only a few weeks ago

 

[Vander18]

We don't do our TT on a track so that would slow things down, plus we know there's a few guys at the club that were drafted with a low 6:00 2km. Pretty sure you can see Archie Roberts watch in TT photos and he was tracking for a ~ 6:20 2km after doing something like 6:08 at the combine only a few weeks ago

How much time difference would ascribe to track v grass out of curiosity?

 

[faible]

How much time difference would ascribe to track v grass out of curiosity?

In the video they say 20 seconds, which is probably about right IMO

 

[Lore]

Plus the fact most of them are a fair bit heavier than they were at 17

 

[faible]

Plus the fact most of them are a fair bit heavier than they were at 17

I assume most of the guys with elite tanks at the draft slow down a bit as they gain weight, I know Blicavs has said he's significantly slower now that he's about 20kg heavier.

Guys that come in without the lean runner physiques (e.g. Parish, Baldwin, Tsatas) probably improve with time in the system.

 

[yodellinhank]

Plus the fact most of them are a fair bit heavier than they were at 17

Power athletes

 

[Lore]

Power athletes

I think those are usually close to at weight when drafted

 

[ant555]

Will be interested to see how his efforts to improve his speed translate. I can see a world where he can pass Laverde and be the second KPD behind McKay .

 

[Lore]

“Traino”

 

[ghostdog]

This seems to be shaping as Traino's best preseason so far. Hopefully the poachers stay away.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Michael Hurley

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Michael Hurley

Age

34

Ht

193cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

0.9

3star

MG

389.3

5star

D

16.5

4star

K

11.8

5star

HB

4.7

3star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.3

1star

MG

301.2

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.0

4star

type

 

[Blind Turn]

 

[Vander18]

Reckon it’s more likely than not that he mostly plays VFL again….but good on him for throwing everything at it. The rig is in ridiculous shape.

Seems like the sort of quality character you keep as depth even if he’s not cracking the best 22.

 

[bombreys]

Reckon it’s more likely than not that he mostly plays VFL again….but good on him for throwing everything at it. The rig is in ridiculous shape.

Seems like the sort of quality character you keep as depth even if he’s not cracking the best 22.

Tend to agree. If you count he and Lav as KPD, he is probably the best user on the team in that position, which is a bit of a point of difference.

I do think if he plays another year in the VFL like he did last year, he’ll have plenty of suitors.