Retired #29: Jake Kelly - Announces Retirement. Thanks Bull! 2/9

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
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[Old Campaigner]

Edit: Interesting that it seems like it’s Kelly not wanting to play than the club holding him back.

Fair enough though, repeated concussions don't just risk an early end to his career but could severely reduce his quality of life post football.

I'd much rather see players doing this than watch him concuss himself into a dementia ward by his 30s like McCartin seems to be doing.

 

[Vander18]

Fair enough though, repeated concussions don't just risk an early end to his career but could severely reduce his quality of life post football.

I'd much rather see players doing this than watch him concuss himself into a dementia ward by his 30s like McCartin seems to be doing.

100% - wasn’t a criticism.

 

[Lore]

Will look to train fully and, IF CONFIDENT TO PLAY AGAIN, will be available for selection.

Defender Jake Kelly will also be looking to return, after missing the last three matches due to concussion.

"The aim for Jake (Kelly) is to train fully this week, and if he gets through the week feeling well, and is confident to play again, he will come into selection calculations."

Injury news: A Tsatas delight

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[Happyskeret]

I thought he was a lot better this week. Won a few contests and didn’t butcher the ball as much.

 

[Lore]

I thought he was a lot better this week. Won a few contests and didn’t butcher the ball as much.

So less rusty now than he was in his first game back... will wonders ever cease?

 

[Yoda_]

Season best for goals after the weekend

 

[Lance Uppercut]

I haven't really opened this thread before. The featured picture makes him look like he's mid-motorboat

 

[Lore]

VelvetSledge

 

[ant555]

Did well. Kept Rankine under control. No slow ball movement.

 

[VelvetSledge]

I haven't really opened this thread before. The featured picture makes him look like he's mid-motorboat

Breakfast of champions

 

[Zach Package]

Records only go back to 2017 but he just easily broke the record for sprint efforts in a game with 49.

No one else on the field had more than 24.

If someone could explain to me why he spent large parts of the second half on the wing that would be swell.

 

[Yoda_]

Im still scratching my head why our band 3 defender free agent was spotted as a migrant in the forward half on the weekend.

Anyone at the game can provide some insight into whom he lined up on, presumably as a defensive forward?

 

[Lore]

Im still scratching my head why our band 3 defender free agent was spotted as a migrant in the forward half on the weekend.

Anyone at the game can provide some insight into whom he lined up on, presumably as a defensive forward?

He was on the wing in the second half, as mentioned in the From the Rooms video. Don't know about forward.

 

[faible]

Records only go back to 2017 but he just easily broke the record for sprint efforts in a game with 49.

No one else on the field had more than 24.

If someone could explain to me why he spent large parts of the second half on the wing that would be swell.

Trying something new with Cox going back perhaps?

I thought briefly maybe it was a defensive role on Gulden but given that one thing Kelly does well is wear his man like a glove, and Gulden dominated, either he abjectly failed at that or he wasn't playing that role.

 

[Zach Package]

Trying something new with Cox going back perhaps?

I thought briefly maybe it was a defensive role on Gulden but given that one thing Kelly does well is wear his man like a glove, and Gulden dominated, either he abjectly failed at that or he wasn't playing that role.

Saw Kelly and Cox spend a decent amount of time on the wing in the last quarter and a half, potentially some kind of plan for the wingers to fold back to cover for Redman and Hind rampaging up the field and being really aggressive in their positioning.

That's really the only way I can rationalise it but it actually ended up working ok in the end.

 

[citizen-erased]

Im still scratching my head why our band 3 defender free agent was spotted as a migrant in the forward half on the weekend.

Anyone at the game can provide some insight into whom he lined up on, presumably as a defensive forward?

couldnt quite tell who he was supposed to be suppressing. Possibly Gulden & Blakey?
Looked like a left field tactic to counter where the Swans are strong. Thought maybe a better job for McGrath who has at least played midfield.

 

[boncer34]

Did a lot of blocking for Langford in the 2nd. Weird spot for him to be.

 

[donlav99]

Did a lot of blocking for Langford in the 2nd. Weird spot for him to be.

I think I weird spot for him to be used is in the 1st 22.

 

[frodos gardener]

As a defender, has he been solidly beaten in any game this year? I can’t think of any instances but not 100% sure. For every other defender, they’ve each had at least one mare.

 

[Ambrosia]

As a defender, has he been solidly beaten in any game this year? I can’t think of any instances but not 100% sure. For every other defender, they’ve each had at least one mare.

Was touched up against Freo for one.

 

[Yoda_]

Very Essington to play an above average small defender in another position when our current small defenders are below standard in form

 

[DapperDon]

This isn't a difficult one for Brad, if he's not down back he doesn't get a game.

We'll find out how stubborn he is this week.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Did we not trade for this guy to be a tough lockdown defender? He is soft as butter and useless on a wing or up forward. Not much of a defender either to be honest. Should be in the magoos…

 

[7zark7]

Wow when he pulled out of a contest in the middle of the ground that cost us a goal it told me that the concussion stuff has really gotten to him. Probably needs to think about retirement.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Did we not trade for this guy to be a tough lockdown defender? He is soft as butter and useless on a wing or up forward. Not much of a defender either to be honest. Should be in the magoos…

Free-Agent he was.