Player Watch #34: Jackson Archer - BFNAAK - re-signed until end of 2026 - rd21 AFL RS nominee

[teethmeetsflesh]

wait - is he debuting this week?

 

[King Corey]

Interesting that they’re giving him a crack up forward. Arch was a handy foreword when he first started

He was a handy forward everytime he was put there tbh.

 

[r_boy]

What kind of players can he defend against?

 

[The Anvil]

people should first be looking at how he matches on his man but are too busy looking at his stats. Every game I've seen him play this year he's worn his man like a glove and made them very accountable.

Plenty of people have been watching the VFL and he wasn't knocking the door down by any stretch (and that's not a stats view).

I didn't see the last VFL game where it seems like he had his best game in our colours, which is great.

Would be interested to see him get a run at AFL level, but he's still just a role player at best so I won't be losing my mind about it.

 

[Frank Thring]

Plenty of people have been watching the VFL and he wasn't knocking the door down by any stretch (and that's not a stats view).

I didn't see the last VFL game where it seems like he had his best game in our colours, which is great.

Would be interested to see him get a run at AFL level, but he's still just a role player at best so I won't be losing my mind about it.

Were crying out for role players who can actually play their role

 

[hellas_johnny]

would prefer having in playing a role then playing players out of positon. Hayden played on rankine vs gold coast and got roasted due to playing out of position for example whereas that roll would have actually suited archer perfectly

 

[The Anvil]

Were crying out for role players who can actually play their role

Agreed, I'm just more pointing out that he isn't knocking the door down.

Up until the previous game, he wasn't all that different to being a VFL version of Turner.

 

[Val Keating]

Pretty sure I just saw him rag doll Greenwood when they were doing congested Work. The kids an animal

 

[hellas_johnny]

Pretty sure I just saw him rag doll Greenwood when they were doing congested Work. The kids an animal

its surprising how hard he hits considering how small he is every tackle he does he makes it known that hes there. If we could get him to work on putting a bit more muscle on he could really hurt.

 

[Val Keating]

its surprising how hard he hits considering how small he is every tackle he does he makes it known that hes there. If we could get him to work on putting a bit more muscle on he could really hurt.

His old man wasn’t the biggest tbf.

 

[hellas_johnny]

His old man wasn’t the biggest tbf.

very true.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

 

[Ligma]

Go get ‘em arch, prove them wrong!

 

[ferball]

His old man wasn’t the biggest tbf.

ARch Sr was 6 foot or a bit shorter but he weighed something like 85 or 90 kg. Jr is an inch or two taller and at least 10 kg lighter.

 

[Makeshift Park]

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Good luck kiddo.

 

[Hojuman]

Hard man tears up. Big sook !

 

[shintemaster]

ARch Sr was 6 foot or a bit shorter but he weighed something like 85 or 90 kg. Jr is an inch or two taller and at least 10 kg lighter.

For now at least, but yeah, old man was a big barrel chested bloke in his peak.

 

[the flying ham]

Well that was magnificent to watch. There's always a bit of room for romance in our great game. It is what makes the game and the club so great!

 

[jimandphilbadge]

That's some wholesome ****ing content.

Go get em Kid

 

[CURVE]

Congratulations and all the best to Archer MkII.

 

[the flying ham]

Good luck!

but f**k me bringing in physically under developed players makes me cringe a bit.

I suppose most of our team hasn’t found the key to the gym though.

Mate for once just suspend the cynicism

 

[NYRB]

Im not a North Melbourne supporter but I shed a tear in my eye when he called his dad Glenn. Sometimes the emotion gets to us neutral supporters as well.

Will watch him play with some eagerness.

 

[King Hansen]

Congratulations!

Can't be worse than Turner

 

[Billy Not Really]

Nobody on this board seems to rate him, so I hope he proves all doubters wrong this weekend. The club certainly seems impressed by his repeat efforts, I hope he brings that fighting Archer spirit to the game, lord knows we need the inspiration.