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AFL Player #36: Jayden Davey - Delisted - 23/10
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He's better than Jake Long.
Pace and goal sense, which we lack, I still think his ceiling is pretty high. He's had 1 season post juniors to make the grade. His dad hadn't even made an AFL list by his age if I'm not mistaken. So yeah, I think there's something to work with in Jayden that could've made a handy football player.
Tough day for many.
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He really needed to put in the work to show the club he was worthy of another contract. When you aren’t doing much on the field you really have to be buttoned up off field with your professionalism and training. Alwyn jnr the same, hopefully Jayden getting delisted is the reality check he needs to put in the work and grow over summer
Menzie - low ceiling but works his butt off.
Davey - high ceiling but not invested in high level self improvement.
This sums up the club’s focus, which is fine. The issue is that the club has had two players on the list with half the requirement of actually making it as an elite small forward. No pressure Kako, young man, but you really need to be the 2 in 1 we are crying out for.
Davey - high ceiling but not invested in high level self improvement.
This sums up the club’s focus, which is fine. The issue is that the club has had two players on the list with half the requirement of actually making it as an elite small forward. No pressure Kako, young man, but you really need to be the 2 in 1 we are crying out for.
Wasn't he supposed to be the better of the two? Hell of a decision but I trust the club.
We’ve moved a lot of people out - is that now 9 spaces open on the list? Can we practically add 9 players this off season? If not, then by letting Davey go we’re only saving salary money and not much else…. 
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Why do you trust the club?
We’re only 12 months removed from them giving away an AA wing because he had “attitude issues” and they wanted to keep him locked in the VFL because of it.
Now another high talent guy gets let go for a similar reason. (Because it’s not talent) Just a wierd choice
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More talented was I believe the comment used.
But a couple of ACL's might have taken away some of his agility and it doesn't sound like he was the hardest of workers to get it back. Might be the kind of guy that will reappear in a couple of years time with some more physical maturity and a bit of time outside the AFL system to decide if he really wants it.
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This might be where the 'harmless' re-signing of Jye Menzie starts to hit hard.
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Averaged less than 10 touches, about 1 tackle and 1 goal per game in the VFL.
You can be a project player but clearly the club don’t see him committing to the project.
You can be a project player but clearly the club don’t see him committing to the project.
Yeah that philosophy is also pretty evident in the Setterfield and Stringer calls.
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Dodo signs him up for sure, so it's a welcome change In that respect, wake up call for his bro!
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Get a kid in the AFL system and see how he goes?
don't be obtuse.
I guess you’ll never fully know a player’s commitment until they’ve been in the system long enough to witness it over a block of injury-free football. It obviously didn’t take long to see what was missing.
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It's an internet forum, if you don't write a thing, no one knows what you're trying to say.
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I think we either haveWe’ve moved a lot of people out - is that now 9 spaces open on the list? Can we practically add 9 players this off season? If not, then by letting Davey go we’re only saving salary money and not much else….
7 main and 1 rookie
or
6 main and 2 rookie
Depending on Menzie upgrade or not.
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Joining Hepp at Port Melbourne?
Well why wouldn’t you trust the club? They see the guy’s work ethic. They know his ability. The know his medical records. If anyone had a better understanding of a player would it not be the club as opposed to that of a BigFooty posters opinion?
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Positive sign imo. The old regime would have kept him on the list for 5 years because he was a FS.
They took a good look at D'Ambrosio too.
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