Player Watch #43 Jacob Bauer

[Mr Magic]

Why do i even bother

You bother because you like to create a narrative to manipulate a agenda regarding positions and who goes where, who is in, who is out across the team

Instead of congratulating Bauer's form you are more interested in pigeon-holing him into something against what they where trialling in the VFL.

Ignoring Fritsch, Bauer could be a little like Houston, or a Farrell, or a Burton or a McKenzie of Port Adelaide where eight of their goals from the weekend where outside fifty and hard to defend who can kick long goals from defence, but as well Bauer can go forward, that sounds more juicy to me. This gives Bauer as good a chance as any to make the AFL grade because if he gets off the chain he becomes dangerous instead of having a defender sit on him. Who knows they may tag him over time if the matchup and his attributes become problematic. The point is why hold Bauer back??? Why can he not do both?? The point is the more opportunity he gets the better the chance he has to make it and make our team better unless you do not want him to make it or someone else to make it?

If you are the opposition and Bauer can drift forward or back seamlessly and be problematic is that issue for the opposition not a good situation for the Richmond team to utilise to help beat the team we are playing?? If he does a Burton role for Port and all of a sudden Bauer slips forward with no one on him, after initially tracking up the ground as part of a normal transition, and our defence covers the move is that not happy days for Richmond?? Would that not be something the opposition has to worry about because it looks like Bauer likes to kick a goal even under pressure when the game is on the line at the end which he has down twice in recent weeks? This gets back to his weight because if being lighter helps him move between back and forward for us that can only be good for us because it does not matter how strong he is if no one is on him momentarily and he can take a mark comfortably anyway. If someone is on him can they match him aerially anyway?

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

Sometimes its better just to read the 1st line and not waste time with rubbish

 

[Coach_Required]

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

ffs
Loui strikes again

 

[Dragonss]

I liked what I saw from his first 2 disposals and warrants persisting with when he recovers from his hammy injury. Really please to know we have him as a talent when we thought he might not have come on as fast as we hoped.

 

[Profop]

So by the time I turned it on he’d just gone off the ground. Where did he line up forward or back?

 

[Truetiger]

Played well in the short time on the ground.

 

[tiger_tough]

****in stiff. Poor kid looked devastated. Couple nice kicks in his 70 odd seconds on the ground at least.

 

[Vassp]

Showed lots of class and not much effected him except that blooming hammy. Felt sad for him.

 

[Danw0w]

He could still jog so hopefully its only short term?

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

We cant take a trick

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

He could still jog so hopefully its only short term?

12 weeks at Richmond

 

[TigerImposter]

Yeah and family came from over the hills and yonder to watch him play. They show Mum all happy after he gets two possessions in a link up play and then it goes to tears. You can’t make shit like that up .
Feel sorry for the lad, but showed potential he’ll be back.

 

[tony__montana]

Really felt for the kid, but loved how he came out onto the ground to greet the side at half time. Head up will be back in the seniors in 3-4 weeks I’m sure

 

[tony__montana]

Really felt for the kid, but loved how he came out onto the ground to greet the side at half time. Head up will be back in the seniors in 3-4 weeks I’m sure

Louie enters the chat

 

[TigerImposter]

Louie enters the chat

BF has apparently ended another career.

 

[Harrison Bergeron]

He could still jog so hopefully its only short term?

Will probably need to amputate.

 

[THE THIN MAN]

Will probably need to amputate.

 

[Morro]

Worst bit of luck since Ryans debut

 

[juss]

Terrible luck.

When he comes back give him a game in the VFL to find touch again then get him into the AFL side.

Purely just to ensure he's fit/recovered and has a bit of match play before the big time.

It will effectively be another debut for him so you don't want him going in cold.

 

[RobsJourney]

So by the time I turned it on he’d just gone off the ground. Where did he line up forward or back?

He was playing Forward. Pushed up the ground when Sydney had the footy in their forward line, got a possie close to half back and held it for a bit, looked a tad nervous but went inboard and hit a target, then ran up the wing and got it again in the chain 50 metres later, then nice delivery into 50, low bullet on to a chest, but on the kick he pinged the hammy on his non-kicking leg. He actually did a few burst runs after, tried to stay on. It doesn't look a bad hammy, but heck, so unlucky.

 

[tugga]

Gutted for the kid.
Started really well too. Two early touches and hit targets both times.
that kick to Prestia where he lowered his eyes was nice.

 

[DickieKnee]

Meehan following the same rehab program with Bauer as Gibcus. So expect Bauer's 2nd game sometime in 2026.

 

[OFFtheBALL]

was flat for the young man, that early stab pass to set up a shot on goal was a bullet!

 

[juss]

He was playing Forward. Pushed up the ground when Sydney had the footy in their forward line, got a possie close to half back and held it for a bit, looked a tad nervous but went inboard and hit a target, then ran up the wing and got it again in the chain 50 metres later, then nice delivery into 50, low bullet on to a chest, but on the kick he pinged the hammy on his non-kicking leg. He actually did a few burst runs after, tried to stay on. It doesn't look a bad hammy, but *, so unlucky.

My worry is his conditioning is not ready and to rush him back would be a big risk, especially with our crap results with injury recently.

He lasted less than 2 minutes of AFL and then as a 22 year pulled a hammy on a fairly innocuous incident, like he wasn't gut busting sprinting when he pinged it.

I think a patient approach is okay here, a VFL game or two to find more comfort, and maybe try him again 6 weeks time at AFL