Past #5: Ben Jacobs - delisted after 64 NM games/10 NM goals - thanks Benny

[showusyacunningt]

Good news. Now do the right thing, Ben.

Really rate his ability as a midfielder in general, I thought he was putting it all together just before the issue. There aren't many players that can tag and find the ball like he can. He's a weapon we've got to hold onto.

 

[Del191229]

So the best tagger in the comp missed half the season because we couldn't locate a jar of Vicks Vapor Rub?

Anyway, good to see he is close to re-signing.

Dusty could have helped him out with a really bang on effective sinus treatment.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Dusty could have helped him out with a really bang on effective sinus treatment.

Oh the irony. A * supporter making cheeky drug jokes.

 

[year of the roo]

Oh the irony. A * supporter making cheeky drug jokes.

It's SLF.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Dusty could have helped him out with a really bang on effective sinus treatment.

Dusty's more a "lung capacity" bloke.

 

[Del191229]

Dusty's more a "lung capacity" bloke.

Still works.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

It's SLF.

oh.

Makes sense now.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Still works.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

FWIW Barrett a contract is very close, and the concussion thing is now a sinus thing which has been operated on.

 

[Horizons_00]

FWIW Barrett a contract is very close, and the concussion thing is now a sinus thing which has been operated on.

 

[giantroo]

Ben Jacobs is confident of striking a new deal at Arden St in the coming weeks.

Out of contract, the midfielder said he’s not concerned about the time it’s taking to get an agreement in place.

“There’s no doubt I’ll be here next year and we’re sorting through that now with my manager and the list management team here,” Ben Jacobs told North Media’s In Review podcast.

“I think it’s just one of those unique situations that it hasn’t been done yet, but obviously through different circumstances that’s where it’s at.

“I haven’t thought twice about it, I’m shaping up for a pre-season for North Melbourne in 2019 and that’s it.”

Those “unique circumstances” involve the concussion-like symptoms that sidelined him for nine of the last ten games of the home and away season.

“It was definitely frustrating,” the 26-year-old said.

“All the boys are saying how it has been a big year and they’re tired, but it feels like a bit of a dream because the past ten weeks have gone so quickly for me.

“It seems like two seasons ago that I played.

“It’s very frustrating, but there’s not much else that I can do about it other than looking forward and getting excited about this young list.”

Jacobs started the season in arguably career-best form and showed no signs of the foot injuries that plagued him the previous two years.

“If you look at the injury I’ve been sidelined with, it’s going to go, it’s fine and it’s not career-ending or anything like that,” he said.

“To have gotten through those 13 games not having to worry about the foot was a massive tick, and I’m going to go into the pre-season with no foot issues, nothing to worry about and just ready to have a big pre-season.”

That ability to be fit and ready to go for the pre-Christmas training block has Jacobs excited.

“As soon as I’ve cleared up what I’ve got going on at the moment I’ll be straight into running and that type of stuff,” he said.

“I wasn’t into training or doing high-end running until January last year.

“I think my big goal is to crack in this offseason and preseason more than I ever have and hopefully take my game to the next level because I think that’s what a good preseason is going to do for me.

“Being out there for a full season will be the goal in 2019.”

 

[Twinkletoes]

Thank God for that.

 

[archereleven]

Surely on a decent base with game payments built in. The more he plays the more he earns...

On [device_name] using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Thank God for that.

Now let's get one of those from Jed and move on.

 

[Engimal v3]

“I haven’t thought twice about it, I’m shaping up for a pre-season for North Melbourne in 2019 and that’s it.”

I like the boy

 

[shintemaster]

Had effectively no pre season until January after missing almost 2 years - smashed the comp apart.

Full pre season = giddyup.

 

[Del191229]

They should make a movie about this bloke.

"The Negator"

Then for the Friday night SBS sequel that Zondor will stay up for, "The Negator: Goes Both Ways"

 

[The Filth Wizard]

They should make a movie about this bloke.

"The Negator"

Then for the Friday night SBS sequel that Zondor will stay up for, "The Negator: Goes Both Ways"

Teenage me would have recorded "The Negator" onto a video tape at it would be stored at the back of my cupboard.

 

[Horizons_00]

Absolute superstar. Please stay fit for 2019 Ben!

 

[Del191229]

Teenage me would have recorded "The Negator" onto a video tape at it would be stored at the back of my cupboard.

The first five minutes North highlights just so if anyone looks they don't think its anything it shouldn't be.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

The first five minutes North highlights just so if anyone looks they don't think its anything it shouldn't be.

Nah, teenage me was finishing early as it was.

 

[shintemaster]

Nah, teenage me was finishing early as it was.

The more things change...

 

[The Filth Wizard]

The more things change...

I'm much busier now than I used to be.

 

[Shermanator]

Beautiful

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Great to see BJ come out and say he's not going anywhere.

Puts the fans minds at rest, and shows commitment to the club that showed faith in him.