List Mgmt. Jack Martin chooses Geelong as new home

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Jack is a good pick up. My dad is a Blues supporter and he thinks he can be a really good player if he stays match fit. Hopefully we can keep him on the park and he becomes an elite player for our club.

 

[winty]

Watching this, he seems like a Stengle clone. Welcome to the Cattery Jack.

 

[Kitcat]

He’s played forward for the Blues but was a midfielder as a junior. I just see an opportunity for us to play a different role.

It would have been hard to fit Martin into the Carlton midfield which was pretty good, so perhaps he was forced to play forward.

 

[cats_09]

 

[petrolium]

Elite junior talent who never quite fulfilled his true potential. We’re backing ourselves to finally help him realise this. Whilst he has been played forward more recently, there was a reason why he went number 1 in the mini draft even before Jesse Hogan

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Jesse Hogan

Age

29

Ht

196cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.0

4star

K

9.3

4star

HB

5.7

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

10.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.3

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

0.0

1star

G

0.0

1star

D

13.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

6.4

5star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.8

5star

(essentially seen as the best 17 year old in the country). Combined with S.Hocking’s comment about our off-season priority, it’s clear we’ve earmarked him for midfield.

 

[skadoosh]

Good luck Jack. If you can get his body right he's a good player. For his size, he's a strong mark and strong tackler and has a bit of x-factor around goals.

 

[Down at K Park]

Anyone else want to see him kick a goal after the siren against Carlton...

Only if we are 60 points up already.

 

[cats_09]

 

[CatRiot]

Watching this, he seems like a Stengle clone. Welcome to the Cattery Jack.

Plays taller, but more like a mid-sized... probably closer to an O Henry type. Not overly quick, just finds the right spots and gaps

 

[thecatattack]

Might be good squad depth but I can't get too hyped over him.

3 games this season and hasn't played a full season since 2017. Missed 10+ games every season since 2021.

 

[Gunf]

The more i think about this the more i like it

1 He comes good injury wise and plays back up or pushes a forward out. (unlikely)
2 We have a specific role in mind for him as a pinch hitting mid (he was one at one point)
3 We have a role for him on the HBF/Wing to take over from Tuohy

All good options for pretty much maybe 200-300k? plus performances clauses and not trade capital