Player Watch Jake Stringer, AFL'S biggest flop?

[Rotayjay]

Man those 2015 highlights reminded me I thought the dogs had a generational player & a player the others would envy us for. I was thinking how lucky we were that we drafted him. What a fizzled out career he's had. Similar to Wingard, right? Peaked at 21. What happened to the speed @ 4:39?

My thoughts exactly - definitely reminds me of Chad Wingard's career. Here's the Wikipedia table:



2021 was pretty decent, but 2015 stands so far above the rest of his career it's unusual. You don't often see players who are All-Australian quality for a year, then remain on an AFL list for 9 more seasons as mediocre at best.

 

[Stottzy]

I do feel he is the victim of a player being called the next Gary Ablett Snr early in his career, then never meeting those expectations. A 40 goal forward is handy to have in your team, but people (especially the media) have to realise he isn't going to be a superstar they've begged him to be. 1.7 goals a game is his career average and he is never going to be this supreme athlete. 12 seasons in the AFL and he still has fitness issues! He's just a good ordinary footballer.

 

[Rabish Binney]

I do feel he is the victim of a player being called the next Gary Ablett Snr early in his career, then never meeting those expectations. A 40 goal forward is handy to have in your team, but people (especially the media) have to realise he isn't going to be a superstar they've begged him to be. 1.7 goals a game is his career average and he is never going to be this supreme athlete. 12 seasons in the AFL and he still has fitness issues! He's just a good ordinary footballer.

Who called him that?

BT probably??. Jizzes himself everytime he commentates on an Essendon game.

 

[Stottzy]

Who called him that?

BT probably??. Jizzes himself everytime he commentates on an Essendon game.

Article dates back to 2016. But yeah, BT the biggest culprit.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/western-bulldogs/jake-stringer-can-dominate-docklands-like-gary-ablett-did-at-the-mcg/news-story/0d5e73c69f093d3078071aca6b3c13d7&ved=2ahUKEwij3qqM0KiIAxWtzTgGHUH_DPkQFnoECCIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw01v_N6x_9MrHdQ5NUATOfq

 

[Rotayjay]

Even at his peak, the hype around Stringer (mainly from BT) was completely overblown.

 

[Shane Heard]

Even at his peak, the hype around Stringer (mainly from BT) was completely overblown.

Only from BT

The whole “ package “ nickname was his creation and a stupid one at that .