Speculation Jake Stringer [trigger for 1 year with Essendon, exploring options]

[Travisty1331]

Jakey not as good as he thinks he is. Well played Essendon.

Reckon this past month would be a real ego check for him

 

[Foxx]

Almost zero chance Stringer plays another game for Essendon.
Even if that means he has to accept a 1 year deal elsewhere.

 

[iameviljez]

Almost zero chance Stringer plays another game for Essendon.
Even if that means he has to accept a 1 year deal elsewhere.

I'm reasonably sure that he has a year guaranteed at Essendon if he wants it?

 

[burge13]

I'm reasonably sure that he has a year guaranteed at Essendon if he wants it?

Doesn't mean he'll get a game though

He needs to leave, even on a 1 year deal. The next club might extend him, Bombers won't entertain it by the looks

 

[DapperDon]

Doesn't mean he'll get a game though

He needs to leave, even on a 1 year deal. The next club might extend him, Bombers won't entertain it by the looks

If he's at Essendon next year he's getting a game. He just wont be getting a second year

 

[HirdsTheWord]

I'm reasonably sure that he has a year guaranteed at Essendon if he wants it?

he has a year guaranteed because he triggered it last year, but it's on shit money. Like 400k or something.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Jakey not as good as he thinks he is. Well played Essendon.

he is good as he thinks he is.

He just consistently doesn't put the professional off field work in to allow himself to get to that level on field.

by the sounds of it, were ****in over it and no issues with that. Clubs been carrying players for well over a decade. enough is enough.

 

[iameviljez]

Doesn't mean he'll get a game though

I suspect that the forward line is too crap to leave him in the VFL if available. Would be ballsy to banish him to Siberia.

 

[Foxx]

I'm reasonably sure that he has a year guaranteed at Essendon if he wants it?

Yes, but there is not way he stays now.

 

[cAsEy_18]

Yes, but there is not way he stays now.

Why not? There have been far greater burned bridges than this.

 

[Orange crush]

Why not? There have been far greater burned bridges than this.

I reckon we grab him and Shiel

 

[Ambrosia]

I reckon we grab him and Shiel

Shiel will be a great get if he can stay healthy

 

[Orange crush]

Shiel will be a great get if he can stay healthy

I reckon they’ve got a couple of years of good footy in the right team

 

[cAsEy_18]

I reckon we grab him and Shiel

Certainly possible, maybe even likely at this point.

More just debating the "There is no way he returns to Essendon now. Not an option" line of thinking. I don't think we're at that point.

 

[eth-dog]

I reckon we grab him and Shiel

Agreed

 

[burge13]

Shiel will be a great get if he can stay healthy

Whenever the words "if he can get healthy" are added, the goose is well & truly cooked. Time to move on

Amazes me how often eternally injured players get one over clubs in all sports then to exactly no ones surprise get injured again...

 

[cAsEy_18]

Whenever the words "if he can get healthy" are added, the goose is well & truly cooked. Time to move on

Amazes me how often eternally injured players get one over clubs in all sports then to exactly no ones surprise get injured again...

Probably true. The only exception with Shiel is that he finished this year healthy. In fact, he was healthy most of the year, just in the 2s for a good chunk of it. His last 6-8 weeks in the AFL though were very good.

 

[Foxx]

Why not? There have been far greater burned bridges than this.

Because it's Jake Stringer.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

I'm reasonably sure that he has a year guaranteed at Essendon if he wants it?

He does. Matt Rosa said yesterday he's contracted for next year same with Shiel and Laverde

 

[Ambrosia]

Whenever the words "if he can get healthy" are added, the goose is well & truly cooked. Time to move on

Amazes me how often eternally injured players get one over clubs in all sports then to exactly no ones surprise get injured again...

He finished off the year healthy and playing solid footy.

 

[burge13]

He finished off the year healthy and playing solid footy.

The eternally injured always show the odd glimpse. It's best to not fall for it

There's still people out there who believe Ben Simmons "just needs to get fit"

 

[iameviljez]

The eternally injured always show the odd glimpse. It's best to not fall for it

There's still people out there who believe Ben Simmons "just needs to get fit"

The major reason why almost nobody is showing interest in Jake Stringer has very little to do with his health.

Certainly, being more professional would help him on this front too, but I suspect it's symptom rather than cause.

Edit: oh, do you mean Dylan Shiel?

 

[burge13]

The major reason why almost nobody is showing interest in Jake Stringer has very little to do with his health.

Certainly, being more professional would help him on this front too, but I suspect it's symptom rather than cause.

Edit: oh, do you mean Dylan Shiel?

I mean anyone who constantly gets the "if he gets fit" caveat tbh. They only get that when they're always injured so just move on

It's like when a boxer is credited with having a great chin. You only know that because he's taken a beating!

On Stringer, if it isn't fitness as you say and it isn't form given he kicked 40+, what else is it? He isn't even on much money...

 

[iameviljez]

On Stringer, if it isn't fitness as you say and it isn't form given he kicked 40+, what else is it

It's attitude.

The guy was pushed out of the Dogs for being a bit of a nasty pastie, particularly to Tom Boyd, and keeps on showing up fat at the start of the year and failing to fulfil his talent. He's seemingly outworn his welcome at a second club now, and has gone around telling everyone he's played his last game there (apparently).

The underworld connections with Nick Hind don't help, either.

For saying it isn't form - there's a whole lot of all-duck-or-no-dinner about Jakey. Not that this isn't unexpected in a mid-table side, but this year there's been a bit of a sense that he's filled his boots against weaker sides, only to go missing the following week.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

It's attitude.

The guy was pushed out of the Dogs for being a bit of a nasty pastie, particularly to Tom Boyd, and keeps on showing up fat at the start of the year and failing to fulfil his talent. He's seemingly outworn his welcome at a second club now, and has gone around telling everyone he's played his last game there (apparently).

The underworld connections with Nick Hind don't help, either.

For saying it isn't form - there's a whole lot of all-duck-or-no-dinner about Jakey. Not that this isn't unexpected in a mid-table side, but this year there's been a bit of a sense that he's filled his boots against weaker sides, only to go missing the following week.

Averaged 1.9 goals against sides that’s finished Top 8, and 1.8 goals against sides that finished bottom 10.