This is it in a nutshell. Also don’t think he fits into a functioning forward structure with Caddy and Langford in the side.
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Traded Jake Stringer - the package rerouted to Western Sydney (for pick 53)
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Yeah it's not like if the roles were reversed and he missed a year through injury or poor form he would be like "Guys, you overpaid me on the last one, I'll take unders to smooth it out." He's a mercenary, and they signed him to a deal that works for the club. If he doesn't care about success and is just in it to extract as much from the club that he can then if he was uncontracted just let him go. But given Stringer signed the contract and hit the trigger, hold him to it. If a club is offering more and rates him that highly they can trade and pay overs. And if Jake sooks it up next year, comes back unfit, plays like shit then no one will want him this time next year.
The problems with Stringer in 2017 are still the same problems now. He’s a medium forward that isn’t particularly good in the air or at defensive pressure and needs to be the main man to excel, even though it hamstrings your forward line. And he can’t play more than 5 minutes in the midfield a quarter, if that. Great highlights though.
It's pretty obvious that the Bombres don't want Stringer and nor should they, he's a conditional player onlky bringing out his best when the contract negotiations are on.
I wonder if Melbourne or Geelong would be interested.
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Lol Essendon finally draw the line at extending one of their only decent forwards.
Right after giving a pick 1 back pocket who isn't very good at offense or defense a 6 year deal.
Right after giving a pick 1 back pocket who isn't very good at offense or defense a 6 year deal.
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Dont disagree with what you are generally saying but McGrath is a very good small defender. He just can't kick for shit.
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north should go after him for his leadership
Insane to me that the media is playing up the notion of Essendon disrespecting Jake with the contract talk etc.
I'd say since he has joined them he has given them years of disrespect by not showing up fit, not putting in effort and playing a largely selfish brand his whole career.
If I were the Dons and I were looking to make large scale changes for improvement I'd be looking to offload him ASAP tbh.
I'd say since he has joined them he has given them years of disrespect by not showing up fit, not putting in effort and playing a largely selfish brand his whole career.
If I were the Dons and I were looking to make large scale changes for improvement I'd be looking to offload him ASAP tbh.
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For a hybrid tall, his tackles I50 numbers are quite good
His midfield time is done, we can all accept that
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So a turning 32 year wants more than $400,000?
Im not sure what Essendon should do but extending before the end (contract expiration 2025) sounds ludicrous.
Good on Essendon for holding firm
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Im not sure what Essendon should do but extending before the end (contract expiration 2025) sounds ludicrous.
Good on Essendon for holding firm
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Is something finally being done right at Essendon? Has Stringer brought this on himself through less than standard behaviors in the past?
Holding firm on a talented but very conditional footballer, at a time when you're trying to raise standards, seems the smart thing to do.
Holding firm on a talented but very conditional footballer, at a time when you're trying to raise standards, seems the smart thing to do.
Might be some short term pain but prob worth if it leads to higher expectations on standards
I don't know much of the value of Leverde. Doesn't scream out to me as someone they need to be extending
I think that 400k is an extra year on top of his triggered year. It makes no sense for Essendon to offer a one year 400k deal given his triggered extension would be significantly more than that
He’s turning 31yo next year, and $400K is an insult to a guy who just finished equal-12th in the Coleman, and equal first (or within one goal of that) for most goals by a “non-key forward”.
$400k is going to be below the average AFL wage next year. Possibly by quite a bit. So it’s what guys who are fringe and playing lots of VFL will be getting.
Surely a club with a strong, professional culture will offer him plenty more than that, and back themselves to get the best out of him.
Just 5 games ago, against us, he attended 21 centre bounces (equal 3rd-most outside of Marshall and Draper) and had:
8 clearances (equal game-high)
7 centre clearances (next best 3!)
12 contested poss (equal 3rd-most)
5 inside 50’s (equal 3rd-most)
1 goal
78% disposal efficiency
You might not want him in there all game like that going forward, but spells in there each quarter ought to still be perfectly manageable.
The following week, he kicked 4 goals and laid 10 tackles. Helping his team to a win over a top 8 team.
I’m not in the least bit surprised to hear that Sydney are backing themselves to get the best out of a guy like that. Or at least bang for their buck.
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Is he the problem though, or is it your management of him? If he hasn’t been pulling his weight, has he been dropped, for instance? Until he starts doing what you want him to do?
But had we dropped him, and only him - wouldn’t that be us once again making him a “scapegoat” like you initially said?
As I said, you’ve gotta start somewhere. Be it with stringer or someone else, now, 12 months ago or 12 months from now - something has to be the first move. Maybe this is it.
Other mainstay guys got dropped though, in Hepp, Wright and whoever the third one was. So he wouldn’t have been the only one.
One of the best and most spoken about moves Ross Lyon made back in the day was when he surprisingly dropped Dal Santo and Milne, and it ended up being the catalyst for the run the team went on to have in 2008/2009/2010.
It seems like there are things about Jake your club doesn’t like, but he’s still been doing enough of the things you do like that you won’t drop him, which is like wanting to have your cake and eat it too.
You haven’t been prepared to miss out on the things he’s bringing to the table that you do like, for a bit, in order to hopefully get him to stop doing the things you don’t.
Now all of a sudden you only want to pay him as if he’s pretty much only doing the stuff you don’t like, and ignoring all the stuff you liked so much that you weren’t prepared to ever drop him.
I wouldn’t have thought that’s how you do business. It’s sending really mixed messages and incongruent.
