Rookie Selection #12 - Josh Jenkins

[Burzum]

Height: 197cm
Weight: 104kg
DOB: 08/02/89
Club: Lake Boga (Vic)

Bio: Towering ruckman who is blindingly fast for his size. Averaged 1.5 goals a game for Lake Boga in his VFL district.

In his own words

What type of player are you?
I am an athletic and agile ruckman. I can also play as a key position or floating forward.

Which AFL player do you feel you resemble and why?
Mitch Clark.

What are your strengths as a footballer?
I have good speed and athletic ability for a ruckman. I also have good skills.

What parts of your game would you like to improve?
I would like to improve my feel for the game which is missing due to a lack of recent match practise.

Which AFL team do you support and how did you come to barrack for them?
Richmond - I’ve followed them since I can remember.

Who has been the biggest influence on your career so far, and why?
The current AFL players and my teammates have both had an influence on my career so far.

 

[Burzum]

Welcome Josh.

 

[AndyLesPaul]

Damn, missed out on Milera.

 

[Frothies Mcveigh]

Looks like he will add some depth to our ruck stocks, from what it says he seems to be a good pick up.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Looks like he will add some depth to our ruck stocks, from what it says he seems to be a good pick up.

ha, from what it says I can't believe he wasn't picked up in the first round of the National Draft! Towering, blindingly fast. Over-cooked much?

 

[deledio_gun]

Wecome to JJ. A mate of mine, good luck to him!

 

[Walesy]

A fast, 197cm 21 year old as a rookie- couldn't imagine a better pick! Great pick!

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Damn, missed out on Milera.

We pick up a player, and the first thing you think to say is bitching about not picking a group-think player.

 

[Walesy]

We pick up a player, and the first thing you think to say is bitching about not picking a group-think player.

Myles Sewell board?

 

[Frothies Mcveigh]

ha, from what it says I can't believe he wasn't picked up in the first round of the National Draft! Towering, blindingly fast. Over-cooked much?

Haha, well yes but I was referring to the fact he is an athletic ruckman who kicks goals

 

[Burzum]

[youtube]Rl3HxX38J_s[/youtube]

 

[hollywood23]

the kid can play

 

[yaco55]

Like this selection.

Be interested how quickly he can get up to Bellchamber's level.

 

[stugots]

[youtube]Rl3HxX38J_s[/youtube]

me likes

fair sized unit with a good hoof on him it looks, know they're only showing the good bits but seems to make the right decisions & read play well, stuff neagle, just plonk this bloke down at ff for a trial

 

[Shane Hird]

me likes

fair sized unit with a good hoof on him it looks, know they're only showing the good bits but seems to make the right decisions & read play well, stuff neagle, just plonk this bloke down at ff for a trial

Thats what I was thinking.

Looks like he can take a grab, kicks both feet and has that easy laid back style. But most kicks in that vid look controlled and on target.

Has a run-up like J.Brown: relaxed, doesn't kick the #### out of the ball. Short-passes to team mates with nice balanced kicks. Looks to have quite a leap on him. Nice tap work too.

Looks the goods.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Wecome to JJ. A mate of mine, good luck to him!

We expect the inside word.

 

[Shane Hird]

Wecome to JJ. A mate of mine, good luck to him!

Yer come on, spill the beans.

Something, anything..

 

[juppy]

Excited about this fella. Thought he was the pick of the bunch. Looking forward to seeing him play. Welcome Josh!

 

[drybones]

[youtube]Rl3HxX38J_s[/youtube]

Quality highlights!! The long kicking to targets and run from such a big man is impressive.
Did he shrink since the video was made though? Height listed in video: 200.3cm and height listed in AFL site info: 197cm

 

[deledio_gun]

Yer come on, spill the beans.

Something, anything..

Widely known he comes from basketball background, struggled to make the grade in the NBL so decided to come back home and give footy a crack.

I'm not going to fill you guys with false hope, I think he has a long way to come to make it as he has played very limited football in the past few seasons, but the attributes which are very hard to find (height and agility) are definately there.

With a couple of years on the list it should do wonders for him you would think with his limited exposure and training so far. He never actually struck me as a footballer but his prooved me wrong so far, all the best to him and lets hope he has the makings of our next ruckman in years to come.

 

[Big Blow Hard]

So is he 197cm or 200.3 as his highlight reel says?. Could make all the difference.

 

[Darealrath]

I really hope Jetta hits him lace out when Cometti is commentating.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

I really hope Jetta hits him lace out when Cometti is commentating.

LOL! Bahahahahaha oh man, that is ****ing classic! Good get!! If that ever happened I'd absolutely lose it

 

[AndyLesPaul]

Got me wrong dude, I wasn't bitching about taking JJ, I just wanted to say we missed out on Milera and didn't know where else to do so, personally I am quite happy with JJ

 

[Rack Watts]

OMG! LEROY JENKINS!? WTF
I didn't even think of that lolol