Toast Welcome to Fremantle Matthew Johnson (pick 21 2021 AFL Draft)

[freo_leo29]

Only a year extension from his 2025 deal but still good to get done

Classic case of him outperforming expected output so Young/McDougal have come back to the club and asked for more (Young mentioned this tactic in his backchat interview)

Good to see we looked after him, obviously value him highly



I have it on very good authority that Hawthorn have continued to stay in contact with Johnson FWIW, seems obvious to hear but my source is rock solid on this one

 

[gaskin]

Only a year extension from his 2025 deal but still good to get done

Only a year but most likely a pay rise.

 

[freo_leo29]

Only a year but most likely a pay rise.

Yeah, will be a raise in each year

 

[FreoGirl]

Future captain?

 

[Mags98]

Only a year extension from his 2025 deal but still good to get done

Classic case of him outperforming expected output so Young/McDougal have come back to the club and asked for more (Young mentioned this tactic in his backchat interview)

Good to see we looked after him, obviously value him highly



I have it on very good authority that Hawthorn have continued to stay in contact with Johnson FWIW, seems obvious to hear but my source is rock solid on this one

wdym continued? were they into him before?

 

[s_wd6]

wdym continued? were they into him before?

On draft night they were. Apparently offered us quite a bit for that pick

 

[Taylor]

Hawthorn were the club considering him with a top five (at the time) selection.

 

[freo_leo29]

wdym continued? were they into him before?

Hawthorn were 50/50 on ward and Johnson, it's likely they took ward due to being Victorian

They're very big on him

 

[Purpleheart_56]

Future Norm Smith medalist...

 

[Dirty_banchez]

Does he have the tank to play wing?

 

[FreoGirl]

I wish we got him to sign on for as long as Amiss

 

[Schauermann]

I wish we got him to sign on for as long as Amiss

He probably wants to increase his value and the club wants to have a better impression what they will get. Fair call on both side.

A second year keyforward in Rising star contention leading the clubs goalkicking is just much more of a priority signing.

 

[MadDocker]

Did this guy intentionally try stay on the opposite side of the field and not come off knowing they were trying to sub him and then look salty af on the bench or was it my imaginings?? If he did, he's my new favorite.

 

[Bigger]

He appears to have a sense of self that doesn't have much room for losing or underperformance.

Is there a market for giving away fifties?

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Did this guy intentionally try stay on the opposite side of the field and not come off knowing they were trying to sub him and then look salty af on the bench or was it my imaginings?? If he did, he's my new favorite.

Didn't deserve to be subbed off so I don't blame him.

We got smacked in the middle so subbed off our biggest mid.

Stupid.

 

[s_wd6]

Didn't deserve to be subbed off so I don't blame him.

We got smacked in the middle so subbed off our biggest mid.

Stupid.

He was useless. Coin toss to sub off him or Ras. Both were deserving of it, but Ras probably kept on because he's barely played a full game.

 

[mattis117]

Didn't deserve to be subbed off so I don't blame him.

We got smacked in the middle so subbed off our biggest mid.

Stupid.

You've got to be joking? Didn't deserve to be subbed off? What game were you watching mate?

 

[Bigger]

There was a stoppage right near the goals, city end, where Patrick Cripps

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Patrick Cripps

Age

29

Ht

195cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

16.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.8

5star

CL

7.4

5star

D

21.0

5star

K

10.1

4star

HB

10.9

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

6.3

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.4

4star

laid into Johnson. Just stiff-armed the living suitcase out of him. It shocked and unnerved Johnson.

When he starts doing that to blokes himself - and gets away with it - is when he will have arrived.

Until then he's just a kid learning the caper.

 

[GingerDocker]

There was a stoppage right near the goals, city end, where Patrick Cripps laid into Johnson. Just stiff-armed the living suitcase out of him. It shocked and unnerved Johnson.

When he starts doing that to blokes himself - and gets away with it - is when he will have arrived.

Until then he's just a kid learning the caper.

Or...when Ras notices it and takes matters into his own hands at the next stoppage.

They're both just kids learning the caper.

 

[King Tenz]

You've got to be joking? Didn't deserve to be subbed off? What game were you watching mate?

There were bigger spuds that should've been subbed off instead. I'd crack the shits too if the dummy up top was trying to sub me off too.

 

[EastcoastDocker]

Big MJ fan but the kid seriously looks to have trouble covering the ground. Seems to waddle around.

Am also yet to see this much talked about kicking of his other than a few set shots at goal. It's odd all the talk pre draft was he was a great kick but questions over contested footy. Looks great in the contest but not that see great by foot so far.

Is there any theory on why he slid?

 

[dropbear101]

Big MJ fan but the kid seriously looks to have trouble covering the ground. Seems to waddle around.

Am also yet to see this much talked about kicking of his other than a few set shots at goal. It's odd all the talk pre draft was he was a great kick but questions over contested footy. Looks great in the contest but not that see great by foot so far.

Is there any theory on why he slid?

i remember earlier in the year mathew lloyd was talking about LDU and why he had improved a lot since late last year. he said it all involved him sitting down and being taught to know where to run post contest. MJ is apparently a great runner. however, post contest i agree, he lacks decisiveness and purpose to his running. an instinctive knowledge on where to get the ball next. classic example of it being done well is brayshaw (particularly last year).

 

[Taylor]

There's a difference between being fit as we would consider it and being ruled fit enough to play in the AFL. I suspect he is still carrying that corky.

I remember Lyon saying that it was important to get consistent games into the young players to toughen them up, effectively teaching them that they can play when their body isn't 100% right and to make it really hurt by the end of the year so they work hard over preseason to avoid that burn out later next season.

 

[nurries]

There was a stoppage right near the goals, city end, where Patrick Cripps laid into Johnson. Just stiff-armed the living suitcase out of him. It shocked and unnerved Johnson.

When he starts doing that to blokes himself - and gets away with it - is when he will have arrived.

Until then he's just a kid learning the caper.

Unlike Cripps to pick on a smaller, less experienced opponent. Very unusual

 

[Joao]

I remember Lyon saying that it was important to get consistent games into the young players to toughen them up, effectively teaching them that they can play when their body isn't 100% right and to make it really hurt by the end of the year so they work hard over preseason to avoid that burn out later next season.

I tell myself this is what we are doing this year with all the blokes seemingly playing injured. Teaching them they can take it.

It's how I get to sleep at night when we get battered by bottom 6 clubs.