Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn - Emerson Jeka - delisted 2023

[TazHawk15]

Not exactly. He has tightness.

So it’s a tight injury.

 

[The Chad and I]

In nearly 4 seasons at the club he has played AFL 7 games.

He has also played 28 games at VFL level.

The club know what he is capable of, and the idea that we “expose” him to AFL footy just to see if he can handle it or not in the last month of year 4 seems odd.

He has a couple of good AFL games, but so did Tom Scully, Tom Phillips, Hartigan, Hartley, etc. - and they actually worked really hard all the time!

Matthew Suckling played 6 in 5 years.
First drafted in 2006, didn't establish himself until 2011.
The club knew he had an exceptionally good left-foot kick, and we needed him, so they persisted with him until he found fitness and form.
When there is a need and you have a big talent, sometimes patience is justified.

I have to admit I was never a big fan of Suckling's, but the club was vindicated.
He played a role in our success.

 

[Topiary]

I get the feeling coach does his best to pump up Jeka with his performance reviews.
They really want him to do well, or understand he has been low on confidence.

The coaches have tried and tried and tried. The ball is firmly in the Jeka court.

 

[Nick the Pig]

Are his persistent soft tissue injuries related to a lack of application and commitment toward training? Or just bad luck? Anybody have any insight?

 

[dermott]

The coaches have tried and tried and tried. The ball is firmly in the Jeka court.

I suspect he may be gone.

 

[naysayer]

I suspect he may be gone.

Let's hold fire until we hear whether he's injured or just a precaution.

 

[dermott]

Let's hold fire until we hear whether he's injured or just a precaution.

But I have already fired. Look he may get another year but I think his papers are stamped.

 

[naysayer]

But I have already fired. Look he may get another year but I think his papers are stamped.

Just think it's besides the point. In great form but can't stay on the park, nothing to do with how good of a player he is.

 

[HedgeFund]

Matthew Suckling played 6 in 5 years.
First drafted in 2006, didn't establish himself until 2011.
The club knew he had an exceptionally good left-foot kick, and we needed him, so they persisted with him until he found fitness and form.
When there is a need and you have a big talent, sometimes patience is justified.

I have to admit I was never a big fan of Suckling's, but the club was vindicated.
He played a role in our success.

Drafted in Nov 2006.
Missed all of 2007 & 2008 with osteitis pubis. Cut from the list
Redrafted at #81 in the 2009 rookie draft.

Remembering we were the top side in 2008 and whilst 2009 was a hangover, from 2007 - 2010 our side was stacked with elite talent. Clearly not that way at the moment.

I hope Emerson isn’t injured again, but I doubt any other clubs are sniffing around, so cutting him and then rookie-listing him makes sense to me.

We have tried everything else haven’t we?

 

[birch]

His constant turnovers have destroyed box hill today

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Seen enough

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

I've only seen the second half but unfortunately hasn't been particularly effective.

 

[cs61]

I've only seen the second half but unfortunately hasn't been particularly effective.

His first half was even less effective. I was really disappointed in the first 5 minutes when he had a lot of the ball to set the tone and he turned over maybe 3-4 kicks in that first part of the game. That was a huge opportunity for Jeka, in a game on a faster, drier deck where he could show if he had some AFL quality traits. He didn't take it.

 

[Hawkas1988]

We need to move on from Jek. Would be absolutely shocked if he got another contract.

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[wahawk]

Suns might pick him up.

He hit them on the chest with most of his kicks today

 

[burner1]

Didn’t he keep Sam Day

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Sam Day

Age

32

Ht

196cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

4.6

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

4.4

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

1.5

2star

G

0.9

4star

D

8.6

3star

K

3.2

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.8

3star

G

0.2

3star

goalless? His kicking was off all day which was a bit strange.

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Bye bye Jeka all the best.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

He’s got insanely good skills but today was strange, he was so off with it all. But judging a player off 1 game is quite harsh. Wish him the best I still think he’s talented but not sure where he ends up.

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

He’s got insanely good skills but today was strange, he was so off with it all. But judging a player off 1 game is quite harsh. Wish him the best I still think he’s talented but not sure where he ends up.

1 game ? He has consistently been all over the show.

He can not focus for 4 continues qtr.

 

[wahawk]

He’s got insanely good skills but today was strange, he was so off with it all. But judging a player off 1 game is quite harsh. Wish him the best I still think he’s talented but not sure where he ends up.

I don’t think anyone is judging him on 1 game.
I don’t know how you could come to that conclusion

 

[lethalselbow]

Unfortunately for Jeka finals is the best place to show off what you're made of. Wasn't a quality showing by the lad.

Far from "elite" disposal.

 

[Roddy]

Glad I read this thread, I saw his stats and thought he must have had a decent game. Stats-wise, anyway.....

 

[ScottMaginness]

1 game ? He has consistently been all over the show.

He can not focus for 4 continues qtr.

The same could be said for a lot of our AFL listed players on yesterday's performance.
Wasn't Jeka on Sam Day mostly? Last time the teams met and Jeka didn't play Day kicked 4.

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

The same could be said for a lot of our AFL listed players on yesterday's performance.
Wasn't Jeka on Sam Day mostly? Last time the teams met and Jeka didn't play Day kicked 4.

Do those players in question actually have some runs on the board from other games? I would think so!

A the ones that don’t could very well be on there way out as well.

 

[barbster]

What I saw of the game yesterday he played well, being good with disposal. I obviously must have missed the couple of minutes he lost the game for us.