Past #5: Ben Jacobs - delisted after 64 NM games/10 NM goals - thanks Benny

[Deadeyeroo]

Has been great this year. Struggled against the Bont on the weekend but expect he'll learn something from that.

 

[Gasometer]

Will have official Ninja status by end of this extension.

 

[ozzyoslo]

http://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2015-09-01/jacobs-pulls-the-trigger

Confirms the theory that he was in the bracket of players that didn't have all that much of self belief in himself.......until now.

 

[Shermanator]

The Clamp has an itchy trigger finger.. pulled it twice already.

I likey!

 

[Gasometer]

Does anyone think Greenhead actually was on the money about potentially not getting a look in now that BJ has seemingly arrived?

 

[Event Horizon]

Has been great this year. Struggled against the Bont on the weekend but expect he'll learn something from that.

It was a wrong matchup IMHO. Should have gone to Wallis.

 

[Deadeyeroo]

It was a wrong matchup IMHO. Should have gone to Wallis.

Fair call although Wallis is there tagger. I cant remember the last time a tagger played on a tagger. Hunter turned in a blinder at thats the strength of the dogs midfield.

I said early last week a defensive tag should be put on Murphy.

 

[King Bont]

Fair call although Wallis is there tagger. I cant remember the last time a tagger played on a tagger. Hunter turned in a blinder at thats the strength of the dogs midfield.

I said early last week a defensive tag should be put on Murphy.

Wallis isn't a tagger anymore, he was when Libba, griff, Cooney were here last year. But not anymore

 

[Event Horizon]

Fair call although Wallis is there tagger. I cant remember the last time a tagger played on a tagger. Hunter turned in a blinder at thats the strength of the dogs midfield.

I said early last week a defensive tag should be put on Murphy.

Wallis is the inside ball winner who got 30+ against us, and if Jacobs could tag Nathan Jones, he could certainly limit Wallis as well, which would have made life easier for Swallow and Cunnington IMO.

 

[Psicosis]

Can comfortably say that I backed him from when we drafted him "AS A MIDFIELDER". He was never going to make it as a defender, although always showed promise as an inside midfielder. He's young and hopefully can continue to take his game to the next level. Judging from his success as a tagger, I can see Ben making the transition into a regular midfielder, like many taggers before him, and being excellent at it. Tagging will teach him a lot as a player, as well as adds an extra string to his bow.

 

[ozzyoslo]

Can comfortably say that I backed him from when we drafted him "AS A MIDFIELDER". He was never going to make it as a defender, although always showed promise as an inside midfielder. He's young and hopefully can continue to take his game to the next level. Judging from his success as a tagger, I can see Ben making the transition into a regular midfielder, like many taggers before him, and being excellent at it. Tagging will teach him a lot as a player, as well as adds an extra string to his bow.

Many start off as defenders though to train them to learn to run both ways that early years teachings naturally kicks in to defend.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

What got me dirty was Ziebells missed tackle on Bontempelli. Still filthy on that.

Bont looked at Jack... decided to take him on... & then left him for dead. There is simply no other way of looking at it.

 

[Devington]

It was a wrong matchup IMHO. Should have gone to Wallis.

Absolutely agreed it was the wrong match up. Truth is Bont will be a ******* star if he keeps his head in the game and his body healthy. He's just so tall, strong, and fast as well as having all that skill. I'm not saying he will develop the same skillset as Gaz, but imagine if Gaz was that much taller and heavier? You would basically have to play a tall defender on him in the midfield. Hell, Blicavs is the only player I can think of offhand who has the possible physical traits needed to affectively nullify him.

Not sure if Wallis would have been a great matchup either though. As an ex-tagger himself he would know all the tricks of the trade and would be able to nullify him somewhat. In a perfect world I would have preferred if we rested an inside mid (such as the TWO we are resting tonight!) and played him in the guts without a specific opponent.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

to anyone who doubted this bloke EAD.

BOG in an elimination final against one of the oppositions best.

You beauty! Now to stop Kennedy next week!

 

[astrovic]

MASSIVE.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Him and Waite bog.

 

[Dingster]

Outstanding BJ. Kennedy next week?

 

[Jonnoo]

Has completely turned his career around, one of the best taggers in the afl now, what a massive game on a massive stage

 

[Jesslc]

Elite tagger. Destroyed cotchin.

 

[ozzyoslo]

He killed and nullified their captain, cannot be underestimated the importance of his efforts today.

 

[BRider]

And people thought he couldn't play. HUGE HUGE today equal BOG with Waite for me.

 

[Shermanator]

Thank you Port Adelaide!

Phenomenal game by the Clamp!

 

[Devington]

Serious question .

Was that the best ever performance by a tagger in a final?

 

[trooroo4life]

Cotchin still in Jacobs pocket as we speak.

Reamed, absolutely reamed Cotchin.

 

[SterlingArcher]

Was a ******* unreal game. Congrats to Benny Jacobs and you guys in general. Shaun Higgins just said on After the Bounce that "internally Jacobs has probably been our most important player since the midway point for the season", which is a pretty huge wrap for Jacobs.