AFL Player #15: Jayden Laverde

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 7, Nuggs Bunny

 

[Mr_McBoogerBalls]

 

[VelvetSledge]

Surprisingly big lad. Very strong for his age. Very good, very impressed. Best 22 for sure.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Really like him

I think he's the young big bodied midfielder we need. Bull at the contest. Hopefully builds a bit more of a tank in the preseason

 

[freddy mercury]

Jet. Give him 10 years. Now.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Parish+Laverde

:drool:

 

[yaco55]

Needs not to always give off the first handball after taking a mark. Needs to back his ability to get back off the mark and drill a footpass.

 

[Vander18]

Has lovely hands and good vision...there will come a point where he uses his pace and power to break away from the contest rather than dish off to runners going past....just a matter of time and confidence really, he has the size and speed to be doing it now.

 

[Doss]

Going to be a star.

 

[theboxmike]

This kid has seriously impressed me this year. ******* Gun!

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Still no idea how he slid to us.. going to be a star!

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Still no idea how he slid to us.. going to be a star!

Good old 'dodgy groins' trick.

 

[JDavey]

Probably his most impressive game today. Disgustingly good in traffic.

 

[CBombers17]

Still no idea how he slid to us.. going to be a star!

Talked about himself in the third person in draft interviews and said yall a lot.

 

[pepsi]

Probably his most impressive game today. Disgustingly good in traffic.

I thought it was too. Very impressed.

 

[Halorad]

Every time he touches the ball he does something good with it. Looked like he was playing on a different difficulty setting today compared to the others.

 

[Kakkle]

Imangine the midfield Carlton could've built around Guile and Patrick Cripps.

 

[Despair]

Imangine the midfield Carlton could've built around Guile and Patrick Cripps.

Yeah instead they went for a guy with a zimmer frame

He was really good. Should have been having a shot for goal at the start of the game to as McKernan missed an easy hit up pass under zero pressure.

 

[MarkG]

Egan said in interview that he looks, acts and plays like a 25yo that has been playing AFL for years.

This guy will be a star.

 

[BrunoV]

Imangine the midfield Carlton could've built around Guile and Patrick Cripps.

If I had to go with one bad nickname it would be 'The Colonel'.

 

[TheDinosaur]

kids the terminator, i just keep waiting for him to break someone in half.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

He's the heir apparent to Jobe for mine. The role I mean, not that he'll necessarily be as good*. Has the tools to be a great big bodied mid. He's so quick and aggressive in traffic. I hope whoever coaches does the right thing and turns him into a midfielder.

Guys a serious heckin rhino. And 19 years old!




* will win a Brownlow or two

 

[Kakkle]

Imagine a midfield of him & Curnow at their peak. They would literally be beating opposition up.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2015-09-07/dons-top-five

Rank Amount Player
1 117 @ 85.5% Jayden Laverde
2 212 @ 83 % Mark Baguley
3 203 @ 81.8% James Gwilt
4 466 @ 78.1% Michael Hibberd
5 306 @ 77.5% Marty Gleeson

 

[Kakkle]

Compelling viewing

- Laverde not the best talker, but that's ok
- Alex Falsolo randomly sitting on the panel thinking ''What the heck am I doing here''
- Nathan Browns attempt at saying 'Crichton'

 

[EnolaGay]

Needs not to always give off the first handball after taking a mark. Needs to back his ability to get back off the mark and drill a footpass.

Agree, DELIST. After all he's had all of 9 games to sort this out....


Seriously though, you are probably correct but give the kid and coaches a chance.