Jack Steven's a future Dane Swan. We'd be stupid to give him up.
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Too much emphasis is placed on where kids are picked in the draft. If it turns out they can play, doesn't matter if they're a first round or fifth round.
Sam Fisher a prime example. Pick 55.
Isn't Steven out of contract this year? I haven't heard he has re-signed.
If I was the list manager at GWS.... It would be devestating for us to lose him.
In regards to the query from the Melbourne poster, I'd think you'd need two 1st rounders to have a sniff at him.
He's the future of our club, I wouldn't trade him for the #1 pick this year. There's no certainty of quality with draft picks, while Steven has shown enough to suggest in a few years he'll be one of the premier players in the competition.
Jack Steven
After a breakout year in 2011 Jack carried that form into 2012. He adds some desperately needed pace to the midfield and his ability and willingness to take the opposition on with some toe is something we simply didn't have before Jack became a regular, and in doing so has become one of our most exciting players. Likes to get amongst the goals as well averaging almost a goal a game this year which for a midfielder you'll take every day of the week. Doesn't get massive amounts of disposals yet but doesn't need 30+ to impact a game. He isn't all about speed though. Jack is one of our hardest in and under players and you'll often see him as the last bloke to get up from a pack.
The one knock on Jack is his kicking. He has a habit of not taking a few steps to steady before kicking which can lead to some pretty awful shanks. At the start of the year it seemed like every second kick ended up in the hands of the opposition but as the season went on it improved more and more and was kicking the ball pretty well until a one game club-imposed suspension for being over the limit at a recovery session. That one week off seemed to interrupt him more than most would have thought with him taking a few more weeks to get going again and by the time he did the season was pretty much over.
Overall though Jack had a great season and he adds a bit of unpredictability to a team that at times in the past looked mundane. If he can improve his kicking again the sky is the limit for this 22 year old. Needs a massive preseason to once again improve on his good work from the previous year to start becoming a real game changer and push for the elite status. By all indications he will put in the work to become one of our best and most exhilerating players and be an integral part of an exciting new midfield going forward.
Season rating: 8/10
NICK Dal Santo believes Jack Steven’s outstanding pre-season is the catalyst for his excellent early season form.
Dal Santo collected 26 disposals and played a variety of crucial defensive roles on Monday night, allowing his younger teammate to amass 39 possessions in a dominant midfield display.
I'd say Jack's a future Marc Murphy rather than a future Dane Swan.
If he can get to Murphy's current level I'd be pretty happy.
Great news!Makes me happy
ST KILDA is well on the way to securing star free agent Jack Steven with negotiations on track for a long- term deal.
Steven was in brilliant form in winning the 2013 best-and-fairest before being hit by injury in the first half of last season.
Many of the emerging stars of struggling clubs are being courted with big offers to move clubs but it Steven is set to stay put.
St Kilda chief operating officer Ameet Baines told the Herald Sun talks were well under way to lock away the pacy 24-year-old midfielder.
He becomes even more critical given the retirement of much-loved stalwart Lenny Hayes, with Brendon Goddard and Nick Dal Santo having left the club in the past two seasons.
“The bottom line is he is a very critical player to us and our future and if you look at the number of re-signings we had last year with the young group, he is in the next batch of players in their 20s,” Baines said.
“We have been having discussions with his manger Peter Lenton that reflect that and we will continue to work through that but he seems happy here and we want him here so I don’t foresee any issues with it.
“The players are all committed to each other and to the club and we are on a journey and those signings have given everyone any underlying belief that we are on the right path.”
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