Delisted 15: Jayden Laverde - Delisted, will join GWS (likely as a rookie) - 21/9

[Beerfish]

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

 

[Rack Watts]

I hereby dub him the new 'Buckets'.

Plant pots*

 

[DapperDon]

 

[JayJ20]

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A bus is not the only thing that he will tear up this season

 

[BrunoV]

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The hands are eerily similar.

 

[DapperDon]

The hands are eerily similar.

Even down to the evil smile.

You nailed it

 

[JayJ20]

Can I be honest? I think playing him in the forward line will not allow him to reach his potential. Sure we may look at team balance, but he looks more comfortable in the midfield to me.

Surely he will get more midfield time this coming year?

I don't know why, but I sometimes feel as if he is holding back.

 

[bombreys]

Can I be honest? I think playing him in the forward line will not allow him to reach his potential. Sure we may look at team balance, but he looks more comfortable in the midfield to me.

Surely he will get more midfield time this coming year?

I don't know why, but I sometimes feel as if he is holding back.

I hope so.

I'd much rather Laverde in the mid and Langford up forward, than vise versa.

 

[Capt Hindsight]

Can I be honest? I think playing him in the forward line will not allow him to reach his potential. Sure we may look at team balance, but he looks more comfortable in the midfield to me.

Surely he will get more midfield time this coming year?

I don't know why, but I sometimes feel as if he is holding back.

Seeing as midfielders like watson, heppell etc are going to rest forward more due to less rotations. Laverde will get reasonable midfield mins even if is listed on the team sheet in the fwd line. Assuming he breaks into the best 22.

 

[eth-dog]

I hope so.

I'd much rather Laverde in the mid and Langford up forward, than vise versa.

The ideal world has them both playing a mixture of the two.

 

[eDPS]

Yeah as eth-dog said I'd like a mix of both, both would be wasted only being pure forwards or mids. They can impact both midfield and forward and they should be near unstoppable when they reach their prime

 

[revival_mode]

how did he go today? stupid work got busy and I couldn't watch

 

[revival_mode]

dropped from the squad for tonights match

 

[Beerfish]

RIP in peace.

 

[doug85]

RIP in peace.

That really made me larf.

 

[quotemokc]

Keeping him fresh for round 1

 

[yodellinhank]

A bus is not the only thing that he will tear up this season

He's tearing up his contract and going to st kilda?

 

[Vindicater]

Better get a gig next game or heads will roll

 

[eDPS]

Better get a gig next game or heads will roll

I can guarantee he will, coming from the man himself he is injury free and super keen to get out and play

 

[Paul_Barnard]

Just a guess, but i think you'll see some great forward 50 pressure from Jayden this season.. Let's hope he gets a clear run at it injury wise starting on Sunday!

 

[Hamster14]

Fallen down the list to probably 5th or 6th kid I'm excited about on our list.. good sign I guess for the club. Hopefully gets a good run at it and comes on quickly

 

[Rack Watts]

I know a lot of people have cooled on Laverde, I'm not sure why. His ceiling is scarily high, is it because of his injury history? Inconsistency? He's still very young.

 

[Big Fresh]

I know a lot of people have cooled on Laverde, I'm not sure why. His ceiling is scarily high, is it because of his injury history? Inconsistency? He's still very young.

Probably because he hasn't really played a good game in his first two seasons. Just flashes so far. I still think he'll be very good.

 

[Dons4days]

Can I be honest? I think playing him in the forward line will not allow him to reach his potential. Sure we may look at team balance, but he looks more comfortable in the midfield to me.

Surely he will get more midfield time this coming year?

I don't know why, but I sometimes feel as if he is holding back.

The kid needs to get a good 10-15 streak of consecutive game to get confident in his body then he'll start throwing his weight around and start turning a few heads. His toughness and size will earn him midfield minutes and his overhead ability will get him sent to the forward line.
Versatility is key as shown in the doggies premiership so I've really got no problems with having players on our list that do their work in a few different parts of the ground. He & Langford should split rotate mid/fwd with each other throughout the whole game IMO.

 

[BrunoV]

I know a lot of people have cooled on Laverde, I'm not sure why. His ceiling is scarily high, is it because of his injury history? Inconsistency? He's still very young.

Who are these people? They have let themselves down.

 

[MightyDons4]

I know a lot of people have cooled on Laverde, I'm not sure why. His ceiling is scarily high, is it because of his injury history? Inconsistency? He's still very young.

Some people are realising that he won't be that Fyfe-like midfielder that every team craves.