Toast You wish you were Lachie Jones

[Harlott]

 

[Ford Fairlane]

If he doesn't get the Rising Star nomination this week we're telling him where you live.

 

[Schulzenfest]

If he doesn't get the Rising Star nomination this week we're telling him where you live.

Nah. It's Georgie's week.

 

[Astronema]

Himbo.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Nah. It's Georgie's week.

I was worried that the Adelaide media would talk Schoenberg into it, guess that was a wasted concern

Lachie is big enough to step aside this week for a teammate.

 

[proman_x]

This lad has some serious upside. Very happy we picked him. At 19 he has guts, speed, skill and sheer want. Sky is the limit if he evades serious injury and handles the mental pressure he is going to face.

 

[Grave Danger]

The stats are showing 0 tackles again for Lachie this week, so I presume giving away a free kick in a tackle (Walsh for one) doesn't count as a tackle, just a FA?

 

[Imhotep]

Watching the replay i realised how good this guy is at defending, he and aliir ended up having to raffle off the ball to each other a few different times because the two of them read the ball faster than any Carlton forwards. His ability to fly to the highest point of a pack and have his fist sitting half a foot higher than anyone else in his second game shows some serious athleticism.

Then the quarterback style kicking that Houston, Burton, hartlett and Bonner that we already employ only becomes more of a weapon with this guy, his kick just carries and carries i have noticed it a few times it looks like his kick is going fifty and then just gains 10 more metres and hits his target perfectly.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Watching the replay i realised how good this guy is at defending, he and aliir ended up having to raffle off the ball to each other a few different times because the two of them read the ball faster than any Carlton forwards. His ability to fly to the highest point of a pack and have his fist sitting half a foot higher than anyone else in his second game shows some serious athleticism.

Then the quarterback style kicking that Houston, Burton, hartlett and Bonner that we already employ only becomes more of a weapon with this guy, his kick just carries and carries i have noticed it a few times it looks like his kick is going fifty and then just gains 10 more metres and hits his target perfectly.

He somehow needs to get himself noticed for a rising star nom.
Maybe some kind of retro hair style.

 

[robbo1981]

The stats are showing 0 tackles again for Lachie this week, so I presume giving away a free kick in a tackle (Walsh for one) doesn't count as a tackle, just a FA?

Yep minus 3 not plus 4 in dream team talk.

 

[Steve Dore]

The stats are showing 0 tackles again for Lachie this week, so I presume giving away a free kick in a tackle (Walsh for one) doesn't count as a tackle, just a FA?

I've been watching the game again over the last couple of days and in that tackle on Walsh Lachie drops his knees and tries his best to bring Walsh down without pushing him in the back. The fact that Walsh goes forward dragging Lachie with him suggests that Walsh took a dive. Would have been holding the ball if it was Robbie Gray.

Edit: and here's a picture. Lachie tackles low around Walsh's hips, he is lower than Walsh and dropping his weight. Watch the slow-mo for the full story.

 

[Tibbs]

I've been watching the game again over the last couple of days and in that tackle on Walsh Lachie drops his knees and tries his best to bring Walsh down without pushing him in the back. The fact that Walsh goes forward dragging Lachie with him suggests that Walsh took a dive. Would have been holding the ball if it was Robbie Gray.

Edit: and here's a picture. Lachie tackles low around Walsh's hips, he is lower than Walsh and dropping his weight. Watch the slow-mo for the full story.

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I think the free was there. If Walsh was a Port player I would have been shouting for a PinTB.

When I looked closly at the Video, Jones' feet/legs seems to catch in the grass causing his body to rotate forward into Walsh. A bit unlucky IMO, but he did have time to roll to the side, but instead plopped into Walsh's Back. Good lesson for him to roll sideways & disguise it.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Lachie Jones on crutches is cooler than you

 

[John Who]

This kid is the next Butters - looks ugly, plays like a mongrel, but actually has skills!

 

[blaargh]

He was great today, and good to watch his development in real time.

a solid run through traffic in in 4th quarter too. Keep it up

 

[Visenfest]

Love his attack on the ball, and those runs through traffic. Has some decent speed. You wouldn't want him coming in your direction at full speed.

 

[Grave Danger]

Recorded his first tackle in the AFL today

 

[tangolikelama]

Thought he'd need to come in through the 2nds but he was awesome. Love him.

 

[Chachi]

I love this kid. He's got some decent wheels and is so composed. Hard as f**k too which is always nice.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

This kid is the next Butters - looks ugly, plays like a mongrel, but actually has skills!

Looks ugly, da s**t... Lachie can have my babies

 

[It Just Is]

Each quarter he plays is like 5 games for anyone else. You can almost see him becoming more composed in real time.

 

[Power Raid]

I felt his run and one two was a turning point in the game

well done LJ

 

[robbo1981]

Just belongs

 

[PJ Power]

Bringing him in for Bergman was definitely the right call

 

[Chewy316]

Bringing him in for Bergman was definitely the right call

Yep!
Bergman will make the grade but Jones has the requisite functional strength necessary in 1 on 1 defensive contests in particular right now.

No reason to keep him out of our best 22 at this point.