Player Watch #2: Jaidyn Stephenson - dropped vs Geelong & misses out again vs Hawthorn

[ChoppyGun]

I can't blame them for that. Must be infuriating seeing him doing well in a role Bucks refused to play him in, all the while knowing the idiots in charge of your club offloaded him for a packet of twisties.

Most of my family are Collingwood (as in extended).

They want him and Eddie gone asap. Just had enough, yet were big fans of earlier........

 

[giantroo]

 

[Nalts]

How this bloke fell into our laps in exchange for a slab and a playboy mag will never cease to amaze. Cheers Pies , EAD though.

 

[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

How this bloke fell into our laps in exchange for a slab and a playboy mag will never cease to amaze. Cheers Pies , EAD though.

How he + R2 fell in to our laps

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[The Butcher]

Good game again from No.2. We could pick out little -'s to go with the +'s but theres no point, this kid can kick a goal from 50 so it's all golden.

Just a personal curiosity, when we got him I read he was lightening quick and pictured him running away from opposition defenders, but I've seen a lot of chasers apply serious pressure to him on the run. what gives?

 

[Rad Roo]

How this bloke fell into our laps in exchange for a slab and a playboy mag will never cease to amaze. Cheers Pies , EAD though.

Could be the biggest of their loss and his ceiling is far higher than Trelor.

 

[Passmore]

We could do with another one of him. One wing , one forward.

 

[Themanbun]

Good game again from No.2. We could pick out little -'s to go with the +'s but theres no point, this kid can kick a goal from 50 so it's all golden.

Just a personal curiosity, when we got him I read he was lightening quick and pictured him running away from opposition defenders, but I've seen a lot of chasers apply serious pressure to him on the run. what gives?

He's very quick over the first 10-20 but as he winds out doesn't hit as high a top speed as some others.

 

[Ashley B]

I honestly believe we have been gifted a very good, long term player . Nice to be in the positive for a change.

 

[marklovesbeer]

Sleeves.

 

[North1411]

Burton & Bastinac for McKay and Anderson. We still win.

That is one thing Joyce got right, as much as I have criticised him

 

[Finn Jim]

Good game again from No.2. We could pick out little -'s to go with the +'s but theres no point, this kid can kick a goal from 50 so it's all golden.

Just a personal curiosity, when we got him I read he was lightening quick and pictured him running away from opposition defenders, but I've seen a lot of chasers apply serious pressure to him on the run. what gives?

He had a pretty significant bout of glandular fever last season. I think it knocked his top speed down a bit unfortunately.

 

[DuckYeah]

Good game again from No.2. We could pick out little -'s to go with the +'s but theres no point, this kid can kick a goal from 50 so it's all golden.

Just a personal curiosity, when we got him I read he was lightening quick and pictured him running away from opposition defenders, but I've seen a lot of chasers apply serious pressure to him on the run. what gives?

How good was that beam pass, under pressure to Wilbur and then Wilburs beautiful kick into space where Souve didnt have to break stride who then did his best to utensil up the good work however, the work was so good it was impossible to * up. That play, Gave me movement

 

[DuckYeah]

He had a pretty significant bout of glandular fever last season. I think it knocked his top speed down a bit unfortunately.

Rubbish

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[Merlin007]

Good game again from No.2. We could pick out little -'s to go with the +'s but theres no point, this kid can kick a goal from 50 so it's all golden.

Just a personal curiosity, when we got him I read he was lightening quick and pictured him running away from opposition defenders, but I've seen a lot of chasers apply serious pressure to him on the run. what gives?

good post - on the question of pace, chasers should in general always close to some extent, because they're not carrying the ball; the test is whether the ball carrier (in this case Stephenson) has enough zip to carry far enough before being caught, and clearly he does

 

[marklovesbeer]

 

[La Flama Blanca]

One of those players who makes everything look so easy. That kick from 50 was sex.

 

[tazaa]

He’s a finisher. More importantly he backs himself in.
Love that type of attitude.

 

[HBFlanker]

Would be top 3 in the best and fairest at the moment.

Great start to the year. Needs to keep building on it though because when we are winning he needs to be A grade.

If he can play a full season and end up with 20+ goals and serious impact from a wing that is a great effort.

 

[disco_cowboy]

Would be top 3 in the best and fairest at the moment.

Great start to the year. Needs to keep building on it though because when we are winning he needs to be A grade.

If he can play a full season and end up with 20+ goals and serious impact from a wing that is a great effort.

he's averaging more that a goal a game and just under 20 possessions.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

He's the type of player, too, that will get better as the team gets better both individually but also as the team finds him more and better utilises his skills. At 22, he's still only scratching the surface of what he can do. Genuinely could be a 20 possessions a game, 30 goal a season winger at his peak, which would be ******* outrageous.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Some people thought he wouldn't kick on this year. He's close to an AA standard winger playing in the worst side in the competition.

 

[Merlin007]

he's averaging more that a goal a game and just under 20 possessions.

He's the type of player, too, that will get better as the team gets better both individually but also as the team finds him more and better utilises his skills. At 22, he's still only scratching the surface of what he can do. Genuinely could be a 20 possessions a game, 30 goal a season winger at his peak, which would be ******* outrageous.

Some people thought he wouldn't kick on this year. He's close to an AA standard winger playing in the worst side in the competition.

career best form; kept his scoreboard impact while working hard from D50 to F50 - have a look at the R50 and I50 stats