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

[Kangaroos4eva]

career best form; kept his scoreboard impact while working hard from D50 to F50 - have a look at the R50 and I50 stats
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Still has improvement left in him.

 

[Merlin007]

Still has improvement left in him.

I agree, and I think his next level will partly be driven by the improvement in the team - with more I50s as a group, Stephenson will get more and more opportunities. A 40 goal season isn't out of the question

 

[Passmore]

Still has improvement left in him.

Absolutely. Tip of the iceberg with this kid.

The coaches were pushing him hard in the preseason to get up and down the ground at full tilt in drills. Clearly with the view to the midfield role. I imagine it's new to him at this level, so you'd think there'd be quite a bit of scope there.

We saw past the the goalsneak role he had at Collingwood an hopefully we make out like highway bandits. Dream about him running up and down the wing at the G on GF day, slotting goals from 50 ala Peter Matera.

 

[the flying ham]

Absolutely. Tip of the iceberg with this kid.

The coaches were pushing him hard in the preseason to get up and down the ground at full tilt in drills. Clearly with the view to the midfield role. I imagine it's new to him at this level, so you'd think there'd be quite a bit of scope there.

We saw past the the goalsneak role he had at Collingwood an hopefully we make out like highway bandits. Dream about him running up and down the wing at the G on GF day, slotting goals from 50 ala Peter Matera.

How good is this bloke going to be with a full complement of players flicking it to him in space. Great skills, pace and one touch - he is a gem and still a pup.

 

[Passmore]

How good is this bloke going to be with a full complement of players flicking it to him in space. Great skills, pace and one touch - he is a gem and still a pup.

He's already had a little taste of what's to come with Powell and Phillips putting him into space, barely having to break stride. I reckon he'd be on half a monga thinking about what could be on the horizon.

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

He was pretty average on the weekend I thought - BUT still managed to kick the ball between the taller posts when most players on both sides could not.

Augers well for a successful future as a forward/winger type player.

Despite our balls up of the 2017 draft we have ended up coming out of it ok with Stevo, Bonar and LDU.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Absolutely. Tip of the iceberg with this kid.

The coaches were pushing him hard in the preseason to get up and down the ground at full tilt in drills. Clearly with the view to the midfield role. I imagine it's new to him at this level, so you'd think there'd be quite a bit of scope there.

We saw past the the goalsneak role he had at Collingwood an hopefully we make out like highway bandits. Dream about him running up and down the wing at the G on GF day, slotting goals from 50 ala Peter Matera.

I was just thinking another preseason worth of fitness, let alone improvements from others helping him.

 

[Long Live the King]

I like what I see with this kid....will only get better and better.

 

[KangaRooster]

Potentially the most dynamic/creative player on the list

 

[Harris 10]

I keep thinkin about his age and just shake my head as to what KKKollingwood were thinking.

 

[Shinboner1]

Potentially the most dynamic/creative player on the list

Shame we got him from another club.

 

[wolvesRoos]

Doesnt matter , he is with us now, and it stops us going hmmm maybe we should have picked him instead of LDU, if LDU doesnt become a big hit.

 

[Usayed Givashe]

Yeah Gun. When was the last player we had who could play midfield, play ‘ordinary’ and still kick 2 and be our most dangerous forward.

Different players obviously but does he have a bit of attacking Schimma about him? I was too young to see him at his best.

2017 Draft of LDU @ 4, Stepho @ 6 and Bonar @11 is an incredible result for us the way they are all tracking. LDU probably last of the bunch at this stage which is remarkable.

 

[giantroo]

 

[7577969923]

Yeah Gun. When was the last player we had who could play midfield, play ‘ordinary’ and still kick 2 and be our most dangerous forward.

Different players obviously but does he have a bit of attacking Schimma about him? I was too young to see him at his best.

2017 Draft of LDU @ 4, Stepho @ 6 and Bonar @11 is an incredible result for us the way they are all tracking. LDU probably last of the bunch at this stage which is remarkable.

I have loved what Bonar has put out this year but to suggest that his body of work is better than LDU's is crazy talk.

 

[SammyRoo]

I’m rapidly coming to the conclusion that he’s the most talented player on our list.

what a recruiting steal !

 

[the flying ham]

Shifter Sheahan was adamant he was the best player of that draft

 

[Merlin007]

Shifter Sheahan was adamant he was the best player of that draft

i remember that - his NAB coach (who I can't remember, but was a football person of substance) also said he was the best he'd seen (or something similar)

 

[Psicosis]

That interview has got me pumped. JS2 is that positive, it is infectious.

As tough as it would be playing in a 0-5 side, pretty clear that he’s enjoying his footy more then his last couple years at the Pies.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Shifter Sheahan was adamant he was the best player of that draft

I thought he should have gone pick one before the heart stuff came out.

 

[Devington]

I do find his fascination with becoming an inside mid rather intriguing.

I wonder if he had tried talking to Bucks about it in the past and he got laughed at in his face or something.

 

[7577969923]

That interview has got me pumped. JS2 is that positive, it is infectious.

As tough as it would be playing in a 0-5 side, pretty clear that he’s enjoying his footy more then his last couple years at the Pies.

I remember them showing him sitting on the bench during a Pies game in the second half of last season and he looked despondent. He wasn't injured and the Pies were going okay, but he was despondent. He seems to be in a great state of mind now and is having a career-best season stats-wise as well.

200 plus games and 300 plus goals are my predictions for JS in the right coloured stripes.

 

[the big lebowski]

Love him

Not the perfect player. Far from it infact.

But neither was boomer, Wells, Petrie etc.

Going to be a key piece of our future and can’t believe we got him for nothing.

 

[muttley45]

Has weapons (pace/goal kicking) we are not utilising anywhere near they can be , just yet.

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

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.

The best part about this whole scenario, is that Pies fans have convinced themselves that he's apparently no good "hE dOeSn'T tAcKle" (Laid 7 in his first senior game for North, and is averaging a career high so far this season), rather than hold the List Management accountable for getting rid of a young gun.