News Jed McEntee returns to Sturt

[Ford Fairlane]

Appeared to get more time on ball against Glenelg. He was getting all over the ground and finding the ball. Has some zip, grunt and skills, well worth persisting with after a full pre-season.

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

Has looked much better in the last third of the year, coinciding with him playing more around the ball as a high half-forward. I do wonder what the point of the selection was though. We picked a midfielder to fill a hole as a small forward, looked poor as a small forward, and then move him to midfield and he looks better all of a sudden... It's hard to visualise how he can get a gig us a midfielder or high half-forward in the AFL with the quality of players we have in that area and the deficiencies in his game.

Happy to retain him for one more year but has a big preseason ahead in developing a few more AFL competencies. Lots of work to do with ball use and goal kicking.

 

[all seeing eye]

Shown enough in last part of year to keep next year.

 

[Grave Danger]

Is Jed allowed to play for Struts in the finals, or has he been permanently cleared to PAFC?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Is Jed allowed to play for Struts in the finals, or has he been permanently cleared to PAFC?

It's moot as sturt didn't make it but;

Port and SANFL would have to agree like Richmond have with Parker playing WAFL finals.

Parker to play WAFL finals for South Fremantle

Richmond mid-season recruit Matthew Parker will run out for his former club South Fremantle in the upcoming WAFL finals series.

www.richmondfc.com.au

Both Richmond and South Fremantle, with the endorsement of the West Australian Football Commission, reached an agreement this week to allow Parker to play before returning back to Punt Road.

 

[robbo1981]

Will Jed get a rookie spot? Can we do that ?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Will Jed get a rookie spot? Can we do that ?

Yes. That's what Richmond did with Marlion Pickett.

 

[Grave Danger]

It's moot as sturt didn't make it

 

[RossFC]

West Coast 200-game defender calls time on illustrious career: Off-Season Central

West Coast 200-game defender calls time on illustrious career: Off-Season Central

www.foxsports.com.au

"David Zita reports... Mid-season recruit Jed McEntee has been given a one-year contract extension."

 

[Ford Fairlane]

He deserves another year, after being played out of position as a small forward, he showed something as a mid where he was excelling for Sturt.

He's another tiny teddy though, but our midfield cupboard is looking bare (sorry) so let's see if he can add something.

 

[Andre]

Unless you've got something above and beyond you aren't going to cut it as a small mid in the AFL these days. Nothing looks like he's not going to be Sam Gray

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Sam Gray

Age

33

Ht

176cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.5

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

8.4

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.4

5star

G

0.8

4star

D

10.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

5.8

3star

M

2.2

2star

T

2.4

3star

G

0.2

3star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.0

4star

2.0 (hopefully not for 99 games though).

 

[snozulu]

Unless you've got something above and beyond you aren't going to cut it as a small mid in the AFL these days. Nothing looks like he's not going to be Sam Gray 2.0 (hopefully not for 99 games though).

At least the kid can chase and tackle which is more than what i saw in the prelim.

 

[Andre]

At least the kid can chase and tackle which is more than what i saw in the prelim.

So back to the days where Tom Logan was picked, because he tried. Christ we are falling back fast.

 

[RangaInTeal]

So back to the days where Tom Logan was picked, because he tried. Christ we are falling back fast.

Takes all sorts to make a great team, Max Rooke and Michael Wilson weren’t the best individual players but made 15 men walk taller! Maybe, right now we may have a bit too much Cream?

Not saying Jed is going to make it, but if he can perform a role better than anyone else, he is worth another crack. Maybe when he came in, we noticed (maybe why he wasn’t picked up earlier or in his draft year) that his defensive game was not where it needed to be and we focused and improved this area to a level that showed the dedication required to be a professional footballer?

 

[Andre]

Takes all sorts to make a great team, Max Rooke and Michael Wilson weren’t the best individual players but made 15 men walk taller! Maybe, right now we may have a bit too much Cream?

 

[VineValerian]

So back to the days where Tom Logan was picked, because he tried. Christ we are falling back fast.

Sometimes you need to get back to basics.

 

[RangaInTeal]

For the record I had #15 on my back from 1997, remember the two knee reconstructions like they were my own - first experience of heart break when he decided to change numbers to the 21.

 

[Andre]

For the record I had #15 on my back from 1997, remember the two knee reconstructions like they were my own - first experience of heart break when he decided to change numbers to the 21.

Injuries stopped Wilson reaching his full potential, but he was a rising star winner, skilled as well as tough as nails. I get the point you are trying to make, but that was not the player to pick.

 

[RossFC]

Easy to forget it's McEntee's first AFL pre-season.

 

[yepits2020]

Let’s hope for once, the idea of turning a midfielder into a pressure small forward actually works. I have hope.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Let’s hope for once, the idea of turning a midfielder into a pressure small forward actually works. I have hope.

It helped win us a flag once before.

 

[yepits2020]

It helped win us a flag once before.

Remind me!

 

[GremioPower]

It helped win us a flag once before.

Remind me!

It was 1890. We lost both matches against Norwood, but beat everyone else.

 

[Power Raid]

It helped win us a flag once before.

wangas, pickett, dew or other?

 

[VineValerian]

It was 1890. We lost both matches against Norwood, but beat everyone else.

Ahh.
I remember it like it was yesterday.