Player Watch #29 Jasper Alger - MCL - Return Round 11

[Googstar]

Medial better than ACL that's for sure. I have high hopes for this kid, just does things others cannot. He looks a level above.

 

[Dr Tigris]

Medial better than ACL that's for sure. I have high hopes for this kid, just does things others cannot. He looks a level above.

Looks great. But injuries are killing us atm

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Looks great. But injuries are killing us atm

Yeah but on the bright side there's the vossy-tooners!

 

[Dr Tigris]

Yeah but on the bright side there's the vossy-tooners!

That gives me such happiness. Pity we didn't beat them. But if we finish below them I hope we force them to match a bid, and then they lose the ability get 2 top players and we get an end of first round pick (if the AFL has actually made that a rule).

 

[Truetiger]

8 weeks

We all saw Jasper go down in a contested situation, early in the second quarter. Unfortunately, he sustained a high-grade MCL injury,” Serpell said.

“We had to consult a surgeon on that, but thankfully, he's avoided surgery, but we're still expecting him to miss the next eight weeks.”

 

[prodigy]

Riley Beveridge on Gettable said that Jasper has had his contract "roll over" to 2027. Whatever that means.
Do draftee contracts have a third year option or something?

 

[Calcium Man]

Riley Beveridge on Gettable said that Jasper has had his contract "roll over" to 2027. Whatever that means.
Do draftee contracts have a third year option or something?

Top 20 automatically get 3 year contracts. After that it’s 2 years, I don’t think there is a mechanism to extend that from the club for draftees taken beyond 20?

 

[THE_GUN]

Probably means extended by a year when he was drafted

 

[_RT_]

TIGERS YOUNGSTER EXTENDS DEAL​

RICHMOND has rolled over Jasper Alger's contract into a third season, tying the youngster down until the end of next year in line with its other 2024 draftees.

Alger was the last of the Tigers' eight draftees chosen from their massive 2024 crop and has played five games across his first couple of years at Punt Road, but has battled a knee injury across recent weeks.

Sam Lalor, Josh Smillie, Taj Hotton and Jonty Faull all earned deals through until 2027 courtesy of being top 20 picks, with none of the four yet to extend beyond their initial contracts.

Luke Trainor, Harry Armstrong and Tom Sims were drafted outside the top 20 but had all already added another season to their maiden two-year deals, with Alger now joining them as the last of the group to extend.

Alger was the No.58 pick among a talented 2024 draft class, having been recruited out of the Oakleigh Chargers. – Riley Beveridge

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

don’t be surprised if in 4-5 years people are creaming themselves over this kid .

 

[clark1980]

I've watched him in the vfl a bit and I like the look of him as well. good on the ground and marks better than his height suggests.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

 

[Timothy Luncheon]

Straight back in? Are the injury return dates only if they're fit enough for VFL, or does it mean he should be ready to go?

 

[Dr Tigris]

Straight back in? Are the injury return dates only if they're fit enough for VFL, or does it mean he should be ready to go?

Depends if we have more than 18 fit players.

So likely yes, straight back in

 

[Grrr]

Depends if we have more than 18 fit players.

So likely yes, straight back in

Imagine going from a kid who really had to work hard to get a game to an automatic inclusion after months out. I'd be swaggering around like I was Dusty.