AFL Player 11: Jade Gresham

[Beerfish]

Contract: Unrestricted Free Agent 2026
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 28, mcgrath_truther

 

[Keystone agony]

Dont want to see him hold over any of Robey, Tsatas, Perkins

 

[Call Me Cake]

Did well. For a while it seemed like he was the only one willing to pressure and tackle. That goal from the boundary gave us the spark.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

I don't think I've seen a worse 3 goal game.

Came here to post the exact same thing.

 

[bombersim]

Am I the only one that thinks he’s playing good football? I feel like he’s resurrecting his career - showing lots of grit and determination, and creating goals via effort. I think he’s building nicely.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Am I the only one that thinks he’s playing good football? I feel like he’s resurrecting his career - showing lots of grit and determination, and creating goals via effort. I think he’s building nicely.

I'd agree. Been good the past two weeks.

 

[ghostdog]

Thought his second half was pretty good.

There was one instance I remember he went for a low percentage shot when others were closer, though it happened quickly... could be the options were manned up.

Has had a good couple of weeks now.

 

[ant555]

Has been okay but at some stage you would hope that Unwin or Nyguen string enough good VFL games together to push him out of the side.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

he's still a hungry selfish prick, frankly

 

[jdstorm]

Has been okay but at some stage you would hope that Unwin or Nyguen string enough good VFL games together to push him out of the side.

Honestly could put McGrath there as a Mid/forward and then bring in sharp to play on ball.

That would be my first thing to try

 

[cAsEy_18]

He is the spot that we want to go to Nguyen, or my preference Unwin, in the next 4-6 weeks.

It’s not a move you make this week though, fair play to Gresham, he’s contributing.

 

[astrowizzle]

One thing I do like about him hes the first in to celebrate a goal kicked by a team mate. Genuinely loves it

 

[P Money]

he's still a hungry selfish prick, frankly

Definitely, very noticeable (and infuriating). But in a perverse way, you kind of want that attitude (to an extent) in someone who's there to kick goals right? You could say that about all the gun small forwards in the comp. I'd say Caddy has a similar mentality, goes for the miracle goal quite often instead of passing it off. But because it's Caddy I take a positive view on it and want him to hold on to that confidence/arrogance... I'm on the fence re Gresh.

 

[AnGus BurgerFries]

Whenever Gresh actually plays well

 

[fairbump_playon]

We need elite small forwards and Gresh’s best is a bit above average

As others have said, there is some solid selection pressure building

 

[Zach Package]

A great selection night for the haters

 

[Petrify]

I don't mind seeing Sharp in over him but I think Gresh is probably a bit stiff based off his past 2 weeks form

 

[jannissary]

yeah, agree that it's a bit stiff.

 

[katana]

he was crap for a long time prior to his two passable games. selection pressure innit

 

[Petrify]

Just noticed he's not named for VFL at all. Late change or is this normal? Guessing he's the designated non playing emergency?

 

[WABomber]

He's a bit of a cherry picker but far out its a bit stiff to get dropped. If Perkins had the same stat sheet he would be in for the rest of the year.

 

[bombersim]

He's a bit of a cherry picker but far out its a bit stiff to get dropped. If Perkins had the same stat sheet he would be in for the rest of the year.

And a fresh new 10 yr contract lol

 

[Don Won]

He's a bit of a cherry picker but far out its a bit stiff to get dropped. If Perkins had the same stat sheet he would be in for the rest of the year.

He’s stiff, but this is all about getting Sharp in for this big game. If we were playing any other game I suspect Brad leaves Gresh in. Equally, when Dreamtime comes around it will be a ‘forward’ like sharp getting dropped for Gresham.

 

[ant555]

Gives an exact indication of what we are doing.

 

[katana]

If Perkins had the same stat sheet he would be in for the rest of the year.

oh ffs can you lot move on. we were decimated by injury last year and there barely anyone else to play except perkins. he's in the twos now. i'll add that perkins's best games for essendon have been miles better than anything gresham has ever done for us.

 

[jannissary]

both things can be true, insofar as it's stiff but he's also not exactly tearing the world apart with his game.