AFL Player 14: Jordan Ridley - reinjured hamstring, again - 29/11

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2029
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 3, Dave

 

[NAB777]

There was a piece of play where he was under a little bit of pressure, and he picked the ball up - which wasn't spinning nicely - as cleanly as you like. Just a small thing, but beautiful to watch.

 

[astrowizzle]

The way he reminds me of the Bont. Everything seems to go on slow motion around him

 

[fairbump_playon]

69

 

[RedmanWasHere]

The way he reminds me of the Bont. Everything seems to go on slow motion around him

With a similar facial structure to Gunston.

 

[Yoda_]

Is he the most unassuming player in the comp? feels like it because he does the basics so bloody well that people just take for granted the intercept marks, the ball use, the cool calm head.

Another brilliant game today

 

[carnthedons]

Outrageous footballer. So calm, clean, composed. I get a relaxation with him near the ball I haven’t had in like 20 years.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

He good. Real good.

 

[Mootsy]

He just knows doesn't he,
he knows..

 

[Blind Turn]

Worked out well for us when Zerk came back on. Ridley needs to just read the play without being solely responsible for a key forward.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Just Ridley being Ridley today.

Puts you at ease hey.

 

[ant555]

I like the fact he can now defend. Said last year I had no issues with Truck asking him to defend. He is now a more finished product.

 

[Old Campaigner]

I like the fact he can now defend. Said last year I had no issues with Truck asking him to defend. He is now a more finished product.

He also doesn’t have to worry about the opposition running the ball from one end to the other like a training drill anymore

 

[bombadeer]

If a Zen Buddhist played football, he would play football like Jordan Ridley

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Jordan Ridley

Age

27

Ht

195cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

4.5

3star

M

6.4

5star

T

1.7

4star

MG

244.8

4star

D

17.0

4star

K

11.9

5star

HB

5.1

3star

M

6.7

5star

T

1.7

3star

MG

265.4

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

4.2

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.4

4star

MG

208.2

4star

.

 

[citizen-erased]

The way he reminds me of the Bont. Everything seems to go on slow motion around him

Added bonus is he can kick

Kid is special and I still pinch myself we walked away with him.
That draft has paid dividends for us

 

[NAB777]

You'd think if someone does a '2016 draft revisited' he'd be top 3-5.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Another Dodoro success story

 

[eth-dog]

You'd think if someone does a '2016 draft revisited' he'd be top 3-5.

Pretty good draft. Stewart, Bolton, McCluggage my top 3 with Ridley and Berry probably the next two.

 

[Lore]

You'd think if someone does a '2016 draft revisited' he'd be top 3-5.

2016 - Revisiting the 2016 AFL Draft

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Ridley ----> McGrath ----> Draper ----> Clarke ----> Begley ----> Mutch.

 

[Zach Package]

Cracker draft for us, the benefit of coming last is not just pick 1, it’s pick 1 in round 2, 3, rookie draft etc.

I may have rose coloured glasses on but Begley makes it as well if he doesn’t do his knee and lose his mobility and you only have to look at Setterfield to see that Clarke would have had some utility in the middle of given a decent run.

 

[faible]

Cracker draft for us, the benefit of coming last is not just pick 1, it’s pick 1 in round 2, 3, rookie draft etc.

I may have rose coloured glasses on but Begley makes it as well if he doesn’t do his knee and lose his mobility and you only have to look at Setterfield to see that Clarke would have had some utility in the middle of given a decent run.

Clarke was given a decent run, his kicking made it untenable for him to play midfield at AFL level.

 

[Vander18]

Not that I saw him a lot in his prime but (one for the older posters here) I think there is a bit of Bruce Doull about Ridley…..and from what I hear, you pretty much can’t offer higher praise to a mid-sided defender.

Both able to play tall or short and move with that hyper-balanced, cat like elegance. Super clean beneath their knees, super composed….never flustered. Great decision makers.

They reckon Doull could/would regularly target teammates with his defensive punches…..that’s playing chess when everyone else is playing checkers.

 

[bombreys]

Outrageous footballer. So calm, clean, composed. I get a relaxation with him near the ball I haven’t had in like 20 years.

He had a turnover by foot on the weekend and I almost fell off my chair. I think it was the first of his career.

 

[Lore]

Subbed out with concussion, so he's out for next week too

 

[Nicholas61]

When Hipwood elbowed him in the head a couple of years back took him quite a while to recover his confidence. Hopefully a speedy recovery, is like having a Sir Jim in the backline with his class and competitiveness.