AFL Player #15: Jayden Laverde

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 7, Nuggs Bunny

 

[Yoda_]

Genuinely surprised to see him listed at 193cm

A powerful 193cm when you stand him next to Aaron Francis (193cm), Stewart (199cm) and even Hurley (193cm).

When seeing him play defence I’d assume it’d be third tall on guys like Allen, Petracca etc not the genuine #2’s.


As I’ve suggested before, the most surprising thing is his continuity m. Copped hit after hit and keeps getting up for the next game.


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[Vander18]

Jayden at the start of the game:

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Thank you Darling….still makes me chuckle.

 

[The Donners]

Copped hit after hit and keeps getting up for the next game.

He’s gone from Wolfenstein to Rocky...
“he’s not human, he’s like a piece of iron”

 

[windyhill]

Most improved all wrapped up.

 

[WindyHillWarrior]

Most improved all wrapped up.

Remember when Woosh gave that to Myers.. like 2 years ago?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Most improved all wrapped up.

Reckon a certain midfielder might have a shot.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Reckon a certain midfielder might have a shot.

Caldwell?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I love how he takes the ball at it’s highest point though

 

[ant555]

HE DOESN'T TAKE THE BALL AT IT'S HIGHEST POINT.

THE HIGHEST POINT OF A KICK IS HALF WAY THROUGH THE FLIGHT OF THE BALL, WHEN IT STARTS TO DESCEND.

OFTEN 10 - 15 METRES OFF THE GROUND. HE DOES NOT TAKE THE BALL AT THIS POINT.

HE MERELY TIMES HIS LEAPS WELL, AS ALMOST EVERY PLAYER DOES WHEN THEY'RE UNIMPEDED.

Serenity now

Right up there with lowering your eyes and shot on goal

 

[fairbump_playon]

HE DOESN'T TAKE THE BALL AT IT'S HIGHEST POINT.

THE HIGHEST POINT OF A KICK IS HALF WAY THROUGH THE FLIGHT OF THE BALL, WHEN IT STARTS TO DESCEND.

OFTEN 10 - 15 METRES OFF THE GROUND. HE DOES NOT TAKE THE BALL AT THIS POINT.

HE MERELY TIMES HIS LEAPS WELL, AS ALMOST EVERY PLAYER DOES WHEN THEY'RE UNIMPEDED.

Serenity now

He takes the ball at his highest point

 

[Lore]

Remember when Woosh gave that to Myers.. like 2 years ago?

I mean if you don't set a benchmark/expectation for improvement, how are you supposed to know whether you improved

 

[Vander18]

Remember when Woosh gave that to Myers.. like 2 years ago?

Probably should have set off more alarm bells than it did…..crazy Woosh.

 

[carloss]

He's starting to become my favourite player

 

[Lore]

Knee, nose. Will need to prove his fitness at training.

Forward-turned-defender Jayden Laverde will be a 50-50 chance to play in the Dons’ Saturday night clash with Richmond after being subbed off with a knee complaint.

The 57-gamer, who also copped a brutal knock to the nose, will look to prove his fitness at training this week and continue his scintillating form.

“He (Laverde) had a bit of a knee complaint which came on during the game and (after he) just landed heavily (on it),” Murphy said.

“We ended up subbing him out of the game late. We’ll see how that pans out over the week.

“He was off legs today, so we’ll see him in main training and see how he goes, but he is touch-and-go for this week.

“(He also) copped that whack to the nose, so he probably looks like he’s been in a boxing fight. He did really well to keep working through it.”

Injury news: Snelling sidelined, tests for two talls

The latest injury news on Will Snelling, Jayden Laverde, Peter Wright and Aaron Francis.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Knighta21]

Subbed out? With like 1 minute left or something?

 

[Megabattimus]

Knee, nose. Will need to prove his fitness at training.

Injury news: Snelling sidelined, tests for two talls

The latest injury news on Will Snelling, Jayden Laverde, Peter Wright and Aaron Francis.

www.essendonfc.com.au

We're so screwed if he can't get up.

 

[Lore]

Subbed out? With like 1 minute left or something?

I don't think Ham was used so I don't think he was actually 'subbed' so much as benched.

 

[Godzke]

Knee, nose. Will need to prove his fitness at training.

Injury news: Snelling sidelined, tests for two talls

The latest injury news on Will Snelling, Jayden Laverde, Peter Wright and Aaron Francis.

www.essendonfc.com.au

So the AFL website was right. He was subbed out.

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[Lore]

We're so screwed if he can't get up.

Zerk came in for Francis last week, so maybe Francis comes in for Laverde if it comes to that. One week to the bye...

 

[Megabattimus]

Zerk came in for Francis last week, so maybe Francis comes in for Laverde if it comes to that. One week to the bye...

Nank out definitely helps as it means we only have to defend two KPFs instead of three. Maybe we'll be okay after all?

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[citizen-erased]

Nank out definitely helps as it means we only have to defend two KPFs instead of three. Maybe we'll be okay after all?

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Possibly one if CCJ is their only ruck and jack their only kpf.

Lynch, nank and soldo all out

 

[eth-dog]

Possibly one if CCJ is their only ruck and jack their only kpf.

Lynch, nank and soldo all out

Um, they played Mabior Chol on Sunday...

 

[Don Won]

I don't think Ham was used so I don't think he was actually 'subbed' so much as benched.

So the AFL website was right. He was subbed out.

Ham came out onto the ground after the game in his tracksuit.

Maybe they started the paperwork just in case we needed him out there in the last few minutes.

 

[blitzer]

Um, they played Mabior Chol on Sunday...

Honestly we could play Ridley on him and have him run off him at every opportunity. Then play Francis on Riewoldt and Stewart on Coleman Jones.
We'd only really be stretched when they play Martin forward. Might have to use Heppell on him which is a pretty iffy matchup (assuming both Redman and Hind are needed for genuine smalls with pace) but oh well I'd back our boys to help out whoever has to mind Martin.

If Laverde is fit I think he'd be a good matchup for either Martin or Riewoldt so lets hope he pulls up OK.

 

[eth-dog]

Honestly we could play Ridley on him and have him run off him at every opportunity. Then play Francis on Riewoldt and Stewart on Coleman Jones.
We'd only really be stretched when they play Martin forward. Might have to use Heppell on him which is a pretty iffy matchup (assuming both Redman and Hind are needed for genuine smalls with pace) but oh well I'd back our boys to help out whoever has to mind Martin.

If Laverde is fit I think he'd be a good matchup for either Martin or Riewoldt so lets hope he pulls up OK.

If Laverde is out, then Zerk-Thatcher will probably retain his spot. Ridley is better on medium-smalls rather than genuine talls. I was simply pointing out that Chol probably swaps with CCJ between forward and ruck