AFL Player #15: Jayden Laverde

[Beerfish]

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

 

[MattyB3150]

I still can’t believe the turn around in his career. He was injury prone and struggled up forward. He would have been very close to being delisted.

Since being switched to defense he has been playing as our number one defender every week.
Our poorly defensive midfield have really made him earn his pay checks.
In a good team he would be getting the second or third best defender.

He will definitely be up there in the best and fairest. Top 5 minimum?

 

[FlyingV]

I don't think this is counting marks on the lead which are considered uncontested marks?

That really dilutes the above stat if so. Quick off the mark is a critical aspect of being a gun Full Back

 

[bombreys]

I still can’t believe the turn around in his career. He was injury prone and struggled up forward. He would have been very close to being delisted.

Since being switched to defense he has been playing as our number one defender every week.
Our poorly defensive midfield have really made him earn his pay checks.
In a good team he would be getting the second or third best defender.

He will definitely be up there in the best and fairest. Top 5 minimum?

I really want he and Martin to be top 5 - I think they both deserve it.

And with your first point, reckon you're spot on. He would have been bloody close to being delisted a couple of years ago, I'd have thought.

 

[ghostdog]

I think he’s now my outright favourite Essendon footballer, regularly gives inches and kilos away but scraps, claws and stupid brave.

Not only that but he’s somehow also developing a very good to elite intercept game while playing on the most dangerous forward every week.

Ripping success story.

These are reasons why he is leadership material.

 

[Nifft]

Said it before and I'll say it again, love this guy, he always stands tall and gives 100%.

 

[ant555]

Wish everyone played with his never give in style.

 

[quotemokc]

Has no business being so good on much taller opponents

 

[JayJ20]

Not sure how much others agree (and I don't know how he interacts with the playing group), but he is the closest to captain material we have. A Nick Maxwell

Nick Maxwell

Age

40

Ht

193cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.5

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

6.7

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

3.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

14.0

4star

K

8.4

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

/Tom Jonas/Dylan Grimes

2

Dylan Grimes

Age

32

Ht

194cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.3

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.4

4star

MG

136.0

2star

D

12.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

4.8

3star

M

4.7

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

136.0

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

3.8

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

/Dane Rampe

24

Dane Rampe

Age

33

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

358.8

5star

D

14.1

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

284.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

style captain.

Make him captain for a couple of years (alongside McGrath) before Hobbs takes over.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

I don't think he gets enough love.

Been enormous for a long time now.

 

[Yoda_]

I don't think he gets enough love.

Been enormous for a long time now.

two years?

Before that struggled to stay on the park

 

[Mikevk123]

Paddy Ambrose mark two

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Paddy Ambrose mark two

Think he's gone well past Ambrose skill wise but yes in regards to physicality. Outstanding two years

 

[owen87]

Has no business being so good on much taller opponents

He's a big unit if you see him in person, seriously strong. You can see how hard to is to move around in-game which allows him to stand his ground against the big guys, has a great leap, and reads the play well.

Would still love to see him playing alongside two actual KPD sized defenders and let he and Ridley play a bit more of an offensive role.

 

[bennyg12]

Probably leading our B&F

 

[naraku]

Probably leading our B&F

Was going to say top 3 , but yeah, could very well be leading.

 

[Yoda_]

Unsure he gets votes after such an even performance (I did give him 1 vote) but he was immense playing against guys significantly taller than him all day (Daniher, Hipwood, Fort, McCinerney) and more than held his own.

Kudos to a new Mr. Reliable

 

[citizen-erased]

Unsure he gets votes after such an even performance (I did give him 1 vote) but he was immense playing against guys significantly taller than him all day (Daniher, Hipwood, Fort, McCinerney) and more than held his own.

Kudos to a new Mr. Reliable

He'd be an AA squad chance purely for how solid he is in defence.

 

[eth-dog]

He's leading the reverse Coleman, but that's mainly due to him being so undersized.

 

[citizen-erased]

He's leading the reverse Coleman, but that's mainly due to him being so undersized.

And our poor pressure out of the middle.

 

[windyhill]

Thank you Jayden for your job today. You torched that prick.

 

[ant555]

And our poor pressure out of the middle.

He's leading the reverse Coleman, but that's mainly due to him being so undersized.

Both correct. Undersized but the freeway we have allowed the opposition to run down at times has not helped his cause.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

He’s indestructible these days in regards injuries. Hipwood banged into and came off second best

 

[Harlequin Dream]

Reverse Coleman is a broken stat in this context. A big reason why he has been leading it has been his durability and the fact that he doesn't get dropped.

There is probably some players that could be leading it but they haven't played 16 games.

 

[windyhill]

He’s indestructible these days in regards injuries. Hipwood banged into and came off second best

daniher dropping the knees into his rib cage didn’t go unnoticed either.

 

[JayJ20]

Unsure he gets votes after such an even performance (I did give him 1 vote) but he was immense playing against guys significantly taller than him all day (Daniher, Hipwood, Fort, McCinerney) and more than held his own.

Kudos to a new Mr. Reliable

He got 5 coaches votes (behind Caldwell 9 and Wright 9) so the recognition is there.