Traded #25: Jake Stringer - 📦 Traded to GWS for Pick #53 - 16/10

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Whilst many of our players have had interrupted pre-seasons it sounds like Stringer is as fit as he's ever been in his time here

AFL 2020: Jake Stringer Essendon, best pre-season ever, Bombers injuries

In the midst of his club’s wretched summer injury run, Essendon gun Jake Stringer says he’s never been in better shape after experiencing one of his best and smoothest pre-seasons of his AFL career.

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In the midst of his club’s wretched summer injury run, Essendon gun Jake Stringer says he’s never been in better shape after experiencing one of his best and smoothest pre-seasons of his AFL career.

A host of key Bombers have, at different stages over the past few months, battled a range of injuries or suffered setbacks, including Joe Daniher (groin), Cale Hooker (hip), Dylan Shiel (knee) David Zaharakis (knee), Dyson Heppell (foot), Michael Hurley (shoulder) and Orazio Fantasia (hip).

However Stringer, who battled foot, knee and hamstring issues to play 19 of a possible 23 games in 2019, has not just been a constant presence on the track, but also one of Essendon’s best trainers.

In his eighth AFL pre-season, Stringer recently ran a personal best in the 2km time trial, slashing a whopping 20 seconds off his previous top time.

Asked on SEN Breakfast how he was going physically, Stringer cheekily said: “I’m borderline flying at the minute … nah I’m going well.”

The 25-year-old said it’d been “one of the hardest pre-seasons I’ve ever done”. He hailed the influence of the Bombers’ new head of strength and conditioning Sean Murphy, who’s come across from Hawthorn and “really tested us physically and mentally”.

“Not being injured is a massive part and I don't think I've missed a session the whole pre-season, which is all you can ask for when you go into a pre-season is complete as many sessions as you can. I’d be probably in the top one or two at the club that hasn’t missed,” Stringer told SEN on Friday morning.

Asked if it’d been one of his smoothest AFL pre-seasons yet, Stringer declared: “Yeah, by far.

“Last year was pretty good, but this year’s been taken to a new level with Sean Murphy coming across. He's really pushed the boundaries with me.

“It's been a hard slog and, don't worry, I'm looking forward to playing and getting out of this pre-season phase.”

Even though Stringer is “flying”, he said seven or eight teammates are still not in full training, but the “majority of them were running”.

“Not everything's gone to plan, obviously. There's been a few blokes that are still not quite into full training, but that's part of football and part of the pre-season. You’ve just got to deal with whatever comes,” Stringer said.

He later added: “We’re in a great position to able to springboard into the season and hopefully get a few more of these top echelon blokes back.”

The first-round draft pick kicked 98.55 for the Bulldogs in 2015 and 2016 before being traded ahead of the 2018 season to the Bombers, where he’s spent recent summers training with the on-ballers.

Stringer said the plan was still for him to play a mixture of midfield and forward minutes this season, but added he’d been training primarily with the attacking group this pre-season and “honing in on my craft as a forward”.

Stringer said Essendon’s succession plan, which will see senior coach John Worsfold gradually hand the reins to assistant Ben Rutten throughout 2020, was working well. He said Worsfold was at the club everyday and engaged with the players, but Rutten took charge of all tactical discussions and meetings.

“The work that John and Ben have done together has been absolutely outstanding and literally the smoothest transition that you could possibly ever see. It's a credit to both of them how well it's actually gone,” Stringer said.

“I couldn’t be happier with where the club is at the minute.”

Stringer said there’d be a noticeable but not dramatic change to the club’s game plan this season.

“It’ll definitely be a lot more consistent,” Stringer said.

“From a whole learning (process) and even in training, you’re seeing it more and more every time we’re doing bits of match ‘sim’. I think it’ll be very noticeable when people come to watch us.”

 

[Rick Ross]

Hope he’s been doing lots of running because the only available spot for him in the AFL side is as a mid.

Or the opposite… only to be played in his best position inside F50.

Club to focus on inside 50 entries, stop playing two rucks + 2MP, include Kako over Menzie / ADJnr and get Langford playing injury free.

 

[DonsRule]

 

[jdstorm]

Or the opposite… only to be played in his best position inside F50.

Club to focus on inside 50 entries, stop playing two rucks + 2MP, include Kako over Menzie / ADJnr and get Langford playing injury free.

What does it matter if he’s in his best position if that makes the side worse.

Need to play both ways not just swan around as a loose man and slot goals while your teammates play 17vs 18 more often then not

 

[Westlo]

What does it matter if he’s in his best position if that makes the side worse.

Need to play both ways not just swan around as a loose man and slot goals while your teammates play 17vs 18 more often then not

He doesn’t make the side worst lol, if anything he’s being traded so we can actually tank properly for once.

We lose versus Fremantle if not for his 4 goal ten tackle game.

Anzac day is a loss without Jake in the middle

Oh look we would’ve had have pick 6 now instead of 9

Some of you guys are really bitter at some of the points he kicked at the end of the year in game we had no chance of winning lol

 

[Darealrath]

Good God that's Connors' music!

 

[Call Me Cake]

He doesn’t make the side worst lol, if anything he’s being traded so we can actually tank properly for once.

We lose versus Fremantle if not for his 4 goal ten tackle game.

Anzac day is a loss without Jake in the middle

Oh look we would’ve had have pick 6 now instead of 9

Some of you guys are really bitter at some of the points he kicked at the end of the year in game we had no chance of winning lol

Nevertheless he's not the future and I'd rather a kid develop in his spot

 

[Donflicted]

Nevertheless he's not the future and I'd rather a kid develop in his spot

THIS THIS THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

 

[andleanback]

The stringer deal will get done. The reporting from the last few hours has been laughable. Talk about journos just chasing clicks

 

[Westlo]

Nevertheless he's not the future and I'd rather a kid develop in his spot

Thats fine but pretending he was shit in 2024 and that this trade wasn’t about making points up for Kako (until Melbourne) and is tanking for development and a better draft positioning next year is lol.

It’s like saying the wolves got better trading towns to New York when it’s about getting out of his contract and giving more chance to naz reed. Call it for what it is.

 

[jdstorm]

He doesn’t make the side worst lol, if anything he’s being traded so we can actually tank properly for once.

We lose versus Fremantle if not for his 4 goal ten tackle game.

Anzac day is a loss without Jake in the middle

Oh look we would’ve had have pick 6 now instead of 9

Some of you guys are really bitter at some of the points he kicked at the end of the year in game we had no chance of winning lol

Jake was great on Anzac Day.

Where he played primarily as a midfielder and it made the side work.

Problem is we need that every week if we want to progress as a side and he hasn’t been capable of that

 

[Call Me Cake]

Thats fine but pretending he was shit in 2024 and that this trade wasn’t about making points up for Kako (until Melbourne) and is tanking for development and a better draft positioning next year is lol.

It’s like saying the wolves got better trading towns to New York when it’s about getting out of his contract and giving more chance to naz reed. Call it for what it is.

Calling him shit is just as hyperbole as making the big claim that we're tanking by wanting to play someone for the future who'll at least attack the ball at all times. I think you're trying to rob Peter to pay Paul with your analysis. We also have two first rounders coming next year after a free hit in Kako there's no need to "tank". We will also be one of the least experienced sides so we're not gonna be great regardless.

 

[jdstorm]

Thats fine but pretending he was shit in 2024 and that this trade wasn’t about making points up for Kako (until Melbourne) and is tanking for development and a better draft positioning next year is lol.

It’s like saying the wolves got better trading towns to New York when it’s about getting out of his contract and giving more chance to naz reed. Call it for what it is.

Surely the NBA comp is Atlanta trading Murray because him and Trey Young don’t fit….

or New Orleans trying (and Failing) to move Brandon Ingram because him and Zion are too ball dominant

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Talks back on according to Age

Jake: ok ok I’ll take less money..just get it done

 

[carnthedons]

The stringer deal will get done. The reporting from the last few hours has been laughable. Talk about journos just chasing clicks

Tend to agree. We’ll accept a junk pick, he’ll be in the AA40 next year. Is what it is. All in the name of the AFL’s sports entertainment ethos

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Dodo would never trade out any half-reasonable player unless they demanded it (even then he sometimes wouldn’t).

We finally go to do it with a player and not a single club in the league wants him at any price

 

[joey_jo_jo]

If gws /stringer trade goes through does that mean even Twomey is tarnished??

 

[andleanback]

Tend to agree. We’ll accept a junk pick, he’ll be in the AA40 next year. Is what it is. All in the name of the AFL’s sports entertainment ethos

Who cares about the pick, just get him out. Dont care what he does next year

 

[andleanback]

If gws /stringer trade goes through does that mean even Twomey is tarnished??

They’re all tarnished for final day trade. All these trades are flaked up as oh know they might not go through, next minute oh shock horror they all get done just before the bell

 

[Rick Ross]

What does it matter if he’s in his best position if that makes the side worse.

Need to play both ways not just swan around as a loose man and slot goals while your teammates play 17vs 18 more often then not

Not agreeing with that. He’s too hungry for a goal to not chase… and he does.

Stringer is neither swanning around nor should he be ultra high defensive pressure in his role.

 

[yodellinhank]

Peter Wright happy about not having to provide those missing 42 goals

When you think of the 42 goals we would've lost, it's like an 84 goals swing in our favour

 

[thaibomber]

pick 53 now...

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

Let's keep him and make him play his last season of footy in the VFL.

Yes I'm a campaigner.

 

[Keystone agony]

He will go

Rosa will be bent once again for a 50s pick

 

[rusman]

He will go

Rosa will be bent once again for a 50s pick

Once again?