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.”

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Give him 3 plus a trigger for a 4th. I think in the vicinity 550-600k is appropriate. He’s far too good a player to let go & will be a great mentor for Harry Jones.

He’s been a good clubman since his arrival & his heart is at Essendon now. Pay the man.

100% this, just need to look at Hawthorn to see why its dangerous to just let much loved older players go in the quest to bring in more young talent (and Stringer isnt even that old!)

 

[Highly Evolved]

Give Jake four years, with a reasonable base figure and incentive-based bonuses. Just get it done.

He is a massive difference in our side and appears to offer a style of leadership that others don't.

We won't get anyone with the same qualities in the draft, nor someone who likely loves the Club as much. If we show (reasonable - and this is quite reasonable) loyalty to our players, maybe we will inspire loyalty in return.

 

[Lore]

Test for this weekend against West Coast.

Essendon could be set for a huge boost for its Saturday night clash with West Coast, with forwards Jake Stringer and ruckman Sam Draper on the verge of being available for selection.

Stringer (hamstring) and Draper (ankle) have missed two and eight weeks respectively but have made significant leaps in their rehabilitation to be listed as test for the Bombers' trip to Perth.

Head of high performance Sean Murphy said Stringer and Draper would most likely be available for selection if they can train strongly before the Bombers fly west.

“Draper and Stringer will be a test for this weekend,” Murphy told Dons Digital’s Liberty Financial Performance Update.

“All being well, they’ll get through training this week and should be available for this weekend.”

Injury news: Draper, Stringer a chance to face Eagles

The latest injury news on Jake Stringer, Sam Draper and Zach Reid.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[fairbump_playon]

feels like VFL would be best the way back but all press is making it seem he's straight in

 

[srobbo]

feels like VFL would be best the way back but all press is making it seem he's straight in

no junk VFL required for 2 weeks off I wouldn’t have thought. Another solid week on the track would have him cherry ripe for DT.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Stringer straight back in. Although 2 weeks for a hammy seems too short

 

[JT_the_Man]

As mentioned above seems like a short turnaround for a hammy, but if he’s good to go he’s straight back in as match fitness won’t be an issue.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Saad wakes up at 5am every morning, drinks two litres of water before prayer time to Mecca and is the consummate elite athlete with his diet and preparation.

Jake is feral bogan who sleeps in to 9am and probably has dim sims and chips for lunch once a week.

9am is a sleep in now?

 

[Ambrosia]

Reckon we hold he and Draper for another week and bring them in fresh and raring to go against Richmond.

 

[boncer34]

Hope he has some impact, it feels like he struggles first game or two from injury. No idea if that's a feeling based in fact or gut though.

 

[Beerfish]

Hope he has some impact, it feels like he struggles first game or two from injury. No idea if that's a feeling based in fact or gut though.

Bit nervous about this. Was initially thinking he should play but you guys convinced me on the podcast he and Draper should take the extra week's break.

 

[jmoo wan]

Bit nervous about this. Was initially thinking he should play but you guys convinced me on the podcast he and Draper should take the extra week's break.

sounds like a great discussion - you got a link?

 

[Yoda_]

Nick Riewoldt calling out Jeeaaannn Ralffff is the best tv you’ll see this year. Brilliant !!!


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[Zach Package]

Cringeworthy stuff, on par for the half time yucky with Ralphy but good to see Roo and Brown actually call him out directly

 

[Yoda_]

Cringeworthy stuff, on par for the half time yucky with Ralphy but good to see Roo and Brown actually call him out directly

Cringeworthy? Yeah, probably.!
Entertaining af? Absolutely


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[MiguelM]

Recovered quickly must have been very minor.

Massive in for us, hopefully remains injury free.

 

[Seb78]

Cringeworthy stuff, on par for the half time yucky with Ralphy but good to see Roo and Brown actually call him out directly

What happened I missed it

 

[essendon]

$800k x 4 years he is requesting...........his dreaming !!!!!!!!!!

 

[yodellinhank]

Hope he has some impact, it feels like he struggles first game or two from injury. No idea if that's a feeling based in fact or gut though.

Some people blame his guts.

 

[Bombers36]

$800k x 4 years he is requesting...........his dreaming !!!!!!!!!!

I dont think that's unreasonable - he can pretty much do everything in the game - play key forward & chop out in the ruck, kick goals from 60, play midfield as a clearance beast - and when he's on he's a game changer. The only thing that does concern me is I feel like he may become more injury prone as he gets older. If he doesn't get that sort of $$ with us I dont think he'd have too much difficulty finding it elswhere...

 

[JayJ20]

I dont think that's unreasonable - he can pretty much do everything in the game - play key forward & chop out in the ruck, kick goals from 60, play midfield as a clearance beast - and when he's on he's a game changer. The only thing that does concern me is I feel like he may become more injury prone as he gets older. If he doesn't get that sort of $$ with us I dont think he'd have too much difficulty finding it elswhere...

You don't think that's unreasonable?

Absolutely no chance he gets 800K over 4 years from anyone unless they're really desperate. He is injured at least twice a year not including preseason then takes a couple of games to get into it again. He has also come back from injury unfit many times.

 

[Bombers36]

You don't think that's unreasonable?

Absolutely no chance he gets 800K over 4 years from anyone unless they're really desperate. He is injured at least twice a year not including preseason then takes a couple of games to get into it again. He has also come back from injury unfit many times.

Players get injured - it's part and parcel of the game - and often when they come back it takes them a while to hit their straps...Stringer is no different.
If you look at other key forwards with a similar profile to Jake then $800K a year is not a stretch...what do you think someone like Charlie Curnow (currently injured) is worth? Joe Daniher? Think about it....

 

[HirdyLannister]

Jake is dreaming, child support must be killing him.
If he doesn't budge to a more reasonable price I would tell him to jog on.

 

[Bombers36]

Jake is dreaming, child support must be killing him.
If he doesn't budge to a more reasonable price I would tell him to jog on.

child support payments probably are a factor for Jake - lol
OK would you give him $750K for 3 years?

 

[boncer34]

$800k x 4 years he is requesting...........his dreaming !!!!!!!!!!

Ralph made that up