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.”

 

[Vindicater]

I think that pick 53 will become something in the low 40’s. If it is a good draft as suggested we have the opportunity to bring in a potentially solid player . Still struggling with the idea that we kept Menzie though.

I don't struggle with keeping Menzie. He is young enough and in a position of little depth.

When we actually re-signed him though does confuse me. Why not wait. Not like teams were coming for him.

 

[DERO]

I don't struggle with keeping Menzie. He is young enough and in a position of little depth.

When we actually re-signed him though does confuse me. Why not wait. Not like teams were coming for him.

He is a bit crap tho.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Age article today confirming we won’t be paying any of his salary. We tried to have it included to get a higher pick but Giants wouldn’t budge

 

[Lore]

Age article today confirming we won’t be paying any of his salary. We tried to have it included to get a higher pick but Giants wouldn’t budge

The text that almost buried the Jake Stringer deal

Jake Stringer has history with GWS captain Toby Greene. So the path had to be cleared for the ex-Bomber to make the move north. But it wasn’t simple.

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Also says we would’ve given him more money in 2025 if he stayed, but the sticking point was that we wouldn’t add another year.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Had to chuckle whilst watching the last night of the trade period, they opened with the lyrics to the Ray Charles song

Hit the road Jack and don't you come back
No more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more
What you say?… ect ect while showing pics of Jake.

Then later on showed this picture



ps: I wonder if Toby and the Coach got fined for this outrageous skit

 

[I Remember Bluey]

The text that almost buried the Jake Stringer deal

Jake Stringer has history with GWS captain Toby Greene. So the path had to be cleared for the ex-Bomber to make the move north. But it wasn’t simple.

www.theage.com.au

Also says we would’ve given him more money in 2025 if he stayed, but the sticking point was that we wouldn’t add another year.

For those who can't access the Age;

The text that almost buried the Jake Stringer deal

Jake Stringer has history with GWS captain Toby Greene. So the path had to be cleared for the ex-Bomber to make the move north. But it wasn’t simple.

www.theage.com.au

The text that almost buried the Jake Stringer deal​

ByMarc McGowan​

October 18, 2024 — 5.30am
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Key points​

• Jake Stringer has moved to his third AFL club: the GWS Giants.
• The Essendon Bombers made a deal with the Giants late in the 2024 trade period, accepting draft pick 53 for the dynamic forward.
• Stringer kicked 42 goals in 2024 and had a contract at Essendon for 2025, but the Bombers resisted his request for the security of a two-year deal.
• The Giants have signed him for two years in a deal endorsed by their captain Toby Greene, a former on-field nemesis of Stringer’s.

With one text message from GWS to Essendon’s new list boss Matt Rosa on Tuesday evening, Jake Stringer’s touted move to the Giants was off. At least temporarily.
In simple terms: pick 53 was as much as the Giants were going to offer, and they felt the Bombers were not going to accept that.

Jake Stringer is one of the game’s most talented and colourful forwards.Credit:Getty Images

From the Stringer camp’s perspective, the deal was never off. Privately, the Giants were still in, but the price had to be right.
On the flipside, Essendon and Rosa genuinely thought the negotiations were dead and buried.

These situations have happened many times before, and will again, during the AFL’s annual swap-fest.

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Stringer will add potency to the GWS attack.Credit:AFL Photos via Getty Images

In between, Connors Sports supremo Paul Connors and Stringer’s agent, Robbie D’Orazio, became aware of the text message on deadline day morning, and were as surprised as the Dons about that development.
They had come too far to give up now. Stringer committed to making a fresh start in Sydney last weekend.
He met a contract trigger at the Bombers that automatically booked him his spot for 2025, but believed he warranted a longer deal, and more money, after kicking 42 goals; his most in a season since kicking the same number in the Western Bulldogs’ premiership year in 2016.

Essendon had no problem coming to the party on money – Stringer would have earned about half a million dollars next year, if he stayed – but were adamant they would not grant him a second season.

To them, a one-year pact would bring the best out of Stringer, and was also the most appropriate for them as a team, given he turns 31 in April, and they are quite a young squad overall. That was when Stringer’s management informed the Bombers he would explore his options elsewhere for a longer deal.

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Collingwood were willing to listen for a period before withdrawing their interest, but the Giants did their due diligence and remained engaged.
GWS coach Adam Kingsley met with Stringer and D’Orazio in a Melbourne hotel room in the week after the grand final. Their discussion was lengthy and forthright, both on what the Giants expected of him, but also their excitement at the extra firepower he could provide them.
Another important step in this process was captain Toby Greene’s approval.

Stringer’s former side, the Western Bulldogs – where his connection with ex-Dogs list boss McCartney was formed – have an intense and fiery rivalry with GWS. Stringer had some big moments late in the Bulldogs’ narrow 2016 preliminary final win over the Giants that propelled them to the grand final.

McCartney and co. wanted to know Greene was on board with the plan to recruit Stringer because of that history. Greene was not only OK with it, but became very keen for GWS to make it happen.

Stringer will arrive at GWS with 212 games and 367 goals under his belt.Credit:Getty Images

However, there were many moving parts.
The Bombers wanted to improve their draft hand, and were willing to pay a portion of Stringer’s salary at the Giants if that helped them score a better pick.

Unfortunately, GWS did not have a selection in the 40s, and were unwilling to part with pick 37.
Ultimately, Essendon will not contribute to the dynamic forward’s wage for his new two-year deal at the Giants. There is also no trigger this time, but Stringer is optimistic he will play beyond that – and maybe become a dual premiership player if everything goes well.

Stringer joins an attack that already boasts reigning Coleman medallist Hogan, Greene, 2022 No.1 draft pick Aaron Cadman, Brent Daniels, Darcy Jones and Jake Riccardi. GWS also want him to continue his centre-bounce cameos.

Stringer’s fiancee and her two children are likely to relocate to Sydney with him, but this decision means living away from the two kids he parents with his ex-wife.
It is another new start for Stringer, but one thing won’t change: he remains compelling viewing.

 

[boncer34]

Believe me now Keystone agony?

 

[Agronomus]

See ya Jake. Thanks for your services bye

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Laughed hard tonight when some bloke rang SEN and told them they play with his brother at club level. His nickname is the parcel.

 

[jannissary]

Laughed hard tonight when some bloke rang SEN and told them they play with his brother at club level. His nickname is the parcel.

hope it's not as piss take bc that's hilarious

 

[VelvetSledge]

I never realised how much late-career Val Venis looked like Jake Stringer

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Jake Stringer

Age

31

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.8

5star

D

8.5

2star

K

7.0

3star

HB

1.5

1star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

4star

G

2.5

5star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.4

5star

.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Tbh I always thought skinnier version of Chris Farley

 

[Kong]

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I never realised how much late-career Val Venis looked like Jake Stringer.

at least val tried to seduce adults...

 

[VelvetSledge]

at least val tried to seduce adults...

HELLO LADIES

 

[DERO]

So we are allowed to bag him now that he is at another club? He was like a protected species on here.

 

[Beerfish]

So we are allowed to bag him now that he is at another club? He was like a protected species on here.

I feel like he was bagged out pretty much constantly. I don't think there's any player that's a protected species on here. Weird take.

 

[VelvetSledge]

I feel like he was bagged out pretty much constantly. I don't think there's any player that's a protected species on here. Weird take.

Jake Kelly

 

[Cold Sober]

Was the only Ess player worth watching.
Pick 53 will take 10 years to kick 40 goals let alone give us a bit of middle clearance grunt.

 

[DERO]

I feel like he was bagged out pretty much constantly. I don't think there's any player that's a protected species on here. Weird take.

I had people jump on me whenever I questioned his conditioning / application so from my point of view it is not weird at all. So much so that I stopped commenting TBH. I think it is weird that you think it is weird.

 

[DERO]

Jake Kelly

At least the other Jake alwys gave 100%, whether he was trying to lockdown or kicking someone after they had taken a screamer over him!

 

[yodellinhank]

I feel like he was bagged out pretty much constantly. I don't think there's any player that's a protected species on here. Weird take.

Shiel is protected

 

[yodellinhank]

Jake Kelly

Kicked a bloke

 

[DERO]

Shiel is protected

I like Shiel tho.

 

[yodellinhank]

I like Shiel tho.

He come good last couple of games. Finally starting to pay off our investment in him, could be the Renaissance Man in 2025

 

[DERO]

He come good last couple of games. Finally starting to pay off our investment in him, could be the Renaissance Man in 2025

Surely you could be posting this in the Shiel thread Hank?