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I am actually the pilotYou can go home now. Job well done
Thank goodness. Opened this thread with held breath when I saw a new post.Have seen him at the gym at 530am before training. Last player i would of expected to see. Good sign if nothing else.
that’s good, hopefully he came straight from revsHave seen him at the gym at 530am before training. Last player i would of expected to see. Good sign if nothing else.
Looked in decent(ish) shape in the training pics the club posted today too.![]()
Contract yearHave seen him at the gym at 530am before training. Last player i would of expected to see. Good sign if nothing else.
Did somebody say KFC?
The 3 week hammy is just around the corner and he’ll return to his usual in season shapeLooked in decent(ish) shape in the training pics the club posted today too.![]()
You bruteThe 3 week hammy is just around the corner and he’ll return to his usual in season shape
Do not visit the trade-draft thread, for your own good.Are we all a bit too hard on this beautiful beast..?? I know I can be...
I just want to see Jake at or near his best in 2024...its contract year so lets hope he pulls out all stops.
I read in another thread people think Archie Perkins should be selected in our 23 before Jake...I mean - comon...!! As much as I like Archie he shouldn't be spoken about in the same sentence as Jake..IMO Jake still has more X factor of any player in our side - and strength and flair few other players in the competition can match - let alone Perkins...People seem to forget how good he was in 2021, and the fact that he has been club leading goal kicker 6 times, is a premiership player, all Australian and all round wrecking ball..
Please dont give up on Jake people - I implore you - please..!!
He needs to give up the 3 piece feeds. Until then we give up on him.Are we all a bit too hard on this beautiful beast..?? I know I can be...
I just want to see Jake at or near his best in 2024...its contract year so lets hope he pulls out all stops.
I read in another thread people think Archie Perkins should be selected in our 23 before Jake...I mean - comon...!! As much as I like Archie he shouldn't be spoken about in the same sentence as Jake..IMO Jake still has more X factor of any player in our side - and strength and flair few other players in the competition can match - let alone Perkins...People seem to forget how good he was in 2021, and the fact that he has been club leading goal kicker 6 times, is a premiership player, all Australian and all round wrecking ball..
Please dont give up on Jake people - I implore you - please..!!
i’ll take that!$10 says he plays less than 15 games this year.
It'll take him 2 or 3 games to hit any form after each return from injury.
But he'll play some outstanding football at the end of the season, just in time to get another contract.
fixedGamble responsibly
I'm thinking we won't see his peak form again but we will get a better version than we saw last year where he basically had no preseason and came into the preseason being unable to run for a sustained period of time due to concussion issues.
To me the best use of Jake is getting a 2 goal a game medium forward. We've got a lot more options through the midfield now, we really don't need him there except for the odd cameo given our developing youngsters.
Jake is getting on in age and given how injury prone he's becoming its unlikely we'll see too much upside because whenever he's on a roll he'll end up doing a soft tissue injury or similar and he always gets exposed on return from injury. That said I think he could still be a handy contributor.
In terms of his contract - I'd be looking at one year deals going forward and if he's not happy with that then I'd be willing to part ways. That said if he really performs above expectation then a 2 year deal is still within the realms of consideration.
Stringer being in a contract year, every year, might be the best way to keep him at his best.
I think a club who believe they were super close to a flag and needed some icing would consider it, He's not an off field risk anymore, life seems settled.Reckon if he pulled one out of his backside another team would offer him 2 years..?