AFL Player #25: Jake Stringer - Dead-eye

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 19, Harlequin

 

[Bombermania]

I think the biggest issue is Stringer's lack of influence in the air, as Bruno touched on. His hands have been better this year than in previous, but he doesn't really crash packs and create contests which is obviously an issue when we need a bailout option.
Aside from the Hawks game he has been reasonable since moving forward, but for it to work permanently he'll need to improve a few more areas of his game imo.

The only time I can remember Jake really crashing into a pack was when he took that mark in Rd 1 in the backline

 

[hurlygurdy]

From a certain slant of light, Jake is the perfect fit for our forward line. We've got JD and Stewart who can take contested marks and we have our fleet of smalls who cover all bases (particularly been missing Fantasia with his marking on the lead). Jake is x-factor icing on the cake who can crash stoppages and do a bit of everything. In these times of trouble it's tempting to apply the blowtorch to everyone, but it's not appropriate in this case.

 

[blitzer]

He's played 3 pretty reasonable games out of the last 4. Which is quite the feat given how rarely the ball gets into our forward line. He's going OK and will only improve once the rest of the side picks it up.

 

[jmoo wan]

i don’t want to fat-shame anyone, but it’s pretty clear which fat bastard ate all the pies.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

i don’t want to fat-shame anyone, but it’s pretty clear which fat bastard ate all the pies.

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I wish I was fat like Jake...

 

[yaco55]

Had a shocker against the Hawks - had one of those games where you barely noticed he was playing - As Jack Dyer said ' he Got to where the ball ain't.'

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Had a shocker against the Hawks - had one of those games where you barely noticed he was playing - As Jack Dyer said ' he Got to where the ball ain't.'

I seem to remember Hawks supporters gloating about Stratton consistently having his number during the Doggies years.

 

[BrisDog]

I haven’t been in the country this year Nor seen any footy - but has he put on some weight? Injury? He doesn’t look the same. Mind you he was not the same with us last year. Commiserations today. Always had a soft spot for Jakey and you blokes.

 

[swifty]

I haven’t been in the country this year Nor seen any footy - but has he put on some weight? Injury? He doesn’t look the same. Mind you he was not the same with us last year. Commiserations today. Always had a soft spot for Jakey and you blokes.

He looks fat .

 

[Duckworth]

He is a big unit. A big useless unit.


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[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Another player who’s suffering from playing in a s**t side put him in one of the top teams and he will be kicking goals every week

 

[ThexderX]

He looks fat .

Bathwater is high in calories.

In all seriousness, without sounding smug or here to stir, but in my opinion his whole reputation was built on one solid season and Brian Taylor calling him "The Package".

He looks lost to be honest.

 

[Bombermania]

Bathwater is high in calories.

In all seriousness, without sounding smug or here to stir, but in my opinion his whole reputation was built on one solid season and Brian Taylor calling him "The Package".

He looks lost to be honest.

He does look lost and making it worst even when he is clear like he was at least twice today, he gets ignored.

 

[zahoorahkis]

Cupido 2.0

 

[Colonelmot]

F### off back to the reserves and lose some weight.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Was okay when moved into the middle. Persist with it.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

The only damage this guy is causing is to the surface because of his lazy fat arse weight. Second and third efforts are pathetic. He’s rubbish

 

[eDPS]

We don’t isolate him enough, looked best against Port when we where able to isolate him and give him room, too many of our forwards don’t work hard enough to give all our other forwards a fair crack or a chance of a one on one that other teams seem to get

 

[Mad Bomber Sean]

The guy is talented and can play footy but he needs to get his body and his mind right.

Once this guy has more physical and mental health he will become a good contributor.

 

[Mad Bomber Sean]

Agree that he should both lose weight & play some time in the middle.

Let’s be honest, he needs to catch up with Jones old boxing coach for extra sessions after training.

 

[stefoid]

He will perform better for you when you get a key forward back on the park. He is a foil, not a key.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

The strange part of his preseason was all the talk was about him slimming down, then two weeks before the season started they were talking about how he'd put on 4 kgs and is up to 96kgs.

Ideal scenario he is 88-89 kgs. He doesn't need to hit the weights anymore, keep him running and on the bike and in the pool.

 

[daffo]

No one can look good in our forward line atm. Not his fault .

IMO he is one of the best performed forwards this year. Look at the port game. It is the only game this year where we moved the ball well.

 

[David Schwarz]

I think he has put on weight, or at the very least isn't looking after himself, his arms aren't as defined as they used to be.

Bathwater is high in calories.

In all seriousness, without sounding smug or here to stir, but in my opinion his whole reputation was built on one solid season and Brian Taylor calling him "The Package".

He looks lost to be honest.

Two-and-a-half years he had of blissfully good form, then it nosedived after the sixth round in 2016.

Lost is a good word. Then again, with all of the off-field stuff having washed its way into public knowledge, I guess that's understandable.

I personally thought he was too broken to move to another club, was more than happy if he stayed because at least it was a familiar place for him.

We don’t isolate him enough, looked best against Port when we where able to isolate him and give him room, too many of our forwards don’t work hard enough to give all our other forwards a fair crack or a chance of a one on one that other teams seem to get

The only time he looked good in the grand final was after the second half, when whichever useful idiot who was playing on him evaporated and he found himself completely alone to do anything he wanted.

I'd like to think that even if Daniher is out of form, he can at least be a very good 6 foot 5 inch distraction for Jake to run amok in the forward line.

 

[eth-dog]

Looked really really bad on Saturday.