AFL Player #25: Jake Stringer

[Lore]

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

 

[brain taylor]

We know for a fact that players do read the forum. They shouldn't, because it's severely unhealthy and doesn't help them at all

obviously my comments have been exactly what Kyle Langford needed to step his game up, you're all welcome.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Time for a positive post from me for a change.

Obviously injury ruined his season but prior to that I think he was playing well. He’s a seriously good footballer.

I honestly think the pile in over his weight this week has been unfair. He is clearly the type who puts on weight when not active. The guy was in a moon boot ffs, not sure what sort of fitness work he could’ve done. He clearly came back underdone.

Very happy he’s on our list, stands out as a great trade by us.

 

[MattyB3150]

Time for a positive post from me for a change.

Obviously injury ruined his season but prior to that I think he was playing well. He’s a seriously good footballer.

I honestly think the pile in over his weight this week has been unfair. He is clearly the type who puts on weight when not active. The guy was in a moon boot ffs, not sure what sort of fitness work he could’ve done. He clearly came back underdone.

Very happy he’s on our list, stands out as a great trade by us.

He is one of our most important players when he is fit and at his best. That game against Collingwood was awesome!

 

[MiguelM]

He is one of our most important players when he is fit and at his best. That game against Collingwood was awesome!

Absolutely, he was a beast in that game. In hindsight, his injury late in that game was the catalyst of our demise from then on.

He looked to be on the verge of killing it. Clearly not completely right to go atm.

 

[yodellinhank]

Time for a positive post from me for a change.

Obviously injury ruined his season but prior to that I think he was playing well. He’s a seriously good footballer.

I honestly think the pile in over his weight this week has been unfair. He is clearly the type who puts on weight when not active. The guy was in a moon boot ffs, not sure what sort of fitness work he could’ve done. He clearly came back underdone.

Very happy he’s on our list, stands out as a great trade by us.

Ankles the worst for that kind of thing. Billy Brownless has made mention of it in the past and how it is a curse. Can't do the work, gain the weight, harder to do the work.

And as much as people pile it on Dean Rioli about eating turtle on his breaks, pretty sure it was dodgy ankles that did him in.

 

[Dons4days]

Imagine what this guy could do with a physique like Lav. Needs a big preseason with a LOT of cardio.

 

[Beerfish]

I'd love to see him get back to his Footscray physique or something closer to.. I guess that might make it harder to go through the midfield like he does now though. I dunno. I'd probably just take an injury free season at this stage tbh.

 

[fairbump_playon]

He’s a gun

Recover well in the off season sweet prince

 

[brain taylor]

something about Jake makes me think of Ricky from Trailer Park Boys and I love that about him

 

[Madison Twatter]

something about Jake makes me think of Ricky from Trailer Park Boys and I love that about him

“That’s not a ladybug Hep, that’s a caterpillar...”

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Will be dominant when the team around him lifts. Has shown bits and pieces this year but far from his stellar finish to last season. Hope he can get it together during the preseason with the rest of the squad.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

Time to reset the professionalism standards for this club, no more games for Stringer until he can meet his skin fold KPIs or similar. He needs to be pushed and hopefully this will bring the best out of him.

 

[andleanback]

Time to reset the professionalism standards for this club, no more games for Stringer until he can meet his skin fold KPIs or similar. He needs to be pushed and hopefully this will bring the best out of him.

2 words
Contract year.

 

[mike14]

Time to reset the professionalism standards for this club, no more games for Stringer until he can meet his skin fold KPIs or similar. He needs to be pushed and hopefully this will bring the best out of him.

We're going to struggle to field a team most weeks if we start enforcing random KPIs; especially the "hit a leading target on the chest from 30+m" one...

 

[windyhill]

Pre ankle injury he was flying, FLYING, no coincidence that when Jake did the injury, bye bye Bombers. ( white shorts do him no favours)

 

[Howard Moon]

He's got that Dane Swan waddle too, not a smooth athletic gait...but that's got nothing to do with fitness

 

[boncer34]

Time to reset the professionalism standards for this club, no more games for Stringer until he can meet his skin fold KPIs or similar. He needs to be pushed and hopefully this will bring the best out of him.

Good luck with that.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

Good luck with that.

ok cool

 

[MiguelM]

Pre ankle injury he was flying, FLYING, no coincidence that when Jake did the injury, bye bye Bombers. ( white shorts do him no favours)

^^ This in spades. He was the reason we beat he pies. Was killing it

With the injury he had, limited running, hub life etc it is a wonder he came back at all. No where near fit post injury but we were also cooked as a team when he returned.

Fingers crossed for a good preseason and a return to form.

 

[brutus76]

at least he's not as big a ****** as DeGoey.

A fit and healthy Package gets us 30-50 goals next year

 

[boncer34]

ok cool

What part of Jake Stringers personality that you've seen so far leads you to believe he'd react well to ultimatums around skin folds and being pushed hard?

 

[Eleven 38]

Pre ankle injury he was flying, FLYING, no coincidence that when Jake did the injury, bye bye Bombers. ( white shorts do him no favours)

Pretty much. He should not have come back this year he clearly wasnt fit after the iniury, all its done is give people ammunition to bag him.

Was he in QLD with the team the whole time or did he get to spend time with his family? I imagine it would be quite de-motivating to be away from your kids for an extended period while also not being able to play while stuck in hotels with a bunch of people who are able to play.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

^^ This in spades. He was the reason we beat he pies. Was killing it

With the injury he had, limited running, hub life etc it is a wonder he came back at all. No where near fit post injury but we were also cooked as a team when he returned.

Fingers crossed for a good preseason and a return to form.

That Pies game was everything we’d wanted from recruiting the guy and probably his best overall game. Three goals, gave one or two off and a big influence at centre bounces.

 

[windyhill]

That Pies game was everything we’d wanted from recruiting the guy and probably his best overall game. Three goals, gave one or two off and a big influence at centre bounces.

Round one v Freo also very good.

 

[Lore]

Was he in QLD with the team the whole time or did he get to spend time with his family? I imagine it would be quite de-motivating to be away from your kids for an extended period while also not being able to play while stuck in hotels with a bunch of people who are able to play.

His partner and baby came up to the hub with him but his older children stayed in Melbourne with their mother.