AFL Player #25: Jake Stringer - Dead-eye

[Lore]

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

 

[carnthedons]

Stringer
Merret
Heppel

Top 3 in the B&F imo

Saad I’d have second to String right now

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Saad I’d have second to String right now

Saad should definitely be up there, I'd have him first.

 

[carnthedons]

Saad should definitely be up there, I'd have him first.

Yeah I might too my lizard friend.

On Stringer he’s been gonna be a midfielder once he gets a tank forever and forever never seems to arrive, I quite like the hybrid thing for him though especially given our other mids are mostly wee men.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Yeah I might too my lizard friend.

On Stringer he’s been gonna be a midfielder once he gets a tank forever and forever never seems to arrive, I quite like the hybrid thing for him though especially given our other mids are mostly wee men.

I reckon we need to bite the bullet and whack him in the midfield most the time and see how he handles it and leave Francis forward as the third tall.

 

[PressureCooker]

I reckon we need to bite the bullet and whack him in the midfield most the time and see how he handles it and leave Francis forward as the third tall.

I disagree. Stick to his strengths which is centre bounce bull and dangerous forward. Best of both worlds. He's shown he gets a bit lost around the ground when playing midfield for extended minutes and struggles to have an impact outside of stoppages.

Really liked how the coaches used him on the weekend. Actually showed they are willing to try a thing or two outside the box.

 

[JayJ20]

Stringer
Merret
Heppel

Top 3 in the B&F imo

Saad and Stringer top 2

 

[The Donners]

Stringer
Merret
Heppel

Top 3 in the B&F imo

Stringer











Merrett
Tipungwuti

 

[The Donners]

Saad I’d have second to String right now

Touché. I forgot, he’s been so consistent!

 

[eth-dog]

Stringer











Merrett
Tipungwuti

I don't think Walla will be as high because even though his good games have been really good, he's had 5 really bad games. Shiel, Heppell, Hurley, etc will poll better because they haven't had many really bad games.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

I disagree. Stick to his strengths which is centre bounce bull and dangerous forward. Best of both worlds. He's shown he gets a bit lost around the ground when playing midfield for extended minutes and struggles to have an impact outside of stoppages.

Really liked how the coaches used him on the weekend. Actually showed they are willing to try a thing or two outside the box.

That’s more when he didn’t have the tank. I want them to try again and if it doesn’t work so be it.

 

[blitzer]

I don't believe in this Stringer leading our b&f hype. He's been really good for us but not that good. Keep in mind he didn't even place top 10 last year. Guys like Merrett, Shiel, Hurley and Saad will all be ahead of him so far this year.

 

[Seb78]

Stringer
Merret
Heppel

Top 3 in the B&F imo

Saad easily in the top 3

 

[Liberator]

Saad is great. Dogged, consistent, with regular dashes of brilliance thrown in. Great balance between defensive and offensive acts. Very very happy to have him in the red n black.
Stringer has been a type of player for us I wasn’t expecting: often selfless and team-oriented (often of course an absolute pig, busting through tackles and kicking arsey goals- and that’s totally as it should be). One thing I’ve noticed is that he is really good beneath the knees, in the forward line but especially at centre bounces.

 

[JayDon]

Shiel up there somewhere.

 

[Beerfish]

I'm not sure how much of a reflection our mvp is of the Crichton historically but if it is a good one Stringer is no where near top 3. He has been very good though. As a board we are seeing it Shiel, Heppell, Saad, Merrett in no particular order atm.

 

[eth-dog]

He's one of two players to kick a goal in every round this year. The other is Hawkins.

 

[jmoo wan]

I'm not sure how much of a reflection our mvp is of the Crichton historically but if it is a good one Stringer is no where near top 3. He has been very good though. As a board we are seeing it Shiel, Heppell, Saad, Merrett in no particular order atm.

our MVP is another midfielder’s accumulators award, the Crichton tends not to be.

 

[Beerfish]

our MVP is another midfielder’s accumulators award, the Crichton tends not to be.

I didn't know Saad was a midfielder.

 

[jmoo wan]

I didn't know Saad was a midfielder.

well now you do!

 

[Maddogm]

I'm not sure how much of a reflection our mvp is of the Crichton historically but if it is a good one Stringer is no where near top 3. He has been very good though. As a board we are seeing it Shiel, Heppell, Saad, Merrett in no particular order atm.

The current format of the Crichton (every player gets a rating out of 10 from each coach) tends favour consistency more than our mvp does. So it's probably not as good a guide as it used to be.

 

[Beerfish]

The current format of the Crichton (every player gets a rating out of 10 from each coach) tends favour consistency more than our mvp does. So it's probably not as good a guide as it used to be.

I wouldn't be surprised if ours was all over the shop given not as many tend to vote when we lose... which is pretty regularly. Still interesting though.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Stringer’s been good but not as consistent four quarter player as a few others.

 

[Zach Package]

I still can't believe he plays for us, it's becoming a running gag inside my own head. I can't rationalise it.

Better than that, for a so called 'problem child' he hasn't put a foot wrong since crossing over and is probably playing his way into the leadership group.

 

[Beerfish]

He's got scope to get better too I would think only just having turned 25. He's becoming the player we all secretly hoped he could be while everyone else was calling (hoping for) a train wreck when he first got here.

 

[TheGrizz]

Heard a stat this morning that he is one of only two players (Tom Hawkins the other) to kick a goal in all 9 games this year.

Handy.