AFL Player 25: Jaxon Prior - Re-signed for another year! - 10/9

[VelvetSledge]

 

[Yoda_]

You really need to stop posting after 9pm.
4 years ? yeah nah.

I dont see it happening (Ridley asking for a trade let alone Prior signing a long term deal) but was more a discussion point with reasoning

 

[Old Campaigner]

Wonder if the resigning announcement is down to what Ridley is going to do? Not identical players but both filling a similar round hole.

Id be happy with 2 years but perhaps a Ridley trade request could see Jaxon sign 4. Has been good to very good in the second half of the season despite how under manned the team has been

Aren’t you one of the people who kicked up a stink over players being given unnecessarily long contracts?

Sometimes it’s better to just not post.

 

[ghostdog]

It's all good, Yoda_ . You're not on the bitch list.

 

[Darealrath]

Happy to admit I was wrong about this bloke, after 8-9 rounds I thought he was a dud but to his credit he defending and using the pill well.

Same, I thought he looked shocking early doors but just kept improving throughout the season. I'd be fine with 1 or 2 years.

 

[Yoda_]

You really need to stop posting after 9pm.
4 years ? yeah nah.

Aren’t you one of the people who kicked up a stink over players being given unnecessarily long contracts?

the point was the length of Prior's contract may end up being the result of what happens with others. Find it strange that after playing every game he remains unsigned.

 

[boncer34]

I must've watched a different bloke. Became more and more obvious why Brisbane let him go during the season.

Suspect defensively, routinely outbodied by those smaller than him, poor disposal, not quick and average decision making.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Average at best.

I'd be delisting him this year with about 20 others.

 

[Yoda_]

Average at best.

I'd be delisting him this year with about 20 others.

kids teaching kids,

what could go wrong


*looks in record books to Melbourne circa 2009-2016

 

[Vander18]

Never been a fan.

He did get better over the course of the season.

One more year tops, I’d still be fine with delisting him tbh.

 

[DERO]

He is pretty much the new James Gwilt

James Gwilt

Age

39

Ht

188cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.7

4star

MG

303.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.6

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

He is pretty much the new James Gwilt.

Gwilty as charged

 

[Old Campaigner]

I must've watched a different bloke. Became more and more obvious why Brisbane let him go during the season.

Suspect defensively, routinely outbodied by those smaller than him, poor disposal, not quick and average decision making.

I’d have been better off watching a team other than Essendon play this season too

 

[Old Campaigner]

the point was the length of Prior's contract may end up being the result of what happens with others. Find it strange that after playing every game he remains unsigned.

Didn’t Hobbs play almost the entire season yet still is unsigned?

 

[Yoda_]

Didn’t Hobbs play almost the entire season yet still is unsigned?

In saying that, one was a targeted acquisition in his first year at the club whilst the other was shoehorned into a role not suitable for his skill set as a desperate attempt to get soldiers on the ground

 

[King Patty]

Prior I would have offered a 1 year deal.
But now with Lav and Ridley one foot out the door, we might need to offer 2 years.

 

[bacon buster]

why? I doubt he would be batting suitors away?

 

[King Patty]

why? I doubt he would be batting suitors away?

He would probably be a handy pickup for the Eagles (he's from WA) - hes a unrestricted free agent, after the first couple of games for us he has been pretty solid, 50+ games experience.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

I must've watched a different bloke. Became more and more obvious why Brisbane let him go during the season.

Suspect defensively, routinely outbodied by those smaller than him, poor disposal, not quick and average decision making.

the two highlighted arent true at all, his good usage was probably the reason they persisted with him when he was struggling with defensive one on ones early in season. Think he improved alot as the season went on with actual defensive work too.

 

[boncer34]

the two highlighted arent true at all, his good usage was probably the reason they persisted with him when he was struggling with defensive one on ones early in season. Think he improved alot as the season went on with actual defensive work too.

He's very good at hitting the sideways kick. That doesn't make him a good user of the ball for me.

 

[bacon buster]

He would probably be a handy pickup for the Eagles (he's from WA) - hes a unrestricted free agent, after the first couple of games for us he has been pretty solid, 50+ games experience.

Ok well so be it. I wouldn't give him more than 1 year extension. 2 year performance based perhaps. He looked hopeless at times, serviceable at others.

He's 24 so I would give him another year to see if there is anything we've missed.

 

[bombersim]

I must've watched a different bloke. Became more and more obvious why Brisbane let him go during the season.

Suspect defensively, routinely outbodied by those smaller than him, poor disposal, not quick and average decision making.

This. I thought I was in the wrong thread for a moment. He is chaotic in all the wrong ways - seems to panic routinely.
He “can” be serviceable, but he’s not a long-term option in my opinion.
Good kicking when he takes very basic targets, but a liability defensively… certainly on small / dynamic players.

 

[FlyingV]

I like the energy the title of this thread has - I feel we need this on all player threads

 

[Vindicater]

Prior I would have offered a 1 year deal.
But now with Lav and Ridley one foot out the door, we might need to offer 2 years.

Fairly certain one year is all he will be offered by anyone.

 

[Ambrosia]

Yeah I don't know where I stand. Agree he is oddly bad at defending 1 on 1 marking contests but would say his disposal is above average to good. He's clearly a solid athlete and has good size.

I'd probably give him another year and maybe give him a run on the wing

 

[Vindicater]

Yeah I don't know where I stand. Agree he is oddly bad at defending 1 on 1 marking contests but would say his disposal is above average to good. He's clearly a solid athlete and has good size.

I'd probably give him another year and maybe give him a run on the wing

I reckon he gets another year because he is like 12th or 13th on the list of people to get rid of.