Delisted #32: Josh Eyre - Not offered a contract but will trial for SSP rookie spot - 11/11

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2022
My Boy Draft 2022: Claim here

 

[Travisty1331]

If your going to play eyre back and with brand developing Stewart already in the team I think you’d need to start developing Reid as a forward

 

[eth-dog]

If your going to play eyre back and with brand developing Stewart already in the team I think you’d need to start developing Reid as a forward

Why would that be the case?

We have two key forwards that are 25 years or under already in our best side as well as Baldwin and McBride showing a bit at the lower level this year. It's about finding who the best partner for Reid.

 

[ant555]

Has not got a huge book of work yet but from what I have seen I have liked a bit of what he has done at both ends. Lets hope we can have a season that resembles some form of normality next year and he gets to play a bit more.

 

[Travisty1331]

Why would that be the case?

We have two key forwards that are 25 years or under already in our best side as well as Baldwin and McBride showing a bit at the lower level this year. It's about finding who the best partner for Reid.

Just my opinion that we have to many kpp backs and you can’t bank on either Baldwin coming back from injury and not playing a game although I rate him highly or Mcbride who’s also yet to play a game and still learning it be honest , at the moment Jones as great as he’s going to be seems to cop a few injuries and Wright is more that second forward ruckman and Francis with the mental health issues and patchy form up forward hence why I would try Reid forward and has played there as a junior could

 

[eth-dog]

Just my opinion that we have to many kpp backs and you can’t bank on either Baldwin coming back from injury and not playing a game although I rate him highly or Mcbride who’s also yet to play a game and still learning it be honest , at the moment Jones as great as he’s going to be seems to cop a few injuries and Wright is more that second forward ruckman and Francis with the mental health issues and patchy form up forward hence why I would try Reid forward and has played there as a junior could

We literally have Stewart, who will be 28 before round 1 and a bunch of medium defenders. Zerk-Thatcher can't hold a regular spot. McBride asa forward right now has shown more than Brand or Eyre as a defender by a decent margin and that's without having Jones and Wright alredy in our seniorside.

The whole reason I'm pretty much on the Eyre as a defender wagon is because he's already behind 2 key forwards under 25 that aren't even in the side yet.

 

[Travisty1331]

We literally have Stewart, who will be 28 before round 1 and a bunch of medium defenders. Zerk-Thatcher can't hold a regular spot. McBride asa forward right now has shown more than Brand or Eyre as a defender by a decent margin and that's without having Jones and Wright alredy in our seniorside.

The whole reason I'm pretty much on the Eyre as a defender wagon is because he's already behind 2 key forwards under 25 that aren't even in the side yet.

That’s a fair call and I get where your coming from I just don’t see the need in having 5 kpp defenders 6 if you count Hurley but he’s done and playing forward if he does come back but you could develop Reid into the Hooker swing man that can play either end

 

[TheGrizz]

Key Forwards (5): Wright, Jones, Baldwin, McBride, Hurley

Key Defenders (5/6): Laverde, Stewart, Zerk-Thatcher, Reid, Brand and Ridley (sorta, played on Naughton to finish the year)

Of the key defenders, only one is over 26yo (Stewart, who is only 28). We seem to have a good group going forward.

On the other hand, only two key forwards look certainty to play seniors next year, whilst two have significant health questions (Hurley and Baldwin) and the other is arguably as raw in McBride (remember McBride is 12 months).
I would argue that there is far more scope and opportunity for Eyre to develop as a forward, he will at least have more of an opportunity to develop there at VFL level.

 

[Towno78]

Key Forwards (5): Wright, Jones, Baldwin, McBride, Hurley

Key Defenders (5/6): Laverde, Stewart, Zerk-Thatcher, Reid, Brand and Ridley (sorta, played on Naughton to finish the year)

Of the key defenders, only one is over 26yo (Stewart, who is only 28). We seem to have a good group going forward.

On the other hand, only two key forwards look certainty to play seniors next year, whilst two have significant health questions (Hurley and Baldwin) and the other is arguably as raw in McBride (remember McBride is 12 months).
I would argue that there is far more scope and opportunity for Eyre to develop as a forward, he will at least have more of an opportunity to develop there at VFL level.

You forgot Francis.
Looks like pretty good balance to me, both ends. Not sure about the more opportunity to develop forward part, especially with a resting ruck most weeks.
Probs come back to where injuries occur.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Yikes

 

[Beerfish]

 

[VelvetSledge]

Someone got into the Thymosin

 

[Vander18]

Someone got into the Thymosin

Too soon.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Someone got into the Thymosin

Dank call dude

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

Baldwin, Jones and Eyre has a bit of the Roughy, Buddy and Gunston about it for the next ten years, just quietly. Actually, make that a bit of the Dunstall, Matthews and Brereton about it. Go big or go home.

 

[eth-dog]

Baldwin, Jones and Eyre has a bit of the Roughy, Buddy and Gunston about it for the next ten years, just quietly. Actually, make that a bit of the Dunstall, Matthews and Brereton about it. Go big or go home.

That's a heavy dose of mayo there. Let's see him average 1 goal/game in the VFL before we make those sorts of comparisons.

 

[owen87]

That's a heavy dose of mayo there. Let's see him average 1 goal/game in the VFL before we make those sorts of comparisons.

Nope. Get onboard the hype train.

 

[ant555]

That's a heavy dose of mayo there. Let's see him average 1 goal/game in the VFL before we make those sorts of comparisons.

Maybe it was a deliberate ploy to land in a certain thread

 

[fishardansin]

Stop with the Hawthorne comparisons please.

 

[Vander18]

Stop with the Hawthorne comparisons please.

I agree - Lloyd, Lucas and Hird is a perfectly reasonable goal to aim for and doesn’t involve those brown and gold bell-ends.

 

[Ati Tude]

I agree - Lloyd, Lucas and Hird is a perfectly reasonable goal to aim for and doesn’t involve those brown and gold bell-ends.

I'm just hoping they work out better than Jay Neagle, Courtney Johns and Scott Gumbleton...

 

[Vander18]

I'm just hoping they work out better than Jay Neagle, Courtney Johns and Scott Gumbleton...

Why would you even put this into the ether?

Ban him mods!

 

[Ati Tude]

Why would you even put this into the ether?

Ban him mods!

Setting the bar (low). Less disappointment that way.

I think Jones is already better than those 3 to be fair. Really looking forward to seeing how Balders works out. Could have been a real cunning plan by the Dodo to get him cheap.

 

[WindyHillWarrior]

I agree - Lloyd, Lucas and Hird is a perfectly reasonable goal to aim for and doesn’t involve those brown and gold bell-ends.

don't tarnish bell ends with comparisons to Hawthorne

 

[Vander18]

don't tarnish bell ends with comparisons to Hawthorne

I like the cut of your jib.

 

[eth-dog]

I think he's a defender. He's a good kick, reads the play better back there and I feel like we're playing a better forward (McBride) back there instead of him.

He could be a long term partner for Reid in defence.