AFL Player #15: Jayden Laverde

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 7, Nuggs Bunny

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Time to start delivering next year. Size and body no excuse.

Has promised a bit then fallen off a little.

Seemed composed first few games but was very rushed this year. No idea what type of player he'll become.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Time to start delivering next year. Size and body no excuse.

Has promised a bit then fallen off a little.

Seemed composed first few games but was very rushed this year. No idea what type of player he'll become.

Missed half the season with a shoulder injury.

 

[Shane Hird]

Time to start delivering next year. Size and body no excuse.

Has promised a bit then fallen off a little.

Seemed composed first few games but was very rushed this year. No idea what type of player he'll become.

Time to start delivering?

The only thing stopping him from unleashing his full range of sublime football powers is not having elite fitness levels.

And he's just a kid.

I've said it before..They can't all start off fast out of the blocks ike a Rama career.

 

[Laverde2Smack]

keen to see what he can do next year injury free... will surprise many I think

Given how highly people rate him I don't think many would be surprised.

 

[Laverde2Smack]

Time to start delivering next year. Size and body no excuse.

Has promised a bit then fallen off a little.

Seemed composed first few games but was very rushed this year. No idea what type of player he'll become.

Don't you have anything better to do than to constantly troll the Essendon board? Piss of to your own clubs board.

 

[revival_mode]

Given how highly people rate him I don't think many would be surprised.

haha rated on here... nowhere else really. should change that to will surprise some opposition

 

[Doss]

As usual, comes in off the long run and misses the pitch by a long way.

 

[carnthedons]

As usual, comes in off the long run and misses the pitch by a long way.

Harmison-esque

 

[Unfazed]

I thought he was good against Carlton. Involved in some important linkages to get the ball up forward.

 

[Despair]

Doesn't have many wasteful possessions.
Great at kicking to leading targets.
Even greater at being a leading target. Strong mitts.
Set shot kicking was initially promising but started to let him down toward the end of the season. Not worried going forward though.
Hopefully continues to develop himself into Guile!

 

[Mr_McBoogerBalls]

Doesn't have many wasteful possessions.
Great at kicking to leading targets.
Even greater at being a leading target. Strong mitts.
Set shot kicking was initially promising but started to let him down toward the end of the season. Not worried going forward though.
Hopefully continues to develop himself into Guile! Duke Nukem 3D

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EFA

 

[Summer Nights]

For a guy with an apparently impressive rig, he really isn't muscular beyond the norm. He just has a great aesthetic frame to build from.

 

[DapperJong]

For a guy with an apparently impressive rig, he really isn't muscular beyond the norm. He just has a great aesthetic frame to build from.

I believe the term is aesthetic AF

 

[Summer Nights]

I believe the term is aesthetic AF

Dem high cheekbones

 

[DapperJong]

Dem high cheekbones

At my peak I had a footballers body (Nathan Foley)

 

[carnthedons]

At my peak I had a footballers body (Nathan Foley)

Me too, Lance Whitnall

 

[carnthedons]

Also DapperJong how did you get rid of Axel's body? Was it piece by piece and that's why he was always injured?

 

[DapperJong]

Also DapperJong how did you get rid of Axel's body? Was it piece by piece and that's why he was always injured?

Ate him, obvs.

 

[bomberman500]

I once had the pleasure of having Sheeds come down for a coaching session with my U/16s rep squad way back when.

He said it usually takes 3 full pre-seasons to turn a kid with talent who occasionally flashes brilliance into an AFL level footballer.
Watching the difference in the giants from the their first 2 seasons when they were whipping boys occasionally playing a quarter or to winning a handful of games and being competitive in most others.

I think with a full pre-season behind Laverde to build his tank he will be massively improved next season

 

[akiva]

Would he be ready to play more play more midfield then forward next season?

 

[Mr_McBoogerBalls]

Can't see why not, I believe that's where he is headed. He had a few injuries this year so it made sense to play him in the Forward line. Prior to his collarbone, pretty sure he was playing in the Midfield (both against Geelong in the regular season and in the NAB Cup)

 

[Alfred E Neuman]

Didn't know about this till I read the article.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...g-after-appendix-surgery-20161119-gst1tf.html

 

[Lore]

Didn't know about this till I read the article.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...g-after-appendix-surgery-20161119-gst1tf.html

Yeah I saw that article last night too. Unusual for stuff to come out through the papers. The hooker interview as well, wonder if the club is trying to cultivate goodwill with the media.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Can't see why not, I believe that's where he is headed. He had a few injuries this year so it made sense to play him in the Forward line. Prior to his collarbone, pretty sure he was playing in the Midfield (both against Geelong in the regular season and in the NAB Cup)

The idea of him not being a midfielder makes me sad. I want to see him in there doing grunt work.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

The idea of him not being a midfielder makes me sad. I want to see him in there doing grunt work.

Hasn't shown that he can.

He's physique is crisp as hell, but he hasn't shown he can be what we all want him to be!