AFL Player #26: Kaine Baldwin - Out for extended period with stress fracture in foot - 16/2

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 33, Zach Package

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

We have to lead the way in innovation! once upon a time the average FF was prob like 180cm in a few decades the average midfielder will be 200cm+ Due to Essendon midfield destroying the league with their 2 giant midfielders Baldwin & Cox

Henceforth known as BaldCox.

 

[TheUnicorn]

Henceforth known as BaldCox.

 

[Keystone agony]

Taking the big bodied midfielder thing to ridiculous levels….

Is he any bigger than Bont and Cripps?

I think what Rendell was saying back when he was 15/16/17 he was playing as a midfielder then grew eDPS Did you happen to follow Baldwin real early or hear of this? Or did i mis hear Rendell or was he talking more crack pipe

 

[eDPS]

Is he any bigger than Bont and Cripps?

I think what Rendell was saying back when he was 15/16/17 he was playing as a midfielder then grew eDPS Did you happen to follow Baldwin real early or hear of this? Or did i mis hear Rendell or was he talking more crack pipe

Baldwin has been a big key forward for a long time, must be thinking of another player

 

[Haychh]

Link?

Scroll to 3rd slide

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Scroll to 3rd slide

Thanks!

 

[blitzer]

Judging purely from these pictures but....wouldn't it be great if he could be the stand, wrestle and mark target that could play deep. That would fit so well with Jones who is the roaming type up the ground and Wright who probably operates best around the 50m arc type area but lacks the sheer physical strength to wrestle with the bigger defenders deep.
That would seem like a setup where we could play each to their strengths rather than shoe-horning them into a role which may not their best fit individually.

 

[ILikeCheese]

Judging purely from these pictures but....wouldn't it be great if he could be the stand, wrestle and mark target that could play deep. That would fit so well with Jones who is the roaming type up the ground and Wright who probably operates best around the 50m arc type area but lacks the sheer physical strength to wrestle with the bigger defenders deep.
That would seem like a setup where we could play each to their strengths rather than shoe-horning them into a role which may not their best fit individually.

Hawkins mould for size and strength would be awesome

 

[The Donners]

Hawkins mould for size and strength would be awesome

Same old school 1930s/1940s looks!

 

[IHurley]

What's his accuracy like? From his early videos he looked like a nice kick but presumably there's stats somewhere.

 

[ghostdog]

Geez I hope the B-Unit is AFL ready by R1. If he has a great season and we find ourselves cashed up and not having to chase Ben King

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Ben King

Age

23

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

at all, we'll be in such a good position...
to chase Tom Green

12

Tom Green

Age

23

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

5star

.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Geez I hope the B-Unit is AFL ready by R1. If he has a great season and we find ourselves cashed up and not having to chase Ben King at all, we'll be in such a good position...
to chase Tom Green.

Personally I hope Ben King stays at GCFC and they turn into an actual club

 

[ghostdog]

Personally I hope Ben King stays at GCFC and they turn into an actual club

I wouldn't be unhappy if King came to EFC, but I think everyone would probably like to see GC rise up. Good for football and good to see an underdog finally make things click.

 

[Keystone agony]

The only club I want to see rise up is our club

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Personally I hope Ben King stays at GCFC and they turn into an actual club

I hope that too. But history isn't on their side and neither is their current trajectory.

But if he does leave and want to return to Victoria, then I'd be doing everything to grab him.

 

[SydneyBomber]

The only club I want to see rise up is our club

Yep. Not sure it's possible to care less about any other club than I do at this point given our last few years, but I really don't.

 

[Keystone agony]

Yep. Not sure it's possible to care less about any other club than I do at this point given our last few years, but I really don't.

Last few years. Try 17 years!

 

[ghostdog]

The only club I want to see rise up is our club

Gah! Of course!

 

[VelvetSledge]

Looks like he could kick the cover off the footy without much effort at all

 

[RedmanWasHere]

The big, bulky Baldwin got a mention here.

Knocking on the door: Who's yet to make an AFL debut at your club?

Ahead of the NAB AFL Draft next week, we look at which faces are still waiting in the wings to run out for your team

www.afl.com.au

 

[Schnitzengruben]

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Looks like he could kick the cover off the footy without much effort at all

Looks like he started puberty shortly after he was born.

 

[Godzke]

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Looks like he could kick the cover off the footy without much effort at all

You can tell he hasn't played AFL footy by the fact he hasn't waxed his legs yet

 

[Lore]

Pre-season | Kaine Baldwin

Young key forward Kaine Baldwin delves into how he's tackling his first full pre-season.

www.essendonfc.com.au

Pre-season vid. Don't remember if he's been interviewed on the club website before

 

[Old Campaigner]

His focus on quad bulk certainly worked

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Should give him the nickname...Tucker Budzyn. He's a fluffy unit.