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

 

[eth-dog]

Hopefully we get the Kayo game this week if it goes ahead, given GWS are a finals chance so we get to watch

 

[ant555]

so you're saying it wasn't healed sufficiently and that a knock caused a reoccurrence of the prior injury?

Or are you saying it's a fresh unrelated injury? very unlucky if that's the case...

Same hammy and was healed but getting a knee to it started the bleeding again . It was pure bad luck.

 

[ant555]

And his leg did beak in half .

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

Played a half in a scratch match this weekend and got through unscathed

No way, don't believe it after reading the last couple pages I was convinced of

 

[citizen-erased]

website report has done nothing to qualm my excitement for this kid
fwd pressure causing scores, kicking his own goals, love it

 

[Lore]

Sounds like the kid has been channeling his inner Shiel haha

Like Caldwell, Baldwin made his presence felt in a half of footy, booting two goals and laying several bone-crunching tackles.

The 19-year-old, who last week signed a one-year contract extension after arriving at Essendon in this year's pre-season supplemental selection period, has made dual recoveries from two separate ACL injuries in his short career.

Tudor said Baldwin showed glimpses of what saw him touted as a first-round draft pick in 2020, praising the South Australian for his time well spent on the sidelines.

"Kaine played the first half and only had one rotation each quarter, so he played a fair bit of game time. He just looked really strong," he said.

"As a key-position player, his want to defend, tackle and apply pressure in our forward half created two or three goals. His first goal was from a really physical tackle. It was really exciting and the boys were up and about.

"The most impressive thing was his understanding of how we want to play. He’s done a lot of work to get to this point, not just physically but understanding how we play.

"He’s done a lot of extra work with coaches and by himself just watching vision and understanding our game-plan. Even when we’ve got VFL training on Monday night, you look around and he’s out there on the nets doing some extra hands and touch work by himself.

"It’s (hard work) really paid off for him. It’s a great example of not wasting time and being in a hurry to join in.

"Like Caldwell, he had very good touch and gave himself every chance to play well because of what he's done in long-term rehab. 'Lynchy' (head of rehabilitation Ashley Lynch) and the medical and high-performance teams have done an amazing job with both of the boys."

...

"It was a high-class scratch match. A lot of these games can be open and flowing, but this was a really tough, contested game with lots of defence from Sydney, but also from our guys. It was like a proper VFL game," he said.

"We got everything we needed out of it. Our guys on the fringe got good game-time and performed well, and I know ‘Truck’ (senior coach Ben Rutten

Ben Rutten

Age

40

Ht

190cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.4

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

7.0

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.6

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.0

3star

) will be really happy with the quality of the game. If anything happens with injuries and changes need to happen, there are some guys who have put their hands up.

"No one is petering out the year in the VFL. They’re all having a crack and trying to deliver on game day to give themselves every chance to put pressure on the senior guys."

'He was next level': Caldwell stars in return, Baldwin back

Jye Caldwell makes a stirring return, while Kaine Baldwin impresses in his first hitout as a Bomber.

www.essendonfc.com.au

Also, we have a viking red beard alert:

 

[ant555]

Guess he was cleared to play

 

[Donakebab]

Sounds extremely promising. If this guy comes on from a free hit it will be a massive bonus for our forward line.


Also keep the beard Kaine, the Viking look >>>>>> old timey criminal from a silent film.

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

Sounds like the kid has been channeling his inner Shiel haha

'He was next level': Caldwell stars in return, Baldwin back

Jye Caldwell makes a stirring return, while Kaine Baldwin impresses in his first hitout as a Bomber.

www.essendonfc.com.au

Also, we have a viking red beard alert:
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Quietly excited.
Plus kid has a look about him that suggests if he wasn't playing footy he'd be heisting trains on horseback

 

[JT_the_Man]

Got to say, between this performance and the fact he was once projected to be a first round pick I am very excited about what he could be.

 

[boncer34]

We don't have to put the curtain around him?

 

[fairbump_playon]

We don't have to put the curtain around him?

Kaine "Chalk Outline" Baldwin

(Have you ever seen a chalk outline with thighs that meaty?)

 

[Schnitzengruben]

This bloke is an absolute behemoth. Is he the son of Zeus?

 

[eth-dog]

This bloke is an absolute behemoth. Is he the son of Zeus?

I've heard Poseidon

 

[Schnitzengruben]

I've heard Poseidon

Well he, Wright and Jones could make a very good trident.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Baldwin's thighs alone honestly look like they would stick tackles better than Cutler.

 

[citizen-erased]

Well he, Wright and Jones could make a very good trident.

Want

 

[Donakebab]

This bloke is an absolute behemoth. Is he the son of Zeus?

I've heard Poseidon

With that beard he's clearly the progeny of Tormund Giantsbane.

 

[Lore]

This bloke is an absolute behemoth. Is he the son of Zeus?

I've heard Poseidon

Looks more like Thor imo (the traditional red haired version, not the American blond);

 

[Lore]

With that beard he's clearly the progeny of Tormund Giantsbane.

Also this

 

[Old Campaigner]

In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute unit

Also the stuff about him doing extra training while everyone else is packing up is really good to hear. Always a good sign when someone with obvious talent is still prepared to put in the extra yards.

 

[Ati Tude]

Gosh, we all get excited by a shiny new FF don't we?

 

[yodellinhank]

Guess he was cleared to play

A half. Half cleared to play.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Gosh, we all get excited by a shiny new FF don't we?

100% yes and don’t take it away from us

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Gosh, we all get excited by a shiny new FF don't we?

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