Player Watch #41: Jacob Konstanty

[zoomba23]

Dam i hope you are not right with this surely, we can't be training that bad can we. Come on track watchers help me out with some fair dinkum opinions.

I've been to a few over the last couple of years and there's only one that sticks in my mind in terms of the exertion levels I saw them reach, and it involved a built-in yo-yo test. Every other session (probably six or seven others, both pre-season and during) looked very light indeed for professional athletes. It felt like they were dancing around and avoiding the things that they know deep down need to be done

 

[North1411]

I’ve probably filled too many threads with this, but I feel he’s another victim of our lack of intensity at training……..ipso facto, when the intensity ramps up on game day he’s just a touch “off” the pace and over runs the ball or fumbles at crucial times.
Actually think he’s got some weapons.

Is our training standards why he didn't get a game at Sydney?

 

[TruRoo]

Another amazing game from him

6 disposals, 2 tackles, 0 goals

How many ****ing chances does this bloke get? Its getting embarrassing

Playing as a small forward in our set up is a bit of a black hole, but he just doesn’t help himself.

Chalk another one up for north picking up a player from a better system that was rotting in the twos and finding out why they weren’t getting a game.

 

[Possession]

Needs to kick those sneaky ones he keeps stuffing up right on the goal line.

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

Playing as a small forward in our set up is a bit of a black hole, but he just doesn’t help himself.

Chalk another one up for north picking up a player from a better system that was rotting in the twos and finding out why they weren’t getting a game.

he clearly has the attributes and mindset to make it, give him time

 

[King Corey]

Backing him in. Can play.

 

[trooroo4life]

Playing as a small forward in our set up is a bit of a black hole, but he just doesn’t help himself.

Chalk another one up for north picking up a player from a better system that was rotting in the twos and finding out why they weren’t getting a game.

He’s behind on development due to all the missed time with injuries, especially the foot injuries where he wasn’t able to maintain fitness.

I think he’s shown enough to still warrant pumping games into. There’s a player there, may never be an elite small forward but something to work with until we do get one imo.

 

[shinboner magic]

Needs a rest

If you ain’t touching or hitting the scoreboard- you need to be getting 5 plus tackles a game

I’d bring in Payne for him this week

 

[Twinkletoes]

Backing him in. Can play.

He’s played 7 AFL games. Persist!

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Needs a rest

If you ain’t touching or hitting the scoreboard- you need to be getting 5 plus tackles a game

I’d bring in Payne for him this week

If Payne is being brought in, it should be to accompany JK.

 

[shinboner magic]

If Payne is being brought in, it should be to accompany JK.

You’d want one of them to be an offensive threat

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

You’d want one of them to be an offensive threat

True, but I will settle for a couple of sheep dogs locking it in, at least in the short term.

 

[ferball]

If Payne is being brought in, it should be to accompany JK.

100%

 

[amaz199]

Essendon* hate defending small forwards.

Keep playing him.

 

[TruRoo]

spud

 

[The Nostradamus]

spud

Lol
The bloke is tough and classy

 

[TruRoo]

Lol
The bloke is tough and classy

Because he executed an afl level kick inside 50 with his fourth touch of the game 10 minutes into the second half?

You have been on this site for years and you’ve made as many good calls as konstanty’s had touches

 

[TruRoo]

Lol
The bloke is tough and classy

Classy 5 touches and no goals tonight.

**** me, we get better footy analysis from cooper grech

 

[Joshen]

Someone needs to tell him that he is a small forward. Frustrating the amount of times he flies for the ball when our talls are in the area.

And stop giving away dumb free kicks.

 

[travelli]

Lol
The bloke is tough and classy

He's not doing enough. I'd rather persist with Hansen jnr. At least he kicks them and can get a few touches around the ground.

 

[travelli]

I also can't stand the fact he shoosed the crowd when we were 10 goals down. Immature. Embarrassing.

 

[Kciza]

He's never going to be a player that accumulates possessions, but gee he works hard to put pressure on. He's Kayne Turner

28

Kayne Turner

Age

29

Ht

180cm

Wt

71kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

5.7

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.5

5star

MG

150.3

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.8

5star

but extremely clean whenever he gets the ball.

Might end up a whipping boy while we're bad, but get used to him because he's going to be a fixture for a few years

 

[scottywiper]

Dear lord. Could we just find a small forward who knows where the goals are. Every club has a few blokes who kick 1-2 most weeks and 3-4 every so often
Ours kick 3-4 a year.
This is disgusting list management

 

[Roosurgence]

Let’s face it, he’s just Kayne Turner

28

Kayne Turner

Age

29

Ht

180cm

Wt

71kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

5.7

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.5

5star

MG

150.3

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.8

5star

reincarnated.

Goes hard, has a real crack, but next to none hurt factor.

It’s not his fault, but what I would give for a dangerous small forward that makes opposition defenders nervous they can also hit the scoreboard.

 

[TruRoo]

He's never going to be a player that accumulates possessions, but gee he works hard to put pressure on. He's Kayne Turner but extremely clean whenever he gets the ball.

Who gives a **** how “clean” he is when he gets the ball 5 times a game and kicks a goal every 3 weeks?

Thats not AFL standard.

There’s “never going to be a player that accumulates possessions” and there’s being ****ing invisible.