AFL Player 42: Jayden Nguyen - He tackles so we extended his contract.

[VelvetSledge]

 

[EnolaGay]

All the best the young fella. Papley will be a nice test.

 

[davidgoes4wce]

I know there is a large Vietnamese community in Sydney, im sure from the streets of Bankstown, Cabramatta and Liverpool- they will come down to support Jayden.

its kind of a monumental occasion for Australian sports. I mean I have heard of NBA players/ NFL players with bits and part heritage of Vietnamese playing over there. There is also a trend in international tennis with players from that origin, names that immediately ring a bell is Brandon Nakishima.

 

[Runk]

Is he ready? Seems like a great kid.

 

[Zach Package]

Go Jayden! Looking for wheels

 

[jannissary]

 

[jannissary]

that little push on papley was really funny

 

[Duckworth]

Looked pretty good.

 

[Yoda_]

He was obviously given a very specific lock down role because hes been off the leash at VFL level often taking the game on. Seemed it was lock down Paps one, lock down paps two. Im ok with that because it shows his coach ability.

Big positive today

 

[Unfazed]

Very nice debut. Hopefully he gets the chance to back it up next week.

 

[mike14]

Cracked in hard. Can't ask for much more at this point. Hopefully they give him a few more to see what he can do

 

[Yoda_]

 

[Vindicater]

He had a super athletic spoil in the first half where he bounced up and then won the contested ball.

Kid has something.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

If Nguyen can play lockdown, maybe McGrath can be freed to play further up the ground for a few seasons?

Was impressed by his debut, kid has some fire too!

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Yeah I like him. Great vigour and can tell there's a bit of mongrel/smartarse in him which I like and think we need more of.

 

[doug85]

If Nguyen can play lockdown, maybe McGrath can be freed to play further up the ground for a few seasons?

Was impressed by his debut, kid has some fire too!

I think I’d rather McGrath plays a lock down role than anything more advanced

 

[naraku]

Wasn't embarrassed at all against Papley.
Thought he showed a lot be hopeful about.

 

[windyhill]

Well done Jayden, you played on one of the worlds greatest campaigners today and beat him.

 

[crackers65]

Yeah I like him. Great vigour and can tell there's a bit of mongrel/smartarse in him which I like and think we need more of.

Yep, not smartarse, just confidence and the want to do well. Very impressed with the young fella.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Impressed, reckon he will make it based on that debut

His athleticism is easily at the level, concentrated well too

More than that he looks to have a dose of class that elevates him above say Lual.

 

[Skipper_]

The athleticism with some of his spoils really surprised me.

For a debutant he held his own in pretty much every contest as well, especially in comparison to Clarke/Lual/Johnson getting pushed off the ball at times this year (which is to be expected).

 

[davidgoes4wce]

The funny about Nguyen stepping over Papley was Dermott Brereton in commentary calling him 'Newey'.

Howie and Dermie talking about his potential tasks next week, possibly Stengle or the Saints Jack Higgins.

 

[eth-dog]

The step over. Such disrespect. I love it

 

[Happyskeret]

He is hard as a rock with a competitive edge.

 

[davidgoes4wce]

I would love to see the reaction of the fans, the teammates , the family if he ever kicked a goal at AFL level.

Any idea if he can kick goals?

 

[jannissary]

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