Player Watch Jake Soligo

[glengowan]

Soligo is really impressive. Looks like our winger for the next 10 years.

 

[Velvet George]

Soligo is really impressive. Looks like our winger for the next 10 years.

He will be a mid. Nicks said he was drafted as a mid and they will give him some midfield time.

That has to start now. Plenty of first year mids get midfield time, it appears after Jones we are gun shy, but not all young mids are Jones’s.

 

[Danger in Texas]

He will be a mid. Nicks said he was drafted as a mid and they will give him some midfield time.

That has to start now. Plenty of first year mids get midfield time, it appears after Jones we are gun shy, but not all young mids are Jones’s.

I see him rolling through the midfield as a balanced mid, but starting games on a wing. It’s great that we have a player who could genuinely develop the ability to play both roles well (touch wood)

 

[BRL121]

I see him rolling through the midfield as a balanced mid, but starting games on a wing. It’s great that we have a player who could genuinely develop the ability to play both roles well (touch wood)

He's a footballer. He's very balanced and calm and doesn't seem prone to howlers, unlike many in the team.
That he has started on the flanks, like most new midfielders, and done much better than most of them, is a very good sign. It suggests that he may do even better when moved to the midfield.

 

[SuperBashBros]

Sogs dominated the SANFL game he was given a run in the middle. Tackled hard and spread hard from stoppage.

Will be inside more and more as his body develops.

 

[bigman]

Love the way this kid see's the play unfolding in front of him. And how he has the quick thinking, depth perception, and ability to use touch in his disposal to ensure it gets to the next player.

Its early, but it certainly seems like his decision making has to be right up there on our list. So rarely butchers a possession! A lot of very seasoned Crows players could take a leaf of Jake's book in that department

TAYLOR is another with these qualities. Broken wrist stymied his development. Had average game on weekend. Very good decision maker And highly skilled

 

[BRL121]

TAYLOR is another with these qualities. Broken wrist stymied his development. Had average game on weekend. Very good decision maker And highly skilled

He has been very poor in his last couple.

 

[jello_bello]

He has been very poor in his last couple.

bit harsh.
first game back from a broken thumb and most of the team playing like they were already on holiday, and then this last game he was shunted out of the midfield in the second half playing in AFC no-mans land of half forward.

 

[Dangerousfield]

Jake has beeen the highlight for me this year, even more than the flashiness of Rachele. Jake just oozes class and confidence.

I'm just hoping we don't do to him what we mystifyingly do to every other young player - assist them to regress!

 

[conVINCEd]

bit harsh.
first game back from a broken thumb and most of the team playing like they were already on holiday, and then this last game he was shunted out of the midfield in the second half playing in AFC no-mans land of half forward.

On the highlights, commentators mentioned early in the second quarter how Taylor had had a heap of the ball.

He finished the game with 11 touches.

 

[John Who]

In the above video (near the end), 2 good examples of play that really exemplifies what this kid’s about:

• taking a big mark running with the flight of the ball against the flow of heavy traffic = courageous.
• deft kick along the ground to a team mate, while a handpass would have been blocked by an opponent = talent + footy brain.

This kid’s the real deal. He kind of reminds me of Zak Butters

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Zak Butters

Age

25

Ht

181cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

7.7

3star

HB

6.7

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.8

3star

D

14.7

4star

K

8.9

4star

HB

5.9

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.1

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

- classy, skilful, no-nonsense, tough nut.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Nearly

 

[Danger in Texas]

Continues to show that great mix of class and toughness. And even got a few CBA's!

The fact he's winning 20 touches at AFL level as a 180cm 19-year-old is super impressive, especially for a pick in the mid 30's

 

[Golumless]

Continues to show that great mix of class and toughness. And even got a few CBA's!

The fact he's winning 20 touches at AFL level as a 180cm 19-year-old is super impressive, especially for a pick in the mid 30's

I'm definitely interested in what a pre-season with Burgess does to Soligo. Has really bolted as the year went on.

 

[CrowFrenzy]

Has leap frogged the 1st round draft picks to be our most promising youngster.

 

[Danger in Texas]

I'm definitely interested in what a pre-season with Burgess does to Soligo. Has really bolted as the year went on.

Would be great to see another player make the 2nd year jump like Berry has. Him and Rachele. Seems to be a rarity amongst our youth

 

[Dangerousfield]

Liking what I'm seeing, looks a long term player.

 

[Stone Sour]

Has become one of my fav players

 

[97-98]

Has become one of my fav players

Tough as nail, runs both ways, quick hands, neat kick, dual sided. What's not to like?

 

[JennyTalia]

Nearly

I always think of this with soligo. Love some old John fahey

 

[ABAB]

Tough as nail, runs both ways, quick hands, neat kick, dual sided. What's not to like?

You forgot footy brains, that delay left handball in the centre to release his team mate in the open.

 

[maxlilly]

Soligo is doing fantastic in his first year.
Does so many good things and does the basics well.
Did have a couple of fumbles under pressure yesterday which I haven't seen before.
Shows in his first game on HFF how it should be played, going to be hard for Ned to get back int he team now

 

[CrowFrenzy]

Looks like a real player of the future for us. Love his courage, skill and football instinct. A natural footballer.

 

[Wazzy36]

The fact that we got a multiple year contract extension for both sog and Rachelle before the season shows someone at the club can identify talent.

 

[John Who]

The fact that we got a multiple year contract extension for both sog and Rachelle before the season shows someone at the club can identify talent.

Seems like there’s a genuine effort at the club to not only identify talent in the draft picks, but to help keep these talents as long-term players. Really important in a rebuild to keep them for as long as we can, instead of losing talents a la Lever, Cameron, McGovern etc.

I can actually see Soligo as well as Rachele being match winners like the 3 names in the above. Both of them have really good footskills and genuine footy smarts. Both are in my top 2 youngsters that I’m keen to see how they’d fare by 50 games.