Player Watch Jake Soligo

[Crow till I die]

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.

I actually see a little bit of kane johnson in soligo's play. Very early days but like johnson, soligo seems to have a little bit of time when he gets the ball and is a pretty good user by hand and foot. If he ends up that type of player we will have a ripper

 

[Dudersaurus]

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

NoT tALL eNoUgH.

 

[Jarman3]

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.

My concern is more about what we now do with that talent. I really don't want them to be players who come into their first year looking like they have enormous talent and potential and then get vanilla-ised (not Vanilla Iced ) by our coaching and development.

 

[CrowFrenzy]

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.

Finally...

 

[CrowToon]

Got roasted on Bounce for not passing to Murphy in the goalsquare. Got called Jack Salargo or some such. Not that you watch Bounce for any sort of journalistic standard or credibility but I feel if you are going to pot a bloke you at least get his name right.

 

[Bob Neil]

He did have the blinkers on a couple of times yesterday actually. Not sure if this is a trait we’ve seen previously but hope he cleans it up.

 

[Dewy006]

Got roasted on Bounce for not passing to Murphy in the goalsquare. Got called Jack Salargo or some such. Not that you watch Bounce for any sort of journalistic standard or credibility but I feel if you are going to pot a bloke you at least get his name right.

Yeah that wasn’t his best moment, from memory Fog scored a goal directly from the throw in from Jakes kick so it didn’t end up costing us but you’d want him making that pass in the future. Probably a good learning moment for him.

 

[StonesThrow]

Maybe payback for being burnt last week

 

[BunjiMC]

He is going to be a star. A very natural footballer....which we don't seem to get too often.

 

[Smart Fella]

Yeah that wasn’t his best moment, from memory Fog scored a goal directly from the throw in from Jakes kick so it didn’t end up costing us but you’d want him making that pass in the future. Probably a good learning moment for him.

Jake went the safe option, faked going for goal to get the throw in. He was worried Murphy would fluff the mark and dribble through for a point.

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[SugarShane]

Jake went the safe option, faked going for goal to get the throw in. He was worried Murphy would fluff the mark and dribble through for a point.

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If any of us saw Murphy streaming towards goal we'd have blazed away too. Absolutely the percentage play in that scenario.

 

[Betts are off]

Found it pretty interesting to compare the seasons stats between Jake Soligo with Ned McHenry

25

Ned Mchenry

Age

25

Ht

179cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.7

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

5.7

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.3

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

9.7

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

5.7

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

10.0

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.0

1star

below. Fairly similar output thus far, not sure if that's great news for Ned spot in the best 22 going forward though.

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Jake Soligo​ Name​ Ned McHenry​ Adelaide Crows​ Team​ Adelaide Crows​ Midfield​ Position​ Forward​ 11​ Career Games​ 44​ Eastern Ranges​ Origin​ Geelong Falcons​ January 25, 2003​ Date of Birth​ July 13, 2000​ 19yr 5mth​ Age​ 22yr 0mth​ 180cm​ Height​ 179cm​ 80kg​ Weight​ 73kg​ 2021 National Draft​ Last Drafted In​ 2018 National Draft​ Round 2, Pick #36​ Last Draft Position​ Round 1, Pick #16​ Adelaide Crows​ Last Drafted By​ Adelaide Crows​ 2022​ Stats for Season​ 2022​ 11​ Games​ 15​ 7.2​ Kicks​ 5.7​ 5.6​ Handballs​ 6.3​ 12.8​ Disposals​ 12.1​ 2.1​ Marks​ 2.3​ 0.5​ Goals​ 0.5​ 0.3​ Behinds​ 0.3​ 3.5​ Tackles​ 3.5​ 0​ Hitouts​ 0​ 1.6​ Inside 50s​ 2.3​ 0.2​ Goal Assists​ 0.5​ 1.0​ Frees For​ 1.5​ 0.6​ Frees Against​ 1.8​ 6.1​ Contested Possessions​ 5.6​ 6.7​ Uncontested Possessions​ 6.9​ 8.3​ Effective Disposals​ 8.9​ 64.8%​ Disposal Efficiency %​ 73.6%​ 2.5​ Clangers​ 3.6​ 0.3​ Contested Marks​ 0.2​ 0.2​ Marks Inside 50​ 0.2​ 1.6​ Clearances​ 0.6​ 1.6​ Rebound 50s​ 0.6​ 1.1​ One Percenters​ 1.0​ 0.1​ Bounces​ 0.1​ 75.3​ Time On Ground %​ 78.8​ 0.3​ Centre Clearances​ 0.2​ 1.3​ Stoppage Clearances​ 0.4​ 2.7​ Score Involvements​ 3.7​ 211.0​ Metres Gained​ 171.8​ 2.5​ Turnovers​ 2.7​ 2.3​ Intercepts​ 1.7​ 0.5​ Tackles Inside 50​ 0.9​ $471,000​ AFL Fantasy Price​ $427,000​ 55.0​ AFL Fantasy Score​ 50.4​ $300,000​ Supercoach Price​ $292,200​ 56.6​ Supercoach Score​ 56.1​

 

[hugecannon]

Does this include round 2 when he was the unused sub?

That throws out the averages a fair bit

 

[StonesThrow]

How is he so strong and where is his weight? 80kg for 180cm isn't far off where you'd want to be. He still looks skinny though.

 

[Soggy2112]

How is he so strong and where is his weight? 80kg for 180cm isn't far off where you'd want to be. He still looks skinny though.

I was very surprised to see he’s listed at 180cm, I feel like he looks bigger than that.

 

[Jarman3]

How is he so strong and where is his weight? 80kg for 180cm isn't far off where you'd want to be. He still looks skinny though.

Surprised McHenry is only 73kg. Doesn't look particularly slight for his height but he's only 2cm and 2kg bigger than Parnell who looks like he could be playing the Auskick at half time.

 

[Thetrader15]

The first few pages of this thread make interesting reading.

There's a bit of egg on faces stuff.

 

[Jirkago75]

Found it pretty interesting to compare the seasons stats between Jake Soligo with Ned McHenry below. Fairly similar output thus far, not sure if that's great news for Ned spot in the best 22 going forward though.

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Jake Soligo​ Name​ Ned McHenry​ Adelaide Crows​ Team​ Adelaide Crows​ Midfield​ Position​ Forward​ 11​ Career Games​ 44​ Eastern Ranges​ Origin​ Geelong Falcons​ January 25, 2003​ Date of Birth​ July 13, 2000​ 19yr 5mth​ Age​ 22yr 0mth​ 180cm​ Height​ 179cm​ 80kg​ Weight​ 73kg​ 2021 National Draft​ Last Drafted In​ 2018 National Draft​ Round 2, Pick #36​ Last Draft Position​ Round 1, Pick #16​ Adelaide Crows​ Last Drafted By​ Adelaide Crows​ 2022​ Stats for Season​ 2022​ 11​ Games​ 15​ 7.2​ Kicks​ 5.7​ 5.6​ Handballs​ 6.3​ 12.8​ Disposals​ 12.1​ 2.1​ Marks​ 2.3​ 0.5​ Goals​ 0.5​ 0.3​ Behinds​ 0.3​ 3.5​ Tackles​ 3.5​ 0​ Hitouts​ 0​ 1.6​ Inside 50s​ 2.3​ 0.2​ Goal Assists​ 0.5​ 1.0​ Frees For​ 1.5​ 0.6​ Frees Against​ 1.8​ 6.1​ Contested Possessions​ 5.6​ 6.7​ Uncontested Possessions​ 6.9​ 8.3​ Effective Disposals​ 8.9​ 64.8%​ Disposal Efficiency %​ 73.6%​ 2.5​ Clangers​ 3.6​ 0.3​ Contested Marks​ 0.2​ 0.2​ Marks Inside 50​ 0.2​ 1.6​ Clearances​ 0.6​ 1.6​ Rebound 50s​ 0.6​ 1.1​ One Percenters​ 1.0​ 0.1​ Bounces​ 0.1​ 75.3​ Time On Ground %​ 78.8​ 0.3​ Centre Clearances​ 0.2​ 1.3​ Stoppage Clearances​ 0.4​ 2.7​ Score Involvements​ 3.7​ 211.0​ Metres Gained​ 171.8​ 2.5​ Turnovers​ 2.7​ 2.3​ Intercepts​ 1.7​ 0.5​ Tackles Inside 50​ 0.9​ $471,000​ AFL Fantasy Price​ $427,000​ 55.0​ AFL Fantasy Score​ 50.4​ $300,000​ Supercoach Price​ $292,200​ 56.6​ Supercoach Score​ 56.1​

The thing that’s the stats don’t really show is that Soligo is a lot better kick and his vision is elite. Wimait for a few years and Soligo will improve on every stat where McHenry will be about the same

 

[Ramify]

How is he so strong and where is his weight? 80kg for 180cm isn't far off where you'd want to be. He still looks skinny though.

Coat Hanger Shoulders.
Should have quite the physique once he fills out.

 

[ABAB]

Found it pretty interesting to compare the seasons stats between Jake Soligo with Ned McHenry below. Fairly similar output thus far, not sure if that's great news for Ned spot in the best 22 going forward though.

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Jake Soligo​ Name​ Ned McHenry​ Adelaide Crows​ Team​ Adelaide Crows​ Midfield​ Position​ Forward​ 11​ Career Games​ 44​ Eastern Ranges​ Origin​ Geelong Falcons​ January 25, 2003​ Date of Birth​ July 13, 2000​ 19yr 5mth​ Age​ 22yr 0mth​ 180cm​ Height​ 179cm​ 80kg​ Weight​ 73kg​ 2021 National Draft​ Last Drafted In​ 2018 National Draft​ Round 2, Pick #36​ Last Draft Position​ Round 1, Pick #16​ Adelaide Crows​ Last Drafted By​ Adelaide Crows​ 2022​ Stats for Season​ 2022​ 11​ Games​ 15​ 7.2​ Kicks​ 5.7​ 5.6​ Handballs​ 6.3​ 12.8​ Disposals​ 12.1​ 2.1​ Marks​ 2.3​ 0.5​ Goals​ 0.5​ 0.3​ Behinds​ 0.3​ 3.5​ Tackles​ 3.5​ 0​ Hitouts​ 0​ 1.6​ Inside 50s​ 2.3​ 0.2​ Goal Assists​ 0.5​ 1.0​ Frees For​ 1.5​ 0.6​ Frees Against​ 1.8​ 6.1​ Contested Possessions​ 5.6​ 6.7​ Uncontested Possessions​ 6.9​ 8.3​ Effective Disposals​ 8.9​ 64.8%​ Disposal Efficiency %​ 73.6%​ 2.5​ Clangers​ 3.6​ 0.3​ Contested Marks​ 0.2​ 0.2​ Marks Inside 50​ 0.2​ 1.6​ Clearances​ 0.6​ 1.6​ Rebound 50s​ 0.6​ 1.1​ One Percenters​ 1.0​ 0.1​ Bounces​ 0.1​ 75.3​ Time On Ground %​ 78.8​ 0.3​ Centre Clearances​ 0.2​ 1.3​ Stoppage Clearances​ 0.4​ 2.7​ Score Involvements​ 3.7​ 211.0​ Metres Gained​ 171.8​ 2.5​ Turnovers​ 2.7​ 2.3​ Intercepts​ 1.7​ 0.5​ Tackles Inside 50​ 0.9​ $471,000​ AFL Fantasy Price​ $427,000​ 55.0​ AFL Fantasy Score​ 50.4​ $300,000​ Supercoach Price​ $292,200​ 56.6​ Supercoach Score​ 56.1​

His first 2 games in R1 and R2 (medical sub) were extremely poor, he only had 5 and 2 disposals.

 

[Jirkago75]

This kid just keeps getting better and better and what an elite kick. I think he will be a star in a few years.

How good was that fens off and kick to Tex

 

[maxlilly]

This kid just keeps getting better and better and what an elite kick. I think he will be a star in a few years.

How good was that fens off and kick to Tex

Soligo is a really clever footballer, gets to the front of the packs and racks them up.
And his running capacity is huge for a young guy

 

[Redleg Crow]

Draft Steal

 

[Rags_118]

Found it pretty interesting to compare the seasons stats between Jake Soligo with Ned McHenry below. Fairly similar output thus far, not sure if that's great news for Ned spot in the best 22 going forward though.

If you look at their last 5-6 games played then you can see that Soligo is getting significantly more possessions and having a bigger impact. Encouraging when these are only games 7-12 for young Soligo, but 40-45 for McHenry.

Both have had 5 x 15+ disposal games to date in their AFL careers. This took Soligo 12 games to reach. It took McHenry 38 games to reach with his last being against St Kilda in R10 this year.

 

[StonesThrow]

Not sure why he's getting compared to McHenry anyway. Soligo has shown significantly more ability in a handful of games then McHenry has shown in his whole career. They don't play the same position either.