Player Watch Jake Stringer, AFL'S biggest flop?

[windyhill]

I said nothing but watch him in the grand final. Go on , i dare you. Then come back to me,

In a game where johannison won the norm smith, for a performance where he turned it over more times than I cook a steak, I’ll go as far as saying there were no standouts for the day.

 

[HugeJohnson]

In a game where johannison won the norm smith, for a performance where he turned it over more times than I cook a steak, I’ll go as far as saying there were no standouts for the day.

How many steaks do you cook?

 

[Shinboner '07]

One of the biggest flogs to ever play the game

 

[windyhill]

One of the biggest flogs to ever play the game

Now now Tarryn.

 

[boncer34]

the grand final game. watch it and watch him. he was pathetic

And yet he was still your leading goal kicker for the season so he played well during parts of the season.

Yes he had down patches, nobody is denying that but the poster quoted clearly said his "average form from 2015 to 2021."

Do you need the definition of average explained to you? Hint, it isn't just the down patches.

 

[yodellinhank]

you really need to watch the Dogs flag , he was truly horrendous

Made the side though, didn't he?

 

[Shane Heard]

You halfwits will try and conjure up every pathetic, feeble reason on why you don’t like him.

And none of it is valid.

You know he’s an A grade talent and it just grinds your gears relentlessly that he is so dynamic and dangerous around goal.

 

[Gavin Excell]

I haven't seen him play much recently, but yesterday I thought he was pretty good. He also rotated through midfield if I wasn't mistaken which suggests his tank has improved a fair bit

 

[HeathySure]

In a game where johannison won the norm smith, for a performance where he turned it over more times than I cook a steak, I’ll go as far as saying there were no standouts for the day.

Made the side though, didn't he?

do yourself a favour and watch the game before commenting

 

[Sentinel]

As predicted at the time, has been a great trade for us. We paid SFA thanks to the Dogs’ interesting strategy of shitting on him publicly and driving his price down. He’s battled plenty of issues with his body and mind but has still been a very influential player who is very versatile and can turn a game with his presence in the middle or forward.

More than happy with what he brings, he’s a headache for the opposition to plan for and deal with every week.

Oh yeah, well the Bulldogs effectively turned the picks we got for Stringer into Josh Schache (and a pick shuffle). Schache also played on the weekend and kicked an important goal so I guess both clubs should be pretty happy with how it panned out.

 

[Partridge]

I haven't seen him play much recently, but yesterday I thought he was pretty good. He also rotated through midfield if I wasn't mistaken which suggests his tank has improved a fair bit

Thought exactly the same.

 

[Tbonefreo]

How many steaks do you cook?

Yeah you only turn it over once....

 

[yodellinhank]

do yourself a favour and watch the game before commenting

Yes, he definately made the side.

 

[My Tilly]

I haven't seen him play much recently, but yesterday I thought he was pretty good. He also rotated through midfield if I wasn't mistaken which suggests his tank has improved a fair bit

Better than good, he was brilliant.
In fact, that was typical Jake Stringer.
Dynamic, explosive and unpredictable all at the same time.

But herein lies the issue, no one would ever expect 25 disposals, 5 marks, 4 goals on a weekly basis. It's when he drops back to those 13 disposals, 2 marks, 1 goal for the next 2-3 weeks which makes you ponder his desire.
There is rarely any in-between. It's either brilliant or meh'.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Apparently they paid him for what we saw (or didn't see) last night.

He might not be the biggest flop, but would have to be up there with the laziest.

 

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[BF Tiger]

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There are some sportspeople where you think "if it wasn't for footy/cricket/... you'd just be a deadbeat" and there is Jake who is just a deadbeat.

 

[Del203211]

Just regarding how we handled trading him.
Take this however way you like - I know for a fact he was traded away due to his training standards and off field issues. He was still liked by the players but it caused rifts in the playing group around the standards/selection and the leaders had had enough.

I was shattered at the time as he was my favourite player but knowing what I know now, it was a blessing.

Has he changed now? Well I’ll leave that to you to decide.

He’s going to play well here and there but looking at him last night, he is completely wasting the backend of his career. Don’t care if he is carrying an injury or not, his body size is not up to afl standard. He was completely gassed 3-4 mins in and is clearly carrying excess weight. When’s it going to hit home that you have to work hard all year round?

 

[Toump Ass]

Big fat porker is Jake. Just not good enough.

Great thread

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Just regarding how we handled trading him.
Take this however way you like - I know for a fact he was traded away due to his training standards and off field issues. He was still liked by the players but it caused rifts in the playing group around the standards/selection and the leaders had had enough.

I was shattered at the time as he was my favourite player but knowing what I know now, it was a blessing.

Has he changed now? Well I’ll leave that to you to decide.

He’s going to play well here and there but looking at him last night, he is completely wasting the backend of his career. Don’t care if he is carrying an injury or not, his body size is not up to afl standard. He was completely gassed 3-4 mins in and is clearly carrying excess weight. When’s it going to hit home that you have to work hard all year round?

This is categorically false, players wanted him gone as much as Bevo. He did some cooked **** at the Doggies during those years.

 

[Shane Heard]

He’s cooked…but will have a massive pre season all January and do a groin in February and will be firing for round 4, 2024

 

[Del203211]

This is categorically false, players wanted him gone as much as Bevo. He did some cooked **** at the Doggies during those years.

Some did, some didn’t. Got my information from someone in the leadership group at the time.

The shit*ing in Tom Boyd’s locker is not a true story.

One example - rocking up to training mid week with that new tattoo on his chest and asking players not to touch him (for a main session). Stupid shi* like this.

 

[Mofra]

He peaked in 2015
He's naturally confident - very very confident - and that can sometimes translate to a 'I don't need to do that' attitude. Sometime the penny drops with these types (see de Goey this year), but it seems with Jake that high effort is only ever transitory

 

[HairyO]

He’s cooked…but will have a massive pre season all January and do a groin in February and will be firing for round 4, 2024

2024 is a new contract year ?

Needs to hurry up and retire and hit the Footy Legends circuit doing sports nights and telling stories about that time he did that thing.

 

[Noidnadroj]

If he trained hard and spent time on his diet and preparation, with his natural gifts he could have had an ‘A’ grade career. Instead he will retire with a ‘so so’ career behind him. Nothing wrong with that, but he has certainly largely wasted the talent he has.

And injuries are not an excuse .. he gets injured mostly because he doesn’t look after himself as an elite athlete should.


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