Injury Jarrad Jansen - hamstring strain

[Pivo]

Id be happy to get a debut for starters. . Not many mids have gone two season without a game have they?

Jansen is beginning to dispel the adage that a "big body warrants automatic senior selection" (let alone success), especially for midfielders.

Hopefully he can recover well, put together some good games in the VFL and start pressing because we certainly need some options in the middle of the ground but, as has been mentioned, the lack of NAB exposure this year is something of a concern.

 

[catswhiskers]

That u-tube clip of Jansen showed exaclty what Gore has been up to. Plus another 20 inside possessions and a bagful of tackles per game.

 

[Farmer2Goggin]

Wishing him a speedy recovery.
He has the capacity to introduce a big , strong body into the midfield mix - we absolutley need that at the moment.

 

[CharacterFirst]

Not quite. Egan went to school with James Kelly. He's actually 5 months older - he'll turn 32 in July.

I didn't think it looked right when I typed it.

 

[strauchnyy]

I just posted something similar in the walker thread...

Jansen to me, has all the natural strengths to be a great tagger.

Word is he is struggling with the free flowing part of the game but excels at stoppage work. He can therefore have an influence tagging players at stoppages. He has size and just like ling and Crowley, can use it to bollock his opponent. He also played as a defender prior to the u18s champs and knows how to stop an opponent.

He seems to be struggling as a normal mid, why not channel his natural strengths towards a position he appears suited to?

Will Scott see it that way? Doubt it.

 

[Rewind101]

can use it to bollock his opponent

 

[Partridge]

Jansen is beginning to dispel the adage that a "big body warrants automatic senior selection" (let alone success), especially for midfielders.

I was starting to think the adage was 'apply a ridiculous nickname to an young or unproven player (i.e. "pig", "bull"), and instant success is guaranteed'.