AFL Player #26: Kaine Baldwin - Out for extended period with stress fracture in foot - 16/2

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 33, Zach Package

 

[ant555]

Could be the next Michael Still

Well if he has the same attitude he will not make it out of the rehab group.

 

[BrunoV]

My mail was Hank was found wanting in the professionalism stakes. Could play a bit but bit of a loose canon when it came to preparation. One comment was "would have been a star in the 70's and 80's when you did not have to prepare at 100% week in and week out.

I have not seen a lot of Baldwin but the little I did see of him as an under 16 was good.

Professionalism, bah!

A long way beneath Hank.

 

[eDPS]

If he gets a fair run of it he will be our very own Jack Darling

27

Jack Darling

Age

31

Ht

191cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.4

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

14.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

4.0

5star

G

1.4

5star

 

[yodellinhank]

If this bloke gets fit he could really be something, extremely happy with this

I could be wrong but I got the impression from the club press release that he is still rehabbing.

If he gets a fair run of it...

Just how Essendon can a guy get? I bet Dodoro had him rated pretty highly...

 

[Red Black and Blue]

On the flip side, if you know you’re going to be crap, you may as well just hoard talent. Tbh I would have thought another running defender would have been handy as well

Agreed. Love the draft strategy, the mids we need aren’t there, let’s just sort out our KPP for ten years so we can target picks for the next few.

 

[JayJ20]

If he gets a fair run of it he will be our very own Jack Darling

If he stays injury free, it means we're sorted for KPPs. We were missing that strong contested marking forward.

Just how Essendon can a guy get? I bet Dodoro had him rated pretty highly...

Not just Dodoro. He could have been a first-round pick if not for the two ACLs. Worth a shot with nothing to lose.

 

[yodellinhank]

He could have been a first-round pick

My boy.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Great pick up

 

[Milanista28]

Why does it sound like his injuries are worse than your averge knee/ACL? Talented kids get picked up injured all the time Kemp, Burton, Georgiadis etc.

eDPS why did he slip till now? Glad we've taken a punt on him he looks good in highlights

 

[eDPS]

Why does it sound like his injuries are worse than your averge knee/ACL? Talented kids get picked up injured all the time Kemp, Burton, Georgiadis etc.

eDPS why did he slip till now? Glad we've taken a punt on him he looks good in highlights

The back to back ACL is the only reason he didn’t get taken, not on his ability whatsoever

 

[Milanista28]

The back to back ACL is the only reason he didn’t get taken, not on his ability whatsoever

Oh 2 ACL ok that makes sense. Poor bloke

 

[Fin ice Smuggler]

Free hit on a talented kid that we absolutely require. Let’s hope we do the right thing and put him in rehab for the year to strengthen that knee right up and let the graft settle.

The percentages say kids with 2 acl injuries don’t make it but he has the talent, the medicos just need to be patient and take a different path to the norm.

We are definitely in rebuild mode so no pressure on the kid, I don’t expect us to have a successful season, bottom 4 expectations, but that’s okay with me if theirs light at end of the tunnel with the prospect of bringing in 2 top 10 midfielders in next years draft.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

One thing I want to see is him wearing some of the club's gear.

 

[Foxx]

Who's the last star that's come from 2 recos in the early stages? I cant think of one.

 

[yodellinhank]

Who's the last star that's come from 2 recos in the early stages? I cant think of one.

Kaine Baldwin springs to mind.

 

[Maxabillions]

Who's the last star that's come from 2 recos in the early stages? I cant think of one.

Max Gawn

 

[Haychh]

Who's the last star that's come from 2 recos in the early stages? I cant think of one.

Gawn is the best example, although he’s probably more the exception and not the rule. There’s countless young players who never make it because of ACL injuries suffered when they’re young and there’s a reason we don’t know who a lot of them are.

That being said, given the wraps on the kid and our need for a quality player in his position I’m more than happy with this free swing.

 

[DallasCrane316]

Who's the last star that's come from 2 recos in the early stages? I cant think of one.

Nic Nat - maybe not in the early stages but he definitely bounced back from them.

 

[Crow till I die]

Free hit on a talented kid that we absolutely require. Let’s hope we do the right thing and put him in rehab for the year to strengthen that knee right up and let the graft settle.

The percentages say kids with 2 acl injuries don’t make it but he has the talent, the medicos just need to be patient and take a different path to the norm.

We are definitely in rebuild mode so no pressure on the kid, I don’t expect us to have a successful season, bottom 4 expectations, but that’s okay with me if theirs light at end of the tunnel with the prospect of bringing in 2 top 10 midfielders in next years draft.

Sorry to come back on your board again but that is the best approach to take imo..have him in cotton wool this year and slowly build loads etc and play the long game. This kid IF he can get through his acl problems could be a very very good long term forward for you guys. At age 16 he was a real standout. Once again good luck and fingers crossed for him

 

[Fin ice Smuggler]

Interesting that whilst it’s 2 serious ACL injuries the 2nd was a partial tear. He still needs full rehab in a professional organisation to prepare for rigours of AFL seniors but as Mick Malthouse once quoted ‘The Ox is Patient’.

Talented SA prospect to miss second straight season

Kaine Baldwin won't play again in 2020 after injuring his knee

www.afl.com.au

 

[fairbump_playon]

Imagine the sliding doors moment where we pick up Kaine Waterman and Alec Baldwin

 

[JuniorWatch]

So when was the last time he played/what stage is his rehab at?

 

[JayJ20]

Crazy good overhead. Very nice contested mark




I hope his body holds up. If it does, he has the talent to make it at AFL level.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Just how Essendon can a guy get? I bet Dodoro had him rated pretty highly...

Dodoro had him in his top 10

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I don't know if this is a stretch but Baldwin was rated the 3rd best South Aussie of the 2002 babies at one stage.

Riley Thilthorpe and Luke Edwards were rated higher with Corey Durdin not far behind Baldwin.