Past Player of the Week - Jay Nash

[The Speaker]

Jay Nash

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DOB: 21/12/1985​

Height: 188 cm

Weight: 84 kg

Playing number: 38 (2005-2007), 17 (2008-2009)

Arrived: Drafted with pick 28 in the 2003 AFL draft

Debut: Round 16 vs Collingwood, 2005

Games: 43

Goals: 10

Departed: Traded to Port Adelaide at the end of the 2009 season

Jay Nash was a medium size midfielder/defender from South Australia. Having played for Nuriootpa in the Barossa in his junior days, he went to play for the all-conquering Central Districts in the SANFL, where he was spotted by Essendon and picked up in the 2003 draft. After an earlier-than-expected debut in 2005 playing on Nathan Buckley, Nash slowly pushed his way into the first 22, playing seven matches in 2006 and eleven in a 2007 that was hampered by a foot injury.

But while these two years were full of promise thanks to some good skills, his 2008 was more disappointing, as, despite playing all but one game for the year, he was shown to have defensive deficiencies. This was, perhaps, what was to cost him the following year, in which he only played two games. Frustrated with not breaking into the firsts, he was traded to Port Adelaide at the end of 2009 (as part of the Mark Williams deal), where he lasted on more season. He has since returned to play for Central Districts, where he won a premiership in 2010, as well as Nuriootpa.

 

[yaco55]

Decent player - Thought he may have played more games - Not a good one-on-one defender.

 

[The Dustbin]

Those silky foot skills.

 

[eth-dog]

Great skills. Pity he couldn't defend.

 

[CourtzMajora]

Went to high school with this guy, shame he couldn't make it.

Didn't realise he was playing for Nuri though.

 

[Pweter]

If a defender didn't have to defend, Nash would've been great.

Great skills as mentioned, but as the years went on he was exposed as not having the best football brain. I don't think he ever stopped trying, just that he wasn't good enough.

 

[Ashton Agar]

He was a part of the Mark Williams 4 way deal wasn't he?

 

[Kong]

Still find it hilarious that Port actually gave us a pick for this guy.

 

[vast]

Got knocked out in Hirdy and Sheeds last game at the G against richmond iirc. Actually that may have been his last game for us.

 

[boncer34]

I remember Hird delivering him the ball when he promptly slotted one from 60 and thought we had a gem.

 

[Doss]

Got knocked out in Hirdy and Sheeds last game at the G against richmond iirc. Actually that may have been his last game for us.

Nah, played another two years after that.

For someone who played not that long ago, I really have very few memories of Nash. It's odd.

 

[Darealrath]

I thought he was going to make it. Great kick; seemed to always kick it where he wanted too, only problem was that he sometimes wouldn't seen the opposition player in a position to intercept.

The late Sheedy/Knights era seems more bizarre every year.

 

[Burzum]

Still find it hilarious that Port actually gave us a pick for this guy.

Wasn't one of the picks we spent on Carlisle?

 

[Ambrosia]

My best memory of Nash was when he got a mark/free kick on the 50m arc and my father and I were wondering why no one from Essendon was on the Goal line. Nash then calmly slotted the goal through post height.

 

[eth-dog]

Wasn't one of the picks we spent on Carlisle?

Nope, the deal was essentially:

Pick 33 (Long) for Nash + 42
Pick 24 (Carlisle) + Williams for pick 16 (Lovett pick).

In the end we were laughing. Basically got Carlisle and Williams for someone we sacked and a bloke we were going to delist

 

[ant555]

I blame the number 17, looked like being a good player until he changed numbers

 

[Essendonia]

To be fair, no-one really defended much during his time at the club.

 

[Plugger46]

Went to high school with this guy, shame he couldn't make it.

Didn't realise he was playing for Nuri though.

Won a premiership last year..

 

[CourtzMajora]

Won a premiership last year..

I wrote that 2 years ago ...

 

[Plugger46]

I wrote that 2 years ago ...

oh