Toast You wish you were Lachie Jones

[Ford Fairlane]

The kid is 24k gold.

Even the Vicspoogefest commentary team acknowledged Lachie's performance.

 

[klem22]

Love this guys composure on the field he brings some commonsense football pity he did not have a few team mates!

 

[Harlott]

His intensity was way above 3/4 of that side today.

 

[El_Scorcho]

He's got a real presence about him which worries opponents into mistakes. Runs like a freight train, and is composed when he does get the footy. Solid return from injury.

 

[bomberclifford]

Love the way he holds the ball in front of him when he runs. Reminds me of players in the 80s.

 

[Andre]

His intensity was way above 3/4 of that side today.

Yep. This is what we should be looking at this year. Younger players who stand up in WHP or almost WHP matches, must be prioritised over 'Senior' players who repeatedly fail in those games. It doesn't matter if they are as good yet, those 'Senior' players will just fail when the heats on in finals.

 

[Lefti93]

He's got a real presence about him which worries opponents into mistakes. Runs like a freight train, and is composed when he does get the footy. Solid return from injury.

it was either second or fourth quarter when he looked like he was going to run through that collingwood player at half forward, i feared for that player's life for 1 second.

 

[malcheski]

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[snozulu]

Will be a 200 gamer for us

 

[Eighteen Seventy]

He's got a real presence about him which worries opponents into mistakes. Runs like a freight train, and is composed when he does get the footy. Solid return from injury.

Runs like a freight train and accelerates with the speed of a bullet train. Kid's a gun.

 

[robbo1981]

Thank god the rules didn't change until this yr would if went top ten if was actually available.

 

[Steve Dore]

 

[GoTheMightyCrows]

Did his Nanna proud, what a measured performance, just didn't get flustered whenever he was under extreme pressure.

 

[davesnothere]

Probably rising star nomination this round?
Anyone else out there?

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

Probably rising star nomination this round?
Anyone else out there?

I think Perkins will get the nod. But jones certainly better!

 

[Eddie Dingle]

He’ll be a star this kid.

That said I reckon he took a few short steps on one occasion today. Which is ok. He’ll fix that.

 

[PJ Power]

Played really well, but I’d rather he not kick 15m sideways to DBJ after taking those great intercept marks.

 

[Macca19]

He was so good. Won a stack of contests, safe with the ball, aggressive, attacking. He's a good'n

 

[RossFC]

Could tell straight away in the SANFL trials that he had traits that would work well at AFL level. Glad it didn't take too long to get him in the side.

 

[pastmyprimus]

He's getting better with every game.

 

[El_Scorcho]

He runs like a galloping horse. He genuinely worries players who are 10 years older than him out of fully committing to contests with his attack on the contest and the footy. It's a weird thing, not even Dixon really has the same perceived pressure impact IMO. It's just something about the way he moves.

What's already improved out of sight since his debut is how clean he is with the footy and his ability to navigate traffic and make good decisions under pressure.

 

[The Hobo]

Absolute star. Has got a level of composure that normally takes 70 odd games to achieve.

Just straight lines the ball every time. There was a contest in the middle of the ground where I thought he was going to be second to the contest - but nope, just ran straight at the ball and space just magically opened up for him. His acceleration is impressive and faster than someone of his build and size should be. And he makes it look effortless.

Wonder if we will see him in the midfield in the near future - he could be the big bodied, agile and fast midfielder we've been missing. (ala Bont). I'm guessing his engine isn't up to it yet.

 

[_VXV]

We’re parochial here but there’s no way Perkins or Cox had a better game than LJ over this round.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Trent Rivers from Melbourne topped them all.

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

We’re parochial here but there’s no way Perkins or Cox had a better game than LJ over this round.

No but apparently rivers did 1 more touch and 63% efficiency vs jones 94% I know whose game was better...